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12/03/2012Egypt's Top Court Suspends Work to Protest Islamist Pressure
Reactions to Islamist President Mohamed Morsi's recent power grab and now a planned constitutional referendum reached a new high Sunday after Egypt's top court suspended all work indefinitely to protest "psychological pressures," and judges said they will not supervise the upcoming vote.
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12/03/2012Japanese PM Threatens to Shoot Down North Korean Rocket
A day after North Korea announced it will launch another satellite this month, believed to be cover for a ballistic missile test and causing concerns in the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda threatened to shoot down the rocket if it threatens Japanese territory.
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12/02/2012US Condemns North Korea's Rocket Launch Plans as 'Highly Provocative'
North Korea announced Saturday plans to launch another satellite this month to mark the first death anniversary of the nation's longtime ruler Kim Jong-il. Seen as cover for an intercontinental ballistic missile test, the planned exercise is drawing harsh criticism from the United States and its allies.
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Charred Bodies Found After Japan Tunnel Collapse
Several people trapped inside their burning vehicle are dead after one of Japan's longest tunnels on a busy highway near Tokyo collapsed and caught fire on Sunday morning. More motorists are feared trapped amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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12/02/2012Obama Takes 'Fiscal Cliff' Plan to Public to Pressure Republicans
With just 30 days left for Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff," President Barack Obama used his weekly address Saturday to call on Congress to extend the middle-class tax break in an apparent move to increase pressure on the GOP.
- 12/01/2012
Catholics Far Behind Evangelicals in Devotion to Faith, Study Shows
A new study has found that Catholics now have the lowest proportion of "strongly affiliated" followers among America's major religious traditions, while evangelicals are growing stronger in their devotion to their faith.
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12/01/2012Obama Aides Defend White House 'Fiscal Cliff' Plan
A day after Republicans rejected President Barack Obama's proposal to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff," administration officials on Friday sought to defend the plan claiming it does not seek to prevent spending cuts or rely heavily on tax hikes.
- 12/01/2012
US Supreme Court Delays Decision on Calif. Prop 8, DOMA
The U.S. Supreme Court was expected on Friday to take action on same-sex marriage cases involving California Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, but the justices apparently need more time to consider the claim that gays and lesbians have a fundamental right to marry.
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11/26/2012Another Church Bombing in Nigeria Kills 11 People
Suspected suicide bombers from Islamist group Boko Haram detonated two cars laden with explosives at a Protestant church during Sunday morning service, killing at least 11 people and wounding 30 others in a major military establishment in northern Nigeria's Kaduna State.
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Most Britons Support Teaching of Christianity in School, Poll Says
Almost two-thirds of adults questioned by Oxford University in a survey said they support the teaching of Christianity in schools, and two-fifths said teaching about the faith needs more attention in religious education lessons.
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Rejection of Women Bishops Damaged Anglicans' Reputation, Bishop Says
As he was enthroned as Bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester on Sunday, the traditionalist Rt. Rev. Dr. Martin Warner said in his sermon that last Tuesday's General Synod decision against allowing women to serve as bishops damaged the Church's reputation.
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11/26/2012John McCain Warns of Islamist Takeover in Egypt; Israel-Hamas Talks to Resume in Cairo
U.S. Sen. John McCain warned Sunday that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's power grab could lead to formation of an Islamist state or another military takeover even as clashes between Morsi's supporters and opponents continued in the nation that is hosting cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.
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11/25/2012Crowds Grow But Sales Dip on Black Friday, Report Says
Malls and big-box stores across the nation had more shoppers visiting on Black Friday than the previous year, but sales decreased thanks perhaps to retailers starting the holiday shopping season on Thanksgiving night, says a report.
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11/25/2012Egypt's Judges Join Protests Against Islamist President Morsi
Egypt's highest body of judges blasted President Mohamed Morsi for giving himself vast powers, and judges went on a strike to protest the Islamist leader's move that has caused a mass uprising in that nation and raised concerns in the United States.
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11/25/2012NJ Gov. Chris Christie: Sandy Cleanup to Cost State $29.4 Billion
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's preliminary estimate suggests that cleaning up the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy will cost about $29.4 billion, and members of the state's delegation in Congress are lobbying colleagues for additional disaster aid.
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