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the Web Editors 3-29-2012

U.N.'S Ban Urges Syria To Implement Peace Plan — BRICS Flay West Over IMF Reform, Monetary Policy — CEO Pay Rises Again In 2011, While Workers Struggle To Find Work — Weather Runs Hot And Cold, So Scientists Look To The Ice — Churches Step Up Environmental Activism — Permanent War Sidewalk Sale — Recovery, Part III: Why These 20 Cities Are Leading The New Economy — How Katy Butler, ‘Bully’ Documentary’s Teen Crusader, Was Bullied — Pakistani Acid Attack Victim Commits Suicide Because ‘There Was No Justice Available To Her’ — Japan Hangs Three Prisoners After 18-Month Stay Of Executions — Jim Yong Kim: 'We Can Eradicate Global Poverty In Our Lifetimes — 'Obama And Romney Open Fire On Foreign Policy

the Web Editors 3-28-2012

How Faith Shapes The Electoral Map — Where Are The Normal Christians? — Republicans Craft Watered-Down Version Of DREAM Act — U.S. And Pakistan Take Step To Mend Relations — Up To 7,000 Congolese Refugees Flee Into Uganda — The Rich Are Different; They Get Richer (OPINION) — No New Coal Plants! Great, But What About the Old Ones? — Tebow, A Careful Evangelical — Meet The Workers Who Pick A Third Of The Tomatoes In U.S. Supermarkets — Afghanistan’s War On Women Detailed In New Human Rights Watch Report — Is October Baby’s Pro-Life Message Misunderstood? — An Evangelical Voice For Trayvon — Documents Reveal FBI Spied On Peaceful Muslims — A Slow-Books Manifesto

the Web Editors 3-27-2012

Have We Evolved To Be Religious? – Officials: White House Offers To Curtail Drones – Politicians Giving Religion A Bad Name (OPINION) – Across Africa, Steady Steps Toward Democracy – Japan Goes Off Script At Nuclear Summit To Slam North Korea – Michigan Governor Sees Hope For A Deal With Detroit – Trayvon Martin’s Death Galvanizes The Nation For Social Justice – In Bangladesh, A Battle Between Farmers And Climate Change – Gray Nation: The Very Real Economic Dangers Of An Aging America – Capital Punishment: U.S. Ranks 5th On Global Execution Scale, Amnesty International Reports – Justice For Trayvon Martin: Where Are Our White Faith Leaders? (OPINION) – Jim Yong Kim: Obsession With Corporate Profits 'Worsened The Lives Of Millions'

the Web Editors 3-22-2012

Obama’s Speedy Keystone Review Won’t Accelerate Cushing Pipeline, Under-Reported: Man-Bites-Dog Story Of Global Poverty, "We Are All Trayvon Martin": Photos And Video From The Million Hoodie March, Big Neighbor Is Watching, Do We Need Government To Fight Discrimination?, How The Other Half Saves: Financial Planning On $2 A Day, Ugandan Girls Trafficked For Sex, The New Globalist Is Homesick, Robert Gates: Attacking Iran Would Be A ‘Catastrophe’, Obama Says He's Added Pipeline 'To Encircle Earth And Then Some', Soldiers Say They Have Seized Power In Mali.

the Web Editors 3-21-2012

Obama To Fast Track Southern Half Of Keystone XL Pipeline, 'Global Warming' Gets A Rebranding, DR Congo Forces Killed At Least 33 During Polls-UN, Is Walmart Really Going Organic And Local?,  The Occupiers: A Liberal And A Radical Struggle For The Soul Of A Movement, Makers, Takers and $2-a-Dayers, New Jersey Church 'Safe Haven' For Indonesian Immigrant, Somalia's National Theatre Reopens In Mogadishu, Keeping The Focus On Children In A Tough Economy (OPINION), Who Pays The Bill For Wall Street's Mess? (OPINION), Does Florida Law Let Killers Go Free?

the Web Editors 3-20-2012

Mexico Earthquake 2012: 'Strong' Quake Reportedly Rocks Mexico; Paul Ryan’s Budget: Should The Poor Pay For Deficit Reduction?; Climate, Science, And Religion (OPINION); Saudi Arabia moves to calm oil market; The New Suburban Poverty; And You Wonder Why We're Broke? (Chart); The Coming Fight Over Violence Against Women; You Can’t Occupy This; Open Doors Rates Congressmen on Religious Freedom Stance; Santorum’s Warning: Breaking Christian ‘Moral Bounds’ Will Lead To ‘A Very Dangerous Place’.

the Web Editors 3-19-2012

What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin (1995-2012); President Jimmy Carter Authors New Bible Book, Answers Hard Biblical Questions; Three Shot Dead Outside Jewish School In France; Hawks Steering Debate On How To Take On Iran; A Kinder, Gentler Immigrant Detention Center; Rick Santorum’s Evangelical Appeal (OPINION); Donald Trump: Windmills Are ‘Disgusting’; Police Get Violent As OWS Retakes Zuccotti Park; Nigeria's Ambitious Effort To End Poverty (OPINION); Forget The Money, Follow The Sacredness; Churches Conflicted When It Comes To Social Media Engagement; Egypt's Coptic Christians Hold Second Vigil For Pope Shenouda.

the Web Editors 3-15-2012

For Richer (Not For Poorer): The Inequality Crisis Of Marriage; George Clooney Urges Lawmakers To Act To Resolve Violence In Sudan; In Reactions To Two Incidents, A U.S.-Afghan Disconnect; Capitalism, Version 2012 (OPINION); Is "Human Engineering And Climate Change" Paper A Case Of Academic Trolling?; Occupy Climate Change; Missing the "Mainline" Protestant Opportunity (OPINION); What Isn’t For Sale?; Youcef Nadarkhani, Imprisoned Pastor, Won't Be Executed, Iran Claims.

the Web Editors 3-09-2012

Nobel Winner Gbowee: Where Are the Angry American Women?; Mortgage Crisis Inspires Lenten Season Message To Banks; Matt Redman, LZ7's 'Twenty Seven Million' To Awaken Church On Human Trafficking; Catholic Bishops To Congress: Don’t Cut Aid To Poor Or Put Defense Behind A Firewall; This Week In Poverty: Welfare Reform—From Bad To WorseWhat War On Religion? (OPINION); Pat Robertson Says Legalize Marijuana: Do Other Evangelicals Agree?; What Do I Know About Poverty? (OPINION).

the Web Editors 3-07-2012

Extreme Poverty In The U.S. Has Doubled In The Last 15 Years; Veteran Poverty By The Numbers; UN Humanitarian Chief Arrives In Damascus; A Curious Exit Poll You Might Have Missed Last Week; Something New Is Happening In Greece; Rush Limbaugh And The Poisoning Of The GOP Brand; We're Underestimating The Risk Of Human Extinction; New Atheists Promote Bible Study?; More Than Two Dozen Vermont Communities Vote To End Corporate Personhood; Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Won't Ease Gas Prices; Senate Must Reject It (OPINION).

the Web Editors 3-05-2012

Poverty: Who Is Talking About It?; Pro-Life Argument Deserves Hearing In Mercury Ruling (OPINION); Rick Warren: 'Flat Out Wrong' That Muslims, Christians View God The Same; Who's Really To Blame For Apple's Chinese Labor Problems?; Timothy Dolan To Rush Limbaugh: 'Do It Civilly'; Foreign Policy: The Wild Card In 2012 Campaign; Beyond The Free Market; The Pastor And The President: A Tale Of Faith.

the Web Editors 2-07-2012

Racial Discrimination Can't Be Solved By Fighting Poverty; In This Election Year, Let There Be Tolerance (OPINION); Flood The Zone (OPINION); The Poverty Problem: More Than Mitt Romney's PR Misstep (OPINION); Syria And The Pernicious Consequences Of Our Libya Intervention; Were Politics Buried Inside Eastwood's 'Halftime' Commercial?; A Line Of Would-Be Immigrants? There Isn’t One.; Waging War In Secret Vs. American Democracy; California Occupiers Camp Outside Former Marine’s Home To Prevent Foreclosure.

the Web Editors 1-30-2012

The Surprising Evangelical Support For Newt Gingrich (OPINION); Florida Evangelicals A Different Breed Of Voter Than Brethren In Iowa, South Carolina; Elite Wall Street Donations Jumped 700 percent In The Last 20 Years; Leslie H. Gelb On How President Obama Should Handle Iran; Americans Intrigued But Wary Still Of Mormon Beliefs; It Looks Like Civil War; In Yemen, A U.S.-Backed Transition Plan Draws Fire From Democracy Activists; The Truth About Foreign Aid (OPINION); How Conservatives Lost Their Moral Compass (OPINION).

the Web Editors 1-26-2012

Talk Of Taxing The Rich More Faces Political Realities; Why Mitt Romney Can't Be The Mormon JFK; Why Evangelicals Don’t Like Mormons; Economic Crisis Mustn't Eclipse Battle Against Poverty, Says Bill Gates; Reclaiming The Name Evangelical (OPINION); Interactive: Is God Hearing Your Climate Change Prayers? (VIDEO); The 'Human Costs' Of An iPad; Reclaiming Jesus’ Sense Of Humor (OPINION)

the Web Editors 1-23-2012

Dear Mr. President: Another Chance To Fight Poverty (OPINION); Elections Morning Digest: Gabby Giffords Will Resign From Congress; This Week Occupy's Latest Target: Citizens United Where Money And Politics Collide; How The World Could—And Maybe Should—Intervene In Syria; Is Our Economy Healing?; Brown, Warren Agree To Anti-Super-PAC Pledge, Other Candidates Could Follow; Florida Primary 2012 Likely To Shift GOP Candidates' Focus To Environment; Candidates' Stance On Immigration Reform Scrutinized Ahead Of Florida Primary.

the Web Editors 1-20-2012

One Nation Under God: Do You Need To Be A Good Christian To Be A Good President?; Faiths On The Trail: GOP Race Shows Historic Religious Diversity; Obama's Keystone Decision Is Something To Celebrate; Ideology Won't End Poverty (OPINION); There They Go Again (OPINION); Working Poor USA; Tony Perkins: Social Conservatives Are ‘Not Judgmental’.

the Web Editors 1-19-2012

Perry Dropping Out Of GOP Race; How To Argue About Politics (OPINION); Reports Of The Religious Right's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated; The SOPA Blackout Created A Big Problem; Why Religion Should Matter When We Vote; Court Orders Occupiers Out Of St. Paul’s Cathedral; Obama’s Denial Of Keystone Permit Was A Welcome Win Against Big Oil.

the Web Editors 1-11-2012

The Politics Of The White Working Class In The 2012 Election; Evangelicals Urge Young Latinos To Vote; Gallup: Jobs And The Economy A Much Bigger Concern Than Deficits; Romney: Evangelicals Know I'm Not Running For 'Pastor-In-Chief'; Guantanamo Bay: A Wound We Won't Let Heal; Undocumented Immigrant Who Helped Police Solve Murder Now Facing Deportation; Elections No Threat To Global Climate Deal: U.N.; Evangelicals’ Last-Ditch Effort to Unite in the GOP Race; Obama: We Don’t Have To ‘Make A Choice Between Having Clean Air And Clean Water And Growing This Economy’; Poverty In America Likely To Get Worse, Report Finds.

the Web Editors 1-10-2012

Romney Engages Occupiers In N.H.; Ron Paul: Charities Should Provide Health Care To The Uninsured; Has Obama Waged A War On Religion?; Poor, But Feeding The Rich; Ron Paul 2012: Why Evangelicals Could Get Him Nominated; Tea Party, Evangelical Voters Not A Factor In N.H. Primary; Rick Santorum Says Welfare Reform Deserves Credit For Reductions In African-American Child Poverty; Pity American Atheists, As Reviled As British Christians; Republican Voters Unenthusiastic About Their 2012 Field; Hollywood Out Of Touch, Or Are Christians Expecting Too Much?; Biblical Economic Justice: Supply And Demand Isn't Enough.

the Web Editors 1-09-2012

So What If America Is The Most Religious Nation?; Preaching The Gospel In The Hermit Kingdom; Record-High 40 Percent Of Americans Identify As Independents In '11; Indefinite Detention Violates American Values (OPINION); Americans Drastically Overestimate How Many Unauthorized Immigrants Are In The Country, And They Don't Want To Know The Truth; Newt Dumps Christian Climate Scientist; Don't Let The Economy Pick Your Major For You.