Katherine Weber

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• Sep 7, 2013

  New Mexico's 33 Counties Ask State's Supreme Court to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage

  All 33 counties in New Mexico filed a joint petition in the state's Supreme Court Thursday seeking clarification on the legality of same-sex marriage in the state. Since a rogue clerk began issuing same-sex marriage licenses two weeks ago, the state has become embroiled in multiple lawsuits, some of which have resulted in county clerks being court-ordered to distribute marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

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  Sep 7, 2013

  NBA Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem Reveals Details About Wife's Abortion at Young Age

  A Miami Heat player recently offered a candid description of his and his wife's struggle with an unplanned pregnancy at a young age, and their regrettable decision to abort the baby, in their wedding announcement in the New York Times.

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  Sep 5, 2013

  Sarin Traces Found at Site of Syria's Chemical Weapons Attack, Great Britain Says

  Remnants of the chemical sarin have been found on articles of clothing and in soil near the site of the August 21 chemical attacks in Syria, Great Britain announced Thursday. The announcement comes four days after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also said hair and blood samples from the region tested positive for the chemical gas.

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  Sep 5, 2013

  Christian Leaders in Middle East Largely Opposed to U.S. Military Strike in Syria, Says WEA

  Christian leaders in the Middle East believe that a U.S. military intervention in Syria will have a "detrimental effect" on Christians in the region, Geoff Tunnicliffe of the World Evangelical Alliance said in a statement to the White House on Thursday.

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  Sep 5, 2013

  Malaysia Bans 'Lamb of God', Grammy-Nominated Heavy Metal Band, Says Lyrics Are Blasphemous

  Malaysia's government has banned a well-known American heavy metal band from performing a concert in their country, saying some of the band's lyrics could be interpreted as being religiously insensitive and blasphemous.

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  Sep 5, 2013

  Egypt's Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt in Cairo, Muslim Brotherhood Denies Involvement

  Egypt's interior minister survived an apparent assassination attempt on his motorcade in Cairo on Thursday. The country continues to be embroiled in violent clashes between loyalists to ousted President Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and the military government, although the Muslim Brotherhood has denied any involvement in Thursday's attack.

• Sep 4, 2013

  Eight More Republican Lawmakers Join Fight Against Same-Sex Marriage in New Mexico

  Eight more Republican lawmakers have joined a lawsuit in New Mexico to argue a county clerk has usurped state law by recognizing same-sex marriages. Meanwhile, an eighth county in the state has begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, broadening the state's legal fight on the issue.

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  Sep 4, 2013

  Bradley Manning Requests Presidential Pardon, Says WikiLeaks Scandal Done 'Out of Love'

  Former U.S. Army private Bradley Manning is seeking a presidential pardon for his 35-year-prison term after being convicted of espionage and other charges when he leaked classified U.S. documents to the WikiLeaks website in 2010. Manning states in the petition, released Wednesday, that he leaked the documents "out of a love for my country and sense of duty to others," as he questioned the morality of U.S. occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  Sep 4, 2013

  'Duck Dynasty' Si Robertson's Face Carved Into 7-Acre Corn Maze

  A corn maze in Georgia is gaining attention for its ornate design, meant to represent a main character on A&E's hit reality show "Duck Dynasty."

• Sep 4, 2013

  'God Only Gives Special Children to Special People' - Family With Special Needs Child Receives Inspirational Note at Restaurant

  A stranger at a North Carolina restaurant left a touching reminder of God's love to a mother of a special needs child last week, and a photo of a note showing the kind message has since gone viral.