Leonardo Blair

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  May 2, 2013

  Group Won't Verify Claim That Over 20,000 Christians Want ESPN to Suspend Chris Broussard for 'Gay Bashing'

  Faithful America refused on Thursday to verify a claim that it had collected signatures from more than 20,000 Christians petitioning ESPN to suspend sports analyst Chris Broussard for what they feel are "hateful" comments towards NBA player Jason Collins who recently revealed he is gay.

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  May 1, 2013

  After 100 Days in 2nd Term, Obama's Ability to Get the Job Done Questioned

  Now more than 100 days into his second term in the White House, President Barack Obama was forced to assure journalists that he still has enough moxie to push his agenda through Congress after attention was drawn to his failure to inspire cooperation in a "dysfunctional" Congress.

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  May 1, 2013

  California Has Most 'Hate' Groups in America, Says Controversial SPLC Hate List

  More than 1,000 active hate groups are operating across America and California has more of them than any other state, according to a controversial list produced by the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center.

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  May 1, 2013

  Obama Would Have Lost in 2012 Without High Black Voter Turnout

  A high turnout of black voters was the hallmark of President Barack Obama's big win at the polls in the 2012 general elections, according to an Associated Press analysis.

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  Apr 30, 2013

  Is NBA's Jason Collins' Gay Announcement PR for Pending Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA?

  First Lady Michelle Obama told him, "We've got your back" and NBA player Jason Collins who recently announced he is gay is having a lovefest in the media. But Harry Jackson Jr., senior pastor of the Hope Christian Church in Washington, D.C., thinks it's a big public relations stunt for the pending Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act this summer.

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  Apr 30, 2013

  John Piper Lauds ESPN Analyst's Response to Jason Collins' 'Gay Christian' Claim

  ESPN analyst Chris Broussard made gay advocates gasp and call him "hateful" when he challenged openly gay NBA player Jason Collins' recent claim that he is a Christian. But renowned theologian John Piper lauded Broussard, saying his comments were "solid steel."

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  Apr 29, 2013

  Mark Sanford 'His Own Worst Enemy,' Says SC Political Scientist

  As former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch prepare to battle at the polls in a special election for the state's First Congressional District seat next Tuesday, local political scientists say Sanford has been self-sabotaging a race that should have been his for the taking.

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  Apr 29, 2013

  US Dept. of State Accused of Enabling Nigerian Islamist Group Boko Haram

  A Nigerian human rights lawyer, Emmanuel Ogebe, has accused the U.S. Department of State of enabling Islamist militant group Boko Haram by mischaracterizing their actions in that country which have resulted in the death of more than 1,000 Christians and other civilians since 2012.

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  Apr 26, 2013

  Formal Revision of Senate's Immigration Bill to Start May 9

  In two weeks, May 9, the U.S. Senate will begin its formal revision of the immigration reform proposal recently submitted by a bipartisan group of senators.

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  Apr 26, 2013

  In Hindsight, George W. Bush's Presidency Looks Better

  Four years after his exit from the White House in 2009, more Americans now see former President George W. Bush's reign as a success, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll.