Associated Press Beijing – August 3 – Scores of people have been arrested in a traditionally Tibetan area of western China following public calls for the return of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, reports said Friday. Police and army reinforcements were sent to the town of Lithang in western Sichuan province following the…

United Press International Washington – Aug 3 – A Maryland court is being asked to decide whether Montgomery County schools can launch a controversial new sex education curriculum this fall. Opponents of the move have filed an administrative appeal seeking to reverse a decision by the Maryland State Board of Education that permits Montgomery County…

United Press International Los Angeles – Aug 3 – A Los Angeles newscaster was suspended without pay for two months for covering Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa while they were romantically involved. Besides KVEA-TV newscaster Mirthala Salinas’ suspension, three others at the Telemundo network were disciplined, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. KVEA General Manager Manuel Abud…

RNS By Alexandra Steigrad Washingon — Can a Mormon win the White House? It’s a question on the minds of many voters watching former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — not to mention Romney’s campaign itself. But for the Romney camp, the more immediate question is whether Romney can conquer the South, a region where evangelicals…

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