• Obama tells US Congress to finish the job on gun control

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    Methodist church in US state halts weddings until gay marriage legal

  • Senate approves $3.7 trillion budget

  • House passes budget bill, averts government shutdown

  • Starbucks CEO defends gay marriage against shareholder

  • Clergy to hold liturgy against gun violence in US capital

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    Senate approves government funding bill; House to vote Thursday

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    Preemptive love offers simple way to counter shock and awe

  • Assault weapons ban out of Senate gun bill

  • Minimum wage should be $22 per hour, says senator

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    Survey: 7 in 10 US Catholics happy about Pope Francis

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    House speaker hails tentative bipartisan immigration plan

  • Colorado sheriff will 'ignore' Colorado gun control laws

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    Christian leaders call on pastors, parents to be 'winds of change' in gun debate

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    Pastor Saeed Abedini's wife pleads for US action at congressional hearing