Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. With less than three weeks until election day, polls show a divided picture among religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. On thursday, both candidates attended the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. At the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note its written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character. And character, hope. This week, the u. S. Catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. At a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. Religion came up briefly at the president ial debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. And i believe were all children
Philippines, people who once demanded u. S. Forces leave the country now want them back. Well tell you why. U. S. President barack obama is seeking International Support for a streak on syria. He arrived in stockholm earlier and is holding talks with fredrik reinfeldt. In russia he hopes to convince g20 leaders that military action is necessary. The u. S. And britain and france say they are convinced Syrian Forces used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of civilians last month. The regime of syrian president ba Bashar Al Assad needs to be punished but faces stiff opposition from the leaders of russia and china. Vladimir putin and jinping also stated their objections to a military strike. Putin says russia may resume selling antiaircraft missiles if western countries attack without u. N. Approval. Putin could start shipments to syria and added that accusations about the use of chemical weapons in syria should be based on solid evidence and not on rumors, intelligence from eavesdropping o
Trying to return home from cuba through the panama canal. Authorities say the crew had hidden missile components in sacks of sugar. Panamas president Ricardo Martinelli announced the seizure in a radio interview. He said authorities had found what he called sophisticated missile equipment. The 35 crewmembers resisted efforts to redirect the ship into port. Investigators have detained them. They said the ships captain tried to commit suicide. Defense consultants with ihs janes intelligence analyze military hardware. They identified the equipment as High Performance radar for surface to air missiles. U. S. State Department Spokesperson patrick venterrell says the ship has a history of drug muscling. The acting u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Said that shipments of arms or related material to and from north korea violates Security Council resolutions. Obviously this shipment, if its confirmed to have what we suspect would be of interest to the sanctions committee. Di carlo commended the pan
Military leaders removed morsi from his post two weeks ago. Leaders are implementing a road map to restore civilian rule. A spokesperson says the Transitional Government offered a cabinet post to the Muslim Brotherhood to promote reconciliation but leaders of the group rejected talks with the new administration. They said they Wont Take Part in discussions until morsi is reinstated. Supporters say the government is illegitimate and refused to recognize its authority. Russias president Vladimir Putin wants to speed up. He visited the province in russias far east to observe a large scale military exercise. About 160,000 personnel from the army, navy and air force are taking part. Military leaders have deployed about 138 aircraft and 70 naval vessels. Putin met with the governor to discuss developments in the province. Analysts say putin seemed to be putting pressure on local officials to demonstrate that Living Standards are improving. The Current Development Program Includes efforts to
In agreement that in the face of such barbarism, the International Community cannot be silent and that failing to respond to this attack would only increase the risk of more attacks. And the possibility other countries would use these weapons as well. Sweden believes that syrias matters concerning International Peace and security should be handled by the united nations, but i also understand the potential consequences of letting a violation like this go unanswered. Obama says he believes the u. S. Congress will approve military action. He said that with such congressional support, his administration will be able to send a stronger message to syria. Members of the u. S. Senate Foreign Relations committee have passed a resolution approving a military strike. The resolution is agreed to and is ordered favorably reported by the committee. Members agreed that the action should exclude Ground Troops and not exceed 90 days. The resolution now goes on to the full senate. Members are expected t