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March 28, 2008 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Poll: 1 in 10 Get Obama's Religion Wrong
Associated Press (03/28/2008: ap.google.com)
WASHINGTON — One in 10 voters believes Barack Obama is Muslim, a mistaken impression that lingers across party
lines, a poll showed Wednesday. Fourteen percent of Republicans, 10 percent of Democrats and 8 percent of
independents mistakenly think he is Muslim, according to a survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Just
over half of each group correctly identified him as Christian, while about a third said they don't know his
religion.
Obama Would Have Left if Wright Stayed
Associated Press (03/28/2008: chicagotribune.com)
WASHINGTON - White House hopeful Barack Obama suggests he would have left his Chicago church had his longtime
pastor, whose fiery anti-American comments about U.S. foreign policy and race relations threatened Obama's
campaign, not stepped down.
Pope's Subtle Impact May Be Felt in Elections
Elizabeth Birge/Religion News Service (03/28/2008: faithinpubliclife.org)
Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his first visit in the United States next month with the country once again in
the middle of a heated presidential election. And while no one believes the pope will speak directly about the
November elections during his visit, the tone and focus of his speeches could help influence millions of
Catholic voters, many of whom live in key swing states such as Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, which holds
its primary next month.
MEDICAL ETHICS
Parents Pick Prayer Over Docs; Girl Dies
Robert Imrie/Associated Press (03/28/2008: chicagotribune.com)
WESTON, Wis. - Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl's death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of
diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor. An autopsy showed Madeline
Neumann died Sunday of diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition that left too little insulin in her body, Everest
Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said.
ARTS AND MEDIA
Muslims condemn Dutch lawmaker's film
CNN (03/28/2008)
LONDON, England -- The Organization of the Islamic Conference on Friday added its voice to the growing
criticism of a film released by a Dutch lawmaker, which features disturbing images of terrorist acts
superimposed over verses from the Quran to paint Islam as a threat to Western society.
Kate Walsh: Abstinence-Only 'Not Working'
CBS (03/28/2008)
Actress Kate Walsh is pushing for federal sex education programs to teach strategies beyond abstinence-only.
Walsh, who played a doctor on "Grey's Anatomy" and stars in its spin-off, "Private Practice," is a member of
the board of advocates of Planned Parenthood, and went to Capitol Hill Thursday to take part in a congressional
briefing on sex education.
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