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A Big Fuss Over Nothing An analysis of real and imagined references to God, Christianity and Religion and lack thereof in obvious places in five documents from the founding period of our history: the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinance, Federalist Papers, Constitution of the United States One constantly runs into comments by certain segments of Usenet posters that this nation was founded on religious, i.e. Protestant Christian principles. When pushed to show where such principles can be found they mumble something about the Declaration of Independence, sometimes the Constitution and/or Bible. I have to wonder if...

Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry (news - web sites) received the endorsement of the 13 million-member AFL-CIO labor coalition on Thursday, a move that could help him rebut rival John Edwards (news - web sites)' challenge on jobs and trade. "Today we know the time has come to unite behind one man, one leader, one candidate," said John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, an umbrella organization of 64 unions. "Throughout his distinguished political career John Kerry has been a friend of working families." Outside AFL-CIO headquarters two blocks from the White House and beneath a huge sign reading "America Needs...