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Care Net reaching out to new areas

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

The pro-life group Care Net has a new president. Melinda Delahoyde, formerly of Americans United for Life, says she sees a strong future for the pro-life movement irrespective of Congress and the courts.

Honest debate on climate change urged

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

A senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.com has posted an open letter to the 2008 presidential candidates challenging them to conduct an honest debate over climate change.

NATO to keep rotating command in Afghan south

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO will continue to rotate command of its troops in the violent South of Afghanistan despite U.S. generals' concerns that the arrangement disrupts operations, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Clinton nearly $20 million in debt at end of April

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's presidential bid fell deeper in debt in April despite a strong fundraising effort in her increasingly unlikely effort to defeat rival Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination, campaign finance records show.

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Swedish police hold two men over nuclear scare

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police detained two men on suspicion of planning to sabotage a nuclear power station on Wednesday after one of them was discovered entering it with small amounts of a highly explosive material.

Amnesty proposal gets deep-sixed

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

An attempt in the Senate to grant amnesty to illegal alien guest workers has failed once again -- and a grassroots activist group is hailing the death of that measure.

Lott blamed for Dems' victory in MS

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

Mississippi political scientist Tom Lansford says former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott's decision to back failed Republican congressional candidate Greg Davis in the GOP primary contributed to his party's recent election defeat in the Magnolia State.

Pakistan signs peace pact with militants in Swat

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's government promised to "gradually" pull out troops from the northwestern valley of Swat after signing a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Wednesday.

Obama leads McCain in November match: Reuters poll

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened an 8-point national lead on Republican John McCain as the U.S. presidential rivals turn their focus to a general election race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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Mbeki: Army to help end South Africa violence

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki gave approval on Wednesday for the army to help end attacks on foreigners that have killed more than 40 people.

No agreement on Gaza truce: Palestinian official

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas still differ on terms for a ceasefire that Egypt is mediating, a Palestinian official familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.

Ministering to extraordinary people

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

DirectTV's Hometown Heroes series this Sunday will focus on Camp Barnabus in Missouri, a Christ-centered camp for handicapped children.

Iraqi troops test truce in cleric stronghold

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi troops set up checkpoints and patrolled strategic streets in Moqtada al-Sadr's Baghdad stronghold on Wednesday, testing a truce with the Shi'ite cleric's Mehdi Army militia.

White House says "veto will be soon" of farm bill

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will soon veto the $289 billion U.S. farm bill, a White House spokesman said Wednesday, despite signs Congress will override the veto to enact the bill into law.

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Blast kills two ISAF soldiers, one Afghan civilian

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni killed two soldiers from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and one civilian interpreter, ISAF said in a statement on Wednesday.

Kennedy's illness stirs talk about family legacy

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
BOSTON (Reuters) - As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy battles a brain tumor in Massachusetts General Hospital, his home state is hoping his illness will not bring a swift end to the Kennedy era.

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'Manifesto' causing a rift

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

Fallout in the Christian community from the document known as "An Evangelical Manifesto" is causing concern for the president of National Religious Broadcasters.

Congress could expand troops by 12,000

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

A member of House Armed Services Committee says he hopes the full House will approve a bill that will increase the size of the military by 12,000 troops.

Economic fears darken U.S. mood: Reuters poll

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growing anxiety about their economic prospects and deep unhappiness with President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress plunged Americans into a dark mood this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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Church opposes executing alleged killer of Iraqi bishop

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35

ISTANBUL, May 20 (Compass Direct News) – Iraqi church leaders have spoken out against the death sentence given to the alleged murderer of a Chaldean bishop kidnapped in northern Iraq in March.

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