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• May 12, 2013

  A Tribute to America's 11 Million Single Mothers

  A quarter of all children in the United States are being brought up in single parent families, and 84 percent of the roughly 13 million single parents in the country are women or single mothers who are rearing one or more children alone. Showing their challenges and opportunities, a video aired this weekend pays tribute to them.

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  May 12, 2013

  Boehner, Pelosi Urge US to Protect Blind Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng's Family

  In a rare bipartisan move, Congressional leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner and Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, have urged the Obama administration to ensure protection of the persecuted family of blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng who fled to the U.S. last year.

• May 12, 2013

  More Trouble for Egyptian Christian Teacher Accused of Blasphemy

  A Coptic Christian schoolteacher, who is being held in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor on allegedly false charges of blasphemy and preaching Christianity, will be in custody for another 15 days, prosecutors decided Saturday.

• May 11, 2013

  IRS Targeted Conservative Groups for Extra Scrutiny, Official Admits

  The Internal Revenue Service on Friday admitted and apologized for "inappropriate" targeting of Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations for tax-exempt status violations during the 2012 election. Republicans have called for investigations.

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  May 11, 2013

  Boston Bombing Suspect Buried in Va. With Christian Woman's Help

  No cemetery was allowing the family of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to bury his remains until a Christian woman, who was inspired by Jesus' command to love one's enemies, took the initiative this week to help arrange the burial at a Muslim cemetery in Virginia.

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  May 11, 2013

  Judge Denies Obama Administration's Bid to Stay 'Morning-After' Pill Ruling

  A federal judge, who ordered last month that the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill be made available to young teens and girls without a doctor's prescription, denied on Friday the Obama administration's request to temporarily halt the order, calling the bid "frivolous" and politically motivated.

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  May 6, 2013

  What Was Obama's Costa Rica Visit for?

  President Barack Obama spent about 24 hours in Costa Rica this weekend, leaving many wondering about the purpose of his visit, which concluded without any commitment, agreement or joint-declaration.

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  May 6, 2013

  Britain's Christian-Run Health Center Criticized for Not Prescribing Morning-After Pill

  A Christian-run medical facility in London, which is part of Britain's publicly funded healthcare system, was criticized for exercising the freedom not to prescribe the morning-after pill to patients on grounds of conscience.

• May 6, 2013

  10 Killed in Attack on Church, Market in Nigeria

  At least 10 people were killed and nine others were injured on Sunday when gunmen attacked a church and a village market in Adamawa state in northern Nigeria before fleeing across the border to Cameroon.

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  May 6, 2013

  Israel Prepares for Possible Backlash After Airstrikes on Syria

  After a series of airstrikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus that were apparently meant to target shipments of Iranian-made missiles bound for Hezbollah, Israel increased on Sunday military deployment and strengthened rocket defenses along its northern border as preparation for possible retaliation.