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...last four weeks were: "Iraq casualties," "death penalty," and the topic that was featured extensively in the recent debates, "illegal immigration." For those anticipating Al "doth protest too much" Gore's announcement to throw his hat in the ring, search terms around global warming and climate change are noticeably absent from political search terms. Searches on the term are sending Internet users to news and educational sites, indicating that Internet users are either still in the stage of learning about the topic or that global warming has become a non-political issue - or a political non-issue...
...requests such as a promise, for now, to make no more gay bishops and bless no more gay marriages. The Episcopalians made ambiguous gestures of compliance, but in 2006 elected as their presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who had supported Robinson's elevation. Today Williams calls Robinson's election - absent any prior general decision allowing the ordination of people in same-sex relationships - "bizarre and puzzling." "His heart is where it's always been," says Welsh Archbishop Barry Morgan, a good friend. "His natural sympathies and theological understanding are on the side of those who are gay." And yet Williams...
...Instead, he endorsed milder requests like a promise, for now, to make no more gay bishops and bless no more gay marriages. The Episcopalians made ambiguous gestures of compliance but have elected as their presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who had supported Robinson. Today Williams calls Robinson's election--absent any prior decision allowing same-sex ordination--"bizarre and puzzling...
...Gerhkes’ term as House masters was an overwhelming success, judging from rave reviews from many Quincy House students, especially when compared with that of the Kirshners, who were notably absent from the dining hall and rarely sponsored events.The contrast between the performance of the Gehrkes and Kirshners as house masters—highlighted in a letter signed by 77 Quincy House seniors sent to the Kirshners in April and recently obtained by The Crimson—demonstrates the power that masters wield in forming a house’s social fabric. It also raises fundamental questions about...
...Absent surprises, this looks on the Democratic side like a classic G.O.P. race, in which the Establishment candidate (in this case, Clinton) maintains a lead, is challenged by one or two slightly more exciting competitors and, after a bump or two on the road, ends up prevailing...