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Santorum '08: 'Satan has his sights on the USA'"Satan has his sights on the United States of America!" Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told students at Ave Maria University in Florida in 2008. Read & Comment
Harvard conference calls for eliminating Jewish state
Harvard University plans to host conference next week based on a "one state solution" calling for dismantling the state of Israel. Read & Comment
China demands docs leaked by spurned defectorA U.S. official said would-be defector Wang Lijun — who drove 200 miles from Chongqing to Chengdu, entered the embassy in a disguise, and spent the night at the American consulate — turned over a stack of documents during his 10-hour stay. China is now demanding that the documents be returned, which could prove disastrous for Wang. Read & Comment
Charter schools tout success with $5 finesNoble Network of Charter Schools charges students at its 10 Chicago high schools $5 for detentions stemming from infractions that include chewing gum and having untied shoelaces. Superintendent Michael Milkie said the policy teaches the kids – overwhelmingly poor, minority and often hoping to be the first in their families to attend college – to follow rules and produces in a structured learning environment. Read & Comment
Hollywood shuns newly converted Muslim Sean StoneSean Stone, son of controversial director Oliver Stone, converted to Islam in Iran last week and says he’s already experiencing a Hollywood backlash. Read & Comment
Afghan police rescue 41 child suicide bombersThe Afghan government said on Monday that police had rescued 41 children from becoming suicide bombers as they were about to be smuggled across the mountains into Pakistan. Read & Comment
2,500 faith leaders petition Obama to drop mandateMore than 2,500 pastors and evangelical leaders have signed a letter to President Obama urging him to reconsider the contraception mandate, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins told a National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville. Read & Comment
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