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Obama Strategists Say Birth-Control Fight Won't Hurt Him In Election

By UCN on February 7, 2012 1:39 PM

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast February 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Pool/Getty Images North America)

Democratic strategists think that most U.S. Catholic women believe birth control should be available and that people who oppose Obama because of a new rule for employers would not vote for him anyway.

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Some Chaplains Receive Call to Serve In Ministry While Serving Country

By UCN on February 7, 2012 1:21 PM

Growing up in Kuwait, Asif Balbale thought he wanted to become a chemical engineer. He never imagined enlisting in the U.S. Navy, much less becoming an imam.

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Teenager Went to Church After Calling Killing of 9-Year-Old 'Enjoyable'

By UCN on February 6, 2012 11:15 PM

Alyssa Bustamante, 15, listens during a brief hearing where her attorney entered not guilty pleas on her behalf to charges of armed criminal action and first-degree murder in Cole County Circuit Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 8, 2009. (Kelley McCall/AP Photo)

Missouri teenager Alyssa Bustamante, who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl, wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and "pretty enjoyable" experience -- then headed to church.

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Mitt Romney Launches Petition Against President Obama's "Attacks On Religious Liberty"

By UCN on February 6, 2012 8:55 PM

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during an election party at the Red Rock Casino February 4, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America)

Mitt Romney launched a petition on Monday against a new Obama administration mandate that will force employers, including religious institutions such as Catholic schools, to provide health insurance covering contraception.

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President Obama: I Deserve Re-election Despite Struggling Economy

By UCN on February 6, 2012 5:25 AM

U.S. President Barack Obama holds up a one-page mortgage application form that he proposes as he delivers remarks on the economy February 1, 2012 at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images North America)

President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles.

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Rick Santorum Refuses to Leave Race Despite Losing Four Straight Contests

By UCN on February 6, 2012 5:24 AM

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at a town hall meeting at the Tea Party and Republicans Uniting Nevada Conservatives (TRUNC) office January 31, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America)

Rick Santorum has lost four straight contests.

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2 Innocent Lives Lost After Husband of Missing Utah Woman Sets Fire to Home

By UCN on February 6, 2012 4:21 AM

Firefighters in Graham, Wash., work at the house where officials believe Josh Powell deliberately set a fire that killed him and his two sons after they arrived for a supervised court-ordered visit. (Peter Haley, Tacoma News Tribune / February 6, 2012)

Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.

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Trial Set to Start for Death of Lacrosse Player Yeardley Love

By UCN on February 6, 2012 4:18 AM

The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend is set to begin in Charlottesville.

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Mitt Romney Keeps Cruising with Easy Nevada Caucus Victory, Sets Sights On Colorado

By UCN on February 5, 2012 8:48 AM

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks to speak to supporters at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 4. (Julie Jacobson / AP)

Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.

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Newt Gingrich Vows to Stay In Race After Romney Wins 'Mormon State' Nevada

By UCN on February 5, 2012 8:36 AM

Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks at a news conference at The Venetian on February 4, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker/Getty Images North America)

Defeated in the Nevada caucuses, Newt Gingrich brushed aside all talk of quitting the Republican presidential race and said he hopes a series of victories will enable him to catch up with front-runner Mitt Romney by the Texas primary in early April.

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