Federal Budget Choices Must Protect Poor, Vulnerable People, Says U.S. Bishops' Conference

In April 16 and April 17 letters to the House Agriculture Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee addressing cuts required by the budget resolution, Bishop Blaire said “The House-passed budget resolution fails to meet these moral criteria.” Bishop Blaire also …

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Putin Calls NATO 'Cold War Relic' | Russia | RIA Novosti

But he also said that that NATO often played a stabilizing role in international affairs. “NATO acts within the UN mandate in Afghanistan…and it is in our national interests too to have the Afghan situation brought under control," he said. He also denied Russia w …

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Sobbing Chavez Pleads for Life at Catholic Mass in Home State - Bloomberg

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How would the Pope decide to vote?

It is true, however, that the church’s voice today is more easily heard in advocating for the poor than in defending the true nature of marriage or the right to life of the unborn.

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Exclusive: Homeland Security Kept Tabs on Occupy Wall Street

As Occupy Wall Street spread across the nation last fall, sparking protests in more than 70 cities, the Department of Homeland Security began keeping tabs on the movement.

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Wealthy More Likely to Lie, Cheat: Researchers - Bloomberg

“Are society’s most noble actors found within society’s nobility?” That question spurred Paul Piff, a Ph.D.

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GOP debate: Gingrich knocks the media, and moderator Wolf Blitzer hits back - The Hill's Ballot Box

“Wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they weren't willing to defend here?” mused Romney, who then defended his success in the private sector and said he was proud of what he had worked to achieve.

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Whites, not Blacks, Collect Greatest Share of Public Aid Dollars

SAY the word "welfare" and immediately the image of the lazy Black wellare queen who breeds for profit surfaces in the minds of those who have come to believe the hideous stereotype.

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Billionaire Kremlin hopeful says Putin must change| Reuters

"It is time to change," said Prokhorov, ranked by Forbes magazine as Russia's third-richest person, with an $18 billion metals-to-banking empire that includes the New Jersey Nets basketball team in the United States.   "Stability at any price is no longer acceptable f …

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