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Hyman, who chaired the science group, said professors were eager to begin building the new centers, although he said no timeframe has yet emerged for science construction...
Over the course of the following week, several Massachusetts churches and synagogues will be making special efforts to accommodate the unusually large number of weddings called for by same-sex couples eager to enjoy their newly obtained freedom. The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has announced that it is ready to wed any couple wishing to get married—regardless of religious affiliation. Today, the denomination’s president is going to preside over the wedding of Hillary and Julie Goodridge, the couple who led the lawsuit that resulted in the SJC’s ruling. The wedding will...
...jobs were created in April. Bush heralded the news to campaign audiences but also had to address the Iraqi scandal. Before heading to Camp David for the weekend, he called Rumsfeld to say he'd done a "really good job." To the end, the President was eager to keep his team together. The question is whether, in its dysfunction, it is serving him well. --With reporting by Massimo Calabresi, James Carney, Viveca Novak and Douglas Waller
...reservists based in a one-story brick building in Cresaptown, Md., draws most of its members from small, down-at-the-heels towns in the green valleys of Appalachia. Many sign on as teenagers, as England did, to get college benefits. Others, like Staff Sergeant Ivan (Chip) Frederick, are eager to see a bit of the world. Patriotism runs deep in this part of the country, and recruitment ads for the armed services constantly stream in on local radio...
...seem that way. Ever since the French right was slaughtered in March 28 regional elections, frustration within the ump has been deep - and its founding father has taken a lot of the heat. Chirac's long hold on the right is finally being challenged by a younger generation eager for change. "We're seeing the seeds of the end of the Chirac era," says Dominique Reynié, director of the Interregional Observatory of Politics in Paris. "Part of that is the emancipation of the party." Last month the party pronounced its flat-out opposition to Turkey's membership...