Recent Votes

• Church Paying $2 Billion Abuse Bill

  By Rachel Zoll

  The cost of clergy sex abuse for America's Roman Catholic Church has hit a breathtaking new benchmark: The massive settlement approved Monday in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has pushed the price beyond $2 billion nationwide.

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• U.S. to merge with Mexico and Canada?

  Seeded by schnoo (Source: Salon.com)

  Jerome "Swift boat" Corsi explains how immigration will destroy American sovereignty and the "amero" will replace the dollar.

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• Ariz. Hospital Sends Patient a $49M Bill

  By Associated Press

  Hundreds of people who were treated at a southern Arizona hospital received exorbitant medical bills as high as $49 million because of a computer error.

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• Judge OKs $660M Clergy Abuse Settlement

  By Gillian Flaccus

  A judge on Monday approved a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and more than 500 alleged victims of clergy abuse, the largest payout yet in a nationwide sex abuse scandal. Some of the plaintiffs sobbed as the deal was formally approved and a moment of silence was held for others who had died during the years of negotiations.

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• Mahony apologizes to LA church abuse victims

  Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki (Source: The San Francisco Chronicle)

  Excerpt: "Cardinal Roger Mahony, leader of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese, apologized Sunday to the hundreds of people who will get a share of a $660 million settlement over allegations of clergy sex abuse.

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