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Mormon church president, age 97, dies

Mormon church president, age 97, dies

The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, died at age 97 of conditions relating to old age. In the wake of Hinckley's passing, Midday airs a recent Speaking of Faith broadcast titled "Inside Mormon Faith."

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Geraldine Brooks finds mystery in an ancient text

Geraldine Brooks finds mystery in an ancient text

When Geraldine Brooks covered the Bosnian crisis for the Wall Street Journal, she became fascinated by the disappearance of the Sarajevo Haggadah, a prized medieval text. The story of its recovery launched what was to become Brooks' new novel, "People of the Book."
by Euan Kerr

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Why it's difficult to make a movie from a comic book

Why it's difficult to make a movie from a comic book

If you want to make an animated film out of a comic book, logic suggests just taking what's on the pages, make it move and slap it on the screen. Not so says Marjane Satrapi. She wrote the best selling "Persepolis" graphic novels and directed an award winning film based on the story.
by Euan Kerr

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Sara Paretsky revisits 'Bleeding Kansas'

Sara Paretsky revisits 'Bleeding Kansas'

After writing a string of hard-boiled detective novels featuring private eye V.I. Warshawski, author Sara Paretsky is returning to her roots. Her new novel, "Bleeding Kansas," is set in a small town on the prairie.
by Euan Kerr

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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Catholic diocese in Wis.

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Catholic diocese in Wis.

The lawsuit was filed in 2006 by the family of a Hudson funeral director who, along with one other man, was fatally shot four years earlier. A judge found probable cause that the Rev. Ryan Erickson shot the two men after allegations surfaced that Erickson had sexually abused someone.

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Commentary: Bhutto assassination is reminder of darker side of Christmas story

Commentator Rev. Gordon Stewert remembers that part of the Christmas story is about spying, power, murder and exile. The assassination this week of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto reminds him those forces remain at work in the world today.

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The Christmas tree debate: Real or fake?

The Christmas tree debate: Real or fake?

Did you think of the ecological consequences of your Christmas tree? Minnesota Public Radio did some homework on whether real or artificial trees are better for the environment.
by Sea Stachura

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Commentator Peter Smith: Slowed by traffic on the road of life

Commentator Peter Smith: Slowed by traffic on the road of life

Commentator Peter Smith sees the themes of his life played out on the road. All too often, he is stuck behind a slow-driving green minivan.
by Peter Smith

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What role should religion play in American politics?

What role should religion play in American politics?

Presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laid out his views on the proper role of religion in American public life Thursday, saying, "We should acknowledge the Creator as did the founders, in ceremony and word."

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Finding beauty in the religions of others

Finding beauty in the religions of others

A Minneapolis sculptor uses handmade paper, uprooted trees, grapevines, and dried roses to tell a story of loss, displacement and personal spiritual transcendance.
by Marianne Combs

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