Pope slams Irish church no Vatican blame in abuse (AP)
AP - Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse cases and ordered an investigation into the Irish church. But he laid no blame for the problem on the Vatican's policies of keeping such cases secret.
House Dems confident in overcoming abortion rift (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama set his sights on Capitol Hill ready to rally House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push as party leaders appeared confident they had overcome a flare-up within their ranks over abortion funding restrictions in the legislation.

