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Voters in Michigan express opinions on ballot issues
DETROIT (AP) — Voters in some Michigan communities waited more than an hour Tuesday to get a ballot brimming with candidates for major offices as well as a series of amendments to the state constitution that range from alternative energy to union...Tags: General Motors Corp., Crime, Law and Justice, Electronics, Labor Legislation, Rick Snyder
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Hometown Secret: House of David
WSBT-TVIt's one of longest running religious colonies in the United States and it's located in southwest Michigan. At its peak in the early 1900s, the House of David in Benton Harbor had 1,000 members and was a multi-million dollar business empire.Today, over...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Tuberculosis, Al Capone, Belief and Faith, Music
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Michigan company wins round in health law dispute
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area company challenging the federal health care law's mandated contraception coverage won an early round in its lawsuit against the Obama administration. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland issued a preliminary injunction...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Trials, Belief and Faith, Family Planning
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1st Native American saint stirs pride, skepticism
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some traditional Mohawks are treating the naming of the nation's first Native American saint with skepticism and fear that the Roman Catholic Church is using it to shore up its image and marginalize traditional spiritual...Tags: Montreal (Canada), Arts and Culture, National Government, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Fire forces large Elkhart County church to move worship
ELKHART COUNTY – An Elkhart County Church holds services at a temporary alternate location Sunday morning after a fire damaged the sanctuary on Saturday. Crews worked to put out the blaze at First Baptist Church on County Road 17 between Elkhart...
Tags: Christianity, Baptist
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Facebook, politics: Mix with caution
South Bend TribuneEmily Ransom, 29, described political sentiment during the presidential elections of her college days as somewhat hidden — the discourse was there for those who sought it out, yet it wasn’t in your face. But Facebook was just emerging when...Tags: Politics, Social Media, Elections, Social Movements, Purdue University
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Bus agency wins appeal in dispute over Muslim ads
DETROIT (AP) — A group offering to help Muslims who want to leave their religion has lost a key court ruling in a dispute over ads on Detroit-area buses. In 2011, a judge said a bus agency known as SMART likely violated the group's free-speech...Tags: Politics, Islam, Human Rights
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Crossroads makes biggest buy yet in Senate races
WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative Super PAC co-founded by Karl Rove and an affiliated organization are making their biggest buy yet in this year's Senate elections, with a new round of ads costing $8 million that will target Democratic lawmakers in...Tags: Paul Ryan, Washington, DC, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Shelley Berkley
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Texas AG intervenes in cheerleader banner dispute
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday he will defend high school cheerleaders who want to use Bible verses on banners at football games. Abbott has filed court papers to intervene in a lawsuit that cheerleaders at...Tags: Politics, Separation of Church and State, Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of Religion, Civil Rights
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Pope transfers Vatican official who backed US nuns
VATICAN CITY (AP) — On Thursday Pope Benedict XVI transferred a high-ranking Holy See official to Indianapolis for ruffling feathers at the Vatican by openly seeking to mend its frayed ties with U.S. nuns. Archbishop Joseph Tobin, an American...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Benedict XVI, Vatican City, The Pope, Same-Sex Marriage
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Protests as Ireland's 1st abortion clinic opens
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in downtown Belfast, unleashing angry protests on the street and uniting Catholic and Protestant politicians in calls to investigate the new...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Protestantism, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Senegal reality TV show features prettiest sheep
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The street level of Ousmane Ndiaye's building features a fabric shop. He and his family live in a posh apartment on the second floor. Their upstairs neighbors? His beloved ram Billal and 10 other sheep. Here his animals prance...Tags: Entertainment, Dakar (Senegal), Senegal, Islam, Rentals
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