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	2010 DECEMBER Dec. 31, 2010 Monastery Works to Preserve Ancient Christian Texts Fred de Sam Lazaro tells the story of one Minnesota monastery's mission to preserve sacred religious texts from deterioration.

	Dec. 24, 2010 Violence Against Iraqi Christians Escalates Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the rise of anti-Christian violence in Iraq.

	Dec. 24, 2010 News Wrap: Christmas Celebrations Around the World Christmas celebrations started around the world today.

	Dec. 24, 2010 On Friday's NewsHour: Retail Sales; Korean Tensions; Shields and Gerson Coming up on Friday's NewsHour: High hopes for holiday sales; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on his latest trip to North Korea; a report on troubles for Iraqi Christians; a KCTS report on illegal holiday greenery smuggling; the analysis of Shields and Gerson; and an encore look at Handel, the businessman.

	Dec. 20, 2010 'The Calling' Chronicles Lives of New Generation of U.S. Religious Leaders A new Independent Television Lens documentary, "The Calling," follows seven young Americans entering into the ministry in the Muslim, Jewish, Protestant and Catholic faiths. The four-hour film airs in two parts Monday and Tuesday nights on PBS. Read an interview with Director and Executive Producer Danny Alpert.

	Dec. 6, 2010 Choirs Capture Sound, Spirit of Gospel in 'How Sweet the Sound' Contest Jeffrey Brown chronicles the competition in the "How Sweet the Sound" contest to find the best church choir in America.

	Dec. 6, 2010 How Sweet the Sound Performances Performances by Greater Mount Calvary's Men of Valor and Greater Zion Church Family's Voices of Destiny at Verizon's How Sweet the Sound.

	Dec. 6, 2010 Reporter's Notebook: Lost in Havana Sometimes being a reporter is as complicated as just paying attention to where you are.

	Dec. 3, 2010 The Festival of Lights: Hanukkah Stories From Across the Nation The Hanukkah Festival of Lights lasts eight days. We've gathered some of the stories about the holiday from public media outlets around the nation.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 23, 2010 News Wrap: Taliban Impostor Exposed in Afghan Peace Talks In other news Tuesday, peace talks in Afghanistan were dealt a major setback after reports surfaced that a man representing the Taliban was an impostor.

	Nov. 10, 2010 Obama Lauds Indonesia's Democracy, Lands in Seoul for G20 Summit Wrapping up his brief stop in the nation he once lived in as a boy, President Obama delivered a speech in which he held Indonesia up as a model for other nations.

	Nov. 2, 2010 Bombs Explode Across Baghdad Two Days After Church Attack At least 10 explosions across the Iraqi capital Baghdad killed more than 60 people and injured 180 on Tuesday, according to Iraqi hospital sources and police.

	Nov. 1, 2010 58 Killed During Roman Catholic Mass in Iraq Funerals were held today for hostages killed at a Roman Catholic Church in Baghdad last night. Militants raided the church and killed at least 58 people and wounded 78 others. Pope Benedict XVI condemned the murder of unarmed worshippers.



	OCTOBER Oct. 26, 2010 Bosnian Divide Extends to Cancer Care Kira Kay reports from Bosnia on the surprisingly high levels of breast cancer in the country and the national elections -- and how the two stories intertwine.

	Oct. 13, 2010 Robert Putnam to Answer Your Questions on 'American Grace' On Monday's NewsHour, I interviewed public policy professor Robert Putnam of "Bowling Alone" fame about his massive new study of religion, six years in the making: the book "American Grace.

	Oct. 12, 2010 Despite Religious Roots, Americans Struggle to Understand Others' Beliefs As part of the PBS series "God in America," Ray Suarez looks at what Americans know and don't know about religion and each other.

	Oct. 12, 2010 More From Robert Putnam on 'American Grace' On Monday, Paul Solman interviewed Robert Putnam, a Harvard public policy professor and one of the co-authors of "American Grace," on religion in America. The full interview delved into many more topics than there was time to air, so we're posting some web-only clips.

	Oct. 11, 2010 Religious Diversity and the Building Blocks of 'American Grace' Paul Solman talks with author Robert Putnam about his new book "American Grace," which delves into the role of religion in the United States.

	Oct. 11, 2010 A Closer Look at the Influence of Religion in America When I wrote my 2006 book "The Holy Vote" I thought I was writing about the end of something, not the beginning. I was right about that, but didn't anticipate the strange ways religion would continue to put its imprint on our shared political life. Read more from Ray Suarez.

	Oct. 6, 2010 Inside The Supreme Court: Marcia Coyle on Military Funeral Protests Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal was inside the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to hear arguments in a much anticipated case on the scope and strength of the First Amendment.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 28, 2010 What Americans Do and Don't Know About Religion How much do Americans really know about religion? A new Pew survey has some surprising answers. Judy Woodruff has details.

	Sept. 28, 2010 Americans' Religious Knowledge Has Major Gaps, Survey Finds Despite their religious faith, many Americans are ignorant of key facts about their own and other world religions, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

	Sept. 27, 2010 What Will Motivate Christian Conservative Voters This Year? There is little doubt that the economy is the biggest driver of voter sentiment in 2010. Poll after poll shows economic anxieties are a serious concern for Americans. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the economy will play the only role in the power struggle in the House of Representatives.

	Sept. 17, 2010 News Wrap: United, Continental Closer to Creating World's Biggest Airline In other news Friday, Wall Street ended the week in positive territory, and shareholders of United and Continental airlines voted to merge as part of a $3 billion stock swap deal that could be finalized within two weeks.

	Sept. 16, 2010 News Wrap: Pope Begins U.K. Visit Amid Uproar Over Abuse Scandal In other news Thursday, the Pope began a visit to Britain with his strongest admission about how the Catholic Church failed to deal decisively with sexual abuse by priests.

	Sept. 16, 2010 Thursday: Warren to Lead Consumer Protection Bureau; Pope Visits Britain President Obama is expected to name Elizabeth Warren as a special adviser to oversee the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau set up under the financial reform law, avoiding a potentially contentious Senate confirmation hearing.

	Sept. 13, 2010 Patchwork Nation: Cultural Issues Still Resonate in Evangelical Epicenters In Patchwork Nation's socially conservative Evangelical Epicenters communities offer a unique window into the controversies of the last few weeks -- the fight over the proposed Islamic center and mosque in New York City and the proposed Quran-burning day.

	Sept. 10, 2010 Shields and Brooks Examine 'Islamaphobia,' Obama's Midterm Tax Cut Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze this week's top political stories, including recent anti-Muslim rhetoric in the U.S. and the debate over extending Bush-era tax cuts.

	Sept. 10, 2010 9 Years After 9/11, Has Religious Tolerance Changed in America? Jeffrey Brown moderates a conversation among four religious leaders and experts on the tolerance -- or intolerance -- of different religions and cultures in America, nine years after the Sept. 11 attacks.

	Sept. 10, 2010 Meeting Between Florida Pastor, NYC Imam Still Unclear There were more developments on the Quran burning story Friday. Meanwhile in Afghanistan, thousands of protesters took to the streets against the possible Quran burning.

	Sept. 10, 2010 Friday: New Head of Economic Council; Pastor Rethinks Quran-Burning Plans President Obama is expected to choose one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers. The president will announce the appointment at the beginning of his news conference on Friday.

	Sept. 9, 2010 Would Cancellation of Quran-Burning Event Prevent Further Fallout? The Florida pastor who caused a global uproar over plans to burn Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary suspended those plans and is seeking a deal to move a planned Islamic center in New York. Ray Suarez gets two takes on Thursday's developments with counter-terrorism experts Mohammed Hafez and Brian Fishman.

	Sept. 9, 2010 Florida Pastor Suspends Quran-Burning Plans on 9/11 Anniversary Florida Pastor Terry Jones announced plans Thursday to cancel his church's much-derided plans to burn Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary should a planned Islamic community center be moved further away from Ground Zero in New York. But the center's developer and imam said a deal has not been struck.

	Sept. 9, 2010 Developing: Pastor Cancels Quran Burn in Reported Swap for Mosque Move Two high-profile religion stories appeared to nullify each other Thursday as a Florida pastor announced he would cancel a planned Quran burning on anniversary of the 9/11 attacks -- as long as a planned mosque and Islamic center was moved away from Ground Zero in New York or scrapped.

	Sept. 9, 2010 Thursday: Quran Threat Lingers; North Korea Leadership Shake-Up? President Obama called a Florida church's plan to burn a Quran a "destructive act" and said it could endanger troops in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday morning.

	Sept. 8, 2010 News Wrap: Fla. Pastor Sticking to Quran-Burning Plans In other news Wednesday, Pastor Terry Jones says he will continue with plans to burn Qurans on the anniversary on 9/11 despite opposition from around the world. In Afghanistan, hundreds flocked to the Kabul Bank to withdraw savings after two directors were forced to step down after allegations of corruption surfaced.

	Sept. 7, 2010 Church's Quran-Burning Pledge Rankles U.S. Diplomatic, Military Officials Pastor Terry Jones and his 50-member congregation in Florida plan to burn copies of the Quran to mark the ninth anniversary of 9/11. Gen. David Petraeus warned that could put American military lives in danger and empower extremists. Others said it could strengthen a view in Afghanistan of growing Islamophobia in the West.

	Sept. 7, 2010 Tuesday: Petraeus Warns Against Quran Burning; Obama to Call for Tax Breaks Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Quran could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide.

	Sept. 2, 2010 As Peace Talks Resume, What's on the Minds of Middle East Leaders? "Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?" President Obama asked Middle East leaders Wednesday before a White House dinner kicking off renewed peace negotiations. Over the past 24 hours, the Middle East leaders have offered their insights, hopes and expectations for the resumption of talks.

	Sept. 1, 2010 Najaf's Imam Ali Shrine The Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, is considered the one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. The NewsHour recently visited and watched as crowds grew throughout the evening.

	Sept. 1, 2010 Wednesday: Mideast Peace Talks Begin, Hurricane Earl Downgraded Hours after a primetime address marking the end of combat operations in Iraq, President Obama pivots Wednesday to another complex and vexing Mideast issue: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.



	AUGUST Aug. 30, 2010 Impact of Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Remains Unclear for Tea Party Glenn Beck had a good Saturday. Depending on whose crowd estimate you want to believe -- always a tricky game -- somewhere between 87,000 and 500,000 people came to the National Mall for the TV and radio personality's "Restoring Honor" rally.

	Aug. 26, 2010 Najaf's Imam Ali Shrine The Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, is considered the one of the holiest sites of Shia Islam. The NewsHour recently visited the shrine during Ramadan and watched as crowds grew throughout the evening.

	Aug. 24, 2010 Islam Struggles for Understanding, Place in U.S. Religious Mosaic The debate on whether to build a mosque near Ground Zero has become a touchy subject for many and raised questions over U.S. views on Islam. Gwen Ifill gets three perspectives from the Rev. Welton Gaddy of The Interfaith Alliance, professor Abdullahi An-na'im, and Cynthia Mahmood of the University of Notre Dame.

	Aug. 24, 2010 How Is Islam Viewed in America Today? With several new polls illustrating a divide over American attitudes toward Islam, PBS stations sampled opinions across the U.S.

	Aug. 20, 2010 Gwen's Take \| Unplanned Aberration: How Mosque Discussion Got Derailed Gwen Ifill offers the backstory to a debate she moderated earlier this week over the proposed mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York.

	Aug. 20, 2010 Unplanned Aberration: How Mosque Discussion Got Derailed If the camera had continued rolling Monday night at the NewsHour after I completed a segment on the debate over the so-called Ground Zero mosque, you would have seen me beating my head against the anchor desk.

	Aug. 19, 2010 The Morning Line: Misconceptions About Obama's Faith on the Rise Add to President Obama's current list of political challenges the latest Pew Research Center survey showing that 18 percent of Americans wrongly believe President Obama is a Muslim. That's up from 11 percent in March 2009 shortly after his inauguration.

	Aug. 18, 2010 Debate Lingers Around Proposed Mosque Near Ground Zero The debate over whether a mosque should be built near Ground Zero continues to stir passions. President Obama said he had "no regrets" for weighing in on the controversy Wednesday. Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from columnists Eugene Robinson and Ross Douthat.

	Aug. 16, 2010 Mosque Near Ground Zero: Local Issue or Matter of National Debate? President Obama's remarks supporting the building a controversial mosque near Ground Zero in New York drew rebuke from Republicans. Gwen Ifill speaks with New York gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio and Teaneck, N.J., Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin on the different points of views.

	Aug. 13, 2010 Obama Backs Effort to Build Mosque Near Ground Zero President Obama on Friday night weighed in on the debate over whether to build a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York, saying the country's founding principles demanded no less.

	Aug. 10, 2010 Should Mosque, Islamic Center Be Built Near Ground Zero? Jeffrey Brown speaks with four people who have been closely following the debate over whether to build a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York. The builders say they want to promote positive interaction. But families of some victims don't consider it a peace offering.

	Aug. 5, 2010 Missouri's Primary Results: the Effects of the Tea Party and Pizza Coupons As this blog has noted in many posts, despite the media coverage of the political movement known as the tea party, it is difficult to tell what its impact is or will be in the fall. But let's look at what we can tell from Missouri's primary results.



	JULY July 7, 2010 For Patty Griffin, 'Downtown Church' Opens a Door to Gospel Although she tested the waters with songs like "Heavenly Day" off her 2007 album "Children Running Through," Patty Griffin had never considered recording a full gospel album until an executive at EMI floated the idea.

	July 6, 2010 Obama, Netanyahu Tout Face-to-Face Talks With Palestinians President Barack Obama and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both said Tuesday that they expected proximity talks would lead to direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on a secure two-state solution.



	JUNE June 25, 2010 Shields and Brooks on What Obama, Democrats Can Tout in 2010 Campaigns Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by The Rundown again for "just one more thing" to discuss what message President Obama and the Democrats might be able to use to persuade voters in this fall's elections.

	June 22, 2010 What South Carolina Races Can Teach Us About This Election Year Is the mood this election year anti-incumbent, anti-Democrat, anti-establishment? Is it all those things or a mix of them? There is evidence for all those possibilities. One thing is clear looking at the landscape in June: There is something different about 2010. Just look at South Carolina.

	June 18, 2010 Oil Containment Effort Improves; BP's Hayward to Hand Over Some Duties BP said it was making progress drilling relief wells as cleanup of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico showed signs of improving. Jeffrey Brown recaps the latest developments in the Gulf oil disaster.

	June 14, 2010 Monday: Thousands Flee Kyrgyzstan; Mineral Wealth Found in Afghanistan At least 124 people have been killed and some 100,000 minority Uzbeks are massing at the border after three days of ethnic fighting in Kyrgyzstan, according to reports on Monday.

	June 10, 2010 News Wrap: Army Admits Mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery In other news Thursday, a report indicated that some of the nation's military dead may have been misidentified or misplaced at Arlington National Cemetery, and an American servicemember was killed in Afghanistan, marking the 20th U.S. death there this month.



	MAY May 11, 2010 Catholic Ireland Struggles with Response to Child Sex Abuse Scandals Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez reports from Ireland, where the Catholic Church continues to reel from the allegations and resignations surrounding the child sex abuse scandal.

	May 11, 2010 Pope Addresses Abuse Scandal, Says Church Must 'Relearn Penance' Pope Benedict XVI speaks with reporters about the abuse scandal on his way to Portugal on Tuesday.



	APRIL April 30, 2010 Belgium Moves to Ban Burqas in Public Belgium is heading toward becoming the first European country to ban women from wearing burqas in public after its Parliament voted Thursday to ban the Muslim full-face veil.

	April 29, 2010 Scandals Place Catholic Church Between Ancient Traditions, Modern Faith Crisis As part of a weeklong series of reports from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the impact of the child sex abuse scandals on the faithful in Rome and on Pope Benedict XVI and his advisers.

	April 28, 2010 High Court Hears Privacy Case, Allows Cross to Stand in Mojave The Supreme Court ruled to allow a cross to remain on government land and heard arguments on privacy rights for people who sign political petitions. Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for more on both cases and on retiring Justice John Paul Stevens' final day hearing arguments.

	April 28, 2010 Supreme Court Rules WWI Cross Can Remain in California Federal Park A divided Supreme Court ruled today that a Latin cross honoring American soldiers who served in World War I can remain in a federal park in California.

	April 27, 2010 Extended Transcript: Cardinal William Levada In an exclusive television interview, Margaret Warner spoke with Cardinal William Levada, a top Vatican official charged with handling the fallout of the church's sexual abuse scandal. Following is an extended transcript of their conversation.

	April 27, 2010 Exclusive \| Cardinal Levada: 'We Should Hold Ourselves to a Higher Standard' As part of a series of reports from the Vatican, Cardinal William Levada, the head of the office that handles sex abuse claims, speaks to Margaret Warner in his first television interview about the scandal rocking the Catholic Church.

	April 27, 2010 Preview: Cardinal William Levada on Church Abuse Scandal Margaret Warner is reporting from the Vatican this week on the fallout from the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal. In this preview excerpt, Levada tells us that the church initially thought the reported cases of child abuse were isolated incidents and has had to learn to adapt.

	April 26, 2010 Exclusive: Cardinal William Levada Describes Crisis in the Church VATICAN CITY \| Here's why this interview is a big deal: for five years now, Cardinal William Levada has headed the office that handles all sexual abuse claims and cases that filter up to the Vatican.

	April 25, 2010 Amid Calls for Transparency, Pope Describes Dangers of Digital Age VATICAN CITY \| We've come to Rome for a week to explore how the new wave in the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal is being seen and dealt with by the Vatican, the power center of worldwide Catholicism. Pope Benedict XVI is coming under increasing pressure, so we were eager to see him at the earliest possible opportunity.

	April 23, 2010 Vatican Abuse Scandal Intensifies as Another Bishop Resigns As part of a weeklong series from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the church's growing sex abuse scandal, following the latest resignations from bishops in the Irish and Belgian churches.

	April 23, 2010 Video Collection: Reports From the Vatican Margaret Warner reports on how the Catholic Church is handling the clergy sex-abuse scandal.

	April 22, 2010 News Wrap: Regular Air Traffic Resumes in Europe In other news Thursday, airlines resumed regular flight levels after severe delays caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland and an offshore oil platform sank into the Gulf of Mexico following a fire, raising fears of an oil spill.

	April 19, 2010 Pope Marks 5th Anniversary Amid Criticism from American Catholics Pope Benedict celebrated his fifth anniversary as head of the Catholic Church under continuing scrutiny over the Church's handling of sexual abuse allegations. Tom Bearden reports from Denver on the reaction of American Catholics to the scandals plaguing the Vatican.

	April 5, 2010 Amid Scandal, Examining the Vatican's Response Vatican officials have condemned criticism of Pope Benedict in connection with the sexual abuse scandal roiling the Church. Margaret Warner talks to two church experts in the U.S.

	April 5, 2010 Pope: Church Weathers 'Times of Difficulty' Over Abuse Scandal With growing controversy over Pope Benedict's role in punishing priests accused of misconduct, Margaret Warner reports on the reaction of Catholics in the U.S. to the sex abuse scandal.

	April 2, 2010 News Wrap: Vatican Distances Itself from Minister's Remarks In other news, Pope Benedict's personal minister sparked outrage on Good Friday by comparing criticism of the pope over church abuse scandals to "collective violence" against Jews. Also, Afghan President Hamid Karzai tried to smooth relations with the U.S. after reports he again blamed election fraud on Western interference.

	April 1, 2010 News Wrap: New England Floodwaters Recede In other news Thursday, floodwater began to recede in New England's hard-hit communities, leaving enormous damage in its wake. Also, new federal rules for gas mileage and auto emissions became final.

	April 1, 2010 New Translation Is a Song to the Psalms To help combat depression, Pamela Greenberg flipped through the Book of Psalms in Hebrew, taking time to translate the ones that spoke out to her on any given day. Over time, Greenberg found she had translated so many, she decided to do them all.



	MARCH March 30, 2010 A Pilgrimage to the World's 'Sacred Waters' In 2009, photographer John Stanmeyer journeyed to 12 nations to document how different cultures make use of water on a spiritual level.

	March 26, 2010 Vatican Deflects Charges of Covering for Child Abusers Judy Woodruff talks to David Gibson, religion writer for Politics Daily, as charges of misconduct mount in Catholic dioceses around the world.

	March 26, 2010 Abuse Allegations Intensify in Catholic Church Allegations that Pope Benedict and other church leaders covered up sexual abuse cases, including those at a school for the deaf in Wisconsin, continue to rock the Catholic Church. Judy Woodruff reports.

	March 25, 2010 Newswrap: Pentagon Eases Rules for Gays in the Military In other news Thursday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced a relaxation of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays serving in the military and a new taped message reportedly of Osama bin Laden surfaced on Al-Jazeera.

	March 24, 2010 News Wrap: Euro Tumbles in Response to Debt Crisis In other news Wednesday, diplomats in the European Union worked on policies to quash the spreading debt crisis and Pope Benedict accepted the resignation of an Irish bishop embroiled in the child sex abuse scandal.

	March 23, 2010 News Wrap: Clinton Visits Mexico to Address Drug Violence In other news Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led a U.S. delegation to Mexico for talks on the escalating drug violence that killed two Americans in recent weeks and accusations of sexual abuse by Catholic leaders in the U.S. decreased last year.

	March 17, 2010 Pope to Address Church Sex Abuse Scandal Pope Benedict XVI is speaking out about the child abuse scandals that have riled Catholics in Ireland and Germany. Gwen Ifill talks to John Allen, a journalist with National Catholic Reporter.

	March 17, 2010 Abuse Accusations Besiege Catholic Church Catholics in Ireland and Germany are seeking apologies and explanations as allegations of child abuse have besieged the Vatican's inner-circle. Gwen Ifill reports.

	March 12, 2010 Middle East Tensions Rise over Planned Settlements Israel sealed off the West Bank over fears that its plans to authorize more housing settlements would ignite violence, just as Vice President Joe Biden returned home from a visit meant to kick-start peace talks. Ray Suarez reports.

	March 9, 2010 Nigeria's Government Struggles to Restore Order after Massacre The Nigerian military is asking for patience as it tries to contain the escalating violence that left as many as 500 people dead Sunday. Gwen Ifill talks to American University's Patrick Ukata and the president of The Fund for Peace, Pauline Baker, about the political and sectarian violence in Nigeria.

	March 9, 2010 U.N. Calls for Justice after Nigerian Sectarian Massacre The United Nations and human rights groups are calling for swift punishment in Nigeria after a bloody clash between Muslims and Christians that left as many as 500 people dead on Sunday, as the country's unstable government tries to contain the violence.

	March 4, 2010 In Egypt, Religious Tensions Erupt in Violence Tensions are on the rise in Egypt between Muslim and Coptic Christian factions and these religious divisions have begun to escalate to violence. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Cairo.

	March 4, 2010 Study Reasserts That Asteroid Blast Wiped Out the Dinosaurs About 65 million years ago, a huge asteroid traveling 20 times faster than a bullet crashed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, sending up projectile debris with such force that the debris rained back down as far away as New Zealand.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 25, 2010 'Families of Abraham' Gather in Exhibition 'Families of Abraham," a photography exhibit, captures families of Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths in their daily lives.

	Feb. 18, 2010 Thursday's Headlines: U.N. Climate Chief Resigns; Dalai Lama Visits White House Two months after world leaders failed to agree on a legally binding global warming pact at the Copenhagen Climate Summit, Yvo de Boer, the top U.N. climate change official, has announced his resignation.

	Feb. 4, 2010 American Missionaries in Haiti Charged with Abduction The American missionaries detained in Haiti last week for trying to take 33 children to neighboring Dominican Republic have been charged with abduction and criminal association, according to prosecutors.



	JANUARY Jan. 26, 2010 Salman Ahmad, Musician and Author of 'Rock 'n' Jihad' Like every teenager in America, Salman Ahmad wanted to be a rock star. He played in garage bands and listened to Led Zeppelin.