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...have the U.S. bishops who let the crimes fester. The crisis gathers steam day after day, with perhaps 2,000 priests accused of abuse across the country and hot lines jamming with more victims' calls. It is not just what Boston's Bernard Cardinal Law called "a tragic error" but a spiritual and financial body blow to church authority as well, demoralizing to every man who wears a Roman collar. Lives have been hurt, trust damaged and the credibility of the church to speak on social issues tainted...
...testing large explosive-detection systems--machines that sniff out bombs in luggage. Congress has mandated that these machines be in service at all large airports by year's end. But sources tell TIME that the systems have been largely unreliable thus far. In some cases they average 50% error rates, confusing harmless material for deadly bombs and causing long delays. Airline officials fear the EDSs won't be able to handle the luggage of nearly 700 million passengers who fly in the U.S. each year. Former American Airlines CEO Robert Crandall said last week, "This equipment is simply not ready...
...alum. That last criterion is not so crass as accepting a parent's proffered check, but the difference is only of degree, not kind. In 20 years or 50, loyalty is expected to breed generosity. Usually it does. Like stealing bread and sleeping under bridges, Rev. Platt's error - linking the quid too closely to the quo - is one much easier for the poor to make than the rich...
Down 1-0 after one frame, the Crimson immediately made up for a Shakir error that led to the unearned Bobcat run. Sophomore Marc Hordon doubled in Sheffield in the bottom of the first to tie the game...
...Crimson jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the second when sophomore DH Trey Hendricks hit his second home run of the year. But the lead vanished in the fourth inning when senior third baseman Nick Carter committed a throwing error, leading to an unearned run that tied the score at 1-1. Lafayette added one more run in the inning to take the lead for good...