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  • Obama prays for civility in Washington

    02/04/2010 1:54:02 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 39 replies · 548+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/4/10 | Natasha T. Metzler - ap
    WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Thursday he prays lawmakers can restore a "spirit of civility" to the nation's capital. Speaking at the annual National Prayer breakfast, Obama said divisions in Washington are nothing new, but "there is a sense that something is different now, that something is broken, that those of us in Washington aren't serving people as well as we should." Obama said America's leaders are quick to unite in times of crisis, such as last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti. But when it comes to long-term problems, he said, lawmakers can become absorbed by ideology and power...