Harvard law professor Lessig ends his presidential campaign

Harvard law professor Lessig ends his presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard law professor Larry Lessig is ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

He blames the demise of his nearly three-month campaign on the Democratic Party, which he says leaves him "just shut out" of the primary debates. Lessig struggled to hit 1 percent in national polls, the necessary marker to qualify for the primary match-ups.

Two arrested at Vatican for leaking confidential documents
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Two arrested at Vatican for leaking confidential documents

Religion News Service

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of confidential documents, the first such case since the "Vatileaks" scandal saw the papal butler jailed for leaking Holy See secrets.

Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda was arrested over the weekend, along with Italian lay woman Francesca Chaouqui, following an investigation by the Vatican's police force. Both had been part of a temporary commission established by Pope Francis in 2013 to advise the pontiff on how to overhaul the Holy See administration.

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