Melissa Barnhart

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  Oct 15, 2014

  Second Dallas Healthcare Worker Who Cared for Thomas Eric Duncan Tests Positive for Ebola

  A second healthcare worker who had direct contact with Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas has contracted the Ebola virus, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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  Oct 12, 2014

  Dallas Nurse Who Cared for Thomas Eric Duncan Has Contracted Ebola, First Known Transmission in the US

  A nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas who cared for a Liberian man with Ebola is the first known person to contract the fatal virus in the United States.

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  Oct 6, 2014

  Harvest America: All Roads Lead to God But Only One Road Leads to Heaven, Through Jesus Christ

  Pastor Greg Laurie shared his powerful Gospel message on God's grace and salvation through Jesus Christ with an overflow crowd of 19,000 at Dallas' American Airlines Center and Victory Park Sunday for his first Harvest America in the Lone Star State. Along with the overcapacity crowd, a total of 3,900 host venues throughout the country (1,200 of them churches), watched the livestream event.

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  Sep 5, 2014

  5 Things Americans Can Do to Help Persecuted Christians in Iraq

  Iraqi born pastor Jalil Dawood of the Arabic Church of Dallas, who, along with other Christian leaders will be holding a rally on Sept. 14 in support of Iraqis who are being persecuted by the Islamic State, says there are five things Americans can do today to help their brothers and sisters in Christ.

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  Aug 30, 2014

  Judge Blocks Texas' Abortion Regs Before Deadline; Says Only 7 Clinics Meet Basic Health, Safety Standards Required by New Law

  For the second time a federal judge has ruled against Texas' abortion regulations, citing that a majority of abortion clinics would close because owners refuse to upgrade their facilities to meet basic health and safety standards that were set to go into effect Monday.

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  Aug 11, 2014

  5-Year-Old Christian Boy Cut in Half by ISIS Terrorists

  A 5-year-old boy, who's the son of a founding member of St. George's Anglican Church in Baghdad, was slaughtered by Islamic State terrorists, better known as ISIS, who cut the boy in half during an attack on the Christian town of Qaraqosh.

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  Aug 8, 2014

  Obama Won't Be Deploying US Military to Fight ISIS in Iraq, Says White House

  White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced Friday that while the U.S. military might be conducting additional airstrikes Friday and over the weekend, he reiterated President Obama's statement on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq that the U.S. "will not be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq."

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  Aug 8, 2014

  Obama Authorizes Targeted Airstrikes in Iraq as Islamic State Continues to Kill Christians, Religious Minorities

  President Barack Obama announced Thursday night at the White House that the U.S. military will engage in targeted airstrikes against Islamic State terrorist convoys in Iraq if they advance toward to the U.S. embassy in Baghdad or the consulate in Arbil.

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  Aug 3, 2014

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry Blasts Congress for Not Passing Border Security Package Before August Recess

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a border security package late Friday night by a vote of 223 to 189, with one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, voting for the measure. The Senate, however, recessed Thursday without passing their own border supplemental bill to allocate funds to aid the border crisis.

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  Jul 30, 2014

  Ralph Reed Says North Carolina's Atty General Is Standing Against 61 Percent of Voters Who Support Ban on Gay Marriage

  Faith & Freedom Coalition Chairman Ralph Reed said Tuesday that North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's decision to not defend the state's law banning same-sex marriage violates his fiduciary responsibilities to the state's residents.