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• China remodels Silk Road city but scars run deep (AFP)
• Perry to evangelicals: I'm one of you (AP)
• Pope calls for 'revival' of Libyan peace efforts (AFP)
• Prayers, fasts as Texas governor preps presidential bid (AFP)

China remodels Silk Road city but scars run deep (AFP) Posted: 07 Aug 2011 08:59 AM PDT AFP - The call to prayer echoes across the old Silk Road city of Kashgar, drawing believers into the main mosque under the watchful eye of armed police, as building cranes loom in the distance.

Perry to evangelicals: I'm one of you (AP) Posted: 07 Aug 2011 04:49 AM PDT AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry sent a strong message to the nation's evangelicals Saturday: he is a member of the important constituency for Republicans that he soon may call upon to help him secure the GOP presidential nomination.

Pope calls for 'revival' of Libyan peace efforts (AFP) Posted: 07 Aug 2011 04:10 AM PDT AFP - Pope Benedict XVI urged the international community Sunday to "revive" their search for a peace plan for Libya, saying force was not the answer.

Prayers, fasts as Texas governor preps presidential bid (AFP) Posted: 06 Aug 2011 08:01 PM PDT AFP - Texas Governor Rick Perry, expected to launch a 2012 White House bid soon, rallied the faithful for a day of Christian prayer and fasting Saturday asking God to fix America's woes.

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