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...communities," mostly poor, urban religious groups without priests. The breakaways find the Cardinal's anti-Communism counterproductive and are put off by his insistence that the church, while obligated to take moral positions, must refrain from active political engagement. "The Catholic institution here is folkloric," says the Rev. Miguel Angel Casco, co-director of a pro-government religious think tank. "The revolution cannot make the new man without the church...
...there were even murmurs of dissent from Aquino's inner circle. Under the new constitution, said one minister, "we have the same situation as before --the concentration of power in one person, even though that person happens to be an angel or a saint." Other loyalists were disgruntled that the new plan had been drawn up by a very small group of counselors working independently of the Cabinet. "I have strong reservations about this," protested Local Government Minister Aquilino Pimentel. "I was never consulted." Even Vice President Salvador Laurel was not fully involved in determining the contents of the final...
...while in police custody. James and Critchley make a compelling case for his innocence, finger a probable alternative villain and suggest that Williams' death in jail may also have been a murder. Vivid in atmosphere and detail, the book is in the best tradition of the historian as avenging angel...
Performance pieces included selections from her earlier works such as "Let XX," "Gravity's Angel," "Sweaters," and her famous single "O Superman," as well as selections from her forthcoming film Home of the Brave. She managed to captivate the audience for the entire hundred-odd minutes for which she performed...
...blares, drivers honk, and flags decorate the streets. The Feb. 2 elections were no different. After more than 1 million voters went to the polls, Oscar Arias Sanchez of the ruling National Liberation Party emerged triumphant with 52.3% of the vote, defeating the Social Christian Unity Party's Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier, who claimed 45.7% of the count...