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• Pope backs Italy church in Berlusconi row (AP)
• Burundi's singing president marks four years in power (AFP)
• 1940s gospel legend Marie Knight dies in NYC at 84 (AP)

Pope backs Italy church in Berlusconi row (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 12:09 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday gave his full support to the Italian Catholic Church after it was dragged into a media row linked to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal.

Burundi's singing president marks four years in power (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:55 AM PDT AFP - He washes the poor's feet, sings the gospel with passion and dances the Congolese ndombolo like no other.

1940s gospel legend Marie Knight dies in NYC at 84 (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:26 PM PDT AP - Gospel legend Marie Knight has died in New York City at age 84. She came to prominence while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 1940s and singing hits such as "Beams of Heaven."

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