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(ABP) -- A piece of steel the size of a postage stamp is making global news. Toyota has been in the headlines for weeks with massive recalls and safety concerns. The company has recalled more than 5.3 million cars, first to correct a floor mat problem and then to fix sticking accelerator pedals.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (ABP) -- Nearly a month into an intense and immediate response to Haitians injured and left homeless and hungry by the Jan. 12 earthquake, it still feels like the second day of a domestic disaster to Gaylon Moss, who is coordinating the North Carolina Baptist response.
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Michael Puglisi, shown during his inauguration as president of Virginia Intermont five years ago, had struggled with the school’s financial challenges. (Virginia Intermont photo)
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BRISTOL, Va. (ABP) -- Michael J. Puglisi unexpectedly resigned as
president of Virginia Intermont College Jan. 25, apparently at the
request of trustees of the Baptist-affiliated school.
And in what college administrators and trustees said was a move
unrelated to the president’s resignation, the school announced it will
reduce its staff by about 40 persons.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho (ABP) -- As news of dissension among 10 Baptists from the United States jailed in Haiti leaked into media reports, the pastor of five of the volunteer missionaries said his church continues to support and pray for the entire group.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention urged President Obama Feb. 5 to do everything within his power to secure release of 10 volunteer missionaries jailed in Haiti.
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(ABP) -- The arrest and jailing in Haiti of 10 Southern Baptists on charges of kidnapping and criminal association is appropriate and consistent with gospel values.
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(ABP) -- "Revenge is the rage at the movies," proclaims The Wall Street Journal. Well, there's a surprise.
The WSJ notes that revenge, retribution and retaliation are served up (with heaping helpings of violence, naturally) in a trio of recent releases: "Edge of Darkness," starring Mel Gibson, "7 Days," a French-Canadian film, and "44 Inch Chest," with Ray Winstone.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho (ABP) -- The sponsoring church of a 10-member Southern Baptist mission team charged with child kidnapping in Haiti has acknowledged that the group made "mistakes" and asked the Haitian government to forgive them.
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