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...AMIDST THIS DEBATE, strict civil libertarians seem conveniently to forget our nation's deep religious roots. The First Congress did not view the First Amendment and some federally funded religious activities as mutually exclusive. Indeed, James Madison supported the expenditure of $500 to fund public prayers in Congress--a practice which continues today...
Perhaps what saved the game for the Cross was an outstanding effort by Reale, who stopped a way ward Crusader pass from flying into the stands. Desperately, Reale lofted the ball into the congested lane. Amidst the confusion. Harvard--already over the foul limit--tagged Elzie, who sank his two free throws to put Holy Cross...
...forces without a declaration of war under an examination period of 60 days. With that kind of freedom for the chief executive, the country cannot remain uniformed. Certainly we should allow the government the right to protect national security interests, but even that right must come under scrutiny if, amidst all sorts of challenges from the country, the administration persists in facing down the country's right to know...
...cruel boyfriend emerge out of the mundane predictability of the "thriller" mechanism, acting irrationally as real people would. However, the collapse midway of the finely sustained tension is too abrupt to make the most of either half of the movie. While the cast manages to avoid histrionics, even amidst the emotional torrents of the end, the story threatens to collapse into a lachrymose mess. Then, presto-as in a paperback romance, all the pieces of the disheveled plot are suddenly tucked into place for an ending as picturesque as it is anti-climactic...
...lead. Not to worry, though, for Harvard will mount a big fourth-quarter rally with three Greg Gizzi-to-John O'Brien bombs. The last one will come as time runs out. Bob Steinberg will line up for the PAT and miss, but there will be a yellow flag amidst the Penn celebration...