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...with priests, who privately were among Egan's harshest critics. Still, because it involves New York City, the job is necessarily more than just simple parish work, ideally serving as something of a roving ambassador for American Catholicism and a bridge to every walk of life that exists in America's largest metropolis. For progressive Catholic New Yorkers, however, there should be no illusions that Dolan's gregariousness will bring a looser line on such issues as abortion and gay marriage...
Cheap Latin Flair. Lan Airlines, a Oneworld partner, is offering low fares to South America. If you've always wanted to climb to Machu Picchu, you can now fly to Peru from Miami for as little as $298 round-trip. For a more urbane getaway, fly from Los Angeles to Chile ($749 round-trip) to sample some Malbec vintages, or head to Argentina from New York City ($599 round-trip) to perfect your tango. Purchase tickets before Feb. 28 for travel before June...
Cruise Now. If you've never been much for cruising, now might be the time to reconsider - cruises are getting cheaper and more enticing by the day. Holland America Line, for one, is ginning up new itineraries throughout the Southern Hemisphere aboard the 1,432-passenger Volendam, including a 34-day circumnavigation of Australia, departing March 14, with stops at the Great Barrier Reef and 18 ports of call. Fares start...
...Foreign Office warning of the risks for future intelligence sharing between Britain and the U.S. if London released U.S. classified material. Some press reports interpreted this as evidence of collusion to withhold the requested material. But a senior Foreign Office official says the British government had urged counterparts in America to provide the information requested by Mohamed's legal team. "We were saying to the Americans we think you should disclose this material to Mohamed's lawyers through your own legal process," says the official. "And, by the way, various American [officials] say disclosure of your intelligence against your will...
...arrived on trains at the camp, deciding who went to the gas chamber and who was kept alive for slave labor. Eichmann was kidnapped by a group of undercover agents from Israel's Mossad intelligence service in 1960, then tried in Jerusalem and executed. Mengele lived undisturbed in South America, first in Argentina and later in Brazil where, under a false name, he died while swimming at a beach...