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Newt Gingrich is the current front-runner in the game of musical chairs that s standing in for the GOP presidential campaign this year but it s suddenly not clear if Gingrich hopes to take up office in Washington or Jerusalem--is he trying to beat Obama Romney or Netanyahu His recent comments app

Last week when I wrote about the contretemps between the Pew Forum and Catholic Relief Services and U S C C B over the precise figures for the advocacy work undertaken by the two Catholic entities I relied on previous Pew statements in my possession to cobble together the forum s response This

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One of the self-help groups I work with in a state prison is called lsquo Celebrate Recovery rsquo It rsquo s a sort of 12-Steps-for-Jesus approach to kicking addictions The framework resembles what the non-denominational Alcoholics Anonymous might look like had AA been founded by a couple of gu