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Daily News Digest

by Duane Shank 05-30-2008

The latest news on New Sanctuary Movement, Dem rules, Climate change, Foreclosures, Army suicides, Food crisis, Iraq, Burma, China, Gaza, Zimbabwe, Latin America, Feature, and Op-Ed.

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New Sanctuary Movement


Part 1. Safety under the steeple "A new movement seeks to involve American churches as "sanctuaries" for illegal immigrants. In the original "sanctuary movement" of the 1980s, Central American refugees camped out in churches across the country."


Part 2.

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by Duane Shank 05-29-2008

The latest news on Poverty, Dem rules, Bush & Iraq - new book, Immigration, McCain & evangelicals, Same-sex unions, Ban cluster bombs, War & faith, Iraq, China, Climate change, Darfur, Food costs, Israeli Prime Minister, and Op-Ed.

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Poverty. A state of need "More than 13 percent of Ohioans are now living in poverty, unable to afford adequate food, housing, clothes and other necessities.

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by Duane Shank 05-28-2008

The latest news on Supreme Court - worker's rights, McCain on Nuclear weapons, Candidates on Darfur, Dem rules, Bankruptcy, Bush & Iraq - new book, Climate change, PTSD, Children's health care, Homeless in New Orleans, Faith & politics, Israeli prime minister, Iran, Burma, Latin America, Editorial, and Op-Ed.

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Supreme Court - worker's rights. Justices Say Law Bars Retaliation Over Bias Claims "The Supreme Court ruled that employees are protected from retaliation when they complain about discrimination in the workplace,"

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by Duane Shank 05-27-2008

The latest news on Immigration, Food, Foreclosures, Presidential campaigns, Adoption, Tax exemptions, Iran-nuclear report, Israel-nuclear weapons, Burma, Food-global, Iraq, China, South Africa, Somalia, Canada, and Op-Ed.

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Immigration. Safety under the steeple "A new movement seeks to involve American churches as "sanctuaries" for illegal immigrants. In the original "sanctuary movement" of the 1980s, Central American refugees camped out in churches across the country." Jail growth explodes as ...

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by Duane Shank 05-23-2008

The latest news on War funding & GI Bill, US Military-Iraq, Farm bill, McCain rejects pastors, Sect children, Legal aid, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Burma, China, Darfur, and Op-Ed.

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War funding & GI Bill. Senate Passes $165 Billion Measure to Pay for Wars "The Senate yesterday approved $165 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan well into the next presidency, but in a break with President Bush and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, it also approved billions of dollars in domestic spending that includes a generous expansion of veterans' education benefits."

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by Duane Shank 05-22-2008

Farm bill, GI Bill, Ted Kennedy, Immigration, New Orleans, California-same sex mariage ruling, Lebanon, Israel-Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, South Africa, China, Burma, and Child soldiers.

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Farm bill. House Overrides Veto of Farm Bill "The House easily overrode President Bush's veto of a $307 billion farm bill in what appeared to be the most significant legislative rebuff of Bush's presidency. But a legislative glitch is likely to force embarrassed Democratic leaders to pass the bill all over again today."

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by Duane Shank 05-21-2008

the latest news on Sen. Kennedy, Democratic primaries, GI Bill, Farm bill, Ohio-payday lending, Immigration, Burma, China, Iraq, Israel-Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Ethiopia.

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Sen. Kennedy. Kennedy has malignant tumor;prognosis is uncertain at best " US Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said yesterday, and the prognosis appears uncertain at best for the last surviving brother of the famed Kennedy clan, who has been an enormous force in American politics for nearly half a century."

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by Duane Shank 05-20-2008

The latest news on Sen. Kennedy has brain tumor, Court on child porn, Cost of food, Presidential race, Same-sex marriage ruling, More troops to Iraq, Mortgage relief, House conservatives, Farm bill, South Africa, Burma, China, Iraq, Gaza, Pakistan, Abortion-UK.

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Sen. Kennedy has brain tumor. Sen. Kennedy has brain tumor, hospital says "Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said on Tuesday. Kennedy has a glioma and will require chemotherapy and radiation therapy,"

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by Duane Shank 05-19-2008

The latest news on Oreos block highway, Food in the US, Food in the world, Simplicity vs. ostentatious wealth, Women veterans, Sen. Kennedy, Burma, China, Bush in Mideast, Lebanon, Iran, South Africa, Op-Eds.

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P>Oreos block highway. Crash strews Oreos over I-80 "Several lanes of Interstate Highway 80 were shut down for hours overnight after a truck hauling Oreos crashed into a median, spilling tons of the chocolate cookies across the highway, police said."


Food in the US.

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by Duane Shank 05-16-2008

the latest reports on gay marriage, Iraq funding, Bush in Israel, Farm bill, Food, China, Burma, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and Editorials

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Gay marriage. California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban "In a 4-3 decision, the justices rule that people have a fundamental 'right to marry' the person of their choice and that gender restrictions violate the state Constitution's equal protection guarantee." California Supreme Court Overturns Gay ...

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