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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A 64 year-old janitor has been charged with the stabbing death of the pastor of a Morristown, New Jersey church.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, bishop of the diocese of Providence, says Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s remarks about the Church’s opposition to abortion-funded health care reform are “irresponsible and ignorant of the facts.”

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist While the House version of health care reform seems to be proceeding according to schedule, nearly two dozen pro-life Democrats are maintaining their threat to use a procedural move to block a vote on the bill unless  members are permitted to vote on an amendment specifically prohibiting abortion funding in the bill.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), the son of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, is accusing the Catholic Church of fanning “the flames of dissent and discord” by stating its opposition to health care reform unless it is amended to explicitly prohibit abortion funding.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist An international coalition of pro-life and pro-family groups has re-launched a petition drive that is expected to gather one million signatures in support of the unborn child and the traditional family.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist When confronted by reporters this week, two leading lawmakers were unable to say what part of the Constitution grants Congress the authority to force every American to buy health insurance, a mandate that is included in every health care reform package currently under review by Congress.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Police in Fairfax, Virginia are investigating the suspicious death of a Korean teen who died from “blunt force trauma and asphyxiation” during what authorities believe was an ancient Korean rite of exorcism performed by shamans.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay on a federal appeals court decision that would allow the release of the names of persons who signed a petition supporting a public referendum on a law giving homosexual couples the same rights and benefits of marriage in the state of Washington.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The pastor of a North Carolina Baptist church has decided to use the occasion of Halloween to sponsor a bonfire in which all versions of the bible – except the King James version – will be publicly burned.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Even with a 60-vote majority in the Senate, Democrats failed to pass the $247 billion “Doc Fix” yesterday, raising questions about just how possible it will be to pass larger and more contentious health care reform in the future.

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