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Grassley rejects the criticism. "We're not looking at doctrine. I don't know much about the words Prosperity gospel," he says. But he acknowledges that religious-freedom concerns may make an investigation a "little more difficult to defend." Fellow Senators--"I won't give their names"--have asked what they should tell the preachers. Says Grassley: "My answer was, 'Tell them to do what all the other nonprofits do--answer my letter.'" And hope for a different kind of grace...
Imagine that major league baseball had been so poorly managed that its team owners had to sell their best players to the Mexican or Japanese leagues just to stay solvent. Welcome to Brazil. In the home of the world champions--a good bet to defend their title in Germany--where the beautiful game is part of the nation's soul, the professional league is a money-losing shambles, with poorly paid players performing in mostly empty arenas. Except for one team. In Săo Paulo, at Pacaembu Stadium, 35,000 fans are on their feet, pounding samba drums. Legions...
...good season,” Moretzsohn says.Now, Moretzsohn and her teammates have turned their attention to the upcoming season. Though she suffered a brief setback in June when she broke her foot, she was back on the court by August, and has spent the last three months preparing to defend Harvard’s Ivy title.Last year’s successful campaign has only served to raise the bar for Moretzsohn and the rest of the squad.“I think as a team we clearly expect to get ourselves back in the position to win the Ivy League...
...national workforce, and have seen their influence steadily wane over the years. Should they fail in their traditional "last stand" defense of the "special regime" pensions, they'd allow Sarkozy to storm what has been considered the unions' last bastion - and leave them with little ground left to defend...
...also ripped off an 11-0 string before intermission. “I was really pleased how we started the game this afternoon,” Amaker said. “We always talk about trying to deserve victory…We deserved it throughout today. We fought, we defended, we set the tone early with how we want to defend and block out.” The Crimson handled the Demons, denizens of the Southland Conference best known for their 14-over-3 upset of Iowa in the NCAA Tournament two years ago, by forcing turnovers, sharing the ball...