ROMNEY AND HUCKABEE WIN VALUES VOTERS STRAW POLL Washington (AP) Family Research Council President Tony Perkins says two GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee were the favorites of Christian conservatives at a weekend conference in Washington.

The two former governors virtually tied in a weekend straw poll, although Huckabee was the overwhelming choice of those who actually attended the Values Voters Summit and heard the candidates speak.

Many of Romney's votes were cast online.

Iowa broadcaster Jamie Johnson, who attended the summit, used baseball terms to describe the candidates' performances. He said "only Huckabee hit a home run," Romney hit a double, Giuliani and McCain singled, and "Fred Thompson struck out."


Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, in AP interview Family Research Council president Tony Perkins says the straw poll taken over the weekend suggests that Christian conservatives are rallying around two presidential hopefuls.

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:10 "support here" Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, in AP interview Family Research Council president Tony Perkins says Christian conservatives were the real winners of the Values Voters Summit.

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:16 "our freedom" Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, in AP interview Family Research Council president Tony Perkins says Christian conservatives got a boost from the Values Voters Summit.

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:09 "and light" Jamie Johnson, Iowa broadcaster who attended Values Voters Summit, in AP interview Jamie Johnson, an Iowa broadcast who attended the Values Voters Summit, uses a baseball analogy to describe how the GOP presidential candidates did at the Values Voters Summit.

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:17 "struck out" Jamie Johnson, Iowa broadcaster who attended Values Voters Summit, in AP interview Jamie Johnson, an Iowa broadcaster who attended the Values Voters Summit, says he believes that GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson is weak and fading.

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:16 "they are" Mike Huckabee, Republican presidential hopeful and former ArKansas governor, in interview Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says he won a majority of the vote of those who attended the Values Voters Summit. COURTESY: Fox News Sunday ((mandatory on-air credit)) CUT ..324 (10/21/07)


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PAUL AND ROMNEY DEBATE GAY MARRIAGE ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Congressman Ron Paul says marriage is a religious institution and government should stay out of it.

At last night's Republican presidential debate on the Fox News Channel, Paul said that's why he believes there's no need for a constitutional ban on gay marriage.

But Mitt Romney said same-sex marriage in Massachusetts has had a negative impact on children and on religious rights. He said it has shut down Catholic adoption services that wouldn't place children with gay and lesbian couples.

Romney added that same-sex marriage will spread to other states unless the Constitution is amended to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman.

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:10 "totally unnecessary" Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor, during debate Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Massachusetts has shown that the consequences of gay marriage extend beyond the couples involved. COURTESY: Fox News Channel ((mandatory on-air credit)) CUT ..327 (10/21/07)


:17 "adoptions again" ROMNEY TALKS ABOUT MORMON VALUES, BUT NOT DOCTRINES WASHINGTON (AP) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he takes the teachings of the Mormon faith literally, but will only discuss how his religion informs his values.

On CBS's "Face the Nation," Romney said the values of his Mormon faith "are founded on Judeo-Christian principles." When he was asked if Mormons believe that the Garden of Eden was in Missouri, Romney responded that doctrinal questions like that should be directed to church officials.

But Romney said he believes that evolution is the way that "God created the human body." Romney also said that the endorsement he received from Bob Jones III shows Evangelicals are willing to support him despite their faiths' doctrinal differences.

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:13 "that way" Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor, in interview Mitt Romney says a question about whether the Garden of Eden was located in Missouri would be better directed to the Mormon Church.

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:15 "Judeo-Christian principles" Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor, in interview Mitt Romney says he takes the teachings of the Mormon church literally. COURTESY: CBS' 'Face the Nation' ((mandatory on-air credit)) CUT ..330 (10/21/07)


:17 "those teachings" Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor, in interview Mitt Romney says he's open to people's questions about his faith, up to a point. COURTESY: CBS' 'Face the Nation' ((mandatory on-air credit)) CUT ..331 (10/21/07)


:16 "those topics" Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor, in interview Mitt Romney says he's pleased to have received the endorsement of Bob Jones III. COURTESY: CBS' 'Face the Nation' ((mandatory on-air credit)) CUT ..332 (10/21/07)


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CHRISTIAN MUSIC PIONEER LARRY NORMAN JOINS OLD BAND MATES SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Contemporary Christian music pioneer Larry Norman has reunited with the folk rock band he sang with in the 1960s for a one-night performance.

The band People had a hit in 1968 called "I Love You" before splitting up over Scientology.

On Friday, they were inducted into the San Jose, California, Rock Hall of Fame.

Norman, who turned 60 this year, recalled that the band's founders issued an ultimatum back then: either convert to Scientology or quit.

He quit the band and went on to help launch the music of the 1970s Jesus youth movement.

Norman has suffered debilitating heart, lung and vision problems, but has been able to perform concerts in the U.S. and Europe this year.

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EVANGELICALS HELP MOVE IRANIAN JEWS TO ISRAEL JERUSALEM (AP) Evangelical Christians have moved dozens of Iranian Jews to Israel in recent months, offering cash incentives and claiming that Iran's tiny Jewish community is in grave danger.

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, a charity that funnels millions of dollars in evangelical donations to Israel every year, is promising $10,000 to every Iranian Jew who moves to Israel, according to the group's director, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein (yeh-KEEL' EK'-steen).

One of the recent arrivals, a 31-year-old widow with three children, said she was not in danger in Iran but was concerned for her children's future.

Iran's Jewish community is technically protected by the Islamic Republic's constitution, and has one representative in a 290-seat parliament, which is controlled by Islamic clerics.



ISRAELIS SAY THEY'VE FOUND ARTIFACTS FROM FIRST JEWISH TEMPLE JERUSALEM (AP) Israel says remains of the ancient Jewish temple have been found in Jerusalem.

The Islamic Trust has been digging a trench at the holy site revered by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount, where the Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock are built on the ruins of the Biblical Jewish Temples.

Going through the rubble, Israeli archaeologists say they found artifacts that date to the first Temple, which stood from the 10th to 6th centuries B.C.

Muslim authorities say nothing was found. They also deny that the Temples ever stood there.

Mark Lavie (lah-VEE'), AP correspondent Israel says remains of the biblical Jewish temple have been found in Jerusalem. More from AP correspondent Mark Lavie (lah-VEE').

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:29 Mark Lavie (lah-VEE'), AP correspondent AP correspondent Mark Lavie (lah-VEE') reports Israeli archaeologists have discovered key fragments in a dig by the Islamic Trust at a site in Jerusalem.

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:10 "the location" Mark Lavie (lah-VEE'), AP correspondent AP correspondent Mark Lavie (lah-VEE') reports archaeological finds are fueling a long dispute between Jews and Muslims at a Jerusalem holy site.

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POPE TELLS RELIGIOUS LEADERS THAT FAITH MUST NOT JUSTIFY VIOLENCE NAPLES, Italy (AP) Pope Benedict has told ayatollahs, rabbis, priests and patriarchs assembled in Naples, Italy, that religion must never be used to justify violence.

His visit coincided with a three-day meeting of religious leaders from around the world on the role of religion and culture in creating a violence-free world. The pope urged Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist leaders to work for peace and reconciliation among peoples.

At lunch, the Muslim representative invited to sit at Benedict's table was one of the 138 Islamic scholars who recently signed a letter to Christian leaders urging Christians and Muslims to build on their common belief in one God to work for peace.

DALAI LAMA CALLS FOR RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ATLANTA (AP) The Dalai Lama and other spiritual leaders have called for followers of the world's religions to work toward understanding and not bicker over their differences.

The panel at Emory University in Atlanta stressed affection for others, even if they have differing views on faith.

Earlier Sunday, the Dalai Lama delivered a lesson on the basics of Buddhism from atop a wide, golden chair, flanked by Tibetan monks and followers of other types of Buddhism. He described being tutored starting at age 6 on Buddhist practices and philosophies.

Chinese officials lashed out at the United States after the Dalai Lama received Congress' highest civilian honor in an elaborate ceremony last week. The Dalai Lama brushed the furious reaction aside, saying he supports "genuine autonomy," not independence for Tibet.

VERDICT DUE MONDAY IN MUSLIM CHARITY TERROR-FUNDING TRIAL DALLAS (AP) Leaders of a group that was once the United States' largest Muslim charity could learn today whether a jury found them guilty or innocent of charges that they funneled millions in illegal aid to Middle Eastern terrorists.

Defense lawyers say the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development was a legitimate charity that provided medical help, social services and schooling to Palestinian children and families.

President Bush personally announced the seizure of Holy Land's assets in December 2001, effectively shutting down the group.

A federal court jury in Dallas delivered a verdict on Thursday, but it was sealed until today so the judge and all the prosecutors could be present.



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