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April 2, 2010
Vatican must be held accountable

by Michael G. Sarafa

The Wisconsin case involving the sexual abuse by a priest of more than 200 deaf
children over the course of two decades should end this Pope's career.
Why? Because then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
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February 1, 2010
Chaldean institutions buck the 'lost decade' trend

This past decade in Michigan has been dubbed the lost decade. The easy money
era in the 1990s came to a screeching halt followed by the collapse of the
housing market, the commercial real estate
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September 1, 2009
Deja Vu

by Michael G. Sarafa

Well, some things never change. In the past 15 years, the Detroit
business and political elite rolled out the red carpet for the likes of Super K
and Kroger on the theory that Detroit was
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August 1, 2009
Petty infighting serves no one

The attack on six churches in Iraq in a 24-hour period in July has again shed
light on the dubious future of Iraq's Christian population. It has also
underscored two other major obstacles to
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May 1, 2009
Lawmakers still fall back on sin taxes for revenues

Governmental units, including the federal government, are not immune from the
severe recession we are all feeling. As unemployment increases and businesses
suffer, cities, counties and the state government
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April 1, 2009
Timing is Everything.

Just as immigration rules were loosened to allow victims of the Chaldean
Diaspora to come to the United States, the bottom fell out of the
economy. As the flow of Chaldeans coming to
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September 1, 2008
Don't ignore the fact that homosexuality exists in our community

The gay issue in the Chaldean community has been swept under the rug for far
too long. Men and women who consider themselves gay or know that they are
gay are forced to conceal their true sexual
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July 1, 2008
Gambling wreaks havoc on community

Gambling wreaks havoc on community
First, the state introduced a
lottery. It expanded from instant tickets to a daily game; then to twice daily;
then to a lotto drawing and then to a multi-state
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June 1, 2008
Free Tariq Aziz

Free Tariq Aziz
We join Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel Cardinal Delly
in calling for the release of former Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of
State Tariq Aziz.
Aziz, the
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May 1, 2008
Pope Benedict confronts abuse, but more must be done

Pope Benedict confronts abuse, but more must be done
Pope Benedict
used his April trip to Washington, D.C. and New York to address the enduring
pain caused to individuals who were abused by
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April 1, 2008
Do the Right Thing, Mayor Kilpatrick

This publication has remained silent on the whirlwind of controversy
surrounding Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the text messaging scandal.
Although it has been better lately, the
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March 1, 2008
With weddings, less is more

This month, The Chaldean News presents its annual wedding issue. As
wedding season approaches, brides, grooms and wedding planners are busy
selecting flowers, linens, rings and menus.
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