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Louisiana Pastor Who Has the Same Name as a Criminal Gets Arrested by Mistake

What's in a name? Shreveport pastor Gregory Jones can tell you that despite what Shakespeare's Juliet may say, calling a rose by its real name doesn't mean it necessarily will smell sweet. In fact, it just may stink -- and include a stay at Caddo Correctional Center.

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Texas Court Says Homosexual Couples Cannot Get a Divorce

Gay couples legally married in other states cannot get a divorce in Texas, where same-sex marriage is banned, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.

In a separate case, Texas' attorney general appealed the state's granting of a divorce to Angelique Naylor, above, who was married in Massachusetts.
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WATCH: President Obama's Oval Office Address on the End of the Combat Mission in Iraq

The President speaks to the Nation from the Oval Office to announce the end of America's combat role in Iraq. Read More

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Health Care Hypocrites? Some States that Are Suing the Government Are Willing to Claim Subsidies from Law

More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama's health care law are also claiming its subsidies for covering retired state government employees, according to a list released Tuesday by the administration. Read More

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WATCH: U.S. Muslims Launch Positive Public Announcement on Islam in Light of Ground Zero Mosque

A group of American Muslims have launched a public service announcement in response to the controversy surrounding the proposed New York City mosque near Ground Zero.

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In Oval Office Address, Obama Declares End to U.S. Iraq Combat

A shattering war initiated seven years ago by President George W. Bush lurched towards its stuttering conclusion Tuesday night as his successor, a subdued President Barack Obama, fulfilled his campaign promise to end combat operations in Iraq.

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No Victory Lap In Oval Office Tonight; WATCH - Obama Tells Troops 'Our Task In Iraq Is Not Yet Over'

President Obama's Oval Address Tonight at 8pm EDT - WATCH LIVE ON BCNN3.TV

Saying there is "still a lot of work to do" politically in Iraq, President Obama on Tuesday congratulated U.S. troops stationed at Fort Bliss for their accomplishments in the war zone over the past seven years. He thanked a gathering of uniformed service members, some of them about to deploy overseas, saying their service made the withdrawal of combat troops possible.

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Ground Zero Muslim Minister Says 'I've Always Been a Jew and a Christian' Wow!

The right-wing campaign against the so-called "Ground Zero mosque" includes vicious personal attacks on the Muslim cleric who leads the Cordoba Initiative, the organization behind the plan.

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WATCH: Folks in Iowa Want to Vote on the Iowa Marriage Amendment

Traditional marriage supporters argue that recent court decisions in the gay marriage debate are shoving the idea of "government by the people" to the back shelf. Read More

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Is Homosexual Marriage Becoming a Cause for the Republicans Too?

A major same-sex marriage fundraiser hosted by former RNC chairman Ken Mehlman and other Republicans provides one of the sharpest illustrations of how gay rights is becoming a cause among more elite, establishment members of the GOP.

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan Invited Staff to Go with Him to Sharpton Rally

Education+Grants-California.jpg President Obama's top education official urged government employees to attend a rally that the Rev. Al Sharpton organized to counter a larger conservative event on the Mall.

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Homelessness Up 50% in New York City

If you think you've been seeing more people sleep on city streets, statistics back up the perception. The homeless population living on New York City streets has gone up 50 percent in the past year, according to city statistics reported by the HellsKitchenLife.com blog. Read More

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WATCH: Martin Luther King III Thanks Glenn Beck for Honoring His Father

Martin Luther King III thanked Glenn Beck and leaders of the "Restoring Honor" rally for honoring his father on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Saturday and King hopes that there can be dialogue between civil rights leaders and Beck's followers. Read More

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Pew Poll Says the United States Is Split on Whether Islam Promotes Violence

Most Americans continue to know little about Islam, and people in the United States remain somewhat divided in their views of the religion, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center.

The Kaaba, in Mecca Saudi Arabia, is the center of Islam. Muslims from all over the world gather there to pray in unity.

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WATCH: O'Reilly Corners his Friend Al Sharpton and Suggests that he is Lying Regarding Beck

Reverend Al Sharpton reacts to Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' event. Read More

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Admits to Nepotism; Says She Will Repay Scholarship Funds Given to Family - But Is that the End of It?

Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide's two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers' causes.

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Obama's Former Pastor Criticizes Those Who Think He Is Muslim

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, accused people who wrongly believe Obama is Muslim of catering to political enemies during a fiery speech Sunday in Arkansas.

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WATCH: President Obama Blasts Lies, Disinformation; Not Worried About Muslim Rumors

President Barack Obama dismissed a recent poll showing that a third of Americans don't know he's a Christian - and blamed an online campaign of misinformation by his conservative enemies for perpetuating the myth that he's a Muslim.

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Beck Challenges Obama's Religious Beliefs After Rally in D.C.; Says 'People Aren't Recognizing His Version of Christianity'

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck voiced sharper criticism of President Obama's religious beliefs on Sunday than he and other speakers offered from the podium of the rally Beck organized at the Lincoln Memorial a day earlier.

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Obama: New Orleans Will Be Rebuilt

Five years after failed levees and a slow federal response wrought disaster here, people in this once-drowned city and across the Gulf Coast remembered the catastrophic floods of Hurricane Katrina with candlelight vigils, parades and a visit from the president.

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Maude Smith and her grandson David Robichaux, 9, in Smith's home Sunday.

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KATRINA: The Storm's Devastation, the Faithful's Determination

Five years have passed since Hurricane Katrina hurtled its way across southeastern Louisiana and the rest of the central Gulf Coast.

Fred Luter, aboard a helicopter after Hurricane Katrina, points to the flood-ravaged Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans where he is pastor.

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Professor Says Obama Invites Confusion About His Faith

The recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life is generating much discussion over its provocative finding that an increasing number of Americans (nearly one in five) believe that President Obama is a Muslim. The survey was completed before Obama's recent comments endorsing the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero.

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Is Glenn Beck Positioning Himself to be the Next Leader of Christian Conservatives?

Among those surprised by all of conservative TV host Glenn Beck's recent religious talk - including at Saturday's Washington rally, where Beck said that "America today begins to turn back to God," - is the Rev. Richard Land, a Southern Baptist leader.

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Obama to Visit New Orleans on Katrina Anniversary

President Barack Obama is aiming to underscore his commitment to a region weary of calamity as he travels to New Orleans on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Read More

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'RESTORE AMERICA': Glenn Beck Calls for National Revival and Religious Rebirth; Sharpton's 'Reclaim the Dream' Event Brings Thousands to Honor MLK

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Glenn Beck Calls for National Revival

Forty-seven years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream Speech," Fox News host Glenn Beck stood Saturday close to the spot at the Lincoln Memorial where the civil rights leader called for racial equality, urging the nation to return to "faith, hope and charity."

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