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King Abdullah II, Pope Benedict XVI Meet

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – King Abdullah II (search) of Jordan paid Pope Benedict XVI (search) a visit on Monday, saying he wanted to foster an honest dialogue between the West and moderate Islam. Abdullah and his wife, Queen Rania, called on the pope at his papal summer residence in Castel …

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Bush Signs Bill to Help Gulf Coast Tax Credits

WASHINGTON – Mississippi and Louisiana lead in the nation in the portion of families who rely on a tax credit for the working poor, the kind of help that can be disrupted by job losses and family separations like those caused by Hurricane Katrina (search). President Bush on Friday signed …

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Book Aims to Teach Bible in School, Avoid Legal Woes

ROANOKE, Va. – An interfaith group released a new textbook Thursday aimed at teaching public high school students about the Bible (search) while avoiding legal and religious disputes. The nonprofit Bible Literacy Project (search) of Fairfax, Va., spent five years and $2 million developing “The Bible and Its Influence.” The …

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