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Leader: Obama falls into nationalist trap THE American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed by President Barack Obama last week, details the unimaginable number of dollars to be assigned... Subscriber only	Why the world needs a new ethical language BARACK Obama has raised the question of how people of faith can get their voices heard in a secular democracy. Subscriber only	100 years ago: Poor Law ‘indefensible’ BEFORE all else, Bumble must go. Subscriber only

Is this the end for religious orders? The restoration of the religious life to the Anglican Church was an enduring achievement of the Oxford Movement. Subscriber only	Commitment seems a problem Over the past 25 years, the number of novices in Roman Catholic religious orders in England and Wales has fallen from 217 in 1982 to just 29 in 2007. Subscriber only	How the crunch squeezes farmers EVERYONE needs to eat. It might therefore be thought that farming is “recession-resilient”. Subscriber only

Paul Vallely: Make a joyful noise — together This will be the last time, I thought with a little pang on Sunday, that we will sing the Gloria for a while, since there is no Gloria in Lent. Subscriber only	Giles Fraser: Meeting the stench of the slums A few miles from the centre of Accra is one of the most notorious slums in West Africa. Subscriber only

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