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WASHINGTON – A top evangelical leader has resigned his post following an uproar over a recent interview when he said he supports civil unions for gays. The National Association of Evangelicals says the Rev. Richard Cizik quit Thursday as the group’s representative in Washington. The announcement follows Cizik’s Dec. 2 …

WASHINGTON – With the U.S. spiraling deeper into recession, the Federal Reserve is ready to slash its key interest rate — perhaps to an all-time low— in hopes of cushioning some of the economic fallout felt by many struggling Americans. To battle the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, Fed …

NEW YORK – A rash of attacks against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people across the country — including the severe beating of a New York man whose attackers believed he was gay — suggests the number of reported assaults could rise in 2008, an advocacy group said. The number …