By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Thus far, several states are considering, or already planning, to include ballot initiatives that will give citizens a chance to weigh in on health care reform this November, a move that is expected to boost voter turnout at the polls.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Priests from all over the world are expected to gather in Rome this week to attend a world meeting of clergy from June 9-11 to mark the end of the Year for Priests.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A nationwide search is underway for two persons of interest who used a cross to beat to death an elderly woman in a church in rural Arkansas.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Less than a decade after the rush to make the “morning after pill”, known as Plan B, more widely available to women to prevent “unplanned pregnancies,” the failure of the drug now has the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considering a new emergency contraceptive that studies show could be more effective in preventing pregnancy.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The pro-life community in Washington DC is now forbidden to pray and counsel on the public property surrounding a local Planned Parenthood, prompting faith leaders to say they will risk arrest rather than surrender their First Amendment rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Witnesses now say that the man responsible for the brutal murder of a bishop in Turkey last Thursday, an act not thought to be politically or ideologically motivated, apparently climbed onto the roof of his house moments after the killing and shouted: “I killed the great Satan! Allah Akbar!”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Citizens who are hoping to have their voices heard at town hall meetings this summer will be disappointed in many districts where nervous politicians are planning to escape voter angst by skipping the unscripted meetings and opting for fewer and more controlled events instead.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Embattled Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is pushing for ratification of a UN treaty that will grant children freedom of thought, conscience and religion while outlawing “unlawful” interference from their parents.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A 20 year-old Michigan woman is suing a controversial abortionist for forcing her to have an abortion after she changed her mind during the procedure.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Recently released records from Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s tenure as domestic policy advisor in the Clinton administration offer few clues to the positions she might take on social issues such as abortion, assisted suicide and illegal aliens.
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