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On Friday, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued a legal opinion that allows the state to impose stricter guidelines on clinics that offer abortions. “The state has long regulated outpatient surgical facilities and personnel to ensure a certain level of protection for patients. There is no reason to hold facilities providing abortion services to any…

Supporters and opponents of a proposed Islamic community center built in Lower Manhattan faced off Sunday. They staged dueling rallies near the proposed facility, which is to be built about two blocks from the site of the fallen World Trade Center. Opponents who advocate relocating it or dropping the plan altogether feel it would be…

On the heels of a poll last week indicating that a growing number of Americans incorrectly believe President Obama is Muslim, evangelist the Rev. Franklin Graham commented on the confusion over the president’s faith. “I think the president’s problem is that he was born a Muslim, his father was a Muslim,” Graham told CNN’s John…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hailing the country’s reportedly first domestically-built drone bomber, which was unveiled Sunday. Ahmadinejad described the long-range, unmanned aircraft as an “ambassador of death” to Iran’s enemies. “But he also argued the drone serves as ‘a messenger of salvation and dignity for humanity’. The Iranian leader said it is aimed at…

On Thursday, France started expelling hundreds of Roma to Bulgaria and Romania. About 15,000 Roma live in France. “French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to clamp down on the Roma last month, following a series of clashes between gypsies and the police in two French cities. The government has ordered the destruction of 300 Roma settlements…

Almost two weeks ahead of President Obama’s Aug. 31 deadline, the last American combat brigade started to leave Iraq, almost seven and a half years after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their departure marks the end of combat operations in the country and a shift in the “American role in the war from the…

On “Larry King Live” Tuesday night, syndicated radio talk show host Laura Schlessinger announced she would not renew her contract before it expires this year and end her “Dr. Laura” radio show. “I want to be able to say what’s on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful…

On the 14th day of deliberations, a jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of one count of lying to federal agents. With the jury deadlocked on 23 other counts, the judge declared a mistrial on those charges in Blagojevich’s corruption trial. The jury also deadlocked on all four counts against his brother, Robert…

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) broke from President Obama over the New York City mosque and Islamic community center. Critics are concerned about the proposed location near Ground Zero. Reid, who is battling to keep his seat, said Monday the mosque should be “built someplace else” instead of within a few blocks of where…

Steven Slater went from being fed up to becoming famous. He gained a lot of attention – and criminal charges – for the way he quit his job as a JetBlue Airways flight attendant. Should he get a reality show gig? Time in jail? To some, Slater has become a sort of cult hero, someone…
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