Topic: Barack Obama

Romney Mormonism no barrier against Obama: poll

Republican voters are uneasy about White House hopeful Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, but not enough to hurt him in a general election battle with President Barack Obama, according to a survey out Wednesday.Romney's steady support in the polls and fundraising prowess have ...

Mormon faith may hurt Romney in primaries: poll

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's Mormonism could hurt the Republican candidate with evangelical voters in his fight for party's presidential nomination, but those voters would favor him over President Barack Obama in the general election, a poll released Wednesday concluded.Some 15 percent ...

APEC security tests Hawaiian hospitality

The all-encompassing Hawaiian term "Aloha" can mean both hello and goodbye, making it an apt phrase this weekend in Honolulu where the welcome for an Asia-Pacific summit is wearing thin.The legions of protesters who normally accompany such gatherings are absent in remote, ...

Religious leaders in Assisi denounce fanaticism

Religious leaders joined with Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday to denounce violence perpetrated in the name of their faiths, amid growing religious fanaticism across the world."No more violence, no more war, no more terrorism! Never again! In the name of God, that ...
Bishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wants Obama to push the reset button on gay marriageArchbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wants President Barack Obama to push the reset button on gay ...

Obama remembers 9/11 at Iftar dinner

US President Barack Obama remembered the dead of the "awful" September 11 attacks in 2001, including Muslim Americans, as he marked the holy month of Ramadan at an Iftar dinner.The president launched what will be a solemn series of events to mark ...

Obama, Clinton offer Ramadan wishes to Muslims

US President Barack Obama extended his best wishes Monday to Muslims beginning the holy fasting month of Ramadan, using the occasion to urge people to help victims of drought and famine in Africa.His Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also extended good wishes ...

Obama offers Muslims best wishes for Ramadan

US President Barack Obama extended his best wishes Monday to Muslims beginning the holy fasting month of Ramadan, using the occasion to urge people to help victims of drought and famine in Africa.Ramadan is "a time of deep reflection and sacrifice. As ...

Bin Laden's death: the morality of celebrating

Amid the public revelry, flag waving and cries of joy, some Americans are standing back and questioning the propriety of the raucous celebrations which followed the killing of Osama bin Laden."It's awkward to celebrate anyone's death, but it is impossible to feel ...

W.House berates religious leader over birth comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House struck back at Christian evangelical leader Franklin Graham on Monday for suggesting that President Barack Obama might not have been born in the United States.Graham, the son of evangelical leader Billy Graham -- a long-time counselor ...
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