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Can the Democrats close the God gap?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alony, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

George W. Bush won eight out of

ten Christian churchgoers in 2004. Evangelicals have been a reliable part of the Republican base.

But John McCain has failed to inspire the religious right, while Barack Obama has advocated

expressions of faith in the public square. On to the point, are evangelicals focusing less on

abortion, stem cell research, and gay marriage than they are on poverty and the environment?

Did McCain make a mistake by rejecting two right-wing pastors? Can Obama overcome his association

with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright? On reporter's notebook later on, more U.S. trouble in Pakistan.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again. I'm in Aulney back with To To the Point. John McCain has failed to inspire the religious right while Barack Obama is reaching out to evangelical Christians.

On To the Point, can the Democrats lure those voters away from the Republicans? What about the separation of church and state?

On reporter's notebook, Pakistan, accuses the U.S. of a cowardly

attack that killed Pakistani soldiers. We'll hear about that and U.S. Pakistani relations.

First is news update. President Bush continues what some call his farewell tour of Europe.

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel joined his call for further sanctions against Iran.

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