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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A meeting between the White House Faith-Based Office and representatives of leading pro-life organizations will meet on March 31 to discuss abortion.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer President Barack Obama may have lifted the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, but the U.S. appropriations bill he signed two days later contained an amendment that prohibits  “research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses.”

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer While addressing members of the Congregation for the Clergy this morning,  Pope Benedict XVI announced the Year of the Priest to run from June 19, 2009 to June, 2010.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Experts say the rate of HIV/AIDS in Washington DC has become a “severe epidemic” with every mode of transmission of the disease found to be on the rise.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A Canadian study has found that children living in households with cohabiting parents are more likely to engage in risky behaviors than children who are raised in intact two-parent families.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, called the nomination of pro-abortion Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) "offensive" and a “source of greatest embarrassment” to the Catholic Church.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Two of the most prominent pollsters in America say claims by the mainstream media that polls are showing Pres. Barack Obama’s popularity to be remaining high are just plain wrong.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A new report has found evidence of cancer-causing chemicals in popular baby products such as Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo and Baby Magic lotion.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The prestigious Susan B. Anthony List (SBA) announced Thursday that former Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) will head a new initiative aimed at targeting vulnerable Congressional districts in key states with the hopes of winning more pro-life seats in Congress in upcoming elections.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Despite an enormous public outcry, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of David Ogden as second in command at the Department of Justice, a man who devoted his career to defending pornography and fighting pro-life laws.

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