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• NPR's belated apology | It took awhile to get around to it, but National Public Radio has belatedly apologized for airing a slanderous "news" story last year that suggested the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) may have been involved in sending anthrax-tainted letters to Sens. Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy (Editorial, The Washington Times)
  
  
• Ad irks Christian viewer | "I do not think Christians realize the effect this type of advertisement (where telekinetic or magical powers are involved) has on their children," says mother (News24, South Africa)

Pop culture:

• Sixpence coins its own sound, image | Sixpence None the Richer is tempered by record industry battles (The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.)
  
  
• Depardieu embraces God after finding faith in Confessions | 'Augustine's quest touched me personally because it reflected my own fragility.' (The Observer, London)
  
  
• Also: Confessions of Depardieu | Thanks to the Pope, he has turned to Augustine to control his demons (The London Independent)

• Bringing Harry Potter to church | After initial misgivings, a growing number of churches view the hugely successful Harry Potter books and movies not as a threat but a chance to teach children about Christianity (The Colorado Springs Gazette)

Other stories of Interest:

• Unexpected evolution of a fish out of water | This is the story of two small, plastic, adhesive plaques and all that came forth and multiplied after them: the Jesus fish and the Darwin fish (The New York Times)
  
  
• Earlier: Capture the flag | 'Darwin fish' may be a new version of a very old game, University of Georgia study proposes (University of Georgia press release)
  
  
• Area Catholics mourn loss of their bishop | James Hoffman is remembered as advocate for lay involvement (The Toledo Blade)
  
  
• Man tells judge he wants Jesus as lawyer  | A southwest Missouri man can have Jesus Christ as his attorney, but Jesus is not licensed to practice Missouri law (Associated Press)

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