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February 13, 2008 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Winning Streak Extends To District, Md. and Va.
Dan Balz and Tim Craig/Washington Post (02/13/2008)
Obama had his most impressive night of the competition, not just in the size of his victory margins
but in the breadth of support he attracted from men and women, young voters and old, African
Americans and whites. The results left Clinton, the one-time front-runner for the Democratic
nomination, in a deep hole.
Christian evangelicals send McCain a message
Associated Press (02/13/2008: msnbc.msn.com)
WASHINGTON - Mike Huckabee's recent refrain about believing in miracles makes the ordained Baptist
minister appear almost prophetic. Christian evangelicals in Virginia who favored him in droves
seemed to send the would-be Republican presidential nominee John McCain a message from on high —
they won't roll over so easily.
Hispanic leaders wonder, with Clinton campaign manager out
Associated Press (02/13/2008: boston.com)
ALBANY, N.Y. - Two elected Hispanic leaders in New York said they would be distressed if Hillary
Clinton's Hispanic campaign manager was replaced because of a string of losses when others,
including former president Bill Clinton, should shoulder the blame.
DEATH PENALTY
Governor urged to resume executions
Art Barnum/Chicago Tribune (02/13/2008)
DuPage County State's Atty. Joseph Birkett joined a Republican lawmaker Tuesday in urging Gov. Rod
Blagojevich to resume executions, saying Illinois' death-penalty system has been reformed.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
Religion Joins Custody Cases, to Judges’ Unease
Neela Banerjee/New York Times (02/13/2008)
Across the country, child-custody disputes in which religion is the flash point are increasing, part
of a broader rise in custody conflicts over the last 30 years, lawyers, judges and mediators say.
EDUCATION
Colleges Seek to Protect Church Tills
Kathy Matheson/Associated Press (02/13/2008: ap.google.com)
Many U.S. churches have been victims of embezzlement over the years, reflecting not just moral
weakness on the part of the wrongdoers, but lax financial controls. Often, church budgets are
overseen by volunteers or employees with little guidance or professional training. Now, some
colleges are hoping to prevent such faith-shattering abuses by offering programs devoted
specifically to managing church finances and personnel.
CONGREGATIONS AND FAITH GROUPS
Members of Fort Worth's Broadway Baptist Church call for pastor's firing
Sam Hodges/Dallas Morning News (02/13/2008)
Deacons of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth are recommending that an anniversary pictorial
directory have no family photos, an effort to defuse a controversy over whether gay couples should
be included. But troubles for the moderate Baptist congregation are mounting, with some members
calling for the firing of Senior Minister Brett Younger, saying he has mishandled the directory
issue and led the church in too liberal a direction on homosexuality and theology.
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