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Comcast NBC merger “threatens democracy”
July 20, 2010CHICAGO - Comcast plans to take over NBC Universal in a $30 billion mega-merger between the two media giants, unless government regulators nix the deal.
Read morePanel: Family policy caught in political partisanship
July 20, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - Policies on whether, and how, to aid the nation's families have gotten caught in the poisonous political partisanship permeating the country, said speakers at a panel on the future of families.
Read morePro-choice groups assail White House anti-abortion move
July 19, 2010Women's and reproductive rights groups are condemning the Obama administration's decision to exclude abortion coverage from a new high-risk insurance plan.
Read moreCuba caravans cover 130 cities
July 19, 2010When all the world has free and open relations with revolutionary Cuba, and when we can all go back and forth freely, we'll owe a debt to the Pastors for Peace "caravanistas" who, every year, defy...
Read moreGodBlock inspires controversy — among atheists
July 16, 2010One would expect that religious people would be offended by new "GodBlock" software that removes Biblical references from children's computer screens - but atheists don't like it either.
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