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Catholicism has experienced the biggest exodus of members, though that has been offset by a huge influx of Catholic immigrants, mostly Latinos. Immigrants are fueling growth in other faiths too. Two-thirds of U.S. Muslims are foreign-born...
...Hamas leaders favor goading Israel into attacking Gaza, however. More pragmatic leaders within the militant organization know that any public relations victory against Israel would be offset by heavy Palestinian casualties. These moderates are advocating a "cooling down" period with Israel. Nor was it lost on Hamas leaders that Israeli aircraft destroyed the empty Interior Ministry building as a reminder that if the fighting escalates, Israel might begin targeting Hamas' political leadership...
...addiction to plastic. One banker told TIME that a byproduct of a recession is that people charge more and don't pay it off, increasing their balances. Another is that it gives a bank that is ready for recession the opportunity to win share from the unprepared. Those might offset whatever pain the prospect of more regulation will bring...
Growth in home health care may not offset issues in the far larger professional segment, though. U.S. regulations have slashed Medicare payments for imaging services performed outside hospitals. That has pared lucrative sales of new imaging machines in the U.S.--Philips' largest health-care market--as much as 10% last year, according to research by JPMorgan. Still, "Philips probably has the most defensive exposure to the nonhospital imaging market" compared with rivals Siemens and GE, according to Citigroup...
...control 13 of Texas' 32 congressional districts, and nine of those seats are occupied by minority lawmakers. Obama can count on strong support from African Americans in cities like Dallas and Houston, and that support will be amplified by the baroque rules under which Texas Democrats award delegates. To offset his advantage, Clinton must do extremely well with the Latino voters who dominate large parts of South Texas from El Paso to Brownsville...