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...politicians from both parties called the decision "ridiculous," "unbelievable," "nuts." The Senate quickly passed a 99-0 bill endorsing the unexpurgated pledge. The House condemned the decision by a 416-3 vote. Perhaps deciding that retreat is the better part of valor, Goodwin stayed his decision even before an appeal was filed. The case is virtually certain to be heard by an 11-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit and virtually certain to be overturned either then or later by the Supreme Court...
...intimidation to squelch criticism of its tactics. (Scientology sued TIME in 1992 for libel over a 1991 cover story's portrayal of the church as a ruthless cult; the case was decided in TIME's favor in 2001, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Scientology's appeal.) Cruise is more than a defender of Scientology; he is a resolute advocate. "It's something that has helped me to be able to live the kind of life that I'm living and work toward being the kind of person that I want to be," he says...
...works: Chosen every six weeks, the picks have included Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit, the story of the underdog Depression-era racehorse. Book editor Carol Memmott claims the books have "a broader appeal than Oprah's." Another feature: members can chat with authors and other fans at bookclub.usatoday.com...
...Duterte's zero tolerance?for both crime and the judicial system?that resonates. "They can't rely on the justice system, so they rely on Duterte," says former Misamis Oriental Governor Homobono Adaza. Looking to exploit Duterte's appeal, former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada both asked him to take national posts. And Duterte's way is spreading. Presidential adviser Jesus Dureza, who has known him since high school, says voters in other cities also crave Duterte-type security. Copycat vigilante killings have cropped up in Digos City to the south and Cagayan de Oro to the north. Locally...
...Last week, FIFA provisionally suspended Pinto from football pending a final decision by its disciplinary committee. No action was taken against Couto. After the fracas of Euro 2000, defender Abel Xavier was banned for nine months, but the sentence was reduced on appeal. Xavier himself was on the substitutes' bench at Inchon. The actions of his mates on the field suggest his punishment didn't have the deterrent effect FIFA had intended...