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| Mon, 04 Apr 2005 02:10:19 GMT Pope Lies in State As Funeral Is Prepared (AP) |
| AP - Finally at rest after years of crippling disease, Pope John Paul II's body lay in state Sunday, his hands clutching a rosary, his pastoral staff under his arm. Millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the Vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that will choose a successor. |
| Mon, 04 Apr 2005 02:47:17 GMT Pope Leaves Behind Struggling U.S. Church (AP) |
| AP - For all of his inspiring qualities personal charm, deep spirituality, acceptance of other faiths Pope John Paul II's tight grip on church leadership and unwillingness to change unpopular teachings clashed with the more democratic approach that many of the 65 million U.S. Catholics favor. |
| Mon, 04 Apr 2005 02:03:02 GMT Iraqis Tap Sunni for Parliament Speaker (AP) |
| AP - Lawmakers broke days of rancorous stalemate Sunday and reached out to Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority for their parliament speaker, cutting through ethnic and sectarian barriers that have held up selection of a new government for more than two months since the country's first free elections in 50 years. |
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