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• Sep 3, 2012

  Bush, Blair Should Be Tried for War Crimes, Desmond Tutu Says

  Former U.S. President George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair should be tried as war criminals, Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican Archbishop of South Africa, wrote Sunday.

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  Sep 2, 2012

  Obama Camp Avoids Answering Are Americans 'Better Off Than 4 Years Ago?'

  As surrogates for President Obama's reelection campaign occupied the Sunday morning talk shows, they were asked the question Ronald Reagan first posed in his 1980 election: "Are Americans better off now than four years ago?" They avoided answering the question directly, but argued that the position of Americans has improved, Obama needs more time to improve the economy, and the high unemployment rate is the fault of Republicans.

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  Sep 1, 2012

  Pro-Life Is Not Anti-Woman, GOP Women Say

  Pro-life leaders honored pro-life women politicians at a gathering Thursday during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. The "Celebration of Pro-Life Women Leaders" came as some argued that the Republicans' pro-life platform will hurt the party's chances with women voters.

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  Aug 30, 2012

  Santorum Launches 'Patriot Voices' to Help Romney

  Rick Santorum launched a new political advocacy organization during the Republican National Convention. One of the first missions of Patriot Voices will be to help Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in some key swing states.

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  Aug 30, 2012

  Republicans Tout Unity; Christians Say Romney's Mormon Faith Not an Issue

  Despite a number of stories in the media trying to highlight divisions within the party, Republican backers from the Tea Party, evangelicals, Catholics, libertarians and foreign policy conservatives are voicing strong unity in support of the Romney/Ryan ticket during the Republican National Convention in Tampa and are eager to campaign against Barack Obama. The religious conservatives also emphasize that Romney's Mormon faith is not an issue.

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  Aug 29, 2012

  'Treasure Life' Event Honors Pro-Life Heroes at Republican National Convention

  Phyllis Schlafly, founder of Eagle Forum, and Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, hosted a Tuesday event during the Republican National Convention honoring Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas), Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum for their advocacy for the unborn.

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  Aug 29, 2012

  FRC Opposed Rule Change Aimed at Ron Paul Supporters; Compromise Reached

  The Family Research Council, along with other activists, opposed a rule change aimed at preventing the type of influence Ron Paul supporters were able to exert on the presidential nomination process. A compromise has been reached and one of four rule changes was abandoned, FRC President Tony Perkins explained in a Tuesday interview with The Christian Post.

• Aug 26, 2012

  Jeb Bush: GOP Needs to Reach Out to a Broader Audience

  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that the Republican Party needs to do a better job of bringing more racial and ethnic diversity to the Party in a Sunday interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." In particular, he spoke about his party's dwindling support among Latinos, implying that some Republicans have conveyed anti-Latino messages in their public rhetoric on immigration.

• Aug 26, 2012

  New York Times Editor Responds to Public Editor's Charge of Liberal Bias

  The New York Times' parting public editor Arthur Brisbane accused the paper of having a liberal bias in his final column for the paper. Jill Abramson, NYT's executive editor, said she disagreed with Brisbane, but admitted that NYT employees view issues differently than the rest of the country.

• Aug 24, 2012

  Sojourners Petitions Gov. Brewer to Reverse Order Against Children of Undocumented Immigrants

  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has issued an executive order denying driver's licenses and other benefits to anyone that takes advantage of President Barack Obama's executive order allowing the children of undocumented immigrants to remain in the country without the threat of deportation. Sojourners, a politically liberal evangelical advocacy organization, delivered a petition Thursday with close to 7,000 signatures to Brewer asking her to reverse that decision.