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By Mara Gay - Politics DailyMichelle Obama gave an emotional graduation speech today at a high school in D.C's Anacostia neighborhood, a historically black section of the city that struggles with poverty, violent crime, and high dropout rates. "Perhaps there were those who wanted to write you off, maybe because of assumptions they made about you or your school or your community," Mrs. Obama said. "But every day you're proving them wrong." The first lady had tears in her eyes as she spoke about the sacrifices her parents made to give she and her brother an education. She told the graduates of The Academies at ...
Glenn Beck to Address Baptist Grads, but His Mormonism Sparks Debate
By David Gibson - Politics DailyGlenn Beck is a darling of Fox News viewers and a must-see for legions of religious conservatives. So given his profile and right-of-center views, it was no surprise when it was announced that Beck would be a featured speaker at this Sunday's commencement at Baptist-run Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., the brainchild of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, founder of the Moral Majority. Falwell's son, Jerry Jr., is the current president of Liberty. In a statement explaining the invitation, he called Beck "one of the few courageous voices in the national media standing up for the principles upon ...
Church Criticism of Obama Invite Grows
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyCardinal Daniel DiNardo, the Archbishop of Houston, joined a growing list of bishops and lay Catholics to denounce the University of Notre Dame for inviting President Barack Obama to speak at its commencement ceremonies this spring. DiNardo becomes the first American Cardinal to criticize the university for extending the invitation to Obama, who unabashedly supports what some call the most extreme view of abortion rights of any president since the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court in 1973. Four other Catholic bishops, including Bishop John D'Arcy of the Northern Indiana ...
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