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...Harvard Republican] Club exists as a catch-all organization,” said Kwong. “We have libertarians, conservatives, religious conservatives. It’s a big tent organization and we exist to support Republican candidates no matter how diverse...
...year-old Malay, needed to seek permission to legalize her conversion from the Shari'a court, which considers forsaking Islam a crime. And since she is still classified as a Muslim, she could not use the civil-law system. The Federal Court failed to iron out this catch-22, ruling that it had no jurisdiction over her religious conversion. With no further legal recourse left, only Joy's faith can give her solace...
Radio's got a problem. Although some 200 million people tune in each week to hear their favorite overcaffeinated DJ or catch those crucial rush-hour traffic updates, it's getting tougher to hold listeners' attention. Facing flat revenues and competition ranging from iPods to music phones, the 87-year-old industry is scrambling to reinvent itself. But not even satellite radio or the new HD format addresses this analog medium's fundamental flaw: it doesn't give people any say in which songs they hear. If you don't like a track or a DJ, your only option...
...honest, I might not stay in England at all. Instead, I would catch the Eurostar to Paris, take a taxi to the Odéon area of St. Germain, and book myself a table for lunch at Les Editeurs. Part café, part restaurant, part library, this is the kind of enigmatic, open-all-day place Paris does so wonderfully well. I've had every type of meal there: breakfasts of croissants, orange juice and piping-hot fresh coffee; lunchtime feasts of moules marinières and chips washed down with Puligny-Montrachet; afternoon tea while reading English newspapers...
...DiRosa says "50 to 60% of my budget" is focused on border issues, not wilderness protection. He jokes that he has love-hate relationship with the Border Patrol - where illegals go, the Border Patrol follows, further impacting the wilderness. "It's a Catch-22 - we are joined at the hip," he said. "But if the Border Patrol was not out there it would be a war zone...