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				<title>Christian Newswire: Washington DC</title>
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					<title>Oberstar&#39;s Support of Healthcare is a Betrayal of Pro-life Principles &#38; the People of Minnesota&#39;s Eighth District</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
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					<description>SBA List President Dannenfelser: Congressman Oberstar joins with NARAL, NOW, and Planned Parenthood in Supporting Pro-abortion Healthcare Reform 

Contact: Mallory Quigley, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-380-6674, mquigley@sba-list.org 

WASHINGTON, March 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- In response to news reports that Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) is a decided &#34;yes&#34; vote for the Senate version of Healthcare reform legislation; Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser offered the follo Source: Susan B. Anthony List</description>
		      		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:11:51 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Rep. Kildee Sides with Barbara Boxer on Abortion Funding in Healthcare Reform</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
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					<description>SBA List President Dannenfelser: Congressman Kildee&#39;s Support for Pro-abortion Healthcare Reform is the Ultimate Betrayal 
Contact: Mallory Quigley, Susan B.&#160;Anthony List,&#160;703-380-6674, mquigley@sba-list.org&#160;&#160;
WASHINGTON, March 17 /Christian Newswire/ --&#160;In response to a letter sent from Rep. Dale Kildee to his colleagues today announcing his support of the abortion expansion language and the Senate Healthcare bill, Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelse Source: Susan B. Anthony List</description>
		      		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:25:40 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Christian Leaders Urge Congress to Enforce Iran Sanctions Act of 1996</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
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					<description>Contact: Dave Mohel, 703-548-1160

WASHINGTON, March 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christian Leaders for a Nuclear Free Iran is urging Congress to exercise its oversight role in ensuring that the Administration vigorously enforces the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, which mandates sanctions on firms that make energy-related investments in Iran exceeding $20 million.

According to a report in the Sunday, March 7 edition of the New York Times:

&#34;The federal government has awarded more than $107 bi Source: Advocacy Ink</description>
		      		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:04:10 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Pro-Life/Faith Community to be a Prophetic Witness for Life and Justice at the President Obama Health Care Rally this Friday at George Mason University</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13339</link>
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					<description>Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, 540-538-4741, 202-547-1735 
WASHINGTON, March 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Christian Defense Coalition is mobilizing scores to turn out and send a clear message to the President that abortion is not health care and public funds should not be used to crush human life.&#160;The group is telling people to get there early and bring, signs, banners and posters declaring health care should be about healing and compassion not killing and brutality.&#160;The doors op Source: Christian Defense Coalition</description>
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					<title>Pro-Life Representatives Should Be Warned: A &#39;Yes&#39; Vote on Senate Healthcare Bill Betrays Constituents, Will Lose Claims to be Pro-Life</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13337</link>
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					<description>SBA List spends $1.6 million in key pro-life Democrat districts 
Contact: Mallory Quigley, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-380-6674, mquigley@sba-list.org 
WASHINGTON, March 17 /Christian Newswire/ --&#160;Today the Susan B. Anthony List, in response to news reports that members of the pro-life Democratic coalition are wavering on the healthcare bill, pledged to launch aggressive grassroots action targeting any member of the group who caves on abortion funding.&#160; Marjorie Dannenfelser, Presiden Source: Susan B. Anthony List</description>
		      		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:04:38 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>New Video Shows Radical Islamic Network in New England</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13335</link>
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					<description>Video can be viewed at: www.peaceandtolerance.org 
Contact: Dr. Charles Jacobs, President, Americans for Peace and Tolerance, 617-835-3584, Charlesjacobs123@gmail.com 
BOSTON, March 17 /Christian Newswire/ --&#160;Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) today released an 8-minute online video clip describing a network of Islamic radicals operating in New England. The video focuses on the October arrest - and the response to that arrest - of a Sudbury, Massachusetts resident who the FBI charged Source: Americans for Peace and Tolerance</description>
		      		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:48:02 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>The Christian Defense Coalition Encourages the Pro-Life/Faith Community to be a Prophetic Witness for Life and Justice at the President Obama Health Care Rally this Friday at George Mason University</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13330</link>
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					<description>Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, 540-538-4741, 202-547-1735 
WASHINGTON, March 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Coalition is mobilizing scores to turn out and send a clear message to the President that abortion is not health care and public funds should not be used to crush human life.&#160;The group is telling people to get there early and bring, signs, banners and posters declaring health care should be about healing and compassion not killing and brutality.&#160;The doors open for the Patriot Source: Christian Defense Coalition</description>
		      		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>CBR to Fly Anti-Abortion Aerial Billboards Over Congressional District of Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA)</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13328</link>
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					<description>Contact: Fletcher Armstrong, 865-776-1312; Mark Harrington, 614-419-9000; Bill Calvin, 816-918-9873; Michael Schrimsher, 407-810-3515; all with Center For Bio-Ethical Reform&#160;
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- Beginning immediately, The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform will add ObamaCare aerial billboards, towed by aircraft, to its operation of anti-abortion billboard trucks in the congressional district of Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) of the U.S. House of Representatives.&#160; Th Source: Center for Bio-Ethical Reform</description>
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					<title>Fr. Pavone Mobilizes Clergy to Oppose Obamacare</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13316</link>
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					<description>Contact:&#160;Margaret Sciarrino, Priests for Life, 888-735-3448 ext. 251
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WASHINGTON, March 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, sent an urgent fax alert to priests and deacons nationwide today urging them to join with parishioners in contacting their Congressmen to express opposition to the health care bill that may be voted upon this week.
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&#34;The lives of millions of unborn children depend on all of us taking action now,&#34; Source: Priests for Life</description>
		      		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:14:44 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Brownback Calls on Administration to Support Israel</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13302</link>
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					<description>Contact: Brian Hart or Becky Ogilvie, Sam Brownback, United States Senator - Kansas, 202-224-6521 
WASHINGTON, March 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today called on the Obama Administration to support Israel and to avoid dividing strong allies.
&#34;It&#39;s hard to see how spending a weekend condemning Israel for a zoning decision in its capital city amounts to a positive step towards peace,&#34; Brownback said.&#160;&#34;Rather than launching verbal attacks on our staun Source: CCN</description>
		      		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:20:38 -0600</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Religious Hiring Developments Could Affect Churches, Ministries</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13301</link>
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					<description>ECFA Sets Live 60-Minute Webinar with Audience Q&#38;A
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Contact: Ty Mays, 770-256-8710, tmays@inchristcommunications.com
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WINCHESTER, Va., March 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- World Vision President Richard Stearns will join ECFA President Dan Busby in a webinar discussion April 15 on recent religious hiring litigation involving World Vision and its potential implications for any Christian nonprofit or church.
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Registration is open for the 1 p.m. EDT webinar, R Source: InChrist Communicatinos</description>
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					<title>President Obama Shows Utter Contempt and Disdain for the Faith Community by Including Abortion Funding in Healthcare Legislation</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13296</link>
					<guid>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13296</guid>
					<description>Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, 540-538-4741, 202-547-1735
WASHINGTON, March 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Under the current legislative proposals, Catholics, Evangelicals and other faithful Christians would be forced to fund abortions with their tax dollars.&#160;It is now clear that the promises President Obama made to the faith community to reduce&#160; the number of abortions and affirm human rights for all were just empty words to curry favor with Catholic and Evangelical voters in 2008.&#38;nb Source: Christian Defense Coalition</description>
		      		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:24:40 -0700</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Ninth Circuit Gets it Right--Still One Nation Under God</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13292</link>
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					<description>Contact: Demi Bardsley, Concerned Women for America, 202-488-7000 ext. 1020
WASHINGTON,&#160;March 12 /Christian Newswire/ --&#160;The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that teacher-led recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, including the words &#34;under God,&#34; does not violate the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.&#160; &#34;The Pledge is constitutional,&#34; concluded the court, dismissing the latest attack by atheist Michae Source: Concerned Women for America</description>
		      		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:54:09 -0700</pubDate></item>
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					<title>May Day 2010: A Cry to God for Our Nation</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13284</link>
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					<description>Contact: Sandy Lange, 920-262-0877, 920-285-6043 

WASHINGTON, March 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- On &#34;May Day,&#34; Saturday, May 1st, Christians from around the nation will gather beginning at sunrise (6:10 a.m.) at the Lincoln Memorial with Christian and Jewish leaders who wholeheartedly love God for the sole purpose of repenting and remembering the God of our fathers.

Pro-family leaders across denominational boundaries have joined together for this effort including: Dr. James Dobson, America Source: Religious Freedom Coalition</description>
		      		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:08:51 -0700</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Failure to Deal with Iranian Weapons Program is Bringing Volatile Region Closer to Nuclear Arms Race, Christian Leaders Warn</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13279</link>
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					<description>Syrian Intentions to Pursue Nuclear Technology Leads Coalition to Urge House and Senate to Reconcile Sanctions Bill Immediately, and Send to President Obama&#39;s Desk 

Contact: Dave Mohel, 703-548-1160 

WASHINGTON, March 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The lack of resolve in dealing with the Iranian nuclear issue is now leading to a broader outbreak of nuclear proliferation throughout the Arab world, according to a coalition of Christian leaders.

&#34;Christian Leaders for a Nuclear-Free Iran (CL Source: Christian Leaders for a Nuclear Free Iran</description>
		      		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:02:26 -0700</pubDate></item>
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					<title>It&#39;s Time to Get Real About Obama-Care</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13278</link>
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					<description>Contact: Karen L. Brauer MS, RPh, Pharmacists for Life International, 513-315-8193 

MEDIA ADVISORY, March 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Filling up my email inbox are huge numbers of requests from various pro life organizations to sign petitions which demand removal of abortion from health care.

Very briefly, this is the explanation for an inability to sign on to most of these.

The premise from so many groups is that the problem of the Democrat health care plans will be solved with language Source: Pharmacists for Life International</description>
		      		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:50 -0700</pubDate></item>
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					<title>Personalized Anti-Abortion Billboard Trucks Headed to Congressional District of Rep. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13275</link>
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					<description>Contact: Don Cooper, 949-206-0600; Fletcher Armstrong, 865-776-1312; Mark Harrington, 614-419-9000; Bill Calvin, 816-918-9873; Michael Schrimsher, 407-810-3515; all with Center For Bio-Ethical Reform 

MEDIA ADVISORY, March 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform will operate billboard trucks in the congressional district of Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning immediately and ending with the vote on the final version of the heal Source: Center for Bio Ethical Reform</description>
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					<title>Personalized Anti-Abortion Billboard Trucks Headed to Congressional District of Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13274</link>
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					<description>Contact: Don Cooper, 949-206-0600; Fletcher Armstrong, 865-776-1312; Mark Harrington, 614-419-9000; Bill Calvin, 816-918-9873; Michael Schrimsher, 407-810-3515; all with Center For Bio-Ethical Reform&#160;
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform will operate billboard trucks in the congressional district of Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning immediately and ending with the vote on the final version of th Source: Center for Bio Ethical Reform</description>
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					<title>Personalized Anti-Abortion Billboard Trucks Headed to Congressional District of Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13273</link>
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					<description>Contact: Don Cooper, 949-206-0600; Fletcher Armstrong, 865-776-1312; Mark Harrington, 614-419-9000; Bill Calvin, 816-918-9873; Michael Schrimsher, 407-810-3515; all with Center For Bio-Ethical Reform&#160;
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform will operate billboard trucks in the congressional district of Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning immediately and ending with the vote on the final version of the Source: Center for Bio Ethical Reform</description>
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					<title>Personalized Anti-Abortion Billboard Trucks Headed to Congressional District of Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA)</title>
					<category>Washington DC</category>
					<link>http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&amp;task=view&amp;releaseID=13272</link>
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					<description>Contact: Don Cooper, 949-206-0600; Fletcher Armstrong, 865-776-1312; Mark Harrington, 614-419-9000; Bill Calvin, 816-918-9873; Michael Schrimsher, 407-810-3515; all with Center For Bio-Ethical Reform&#160;
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform will resume its operation of billboard trucks in the congressional district of Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA) a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning immediately and ending with the vote on the final Source: Center for Bio Ethical Reform</description>
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