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...Bending Belief Focus on the Family Action has posted an online video in which its public-policy chief says Mitt Romney "has acknowledged that Mormonism is not a Christian faith, and I appreciate his acknowledging that." But a Romney spokesman has told TIME that's not true: "The governor has not made that acknowledgment." Focus, which is more bullish on Romney than on his rivals, says the video will remain in its online voter guide. And that's fine with the Romney camp, a senior adviser tells God-o-Meter. After all, the misinterpretation is less likely to anger those...
...Nobody's better than him. What's amazing is his voice has all the power of 30, 40 years ago. He is at the heart and soul of the Democratic Party - the belief in civil rights, the belief in opportunity for all people, in upward mobility, in caring for the least of these, a vision that extends beyond our shores. And he speaks to a vision in which we are a beacon for those who are still trapped in poverty or oppression. To have him offer such a powerful endorsement I think will mean a lot. Obviously, there are people...
...Florida may be a diverse state, but Romney makes much the same appeal to all Floridians; an unshakeable belief in reuniting the "Reagan coalition" of social, fiscal and foreign policy conservatives. Romney staffers seem confident that the governor can attract the social conservatives and evangelicals who have been supporting Huckabee - who has greatly reduced his presence here since his loss in South Carolina - along with a good chunk of the fiscal conservatives for whom Romney's private sector background has an almost mystical appeal...
...their filters. A young volunteer named Norideem gathers some children and quizzes them on Guinea-worm prevention, a topic covered regularly by local health staff in Wantugu's schools. But when he asks where Guinea worm comes from, some have no answer. Others stick to a commonly held traditional belief: They tell him that it is hereditary; that it is in their blood...
...Israel. Abbas later said he'd stick it out, although Palestinian officials in Ramallah tell TIME that the Palestinian President is becoming increasingly isolated among his people, and even inside his own Fatah movement. Says Salah Bardoweel, a Hamas legislator, "This new round of attacks by Israel creates a belief that there is a security coordination between Ramallah, Tel Aviv and Washington against Gaza...