# Alito and Opus Dei - A Senate staffer confirmed that the Judiciary Committee received numerous "notes and letters" stating that Judge Samuel Alito is a member of the Opus Dei cult. From Counterpunch. (January 30, 2006)
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# Congressional Briefing: Sam Brownback in Rolling Stone - He was baptized not in a church but in a chapel tucked between lobbyists' offices on K Street that is run by Opus Dei, the secretive lay order founded by a Catholic priest who advocated ‘holy coercion’ and considered Spanish dictator Francisco Franco an ideal of worldly power. From Lawrence Journal World. (January 31, 2006)
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# What will become of Longlea? - Report on some Opus Dei cult-owned land in Virginia and the issues related to it. From The Culpeper Star Exponent. (February 6, 2006)
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# Catholic group on 'Code' film: It's just fiction - Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic organization with powerful members and a reputation for secrecy, is trying to change its public image. From the International Herald Tribune. (February 6, 2006)
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# Opus Dei aims to improve its public image ahead of 'Da Vinci Code' movie - The entrance to the national headquarters of the Roman Catholic group Opus Dei is the last place you would expect to find mention of "The Da Vinci Code." From Arizona Central. (February 8, 2006)
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# Opus Dei Threat to Film - Opus Dei is threatening legal action against the film of the hit thriller The Da Vinci Code. From The Mirror News, UK. (January 23, 2006)
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