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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The public school teacher who was fired because his conservative views were considered “too patriotic” has been reinstated.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Two prominent lawyers are saying the same “right to privacy” arguments used in the infamous Roe v. Wade decision could be used to challenge individual decisions made by the government under its proposed new health care system.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Last week, when President Barack Obama killed a fly during an interview, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) urged him to be more compassionate toward “even the smallest and least” of creatures. However, when asked about the killing of unborn humans, they claimed to have no “specific position.”

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer  At some time today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on an energy-rationing bill that will result in taxing the use of all products whose manufacture emits carbon, such as electricity, gasoline and heating oil.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer During a general audience this week in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope explained the reason why he called for a Year for Priests, to support them in their daily  struggles and help them rediscover the gift of Grace which the ordained ministry represents.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The Vatican has announced that the much anticipated meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and President Barack Obama will take place on July 10.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Even though he never made any public comment about the case, newly released tapes by the Nixon Presidential Library reveal that President Richard M. Nixon was worried about the impact of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision on morals and family life.

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Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Members of the President’s U.S. Council on Bioethics were given one day’s notice that their services were no longer needed. The firing comes only months after the group issued a public letter to the President expressing their dismay over his decision to provide taxpayer funds for embryonic stem cell research.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A teacher in the Lawrence School District in Lawrence, Kansas was told his contract was not being renewed because his website contained information that was “too patriotic.”

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A terrorism expert is questioning the lack of outrage from the Obama administration over the execution of three Christians in Yemen who are believed to have been murdered by a former Gitmo detainee.

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