Associated Press – December 3, 2007 KHARTOUM, Sudan – A British teacher jailed for insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad flew home Monday following a pardon by the president of Sudan, a British Embassy spokesman said. Gillian Gibbons was believed to be on an Emirates flight with a stopover…

Associated Press – December 3, 2007 NORFOLK, Va. – Pat Robertson is turning over his duties as chief executive officer of the Christian Broadcasting Network to his son but will remain chairman, the 77-year-old religious broadcaster announced Monday. Robertson said he told CBN’s board that it was time for him to pass on some of…

Associated Press – December 2, 2007 DES MOINES, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, striving to be the country’s first Mormon president, will give a speech this week explaining his relatively unknown faith to voters, his campaign said Sunday. The decision, made after months of debate at his Boston headquarters over whether to make…

Associated Press – November 30, 2007 MOUNT AIRY, Md. – President Bush urged Congress on Friday to approve an additional $30 billion for the fight against AIDS worldwide over the next five years, and announced he would visit Africa early next year to further highlight the need and his administration’s efforts. “We dedicate ourselves to…

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