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  Jan 9, 2015

  President Obama to Propose Free Community College for Those Willing to Work for It

  In a pitch that has garnered public support since he teased it in a video on Facebook Thursday night, President Barack Obama is expected to announce a proposal Friday that will give a free community college education to anyone who is willing to work for it.

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  Jan 9, 2015

  Gospel Music Legend Andrae Crouch Dies at 72 After Suffering Heart Attack

  Legendary gospel music singer, songwriter and choir director Andrae Crouch who had been ailing for some time, died Thursday after reportedly suffering a heart attack. He was 72.

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  Jan 8, 2015

  State's Attorney in Baltimore City Could Make Announcement on Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook's Grisly Hit-And-Run This Weekend

  The Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City could make an announcement on the controversial hit-and-run case of embattled Episcopal Bishop of Maryland Heather Cook, 58, as early as this weekend and she could be facing potential vehicular manslaughter and a number of other charges.

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  Jan 8, 2015

  Heather Cook Isn't the First High-Ranking Episcopal Bishop Who Struggled With Alcohol, but She Could Be First to Pay After Cyclist's Death

  Just months after her historic election as the first female bishop of The Episcopal Church of Maryland, Heather Cook, 58, is facing an uncertain future after a December hit-and-run incident in which Thomas Palermo, 41, was killed and a 2010 DUI has come back to haunt her.

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  Jan 7, 2015

  Oklahoma Bill Seeks to Ban DUI Convicts From Buying Alcohol; Attorney Worries It Might Affect Some Communion Takers

  Republican state Sen. Patrick Anderson of Oklahoma has proposed a bill that seeks to ban persons with a DUI conviction from buying alcohol for a set time period, but legal experts say it would be difficult to enforce and one attorney worries how it might affect religious persons who take communion with wine.

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  Jan 6, 2015

  Bishop Heather Cook Phoned Church to Reveal 'Shock' Minutes After Hit-And-Run Incident; Wasn't Sure She Hit Cyclist

  Episcopal Church of Maryland Bishop Heather Cook, 58, may have been too shocked to check if she really hit a cyclist in an incident that claimed the life of 41-year-old married father of two, Thomas Palermo, on a Baltimore roadway on Dec. 27, according to a conversation she had with a clergyman shortly after the tragedy occurred.

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  Jan 6, 2015

  Grieving Family of Cyclist Who Died in Crash With Bishop Heather Cook Says He Was a 'Seasoned Cyclist' Who Advocated Safety

  In a statement which appears to silence any speculation of unsafe riding on his part, the family of 41-year-old cyclist Thomas Palermo, who died after he was hit in a car crash with Bishop Heather Cook of the Episcopal Church of Maryland on Dec. 27, remembered him Tuesday as a passionate and "seasoned cyclist" who advocated bike safety.

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  Jan 5, 2015

  Rev. Michael C. Murphy, Pastor of Prominent DC Church Dies Moments Before Sunday Morning Sermon

  On the final Sunday of 2014, congregants of the historic Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington D.C. waited patiently for their senior pastor, Reverend Dr. Michael C. Murphy to show up for the 8:30 a.m. service. He never did and minutes later, they found him dead in his office. He was 62.

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  Jan 5, 2015

  Police Building Criminal Case Against Bishop Heather Cook for Fatal Hit-And-Run; Church Says Her Fate Is Out of Their Hands

  The Baltimore Police Department confirmed Monday that it's building a criminal case against Bishop Heather Cook, 58, the second-highest ranking official of the Episcopal Church of Maryland, after she crashed into a married father of two as he cycled along a local roadway then fled the scene as he lay dying two Saturdays ago.

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  Jan 4, 2015

  'I Will Miss Stuart Scott' Says President Barack Obama; Rich Eisen, Hannah Storm, Star Athletes Deliver Moving Tributes

  It was an emotional morning for the sporting world Sunday as news spread quickly of the death of beloved and iconic ESPN anchor Stuart Scott. "God gained one hell of a talent in Stuart Scott…" said former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson in a tweet that quickly went viral.