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Pope Benedict XVI is due to celebrate an open-air Mass on the seafront of the Lebanese capital Beirut before he returns to Rome after a three-day visit to Lebanon. Thousands of people are expected to participate in the Mass scheduled to be held at the Beirut City Centre Waterfront on Sunday. On Saturday, the pontiff urged Middle Eastern Christians and Muslims to forge a harmonious, pluralistic society in which the dignity of each person is respected and the right to worship in peace is guaranteed. Speaking to political and religious leaders, he stressed that people must repudiate vengeance, acknowledge their own faults and offer forgiveness to each other. Thousands of people, mostly...

Miami Beach’s mayor and city manager took part in an annual tradition this summer by flying to Switzerland as part of a city-sponsored Art Basel delegation. In what is becoming a new tradition, the Miami-Dade...

(Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial law that limited the rights of many public-sector union workers should stay in place while the state appeals a judge's ruling that found parts of the measure unconstitutional, the state's attorney general said on Saturday. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said he would appeal Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas' ruling striking down parts of the law approved by the Republican-led Legislature last year. "We also will be seeking a stay of Friday's decision pending appeal in order to allow the law to continue in effect as it has for more than a year while the appellate courts address the legal issues," Van Hollen said in a statement. Republican...

President Barack Obama has carved out a clear advantage in the White House race even as he juggles the demands of his re-election campaign with managing a raging Middle East crisis. Obama appears to be enjoying a resilient bounce following the Democratic National Convention nearly two weeks ago, while his Republican challenger Mitt Romney has struggled to land telling blows. The US leader has a small but definite advantage in most national polls of the race to the November 6 election, and more importantly looks strong in swing states that will decide whether he wins a second term. But while he has benefited from the advantages of incumbency -- including an ability to appear statesmanlike,...

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Related topics defense cutssequestrationOMB Advertisement The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the details of how the budget cuts required under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) will be allocated. The $1 trillion in cuts, called the sequestration, over then next decade was passed by Congress to reduce the national debt. This is the second part of a two articles on the subject. The Obama administration made a statement at the beginning of the OMB report about its beliefs about sequestration and what Congress should do to prevent these severe cuts from taking affect. Here is part of that statement: "In August 2011, bipartisan majorities in both the House and...

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