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This was especially necessary because the lessons of the faith were often at odds with the mood of the times. "A Simple Faith. A Radical Witness" serves as a kind of Quaker slogan. Back in the days when clergy were princes, Quakers believed in a "priesthood of all believers." In...
The cartels' ability to infiltrate officialdom has grown so convincing that many Mexicans have trouble believing the government's assertion that a fiery Learjet crash this month on a busy Mexico City avenue - which killed Calderón's Interior Minister and de facto Vice President, Juan Camilo Mourino, and...
The global slump hasn't been the only bad omen for the launch of the Atlantis in Dubai. Only weeks before the resort welcomed its first paying guests with a soft opening in September, a fire caused by welders engulfed the hotel's lobby. That produced a public-relations nightmare...
"He's a smart man. He didn't become a billionaire by accident." - Mavericks forward Jerry Stackhouse, on Cuban's success in bringing the team to the NBA Finals for the first time in the franchise's 26-year history (Washington Post, June 8, 2006)
Chicago didn't only not hurt Obama's political prospects - it ended up helping him with the electoral map. In recent presidential elections, Democrats have struggled to hold on to their once solid base in the Midwest as they focused much of their energy on Southern candidates who could help...