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Relatives of Mother Emmanuel Nine offer model of grace for us all

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. It is such a rare act that most do not know how to respond, except in stunned silence. Relatives of the nine people murdered while …

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Voters Are Fed Up and Not Just In Massachusetts

In Massachusetts the race for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s senate seat is breaking in favor of the Republicans on the eve of the election. Democrat Martha Coakley is trailing Republican Scott Brown and even leaned on the star-power of President Obama this weekend to try and catch up …

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Gang of Six Plan Brings Hope Washington Could Still Rescue America

It is hard not to be excited by the news of the Gang of Six’s resurrection. Their $3.7 trillion plan to reduce the budget deficit over 10 years coupled with lowering tax rates, eliminating loopholes, and ultimately raising $1 trillion in new revenue meets the broad outlines of the Bowles-Simpson …

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