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Unemployment rate for young veterans hits 21.1 percent The unemployment rate last year for young veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle that combat veterans face as they make the transition home from war. The number was well above the 16.6 percent jobless rate for non-veterans of the same ages, 18 to 24. It was significantly higher than the 2008 unemployment rate among veterans in that age group: 14.1 percent. Link · Skeeve on March 13 2010 19:25 · 0 Comments · 2 Reads ·
Pope knew priest was paedophile but allowed him to continue with ministry The Pope was drawn directly into the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal last night as news emerged of his part in a decision to send a paedophile priest for therapy. The cleric went on to reoffend and was convicted of child abuse but continues to work as a priest in Upper Bavaria. The priest was sent from Essen to Munich for therapy in 1980 when he was accused of forcing an 11-year-old boy to perform oral sex. The archdiocese confirmed that the Pope, who was then a cardinal, had approved a decision to accommodate the priest in a rectory while the therapy took place. Link · Skeeve on March 13 2010 18:45 0 Comments · 2 Reads · Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, who claimed the references to God disrespect his religious beliefs. Link · Skeeve on March 11 2010 23:53 0 Comments · 2 Reads ·		Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales. The study was one of the first rigorous tests of this theory of gravity beyond our solar system. The research found that even over vast scales of galaxies and clusters of galaxies, the equations of general relativity predict the way that mass pulls on other mass in the universe. READ MORE · Skeeve on March 11 2010 19:07 0 Comments · 5 Reads · Did Focus On The Family Board Force Dobson Out? A prominent friend and supporter of James Dobson believes Dobson was pushed aside by the new leadership of Focus on the Family, who want the powerhouse evangelical ministry to project a softer image on issues ranging from abortion to gay marriage to relations with President Obama. Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977 and spent the next 25 years building it into the influential Christian conservative group it is today. READ MORE · Skeeve on March 11 2010 18:51 0 Comments · 4 Reads ·

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