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Domenici acknowledges secret son
Former Sen. Pete Domenici, a New Mexico Republican, made public a long held secret on Wednesday. He fathered a child outside of marriage in the 1970s. The former politician, now 80, was the longest serving senator in the state's history and known as a family man.
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Challenges to Obama birth control mandate could go to Supreme Court
A requirement in the Affordable Care Act mandating most employers to provide contraception for free with health care coverage, has sparked dozens of lawsuits from both religious organizations, and business owners. The Department of Health and Human Service is working to accommodate faith-based groups.
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Will nonprofits feel the pinch under Republican fiscal plan?
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner hopes to avoid the fiscal cliff by closing loopholes and deductions. President Obama suggested that only by completely eliminating charitable tax deductions could the Republicans increase revenues sufficiently without also increasing taxes on the wealthy as he would like to do.
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Change Agent Nonprofit leaders to President Obama: Help the vulnerable
In his second term President Obama will likely make changes that affect nonprofit and charitable groups. Five nonprofit leaders and thinkers share their ideas about what he can do to strengthen their efforts.
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San Francisco: New archbishop is anti-gay marriage (+video)
On Thursday, Salvatore Cordileone became the leader of San Francisco's Catholic community. Cordileone has been a leader in the Church's opposition to gay marriage, unlike many other Bay Area Catholics.
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Health-care mandate: Catholic leaders sue over birth control
Health-care plan provision for employer-paid birth control riles Catholic schools, dioceses, and health-care providers. Negotiations with White House 'not encouraging.'
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The faith factor: Religious liberty is GOP mom's big issue
Faith and religious liberty is a big factor in GOP mom Rosemary McDonough's politics, even if she's not in lock step with all church teaching.
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Cover Story No child left alone: Volunteers mentor children of inmates
With 2.3 million inmates behind bars in the US, the goal of volunteers in mentor programs for the 2.7 million children of prisoners is: No child left alone. Despite government cuts in funding, the programs continue.
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A Bush-era victory in culture wars: faith-based initiatives
Despite federal budget cuts, faith-based initiatives appear to be a Bush victor in the culture wars. Experts say its legacy is that it overcame the cultural resistance to using religious organizations as part of social service delivery.
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New York gay marriage bill: Could Catholics play a decisive role?
New York gay marriage bill delays continue as Republican senators decide whether to hold a vote. One of the variables they are likely considering: the considerable influence Catholics and the Catholic Church have in state politics.
06/24/2011 02:44 pm -
Why has New York's gay marriage bill been stalled for days?
Republicans in the Senate say they are concerned about protections for religious groups that don't want to perform a gay marriage, but more-political calculations could also be playing a role.
06/22/2011 08:40 pm -
Charities: Donations fall by record amount for top nonprofits
Charities' donations in 2009 fell 11 percent for the largest 400 US charitable groups.
10/18/2010 03:16 pm -
Bhutanese refugees find their calling as urban farmers
Seven thousand miles from their ancestral home, Bhutanese refugees are going back to their roots and tilling the good earth.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Obama likely to retool Bush’s faith-based initiative
Thorniest issue is over staffing for religious groups whose programs get federal funding. Can hiring be limited to adherents of their own faith?
01/04/2009 12:00 am -
New Christian group airs ads – for Obama
The group counters attacks on the Democrat while broadening issues important to Evangelicals and others.
08/21/2008 01:00 am -
Obama would overhaul Bush's faith-based initiatives
But in supporting religious charities, he runs the risk of alienating some Democrats.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Obama would overhaul Bush's faith-based initiatives
But in supporting religious charities, he runs the risk of alienating some Democrats.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Gay marriage: a new bind for church groups
Religiously affiliated schools, hospitals, and others may be the next flash point.
06/17/2008 01:00 am
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