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Although Breyer said Justices remain abreast of current political issues, the complexity of individual cases appropriately prevents the application of their personal views...
Currier House Committee members, at a meeting after the incident, suggested posting weekly or monthly financial reports in the house to keep residents abreast of the accounts...
RICHARD N. OSTLING is well aware of the pitfalls of reporting on people's faith, having kept TIME readers abreast of developments in religion for more than two decades. "Given the deep passions it stirs, it's a newsmagazine's most treacherous field," says Ostling, who has written or reported 38 TIME cover stories on religious topics and won most of the major religious journalism honors (including the prestigious Templeton Award). Nothing stirs up passions like Bible scholarship, he adds, which makes this week's cover story about Jesus particularly tricky--and timely. "Ignorance among younger Americans is so sweeping...
...house committee meeting last night, members suggested that weekly or monthly financial reports be posted in the house to keep residents abreast of the committee's financial situation...
NOBODY KNOWS BETTER THAN the journalists who cover them why elections are called races. For the staff of TIME's Nation section, who among other things produce nearly all the magazine's political coverage and commentary, staying abreast of the cascade of election-year developments is a weekly test of intellectual speed and stamina. This is particularly true every fourth year, when a U.S. presidential campaign poses the ultimate challenge...