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Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy says. Full story

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Clinic with two doors, a symbol of two-tier care
We visit a health clinic with two doors, one for patients using insurance and the other for those with cash. This two-tiered system could be coming to a street corner near you. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

Patients face bitter choice: Pay up or lose care

Filipino gunmen kill 21 over political rivalry

NYT: U.S. faces surge in interest payments

Big night for Jackson at AMAs

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Rep. Kennedy: I’m barred from communion
Nov. 22: The lawmaker from the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family claims he’s been barred from receiving communion because of his support for abortion rights. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports.

Russian priest murdered in church

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Anti-Islam paranoia the new McCarthyism

Catholic Church: politics over healing the sick

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