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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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Europe
German Catholics' Path To Heaven Comes With Taxes
October 9, 2012 German Catholics are facing a stark choice: Pay a church tax or forget about receiving the sacraments, including baptisms, weddings and funerals. Germany taxes registered Catholics, Protestants and Jews. In 2011, the tax raised $6.5 billion for the Catholic Church alone. Many progressives and conservatives are up in arms over the German bishops' decree.
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Taliban Say They Shot Teenaged Pakistani Girl Who Exposed Their Cruelty
October 9, 2012 Malala Yousufzai kept a diary and detailed the Taliban's actions. After it was featured on the BBC, she became a national figure. Now, the Taliban say they're behind her wounding and that they'll try again to kill her if given the chance.
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VIDEO: Australia's Prime Minister Doesn't Hold Back As She Rips Opponent
October 9, 2012 When she rose to address the opposition leader this week, Australia's leader tore into him.
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Risks Of Global Economic Slowdown Are 'Alarmingly High,' IMF Warns
October 9, 2012 International Monetary Fund economists also warn that things could get even worse if European leaders don't finally get the euro crisis under control and if U.S. lawmakers let the federal government go over its "fiscal cliff."
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In Mexico: Cartel Leader May Be Dead, Key Lieutenant Captured
October 9, 2012 Heriberto Lazcano, "The Executioner," was reportedly killed Sunday in a battle with Mexican marines. Salvador Alfonso Martinez Escobedo, known as "Squirrel," was captured hours earlier.
