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AP Exclusive: Indonesians recount role in massacre »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) _ The men bound the thumbs of dozens of suspected communists behind their backs with banana leaves and drove them to a ...

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Across nation, gay advocates protest marriage ban »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

BOSTON (AP) _ Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned ...

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Wis. woman pleads no contest in corpse case »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

MAUSTON, Wis. (AP) _ A member of a religious sect pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after being accused of leaving another member's corpse ...

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Wis. woman pleads no contest in toilet corpse case »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

MAUSTON, Wis. (AP) _ A woman accused of helping her religious leader hide a decaying corpse on her toilet so they could continue collecting her ...

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Obama's church choice likely to be scrutinized »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

Churches in the nation's capital have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presidents ...

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Protesters rally near Texas court in dragging case »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

PARIS, Texas (AP) _ Protesters galvanized by a dragging death that has stirred memories of the notorious James Byrd case rallied twice outside an eastern ...

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Ark. seizes 21 more kids from evangelist's group »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas authorities have taken into protective custody 21 children associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries based on allegations of neglect ...

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Jonestown memorial unveiled on 30th anniversary »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ On the 30th anniversary of the Jonestown disaster Tuesday, organizers of an annual memorial service displayed the first panels of a ...

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Northwestern State beats East Texas Baptist 87-65 »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in Sports

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) _ Northwestern State blocked 12 shots as it defeated East Texas Baptist 87-68 Tuesday night.

Northwestern State (1-1) ran out to a ...

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Sainthood probe starts in US for 'Rosary Priest' »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

BALTIMORE (AP) _ Recognized widely for his catchphrase — "the family that prays together stays together" — the late Rev. Patrick Peyton spread his message to millions ...

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Priest gets probation for jogging nude at track »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) _ A Catholic priest convicted of indecent exposure for jogging naked around a track at a high school has been sentenced to ...

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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) _ A blast killed at least eight mourners Friday at the funeral of a Shiite cleric in northwestern Pakistan who ...

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Musical at Iowa college acts out scary Bible tales »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in Arts & Entertainment

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Don't expect to hear these Bible stories at church.

Cannibalism, rape, a bear that mauls children — this is the ...

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Judge to parents: Leave sect, get kids back »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) _ A judge has told parents of two teenage girls removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound that they can have ...

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Vatican: Beatles music better than today's songs »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in Arts & Entertainment

VATICAN CITY (AP) _ Vatican media are praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the British band was ...

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