Sunday,  May 13, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 304 • 16 of 27 •  Other Editions

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purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the preeminence of the family."
• Instead of a red-meat conservative policy speech, Romney discussed his own family and offered a defense of Christianity, saying that "there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action." Still, he was inclusive: "Men and women of every faith, and good people with none at all, sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life," Romney said.
• He had one sustained applause line in a 20-minute speech delivered days after President Barack Obama historically embraced gay marriage. "Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman," Romney said to a cheering crowd of

students who have to follow a strict code of conduct that considers sex out of wedlock and homosexuality to be sins.
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Boston University community mourns the death of 3 students in minivan crash in New Zealand

• BOSTON (AP) -- Tori Pinheiro shed tears and shared the sorrow of the loss of her boyfriend

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