Posts Tagged ‘United States’
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G8 delegates: World economic prospects still iffy
G8 leaders say global economic prospects remain weak as Europe, Asia and the United States still try to recover from the worldwide recession.
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Doctors: US toddler cured of HIV
Doctors in the United States say a baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured after receiving very early treatment with standard drug therapy.
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Pentagon lifts ban on combat duty for women
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Pentagon has dropped its ban on women in combat positions
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Obama’s Religious Freedom Day proclamation
Today, Jan. 16, is Religious Freedom Day, which marks the passage, in 1876, of Virginia’s Statute of Religious Freedom. Below is President Obama’s official proclamation, and you can find more information, including past presid...
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Obama to storm victims: ‘America is with you’
U.S. President Barack Obama has told Americans affected by the superstorm that ravaged parts of the East Coast of the United States that “America is with you.”
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US Congressional Panel Examines Boko Haram Violence in Nigeria
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday held a hearing on U.S. policy toward Nigeria.
Iranian Family asks who killed their newly-converted activist daughter?
Gelareh Bagherzadeh was an Iranian-born woman, newly converted to Christianity. She volunteered as a Persian-language translator at church and was about to graduate from university and had already found a job.
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Survey: 3 in 4 Americans would back balanced immigration solution
As the country reacts to an executive decision on immigration and a Supreme Court decision on the same issue, a newly released Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll finds that many American people would back a long-term immigration s...
Evangelicals stand up for the EPA on climate change issue
On Sunday, the Evangelical Environmental Network will be running TV spots in key areas -- Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri and in Washington D.C. -- asking viewers to tell their Senators "tha...
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Muslim lawyer threatens ‘bloodbath’ in demand for sharia in Russia
A Muslim lawyer has called for the introduction of sharia courts in Russia, threatening a “bloodbath” if the demand is opposed, reports the UK-based Barnabas Fund .