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Newsweek: Is Obama more Catholic than the pope?

Why Barack Obama represents American Catholics better than the pope does. Full story

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Newsweek: Why the Vatican likes Obama

Pope urges new financial order guided by ethics

Evangelist Warren to Muslims: Let's partner

Obama says he gets daily prayers on BlackBerry

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Sotomayor hearings have a broader purpose
The battle over Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's first court nominee, is likely to have broad and long-lasting political implications for the president and both political parties.

Sotomayor hearing begins on Capitol Hill

2 due in court on charges of slaying Fla. couple

Dems seek probe of anti-terror policies

NYT: Palin's route to resignation

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Prayer and protest after deadly riots in western China
July 10: Despite a massive crackdown by Chinese security forces on rioters in Urumqi, worshipers gathered in prayer all the same in response to the deadly ethnic tensions. NBC’s Ian Williams reports.

Obama meets with the pope

Jesus-lover uses big rigs to attack Hollywood

Ancient religion struggles to survive

Synagogue performs same-sex ceremonies

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