World
Pope calls church to action to liberate poor
December 2, 2013In Pope Francis' document, he denounces the anti-human effects of the "idolatry"of the market and the radical wealth inequality resulting from it, but what is really new is making this issue the center of the Catholic...
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Francis does it again: Attacking the “tyranny” of unfettered capitalism
November 27, 2013Francis I is blasting the "tyranny" of unfettered capitalism, economic inequity and financial finagling.
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Right-wing candidate declared winner in Honduras vote
November 27, 2013The Supreme Electoral Tribunal gave 774,757 votes to National Party presidential candidate Juan Orlando Hernandez and 623, 080 votes to Libre party candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya.
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Forming a German government: Bumper cars for the Bundestag?
November 26, 2013The noise is terrific and everyone zooms back and forth, round and round, clashing with everybody else. And there may be no real winner -- except perhaps the man at the cash register.
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El Salvador prepares for elections: Will the U.S. intervene?
November 25, 2013On February 2, there will be a presidential election in El Salvador, to replace outgoing left-center President Mauricio Funes.
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