Obama’s ex-pastor: People who wrongly think president is Muslim catering to political enemies

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Obama’s former pastor calls people who wrongly believe president is Muslim ‘psychopaths’

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Iraqi court seals secular bloc’s election margin but Shiites still likely to form government

Iraqi court seals secular bloc’s election margin

Gaveling for God: Christian lawyers seek judgeships in move that could blur church-state line

Christian conservatives target seated judges

Court overturns ban on 9 Iraqi candidates barred for ties to Saddam Hussein’s party

Court overturns ban on 9 Iraqi candidates

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi court on Monday overturned a ban on nine newly elected parliament members who had been barred by a committee vetting candidates for ties to Saddam Hussein’s regime, said a committee official, overcoming a major hurdle in forming the new government.

Iraqi panel issues final ruling barring 2 prominent Sunni politicians from running in election