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Obama ‘Putting Colleges on Notice’ on High Tuition

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President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation’s colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they “jack up tuition” every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint and value.

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Obama Asks Congress to Increase Debt Limit to $1.2 Trillion

hcsp.jpgPresident Obama formally notified Congress on Thursday of his intent to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion, two weeks after he had postponed the request to give lawmakers more time to consider the action.

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Religious Freedom Commission Faces Shutdown

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A U.S. government agency tasked with monitoring religious liberty worldwide is in danger of being shut down for good.
Congress created the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, also known as USCIRF, in 1998.

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The Psychology of Black Unemployment

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As she watched President Barack Obama lay out his jobs plan for the nation and repeatedly challenge Congress to address the issue immediately, Madelyn Broadus was thinking “finally, somebody is for the people.”

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WATCH: Lawyer says Ruling on Iran Pastor Due in Three Weeks

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A decision is expected within 20 days in the case of the Iranian pastor facing the death sentence for refusing to deny his Christian faith.

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Richard Land Calls on President Obama and Congress to Overturn Military’s Homosexual ‘Marriage’ Policy

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Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has called on President Obama and Congress to overturn immediately the Pentagon’s approval of gay “weddings” on military bases and by military chaplains.

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Some Black Churches Rally Around Obama’s Job Plan, Petition Congress For More Black Jobs

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Disgruntled clergy and healthcare leaders have launched a nationwide petition campaign in churches calling for the Congress and the private business sector to support President Obama’s embattled jobs program.

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