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Al Gore Named ‘Baptist of the Year’
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akornfeld
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Former Vice President Al Gore has been named “Baptist of the Year” by EthicsDaily.com, the Web site of the Baptist Center for Ethics. “He has pressed for the global good with a compelling message about the danger of climate change and a clear call for moral responsibility, knitting…
Al-Qaida Blamed for Bhutto Assassination
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akornfeld
Associated Press Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan – Hundreds of thousands of mourners thronged the mausoleum of Pakistan’s most famous political dynasty on Friday in an outpouring of emotion for Benazir Bhutto. The government said al-Qaida and the Taliban were responsible for her death, claiming it intercepted an al-Qaida leader’s message of congratulation for the assassination.…
Last Matzo Factory on New York’s Lower East Side Is Moving Out
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akornfeld
Associated Press New York – Long after most of its customers left the neighborhood to pursue the American Dream, the last matzo factory on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is moving out, saying goodbye to a part of town that was once the center of immigrant Jewish life in the U.S. Streit’s, a family-owned matzo-making giant…
Countries Condemn Bhutto Killing
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akornfeld
Associated Press From Moscow to Washington to New Delhi and points in between, dismay and condemnation poured forth Thursday over the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, along with concern for the stability of the volatile region. World leaders lauded her bravery and commitment to democratic reform. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to…
‘Gospel of Wealth’ Facing Scrutiny
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akornfeld
Associated Press The message flickered into Cindy Fleenor’s living room each night: Be faithful in how you live and how you give, the television preachers said, and God will shower you with material riches. And so the 53-year-old accountant from the Tampa, Fla., area pledged $500 a year to Joyce Meyer, the evangelist whose frank…
Pakistan’s Bhutto Killed in Attack
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akornfeld
Associated Press Rawalpindi, Pakistan – Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide attack. Her death threw the campaign for critical Jan. 8 parliamentary elections into chaos and stoked fears of mass protests and violence across the nuclear-armed nation, an important U.S. ally in the war on terrorism. At least 20 others…
Jewish Group Welcomes Will Smith Explanation for Hitler Remark
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akornfeld
Associated Press Los Angeles – A Jewish group said Wednesday it accepts Will Smith’s explanation that he never praised Adolf Hitler in remarks the star says were misinterpreted. “We welcome and accept Will Smith’s statement that Hitler was a ‘vicious killer’ and that he did not mean for his remarks about the Nazi leader to…
Ministers Say They Didn’t Endorse Obama
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akornfeld
Associated Press Columbia, S.C. – Two black South Carolina ministers listed by Barack Obama’s campaign as endorsing his White House bid say they did no such thing, and at least two others affirmed their support only after being contacted by campaign workers when questions were raised about their endorsements. Earlier this month, Obama’s campaign released…
Mormon Temple Opening in Idaho Lifts More Than Spirits
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akornfeld
Associated Press Rexburg, Idaho – After selling houses in this Mormon college town for two decades, Ted Whyte knows what some of his customers want: a home near the new Mormon temple. Towering Mormon temples like the one soon to open in Rexburg – where 92 percent of Rexburg’s 31,000 residents are members of the…
Bridge Collapse Sends Hindu Pilgrims Into Icy Water
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mkress
KATMANDU, Nepal, Dec. 25 – A steel footbridge collapsed under the weight of hundreds of people in remote western Nepal on Tuesday, sending scores plunging 30 meters (100 feet) into the icy Himalayan waters below. At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 missing and feared dead, officials said. Troops were being rushed…
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