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BEADS OF CHANGE: Edward Ritchie holds a rosary as he and others protest against a gay “marriage” bill that the Maryland State House voted on in Annapolis, Md.
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Taking the initiative

by J.C. Derrick

Politics |  A slew of marriage votes leads the list of ballot measures across the country in November

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Joe Walsh
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Tea Party tests

by J.C. Derrick

Politics |  Races in Virginia and Illinois will show how deep the roots of the 2010 House election have gone

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Decision time
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Decision time

by Marvin Olasky

Politics |  Sinful humans with all our quirks will decide who controls the White House and Congress. But under a sovereign God, the election is no crapshoot

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NEW DIRECTION: McKenna, left, greets a guest at a neighborhood picnic in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood.
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Revenge of the over-regulated

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics |  Republicans, pointing to the success of free market policies in Virginia, are poised to make historic gains in governorships across the country

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DIFFERENT MINDSETS: Lugar (left) and Mourdock at a debate in April.
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Hoosier spite

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics |  Republican chances of taking the Senate aren’t being helped by 36-year Senate veteran Dick Lugar’s grudge against the primary opponent who dared defeat…

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Romney speaks at Moore Oil Company in Milwaukee.
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Old reliables

by Emily Belz

Politics |  Millennials and African-Americans, two groups hardest hit by Obama-era recession and unemployment, are (mostly) sticking with the president

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David Hung, a lawyer with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund asks a Chinese-American voter if she had problems voting
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Up for grabs

by Angela Lu

Politics |  Asian-Americans could be key voters in a close election, and they've proven to be open to Republican ideas. But Mitt Romney will have to make an effort to get…

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Rudy Giuliani campaigns for Romney at The Aventura Jewish Center of Florida
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Splintering bloc

by Daniel James Devine

Politics |  Romney hopes Jews, usually an overwhelmingly Democratic constituency, will enter voting booths in November with the Middle East in mind. The prime minister of…

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What they believe
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What they believe

by Jamie Dean

Politics |  The United States has had presidents from unorthodox religious groups before, and after the election it will again: Mitt Romney and Barack Obama court…

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Tony Evans
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Vote your priorities

by Emily Belz

Politics |  Megachurch pastor Tony Evans criticizes Democratic positions on family and Republican spirit on limited government

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Debunking junk
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Debunking junk

by Daniel James Devine

Science |  Researchers are showing that the old Darwinian ideas about 'junk' DNA were simplistic. Welcome to the new genome

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Romney makes a call to a voter and visits with volunteers during a stop at his Tampa, Fla., campaign headquarters.
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Into the last laps

by Jamie Dean

Politics |  Inside the GOP's final push for the White House: As Republicans try to fire up the grassroots, many of those activists find more motivation in opposing a…

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