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Obama relents on contraception coverage - FT.com
www.ft.com | Feb 10, 2012
The White House has backed down in the face of a wave of church and conservative criticism and agreed to modify a rule requiring employers, including ones with religious ties, to offer health insurance that covers contraception. The new rule,

Election 2012: the return of 'culture wars' | Gary Younge | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 10, 2012
Gary Younge: Until now, we thought this campaign would be all about the economy. It still will – but 'values' voters are going to count, too

LinkedIn Sets Tone for Social Networks - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Feb 9, 2012
LinkedIn's profit jumped 30% and its revenue more than doubled in its latest quarter, providing a lift to the young social-networking industry ahead of Facebook's public offering later this year.

Brad Hirschfield: Are Clergy Public Servants? Gov't Says NO!
www.huffingtonpost.com | Feb 9, 2012
Are clergy and teachers of religious faith/thought public servants? Is their work on par with that of others who work for 501c3 non-for-profit groups and for government agencies? The federal government has changed its mind about that.

Newsvine - Man pleads guilty over online 'South Park' threat
www.newsvine.com | Feb 9, 2012
A Muslim convert from Brooklyn pleaded guilty Thursday to using a website he founded to post online threats against the creators of the "South Park" television show and others he deemed enemies of Islam.

Garnerville, New York, Author Publishes New Book
www.prleap.com | Feb 8, 2012
This thought-provoking book examines the decline in true belief among today's Christians

Facebook, Google censor some religious content following court warning | Media and Advertising |
www.ameinfo.com | Feb 7, 2012
Google Inc. and Facebook have removed content from some Indian domain websites following a court directive warning the two internet giants of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to...

Facebook, Google bow to Indian censorship demands - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com |
Court warned of crackdown ‘like China’ if web companies don’t block content deemed offensive to Hindus, Muslims and Christians

What makes scientists tick?
www.newscientist.com | Jan 30, 2012
Psychologist Greg Feist is trying to find out what drives scientific curiosity, from ways of thinking to personality types

Tableau’s 10th Year: CEO Christian Chabot Remembers the Lean Years | Xconomy
www.xconomy.com | Jan 27, 2012
Earlier this week, Seattle's Tableau Software announced a big jump in annual sales and major hiring plans---something that's becoming almost routine for those