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  1. Central Pa. police charge Amish man with DUIRead the original story

    3 min ago | WSBT South Bend

    East Lampeter Township Police say 22-year-old Elmer Stoltzfoos Fisher, of Paradise, was slumped over and asleep in a slow-moving buggy on Sunday night.

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    Related Topix: Amish, Quarryville, PA, Entertainment, Offbeat

  2. Pope to visit Lisbon in May 2010Read the original story

    5 min ago | Earth Times

    Pope Benedict XVI is to pay his first visit Portugal in May 2010, with the pontiff to celebrate three holy masses, Lisbon bishop Dom Carlos Azevedo said Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Benedict XVI, Europe, World News, Portugal

  3. Pope to preach in Westminster HallRead the original story

    8 min ago | Telegraph.co.uk

    He will make an address to MPs and peers from the spot where Sir Thomas was sentenced in 1535 for his opposing the adultery of King Henry VIII.

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church

  4. Pope keeps Spanish Steps tradition in RomeRead the original story

    8 min ago | News Chief

    Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented what he described as a steady diet of news about evil in the world, saying it hardens hearts, as he prayed at the Spanish Steps in a Christmas season tradition.

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  5. EU says Jerusalem should be joint capitalRead the original story

    8 min ago | Press-Telegram

    Backdropped by a poster showing Jerusalem's Old City with the Dome of the Rock Mosque, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, seen, during a meeting with a delegation from the European Parliament in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Dec.

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, China, Ramallah, China

  6. Catholic Institutions, an Expression of Church HeritageRead the original story

    13 min ago | DFW Catholic

    Prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil , who have just completed their "ad limina" visit, were received in audience this morning by the Holy Father who focused his remarks to them on the places where culture is transmitted and on the consequences of liberation theology.

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    Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI

  7. the Word of God Moves Human HistoryRead the original story

    13 min ago | DFW Catholic

    At midday today, the Pope appeared at the window of his private study overlooking St.

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Home Gardening, Home

  8. EU: Jerusalem should be joint capitalRead the original story

    13 min ago | Houston Chronicle

    European Union foreign ministers urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to make Jerusalem their shared capital, prompting a swift, angry reaction from Israel.

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    Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, Palestine, TX

  9. Sarkozy defends Swiss vote to ban minaretsRead the original story w/Photo

    14 min ago | National Post

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Switzerland's vote to ban new minarets showed why it was vital for France to hold an extended debate on national identity despite criticism that it has only fuelled racist views. 1 comment

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  10. Principal Under Fire Over Christmas SpiritRead the original story w/Photo

    14 min ago | NBC Connecticut

    ... what's appropriate. "As long as the line is not crossed between "teaching" about a holiday and "endorsing" the religion, this is acceptable, but no public school should promote any religious observance," the holiday gatherings memo on the school ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Family, Kids

  11. Big B conferred with Asian Film Cultural Award for his contribution to Indian cinemaRead the original story

    21 min ago | Newkerala.com

    Mumbai, Dec.8 : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the Asian Film Cultural Award in recognition to his four decades of contribution to the Indian cinema and for taking it to great heights around the world.

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    Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, Maharashtra, India, World News, India, Mumbai, India, Bollywood

  12. Amish Man Arrested for Drunken Buggy DrivingRead the original story w/Photo

    22 min ago | NBC Philadelphia

    An Amish man was arrested for drunken buggy driving Sunday. Police found 22-year-old Elmer Stolzfoos Fisher of Paradise, Pa.

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    Related Topix: Amish, Paradise, PA, Quarryville, PA

  13. Police Charge Amish Man With DUIRead the original story

    23 min ago | WMAR

    Police in central Pennsylvania say they arrested an Amish man on drunk driving charges over the weekend after he was found asleep in his moving buggy.

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    Related Topix: Amish, Quarryville, PA

  14. I'M Tired.Read the original story

    23 min ago | Sussex Sun

    ... the freedom of speech of Venezuela . Won't multiculturalism be beautiful? I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for their ...

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    Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Prison, Islam

  15. Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009Read the original story

    25 min ago | LiveScience

    What's the connection between the center of the ball of the left foot and the heart? Apparently nothing, according to systematic reviews of reflexology, or zone therapy, the practice of massaging the feet and sometimes hands or ears to cure disease.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Reflexology, Health, Reiki, Massage Therapy, Cancer, Homeopathy

  16. Maumee church supports split over gay clergy, marriage rulesRead the original story

    29 min ago | Toledo Blade

    A local Lutheran congregation has taken the first step toward leaving the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over the denomination's decision to ordain gay clergy and support same-sex unions.

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    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Lutheran Church, Wedding, Ohio

  17. Pope Moves Midnight Mass To 10 PM, Raises Health ConcernsRead the original story

    29 min ago | NowPublic

    The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI will carry out the Christmas Midnight Mass will not be so "midnight" this year and will be served at 10 pm instead of at 12 am.

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI

  18. Church not anti-gay, says priestRead the original story

    32 min ago | ABS-CBN News

    Gay party list group Ang Ladlad has seemingly found an ally in the Church. Father Melvin Castro of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said in a statement on Monday that homosexulity "does not equate with immorality", contrary to a Commission on Elections decision saying that gays are immoral.

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    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Roman Catholic Church, Transgendered, Wedding

  19. Amish Man In Buggy Arrested For DUIRead the original story

    32 min ago | Kypost.Com

    East Lampeter Township Police say 22-year-old Elmer Stoltzfoos Fisher, of Paradise, was slumped over and asleep in a slow-moving buggy on Sunday night.

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    Related Topix: Amish, Quarryville, PA

  20. Texas AG appears at 2nd polygamist trialRead the original story

    35 min ago | KTEN-TV Denison

    Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has made a surprise appearance in West Texas at the sexual assault trial of a polygamist group member.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, West, TX, FLDS