Obama chooses Ala. doctor as next surgeon general
(Washington) President Barack Obama turned to the Deep South for the next surgeon general, choosing a rural Alabama family physician who made headlines with fierce determination to rebuild her nonprofit medical clinic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Dr. Regina Benjamin is known along Alabama’s impoverished Gulf Coast as a country …
Tags: Ala, Alabama Family, barack obama, Deep South, Family Physician, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Hurricane Katrina, Medical Clinic, Regina, Rural Alabama, Surgeon General, Washington PresidentPope rescinds promotion of ‘Katrina’ pastor
(Vatican City) — Pope Benedict XVI on Monday formally rescinded the promotion of an ultraconservative priest who came under fire for suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina.
The Vatican announcement confirmed a previous decision by the priest, Rev. Gerhard Maria Wagner, to give up the promotion.
In January, Benedict …
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(Vatican City) An Austrian pastor who has been quoted as calling Hurricane Katrina God’s punishment for sin in New Orleans is being promoted to the rank of bishop.
The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI has tapped the Rev. Gerhard Wagner, 54, to be …
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