Amid protests, Putin reaches out to his core supporters

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged $118 million for rebuilding places of worship and state funding for religious schools, the latest in a series of campaign promises before next month’s presidential vote.

Amid unprecedented protests, Russia’s Putin courts supporters with raft of promises

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged $118 million for rebuilding places of worship and state funding for religious schools, the latest in a series of campaign promises before next month’s presidential vote.

Grimm And Murphy Spar Over Obama Contraception Plan

Congressman Michael Grimm went after President Barack Obama today for his administration's mandate that businesses like hospitals and schools, including religious ones, offer health insurance covering contraceptives to their employees. The Catholic Church, which opposes contraception,  is strongly protesting the decision . “As a Roman Catholic, I strongly believe in preserving the sanctity of ...

Santorum eyes revival in Republican contests

LOVELAND, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday in a bid to slow front-runner Mitt Romney and revive his fading White House hopes. The former senator from Pennsylvania narrowly won Iowa's caucuses on January 3 but his drive to become the main conservative alternative to ...

Obama risks Catholic vote with birth-control mandate

(Reuters) - Dr. Joe Casillas, an obstetrician in Southern California, routinely prescribes birth control for his patients. Though he's a practicing Catholic, he doesn't follow his church's stern warning that contraception is a sin. He believes women should have access. Yet Casillas was dismayed when the Obama administration recently ruled that religious institutions had to follow the same rules ...