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...City of Brotherly Love is experiencing a resurgence as tourists flock to attractions like the elegant National Constitution Center, the refurbished Liberty Bell Pavilion, new art galleries popping up in Old City and an increasingly hip dining scene that's serving up more than cheesesteaks. Another draw: plans to blanket the city with free...
...tens of millions more watching on television. Ratzinger was a study in serenity, guiding the elaborate liturgy with poise, and delivering a moving, plainspoken homily. It was the first public proof to the faithful - and to voting Cardinals - that he was a man who could shepherd a worldwide flock. In the days that followed, Ratzinger was called upon to lead a series of closed-door, preconclave meetings with his fellow Cardinals, who would later speak of his attentiveness and multilingual skills, and even a sense of humor. For the good of the Church, there could be no angling...
...That the Pope himself spoke up was evidence that he wants a direct and immediate dialogue with his brother Bishops - a precious sign of a healthy collegiality," says Scola, whom Benedict picked to preside over the three-week-long meeting. And he reaches out, above all, to his flock. Benedict has already produced a series of penetrating homilies, using language that often doesn't quite sound like it should come from a Pope. In a passage on sin, he wrote of the temptation to "think that bargaining a little with evil, reserving some freedom against God, is good, perhaps even...
...Driscoll seems awkward when they attempt to speak to each other. Their sexual chemistry is inexplicable, especially in comparison to Darrow and Kong’s bond, which is as romantic as anything in a Meg Ryan flick. Kong turns his back on Darrow after saving her from a flock of dinosaurs, which inspres her to run after him is a stripped down and true account of the animalistic nature of desire...
...however, that the boast requires qualifiers. Undemocratic, not-so-free-market China continues to set the economic pace with GDP growth exceeding 9%?a fact that seemed to dampen enthusiasm in New Delhi in the face of otherwise encouraging circumstances. In Asia, "China is clearly the leader of the flock," conceded India's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram. "India is still just part of the flock." That chronic inferiority complex is rooted in industrial policy envy. China maintains a big advantage over India in sectors such as manufacturing, said Chidambaram, because its central government dictates "with brutal efficiency" such initiatives...