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Wednesday, 05/06/2009 8:10:56 AM

Wednesday, May 06, 2009 8:10:56 AM

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It's about time...

Obama to be prayer day no-show

By Julia Duin (Contact) | Wednesday, May 6, 2009

President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning. All Mr. Obama will do for the National Day of Prayer, which is Thursday, is sign a proclamation honoring the day, which originated in 1952 when Congress set aside the first Thursday in May for the observance. For the past eight years, President George W. Bush invited selected Christian and Jewish leaders to the White House East Room, where he typically would give a short speech and several leaders offered prayers.

Obama White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that the president is simply reverting back to pre-Bush administration practice. MORE...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/prayer-day-no-show/

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