Stephanie Samuel

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• Nov 16, 2011

  First Gay U.S. Ambassador Criticizes Herman Cain in New Memoir

  James Hormel, the first openly gay U.S. ambassador, takes aim at Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain in his new memoir for saying that homosexuality is a choice.

• Nov 15, 2011

  Herman Cain Still Seen as Struggling With Foreign Policy Issues

  Presidential candidate Herman Cain struggled Monday to formulate a response to President Barack Obama’s handling of the Libyan uprising during an interview with a Wisconsin paper, possibly revealing a continuing serious disconnect in foreign policy matters.

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  Nov 15, 2011

  Giffords: No Re-election Bid Until Health Improves

  Though no one has ruled out the possibility of a re-election bid, Gabrielle Giffords said in her first televised interview since the Arizona shooting that she will not return to Congress until she is better.

• Nov 14, 2011

  N.J. Nurses Say Hospital Still Pressures Them to Perform Abortion-Related Activities

  Nurses involved in a moral conscience lawsuit against a New Jersey teaching hospital say teachers and medical staff are still pressuring them to perform abortion-related activities.

• Nov 14, 2011

  Mrs. Herman Cain Goes Public as Support Drops Among Female Voters

  GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain’s wife, Gloria Cain, defended her husband publicly as women voters dropped support for the campaign, saying that her husband would “have to have a split personality” in order to carry out the sexual harassment claims of accuser Sharon Bialek.

• Nov 11, 2011

  Pastors Prepping for TheCall Detroit Tell Muslims 'We Love You'

  Pastors in Detroit are trying to calm Muslim communities that are cautiously upping security at Islamic mosques and schools on Friday as the 24-hour prayer event TheCall kicks off. The group of clergy are proclaiming messages of brotherly love for Muslims and renewal for the Motor City.

• Nov 11, 2011

  Senators Back Away From Letter Endorsing Joe Paterno for Presidential Medal

  Pennsylvania senators dropped their support for former football coach Joe Paterno as a nominee for the Presidential Medal of Freedom following allegations that his assistant coach sexually abused boys.

• Nov 10, 2011

  OWS Tent Cities a Hot Bed for Sexual Violence

  Occupy Wall Street camp sites are proving to be breeding grounds for crime as multiple complaints about unwanted sexual advances, theft and drug use continue to surface around the nation.

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  Nov 10, 2011

  Family of Slain Agent Urges AG Holder to Own up to 'Fast and Furious' Failings

  The family of Brian Terry, a slain border patrol agent linked to the Fast and Furious gun probe, is frustrated with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s refusal to accept responsibility for the federal operation that resulted in as many as 2,500 missing firearms.

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  Nov 10, 2011

  New Conservative Coalition Aims to Rally Minorities for 2012

  A new grassroots group is organizing Republican presidential candidates and members of the Hispanic and African-American communities around economic issues in the hopes of drawing disenchanted minorities away from Barack Obama in 2012.