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...TIME: What was so important about this conference that you changed your schedule to attend...
...Dalai Lama's schedule is usually set seven years in advance, but the Tibetan spiritual leader made a rare change to his plans in order to attend a San Francisco conference convened by Muslim leaders to discuss religious tolerance. His Holiness, as Tibetans call him, spoke with Time's Amanda Bower about Islam, his hopes to return to his homeland after 47 years in exile, and his hobby of tinkering with timepieces...
...similar way, was Princess Diana alone during her final public appearance. She was joined by more than a million people in central London who lined the route of her funeral procession; by the 2,000 mourners inside Westminster Abbey who had been invited to attend her funeral service. Tens of thousands more gathered along roadsides to say farewell as she was driven roughly 70 miles northwest of London to Althorp, her family's ancestral home. And across the earth's 24 time zones, hundreds of millions interrupted their waking or sleeping schedules to gather around television sets...
...line has been to basically ignore the activists, who have received extensive coverage on liberal radio shows. White House press secretary Scott McClellan gave the party line: "We welcome all those families that follow those guidelines that are in place." McClellan wouldn't say definitely whether the President will attend. "I don't have any update on his schedule for Monday," he said, using a standard formulation for declining to comment. "We'll keep you posted...
...develop this next proposal, Riley said she plans to meet with former UC members to gain their perspective, invite students and student groups to attend UC general meetings in order to share their views, and work with UC committees...