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Quote of the day. "A library is the heart of the community. I'm in favor of private enterprise, but I can't feel comfortable with what the city is doing here." Jane Hanson, an opponent of Santa Clarita CA's move to privatize public libraries, one of a growing number of libraries to do so. (New York Times)
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Despite defeat, Catholic official sees progress on DREAM Act "Although the U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation that would have helped children of undocumented immigrants work toward legal status and get a college education, an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed confidence Sept. 24 that the idea "is gaining more support on the merits."
Pastor Takes Pulpit and Rejects Sex Claims "Bishop Eddie L. Long, the megachurch leader accused in a series of civil lawsuits of sexual misconduct with young men, vowed from the pulpit to thousands of supportive congregants on Sunday that he would contest the accusations."
Social Conservatives Coolly Welcome GOP's 'Pledge to America' "Social conservatives expressed mild approval of the Republican Party's new "Pledge to America," an economics-heavy document
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