LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Sep 28, 2005 — A doctor has offered to perform free abortions on hurricane evacuees, saying it may be too dangerous for them to wait until they return home.
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ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) — Ashley Smith, the woman who says she persuaded suspected courthouse gunman Brian Nichols to release her by talking about her faith in God, discloses in a new book that she gave him methamphetamine during the hostage ordeal.
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LONDON, September 22, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A researcher has revealed that many UK pre-teen girls are aspiring porn stars, with the girls viewing the deviant lifestyle as “glamorous.”
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The Starbucks at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has pulled coffee cups featuring an author’s quote about growing up gay.
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The bassist of Switchfoot is teaching fans how to disable the copy protection measures in the San Diego rock band’s own CDs, presumably upsetting Sony and perhaps unwittingly testing the anti-circumvention rules of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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Pope Benedict XVI has given his approval to a new Vatican policy document that bans men with homosexual tendencies from being ordained as priests, reports Catholic World News.
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A federal survey finds more than half of 15- to 19-year-olds have had oral sex, possibly as a safer alternative. But few report condom use. More than half of American teens ages 15 to 19 have engaged in oral sex, increasing to nearly 70% for those who are 18 and 19, according to the largest [...]
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On the heels of a report earlier this week that Atlanta area Katrina victims were using $2,000 debit cards to purchase luxury items like Louis Vuitton handbags, Houston police yesterday discovered the cards, provided by FEMA and the Red Cross, being used at local strip clubs.
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BOSTON (AP) – The state Legislature voted Thursday to override Gov. Mitt Romney’s veto of a measure that will expand access to emergency contraception.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Thursday that the Justice Department will fight to overturn a federal court ruling that the Pledge of Allegiance can’t be recited in public schools because it contains a reference to God.
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LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has declared unconstitutional Michigan’s law aimed at banning partial-birth abortion.
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(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a “hate crimes” measure on Wednesday, something that would expand federal protection to people victimized because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability.
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Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts on Tuesday battled a number of senators who tried to wring out of him opinions on hot-button issues like abortion and end-of-life issues.
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WASHINGTON — As the government rushes to respond with billions of dollars for Hurricane Katrina’s victims, there are beginning to be a few voices of caution.
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To African-Americans, Hurricane Katrina has become a generation-defining catastrophe – a disaster with a predominantly black toll, tinged with racism. They’ve rallied to the cause with an unprecedented outpouring of activism and generosity.
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Race was a factor in the death toll from Hurricane Katrina, Howard Dean told members of the National Baptist Convention of America on Wednesday at the group’s annual meeting.
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Barbara Bush’s comments on MSNBC’s “Countdown With Keith Obermann(Countdown with Keith Olbermann – Sept 5,2005)”:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9231761/ from Sept 5,2005. Speaking at the Houston Astrodome today, the president‘s mother, Barbara Bush, said in a radio interview that things were “working very well” for the people in the sports stadium there. Quoting here, “Almost everyone I‘ve talked to [...]
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Woman claims good looks got her fired, Catholic Church blames divorce
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(CNSNews.com) – A black activist group which spearheaded a search and rescue mission in New Orleans for victims of Hurricane Katrina said the media has not been accurately reporting the conditions in the region
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Citing sensitivity over the real-life disaster unfolding on the U.S. Gulf Coast, broadcaster ABC has pulled its promotions for a drama series about a family coping with a fictional hurricane.
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