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Not all good moms get a Mother’s Day

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In this era, “homeland security” is an oxymoron

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist

Will life look different to Charlie Crist now?

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Messouma, a priest of the traditional African Bosson religion, prays with another follower of the faith at the altar of Mami Water after performing the ritual Ahouwe purification dance in Aniassue on the eastern Ivory Coast.

The next Catholic abuse scandal: Crimes against women

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Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens poses for photos during a group portrait session with the members of the U.S. Supreme Court, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Friday, Dec. 05, 2003. President Ford nominated Stevens to the Supreme Court, taking his seat Dec. 19, 1975. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)

Have you thanked a Supreme Court justice lately?

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CRANSTON, RI - MARCH 30: Residents wade in knee deep water due to flooding from the Pawtuxet River on Moore and Perkins Street March 30, 2010 in Cranston, Rhode Island. The second major rain storm of March hammered the Northeast today causing flooding and evacuations. National Guard troops were activated in Massachusetts and Rhode Island where a state of emergency was declared. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

When the floods came to my Rhode Island town

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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper interview that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also says he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir, but did nothing about it. In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse published Tuesday March 9, 2010 , he said "repeatedly administered a slap in the face" to pupils at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir. He says it was common then and he stopped after Germany banned corporal punishment in 1980. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher,File) (AP)

Don’t bet on abuse scandal toppling the pope

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Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) pauses while he announces his support for health care bill after he received an Executive Order from President Obama claiming no money from passage of the health care bill will be used for abortion.

Catholic healthcare scoreboard: Nuns and laity 2, bishops 0

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The right to hate Angie Jackson’s choice

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In 2006 Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., announced during a news conference that he was entering treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication.

A life he never wanted for himself

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