Daily Archives: September 22, 2011

Poll: Majority of Americans Blame Obama for Economy‎

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For the first time ever, a slight majority of Americans blame President Barack Obama for the country’s struggling economy, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll released Wednesday.

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Was an Innocent Man Killed for a Crime He Didn’t Commit?

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For 20 years, death row inmate Troy Davis maintained that he’s an innocent man. Yet, just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, he was executed by lethal injection.

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Obama Fails to Persuade Palestinians to Abandon Quest for U.N. Membership

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President Barack Obama failed Wednesday to talk Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas out of seeking full U.N. membership, setting the stage for a U.S. veto that could help shore up Obama’s sagging domestic political standing but risk injecting the first serious anti-U.S. unrest into the turmoil wracking the Middle East.

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Richard Land Says the Death Penalty Can be Pro-life

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It is often pointed out, contrary to what most people expect, that there is a positive correlation between being pro-life and supporting the death penalty. Conversely, there is also a positive correlation between being pro-choice and being against the death penalty.

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T.D. Jakes and Other Religious Leaders See Troy Davis Execution as Tragedy

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In the final hours leading up to Troy Davis’ execution, people of faith and religious leaders are expressing sorrow that Davis, 42, lost his final plea for clemency from the Georgia Board of Pardons & Parole on Tuesday. Many have promised to continue praying that the convicted murderer’s life will be spared.

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Angel Food Ministries Out of Business

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Angel Food Ministries is going out of business after 17 years of providing discounted groceries to needy families across the country, citing the economic downturn affecting many of the organization’s customers as its downfall.

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Supporters Claim Injustice in Troy Davis Execution

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Strapped to a gurney in Georgia’s death chamber, Troy Davis lifted his head and declared one last time that he did not kill police officer Mark MacPhail. Just a few feet away behind a glass window, MacPhail’s son and brother watched in silence.

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