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...demand, which came before another burst of Sunni insurgent violence north and west of Baghdad, is unlikely to be heeded by Maliki. Still, it underscored the political weight of Sadr's voice. Sadr's Mahdi Army has effectively stopped an advance by U.S. and Iraqi forces into its strongholds in Baghdad and Basra after weeks of fighting. On Monday Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, the commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, said American troops operating at the edge of Sadr City in support of Iraqi troops would not press deeper into the area. That means any decisive push into the heart...
...Pope Vs. Catholic Academe In 1990 the Vatican issued a strongly worded demand that Catholic academics be more supportive of a Catholic way of life and that the Church approve the appointment of theologians in Catholic educational institutions. Initially highly controversial, the document has been less stringently enforced than some professors and administrators had feared. On Thursday at 5:00 p.m. the Pope will meet with more than 200 Catholic educators at Washington's Catholic University. He is expected to try to find a nicer way to achieve similar aims, in what one observer has nicely termed, "affirmative orthodoxy...
...audience. Though it is probable that reducing the amount of beer advertising could have some, albeit minimal, effect on underage drinking, as a professional sports organization, the NCAA does and should have other considerations, such as making ad revenue, when making programming decisions. It is unreasonable to demand that the NCAA substantially alter its advertising for a very modest reduction in underage drinking and a small increase in safety. While we do not support putting formal restrictions on the NCAA, we believe that it has a responsibility to its viewers and the public to adhere to a standards befitting...
...revenues, relies upon these skilled industries. “From the city’s perspective, Cambridge wants to continue to be a place that these companies want to be. One of the components is that we have a skilled workforce to meet their job demand,” Seidel said. “We have two of the world’s best universities in Cambridge and a million other resources, but it is critically important that we continue to make Cambridge a welcoming place for these companies and industries.” Economics professor Kenneth S. Rogoff added...
...major cause of current high oil prices, of course, is record demand, fueled first and foremost by China's booming economy. "China is the major factor in demand," says OPEC research director Hasan Qabazard. He predicts that world oil demand will increase about 30% to 118 million barrels...