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Group's 'Pastors and Pews' aims to increase Christian voters
A group of top evangelical leaders is launching a new voter initiative in hopes of increasing turnout among Christian voters in next year’s midterm elections. The American Renewal Project, an arm of the conservative American Family Association, is launching “Pastors and Pews,” which will offer policy briefings to church leaders and their congregations in hopes [...]
Life extension enthusiasts rejoice: Your brain cells can outlive your body
Day after Oscars, Senate committee drops bin Laden film probe
High-stakes oil spill trial begins
Former surgeon general C. Everett Koop dies at 96
Nikki Haley slams Washington after meeting with Obama
Coast Guard releases distress call from missing family
Meatballs pulled from Ikea shelves
'Capt. Kirk' wins Pluto contest
Photos: Up close and personal with a giant school of fish
White House questioned over donors' access
White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday answered growing questions about whether big donors to President Barack Obama's nonprofit Organizing for America (OFA) are being promised access to the president. His answer? Well, kind of. While Carney had responded "no" when Fox News' Ed Henry asked if a recent report "suggests that access to the [...]
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Nigerian militants threaten to kill French hostages
Entrepreneurial bug bites San Quentin inmates
SAN QUENTIN, California (Reuters) - One by one, the entrepreneurs, clad in crisp blue jeans and armed with PowerPoint presentations, stood before a roomful of investors and tech bloggers to explain their dreams of changing the world. For these exuberant times in Silicon Valley, the scene was familiar; the setting, less so. With the young and ambitious flocking again to northern California to launch Internet companies, there were signs one recent morning that startup mania has taken hold even behind the faded granite walls of California's most notorious prison. "Live stream has gone mainstream. ...
