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In its three-page public letter of qualified admonition, the committee reprimanded Burris for statements he made in which he denied trying to raise campaign funds for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his political committees. Blagojevich was impeached, removed from office, and is under indictment on accusations he tried to sell President Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder. Blagojevich appointed Burris after being indicted.
Daniil Sysoyev, 34, was shot in the head by a masked gunman in St. Thomas Church in southern Moscow, police said.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a letter urging the Senate to amend the bill along the lines of the House version and keep in place the ban on taxpayer-funded elective abortions, protect access to healthcare for immigrants and ensure affordability.
Kirsten Elizabeth Wolcott disappeared Wednesday, Adventist News Network reported. Her body was found in a wooded area near the school on the island of Yap, where she taught.
Rev. Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster and the most senior Catholic in England and Wales, warned Friday anyone who bolts the Church of England for Catholicism because of the ordination of female priests or its stance on homosexuality is making a mistake, The Guardian reported.
