South Dakota to Execute 1st Prisoner in 60 Years
South Dakota is preparing for its first execution in 60 years, nearly a year after the governor delayed an execution over legal concerns about the lethal injection mixture prison officials planned to use.
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Father vs. Father: Two Traditions Square Off
Tony Gargagliano’s father came to New York from Italy as a teenager in 1908. But he held on to many of his Old World ways — much to the aggravation –and the delight — of his son. For instance, there was the day they went to get his father’s third marriage annulled.

Tony Gargagliano’s father came to New York from Italy as a teenager in 1908. But he held on to many of his Old World ways — much to the aggravation –and the delight — of his son. For instance, there was the day they went to get his father’s third marriage annulled.

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Giuliani Support Hints at Shift
He is a pro-choice, thrice-married New Yorker. So why is Rudy Giuliani the leading presidential candidate in a Republican Party long dominated by pro-life, family-values voters in the South and West?
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Romney Faces Uphill Battle for Evangelical Voters
Nearly a half-century after John F. Kennedy broke the Catholic barrier to the presidency, Mitt Romney is attempting a similar feat.
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British Suspect’s Beliefs Drove Him, Friends Say
The Iraq war hardened a doctor detained in the bomb plots. He rejoiced at attacks on the troops.
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Germans Split Over a Mosque and the Role of Islam
Plans for what would be one of Germany’s largest mosques are rattling an ancient city to its foundations.
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Gay Mormons Grapple with Faith, Sexuality
For Ben Jarvis, the tension between Mormon teachings and his sexuality led him to leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But Affirmation, a support group for gay, lesbian and bisexual Mormons, has helped Jarvis and others retain and share traditions, whether or not they are “officially” church members.

For Ben Jarvis, the tension between Mormon teachings and his sexuality led him to leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But Affirmation, a support group for gay, lesbian and bisexual Mormons, has helped Jarvis and others retain and share traditions, whether or not they are “officially” church members.

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U.K. Attacks Renew Calls to Ban Islamist Group
The recent attacks in Britain have renewed debate about banning an Islamist group there. But Hizb ut-Tahrir — which seeks to end Western-style government in Islamist countries and return to the form of government set out in the Koran — says its methods are peaceful.

The recent attacks in Britain have renewed debate about banning an Islamist group there. But Hizb ut-Tahrir — which seeks to end Western-style government in Islamist countries and return to the form of government set out in the Koran — says its methods are peaceful.

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