Melissa Barnhart

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  Apr 24, 2013

  George W. Bush Center to Host Live Webcast for Library Dedication

  The George W. Bush Presidential Center will host a live webcast for the invitation-only dedication ceremony for the 43rd president's library and museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, that will be attended by world dignitaries and the five living presidents on Thursday, April 25.

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  Apr 23, 2013

  Gosnell Might Take Stand in 'House of Horrors' Murder Trial

  The prosecution and jury is waiting to see if abortionist Kermit Gosnell is going to take the stand this week to testify in his murder trial that was postponed Monday because his defense attorney Jack McMahon is sick.

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  Apr 21, 2013

  Interview: Joel Osteen on Life, Tragedy and Why He Shuns 'Prosperity Gospel' Label

  Joel Osteen, senior pastor of the 40,000-member Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, spoke with The Christian Post on Friday at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami, Fla. – one day before his scheduled America's Night of Hope event – to talk about his life in ministry, how to respond when bad things happen to good people, and why he doesn't like being grouped in with televangelists who preach the prosperity gospel.

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  Apr 21, 2013

  Joel Osteen at Night of Hope Miami: Relinquish Control to God

  Joel Osteen preached a message of hope and encouragement to the sold-out crowd of 37,000 who packed Miami's Marlins Park Saturday night to experience the fifth annual "America's Night of Hope" event that the megachurch pastor hosts to cast a wide net and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to new believers.

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  Apr 19, 2013

  Joel, Victoria Osteen Receive High Praise From Florida Mayors

  Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Doral Mayor Luigi Boria proudly spoke of God's work in their cities as they presented Pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen with the keys to their respective cities on Thursday at Shake-A-Leg Miami in celebration of the Generation Hope Project.

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  Apr 18, 2013

  Sculptor's 'Jesus the Homeless' Challenges Christians to Follow Gospel of Matthew

  Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz says he created "Jesus the Homeless" to remind Christians that Jesus is with everyone, especially those who are marginalized in society – the poor and the homeless.

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  Apr 17, 2013

  Gosnell Kept Babies' Hands, Feet as Trophies, Much Like Serial Killers, Says Prosecution

  In the fifth week of Kermit Gosnell's murder trial, jurors learned about severed hands and feet Gosnell kept in jars of formaldehyde, clogged toilets filled with aborted babies' arms and legs, and a federally-funded children's vaccination program Gosnell scammed to obtain vaccines for his grandchild

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  Apr 16, 2013

  Bill O'Reilly Attacks Obama for Hesitation to Call Boston Marathon Bombings 'Terrorism'

  President Barack Obama delayed calling the Boston Marathon bombings an act of terrorism until just before noon Tuesday during a White House press briefing in Washington, D.C.

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  Apr 16, 2013

  Elementary School Civics Lesson on First Amendment Upsets Parents

  Parents in Jacksonville, Fla., are fighting back against the school district after finding their son's class project in which he was allegedly told to write that he would give up his constitutional rights.

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  Apr 15, 2013

  Sen. Rubio Lashes Out at Jay-Z's 'Tourist Trip' to Castro's Cuba

  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), lashed out at rapper Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé, for abusing the U.S. government's travel policies by taking a "tourist trip" to Cuba under the guise of going to the country under a cultural visa from the U.S. Treasury Department.