By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The nation’s coal industry is reacting with shock to a newly released audio tape of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) telling a reporter his plan for putting severe financial penalties on coal-fired power plants that could essentially bankrupt them.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
While the pundits are busy debating who won the third and final presidential debate held last night at Hofstra University, experts are busy checking their statements and say both candidates were guilty of fudging the facts.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Texas woman received a threatening visit by the Secret Service after receiving an unsolicited phone call from an Obama campaign worker who didn’t like her reasons for refusing to support the Senator from Illinois.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A newly released video of a speech by Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, in which he refers to presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) as the “messiah” is raising even more questions about the candidate’s shady liaisons.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new poll of Americans age 18-34 has found that a large percentage of young Catholics who do not attend Mass weekly are favoring Obama in the upcoming election and think abortion should be legal. Almost half of this group believes same-sex marriage should be allowed.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
For the first time in recent memory, the nation’s bishops have requested a private meeting with presidential candidates Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) before the election in order to discuss vital issues.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Presidential Candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) continues to draw fire for misrepresenting his record on abortion and his opposition to an Illinois bill offering protection to infants born-alive after an abortion attempt.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Christian leaders from across the nation are calling John McCain (R-AZ) the clear winner after he and Barack Obama (D-IL) appeared together on Saturday night for the first time since the presidential campaign began at one of the largest evangelical churches in the United States.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
If Senator Barack Obama is elected president, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has pledged her support of his plan to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law protecting states from being forced to recognize same-sex marriages.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new voter-driven group of Catholics who support Barack Obama has been formed to build a grassroots effort to lure Catholics to the side of the staunchly pro-abortion candidate by downplaying the abortion issue.
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