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• US lawmakers urge India to protect Christians (AFP)
• African nuns tell Vatican they want more influence (AP)
• Sarkozy popularity dips amid minister sex scandal (AP)

US lawmakers urge India to protect Christians (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 03:34 PM PDT AFP - US lawmakers urged authorities in India's eastern state of Orissa to prosecute perpetrators of violence against Christians, saying the nation's reputation for tolerance was at stake.

African nuns tell Vatican they want more influence (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:49 AM PDT AP - African nuns told a Vatican meeting Friday they want more of a say in running the Catholic Church on the continent, saying they have special talents and shouldn't be left to clean churches and mend vestments.

Sarkozy popularity dips amid minister sex scandal (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 05:04 AM PDT AP - The sex scandal surrounding France's culture minister has come at a bad time for President Nicolas Sarkozy whose popularity among voters took another dip, according to a poll published Friday.

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