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February 11, 2008 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
3 New Endorsements Give McCain More Conservative Backing
foxnews.com (02/11/2008)
Republican front-runner John McCain received three endorsements Monday — each from a
different segment of the Republican establishment — indicating a growing coalescence
around the candidate by a much needed but reluctant group of voters: conservative base
voters. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, American Values President Gary Bauer and Republican
Steering Committee head Rep. Jeb Hensarling all offered their backing to the Arizona
senator.
Gary Bauer Endorses McCain
Libby Quaid/Associated Press (02/11/2008: ap.google.com)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Republican John McCain challenged the notion he is struggling to rally
conservative critics as he picked up the endorsement Monday of evangelical leader Gary
Bauer.
Huckabee Seeks His Miracle
Michael Scherer/Time (02/10/2008)
As the polls now stand, Huckabee is a dramatic underdog heading into the February 12
primaries in Virginia and Maryland, with McCain outpolling him by a margin of two to one.
But the Huckabee campaign says it has its eye fixed firmly on the March 4 primary in
Texas, where Huckabee could benefit from his southern appeal, and lingering conservative
skepticism on McCain's positions on campaign finance reform and immigration.
Are Young Evangelicals Skewing More Liberal?
ABC News (02/10/2008)
A younger generation of evangelical Christians is coming of age -- and as they head to the
polls, they are breaking from their parents and focusing on a broader range of issues than
just abortion and gay marriage.
Catholic Vote Is Harbinger of Success for Clinton
Jim Dwyer/New York Times (02/09/2008)
Catholics are scattered across the American landscape, with the sun having long set on the
empire of the parish, a source of boundary and social identity. No single explanation for
Mrs. Clinton’s current success could credibly cover enough ground. That did not stop New
Yorkers from trying.
DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE
Interfaith Movement In America Digs Deeper
Michelle Boorstein/Washington Post (02/09/2008)
For more than a decade, interfaith efforts have been on the rise in the United States,
fueled by the growth of newer religious minority groups and by post-Sept. 11 interest in
Islam. But participants and experts say a new credo is changing the movement: Go deeper.
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Seniors Transcend Back Pain With Meditation
Aina Hunter/ABC News (02/11/2008)
There is a plethora of data supporting the idea that those who practice what researchers
call "mindfulness meditation" have an easier time dealing with chronic pain. But when it
comes to data focusing on senior citizens in particular — not so much.
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