By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has caught the senate off-guard by calling for a vote tomorrow on a revised version of the DISCLOSE Act - a campaign finance bill that gives an unfair advantage to unions and other groups favorable to the Democratic party - in an effort to pass the legislation in time to influence the upcoming elections.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Speaking after Sunday's Angelus at Castle Gandolfo on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow for the tragic deaths of 19 people at the "Love Parade" music festival in Germany on July 24.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
One of four candidates vying for job of mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, was removed from a debate after refusing to take down a large statue of Our Lady that he had placed on the candidates' table.
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DH writes:
"I am planning on attending a healing service with Dr. Issam Nemeh next Saturday, July 24th. I am currently reading the book [about Dr. Nemeh] entitled, Miracles Every Day, written by Maura Poston Zagrans and there are a few passages I have come across that are causing me to be cautious. One comes from page 72 - "Another theme noted by many people who have written letters to the Nemehs is the out-of-body sensations experienced by patients during appointments with the doctor."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A two-year old Brooklyn girl who is about to undergo chemotherapy will become the youngest person ever to undergo a fertility procedure where doctors will remove one of her ovaries and freeze it until she is ready to have children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Threats by Muslim extremists in the UK to infiltrate the Pope's open air Mass scheduled to take place in Birmingham during his upcoming visit have officials concerned for his safety.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study by Princeton University has found evidence of a deep and pervasive bias against lower-class white and conservative youth at America's elite colleges and Ivy League schools.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Doctors are baffled by the birth of a blonde-haired, white-skinned baby girl to a British couple from Nigeria who conceived naturally and have no white ancestors on either side.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A 43 year-old British man who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a motorcycle accident last year was only inches from death when he managed to communicate to doctors that he very much wanted to live.
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