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KEITH FOURNIER, Head of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). The ACLJ helped draft the Christian Coalition's Contract with the American Family. The contract, which has been a controversial topic on Capitol Hill, calls on Congress to allow prayer and religious displays in public places, curb pornography, restrict abortion, give tax relief to families, get tough with criminals, promote school choice and end taxpayer funding of the arts. Activist and preacher JIM WALLIS is the editor of Sojourners magazine . Wallis and other Protestant and Catholic officials have started a new coalition "Cry for Renewal." It's their alternative to the conservative agenda of the Christian Coalition. WALLIS is also the author of the book, The Soul of Politics (The New Press/Orbis

The airline says a glitch in its computerized reservation system caused planes to be grounded for two hours.

The companies expect the merger to be complete next month. Under the settlement, American and US Airways agreed to give up slots at key airports around the country.

Jewish Americans critical of how Israel and the U.S. are responding to Hamas' attack say they're ostracized by the mainstream U.S. Jewish community. They worry there's no room for dissenting voices.

Gallup says that for the first time since it started asking Americans about Cuba back in 1996, a majority now see the country in a favorable light.

The survey paints a complex picture of a war-weary American electorate, who are generally opposed to a war in Syria but who support limited strikes on chemical warfare infrastructure.

The soldier said he opened fire on the American convoy because they failed to stop at the gate outside a Jordanian air base. He was convicted by a Jordanian military court.

If Chicago is a stronghold of American Islam, then Rami Nashashibi might be considered one of its most precocious proponents. On Chicago's South Side, his group, the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, works to end violence and improve residents' living conditions.

Polls show that Americans broadly support the concept of affirmative action but oppose preferential treatment for minorities in college admissions.

Hours after the bodies of six hostages were recovered in Gaza, Israelis protested the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for a general strike.