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Ted Haggard, the former head of the National Association of Evangelicals and pastor of a "mega-church" in Colorado Springs, Colo., is embroiled in a scandal over his hiring a male prostitute and buying drugs. Previously, Haggard has called homosexuality a violation of God's plan.

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The president of the National Association of Evangelicals resigned Thursday after a male prostitute claimed on a Denver radio show that the two had had a three-year sexual relationship. While denying the claims, the Rev. Ted Haggard has also taken a leave of absence as pastor of his Colorado Springs mega-church.

A surprising election season is nearing its end. The political winds clearly favor the Democrats, with the GOP playing defense across the country.

Colorado pastor Ted Haggard admits that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute. But the former leader of the New Life Church, who resigned following the allegations, says he did not have sex with the man.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments surrounding an Oregon jury's $79-million-plus award to a smoker's widow. Philip Morris challenged the award.

Arnold "Red" Auerbach, the great Boston Celtics coach, died Saturday at the age of 89. Auerbach coached the team during the 1950s and 60s when the Celtics won a record eight consecutive NBA championships. Debbie Elliott gets behind-the-scenes stories from Tom Heinsohn, who was a player and coach under Auerbach.

Sports literature is no longer a landscape for just baseball writers. Sports Illustrated has published a new collection, Great Football Writing, adding a new chapter to the canon of great American sports writing.

North Carolina is fed up with air pollution from other states making people sick and blanketing its scenic vistas with haze. Now it hopes to force the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of country's biggest polluters, to change its ways by using one of the oldest types of lawsuits: the nuisance suit.

Richard Ford's novels are deeply rooted in the suburbs, and his latest, The Lay of the Land is no exception. Ford says he writes about the 'burbs because of what they tell readers about themselves and the America in which they live.