Obama's Handwritten Prayer Made Public

Israeli Paper Publishes Democrat's Note Left In Cracks Of Western Wall In this Thursday, July, 24, 2008 file photo, U.S. Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., places a not in the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehil,File) (AP) An Israeli newspaper's decision to publish a handwritten prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall drew criticism Friday as an invasion of his privacy and his relationship with God. In the note, placed at Judaism's holiest site, Obama asks God to guide him and guard his family. "Lord - Protect my family and me," reads the note published in the Maariv daily. "Forgive me my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an... [read full story]