Americans are experiencing deja vu all over again as the U.S. Senate once again passes a major piece of legislation after giving members only three minutes to read it - which is why no one caught all the pork stuffed into the so-called "fiscal cliff" bill until it was too late.
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The holiday season saw a rash of rulings on lawsuits challenging the controversial birth control mandate that will not give the government much to cheer about.
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A stunning new study has discovered that the cells of babies may migrate through the placenta between a mother and her fetus, often taking up residence in other organs of her body, having a broad range of impacts from tissue repair to cancer prevention.
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The Connecticut Medical Examiner who conducted the post-mortems on the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre of December 14 has asked geneticists at the University of Connecticut to conduct a study of the killer's DNA to look for clues as to why he carried out the mass murder.
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A hastily constructed "deal" between Democrats and Republicans on the expiring Bush-era tax cuts and spending cuts was temporarily averted with a bill that increases taxes but does little to cut the nation's out-of-control spending.
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Instead of giving in to the discouragement caused by a constant barrage of bad news in the media, Pope Benedict XVI advised Christians to look a little deeper in order to discover a better world that is too often hidden in the shadows of life.
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In the last 20 years, the average age of death rose from 59 to 70 years - and so did the length of time people live with chronic health problems.
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Another potentially dangerous contraceptive for women is being touted by researchers who invented a new dissolving condom for women aimed at preventing pregnancy and the spread of disease, but questions remain about the long-term safety of the product.
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Bishop Robert Morlino of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin has banned two Dominican nuns from holding workshops or providing spiritual direction at any Catholic churches in the diocese because of their espousal of "New Ageism" and "indifferentism."
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The culture of death continues to sprout new varieties of poisonous fruit. The latest comes from a British doctor who thinks the perfect gift a parent can give their daughter at graduation is her own frozen eggs to be sure she can have children whenever she wants later in life.
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