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                    [Title] => The faith journeys of the Senate and Congress on Capitol Hill
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After a simple buffet of eggs, bacon, fruit and other offerings...

[DatePublished] => 2018-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133347 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1659389 [AuthorName] => Preciosa S. Soliven [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1528210 [Title] => US sending new special ops force to fight Islamic State [Summary] =>

The U.S. military will deploy a new special operations force to Iraq to step up the fight against Islamic State militants unleashing violence in Iraq and Syria.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-01 18:46:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1250030 [AuthorName] => Deb Riechmann [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20151201/iraqi-forces-islamic-state-isis.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1503777 [Title] => Pope Francis urges Congress to embrace migrants [Summary] =>

Standing before a rapt Congress, Pope Francis issued a ringing call to action on behalf of immigrants Thursday, urging lawmakers to embrace "the stranger in our midst" as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting of the legislators.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-24 09:41:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1503079 [Title] => Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country [Summary] =>

Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his humble manner and his "church of the poor" to a rich and powerful nation polarized over economic inequality, immigration and equal justice.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-22 18:41:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620037 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield and Rachel Zoll [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://wpc.E0AD.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150923/obama-pope-us.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1499371 [Title] => Bid to shut Guantanamo roils Pentagon, White House, Congress [Summary] =>

The Obama administration's struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and Pentagon officials are blaming one another for the slow progress releasing approved detainees and finding a new prison to house those still held.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-12 23:17:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1468691 [AuthorName] => Lolita Baldor [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150913/guatanamos.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1498157 [Title] => The Latest: Trump owns up to special ties with rival [Summary] =>

The latest as debate on the Iran nuclear deal opens in Congress and grips the 2016 presidential campaign.

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Philippine and US-based Filipino groups are calling on the US government to take a firmer stand against China’s continuous bullying in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea meant to bolster its encompassing maritime and territorial claims.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-03 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150904/US-2.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1488009 [Title] => Hottest ticket in Washington? It's for the Pope at Capitol [Summary] =>

Rep. Peter Welch's sister, Maureen, had better intelligence than the five-term Vermont congressman about Pope Francis' upcoming trip to the United States and his historic address to Congress.

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The lone Democratic senator to publicly oppose President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran said yesterday that even if the US backs away and other countries lift their sanctions, Iran still will feel "meaningful pressure" from the US penalties.

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No less than Harry Reid, the US Senate minority leader, wished that Manny Pacquiao can make the fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. happen.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150206/Manny-9.jpg ) ) )
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