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Dinner Is About Engaging Candidates, Cardinal Says Friday, August 17, 2012 NEW YORK (CNS) -- The Al Smith dinner in New York brings people of faith together for "an evening of friendship, civility and patriotism to help those in need," not to endorse either candidate running for the U.S. presidency, said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York.

Romney's Running Mate Is a Longtime Catholic Tuesday, August 14, 2012 WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Rep. Paul Murray Ryan, whom Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Aug. 11 as his running mate for the White House, is a lifelong Catholic whose children attend their parish school in Wisconsin.

Weighing Taxes, Needs, Deficit a Tense Balancing Act Monday, December 13, 2010 WASHINGTON (CNS)—It's almost like a three-way tug of war. Should Congress extend the temporary tax cuts in place for nine years, and if so, for whom? How does the nation help those who have borne the brunt of the recession? And isn't there a looming, and growing, deficit?

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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A U.S. Vatican official said voting for a political candidate who favors legal abortion can never be morally justified. Monday, November 01, 2010 Vote for Supporters of Abortion Never Justified: Vatican Official Monday, November 01, 2010	WASHINGTON (CNS)—More than half of the people supporting the tea party movement identify themselves as Christian conservatives, with beliefs on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage that are at odds with the movement's libertarian, no-government-intrusion image, according to a new survey. Saturday, October 09, 2010 Analysis of Tea Party Movement Looks at Supporters' Beliefs Saturday, October 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (CNS)—The nuts-and-bolts consideration of whether Arizona's school tuition tax credit program is constitutional, being heard by the Supreme Court Nov. 3, will first have to survive a preliminary question about legal standing. Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Supreme Court to Address School Tax Credit System Tuesday, October 26, 2010	NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—Political candidates who believe in limited government, lower taxes and less spending stand the best chance of getting elected in the fall, Republican strategist Mary Matalin told Catholic media professionals June 3. Disenchanted with both majority parties, more voters are identifying themselves as independent or unaffiliated and want to support ... Saturday, June 05, 2010 Matalin: Lower Taxes, Less Spending Are Voters' Priorities Saturday, June 05, 2010
WASHINGTON (CNS)—As in other recent election years, Catholic voting behavior is likely to resemble the voting of the population at large, but there is a growing divide in the political worldviews of various Catholic constituencies. Monday, October 18, 2010 Growing Divide Seen in Political Worldviews of Catholics Monday, October 18, 2010	WASHINGTON (CNS)—Although pundits and political experts have long pointed to a "Catholic vote," its effects might not be as strong as they once were, according to author Mark Stricherz. Thursday, May 13, 2010 Pundits Debate: Does a 'Catholic Vote' Still Exist? Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Prayers for our nation, world, government and leaders From Catholic Prayers for Every Day and All Day, St. Anthony Messenger Press	Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Our Brothers’ Keepers— Faith, Politics and the Common Good From Every Day Catholic, St. Anthony Messenger Press
Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 'Faithful Citizenship: The Challenge of Forming Consciences' From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press	Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 List of Catholics in 111th Congress by party, chamber From Catholic News Service
Click the link to read the full document. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 'Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States' From USCCB