usnews.com - 5/7/2009
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The National Day of Prayer Task Force, headquartered at the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, has issued a statement criticizing the Obama administration for the way it's marking the annual event this Thursday. Though the Obama administration has announced that it will issue a ...
thinkprogress.org - 5/7/2009
article.nationalreview.com - 5/8/2009
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Obamas winning personality and a widespread yearning for
ill-defined change were probably more essential to Obamas victory...
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truthdig.com - 5/6/2009
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our government while corporate overlords loot the Treasury, our elected officials continue to have their palms greased by armies of corporate lobbyists, our corporate ...
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Happy National Prayer Day
The Moderate Voice —
Another day, another national event. How does Hallmark manage to keep up?
This time, it’s National Prayer Day — and some folks are mad at President Obama.
The National Day of Prayer Task Force, chaired by Shirley Dobson, will be holding an observance at the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, May 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. That observance is open to the public. The White House has been asked to send a representative on behalf of the Executive Branch, but no response has been received, as of today. The Legislative and Judicial ...
Christian Right: Obama Is A Heretic For Observing Day Of Prayer In Private Just Like Most Other Presidents
Think Progress —
... President Obama will sign a proclamation recognizing today as a National Day of Prayer (NDP). Notably, the President will not continue former George W. Bush’s practice of holding a “formal White House event.” In response, conservative commentators ...
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Obama ends Bush-era National Prayer Day service at White House
latimesblogs.latimes.com 5/8/2009 — For years, it's been a staple of the White House calendar. On the first Thursday of May, dedicated as the National Day of Prayer, President George W. Bush hosted an ecumenical service in the East Room, a big public endorsement of evangelical ...
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