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• In WA, old mining town elects a Muslim mayor (AP)
• Catholic bishops say gay marriage hurts society (AP)
• NJ teen barred from abortion protest sues school (AP)

In WA, old mining town elects a Muslim mayor (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:57 PM PST AP - Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native of Pakistan who moved to this rugged, blue-collar mining town to open his own bar.

Catholic bishops say gay marriage hurts society (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:41 PM PST AP - The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation.

NJ teen barred from abortion protest sues school (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:17 PM PST AP - A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she couldn't participate in a day of silent protest against abortion.

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