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...reform rabbi, a Unitarian Church leader, a state gay rights advocacy group called One IOWA and Des Moines' mayor. Opponents include a Republican state senator, a Baptist minister, Iowa's Catholic bishops, the conservative Iowa Family Policy Center and a few county recorders (who acknowledge that they must still follow the law and issue licenses to same-sex couples.) Magistrates in at least seven of Iowa's 99 counties have decided this year not to perform any weddings - although most have declined to cite the same-sex marriage ruling as the reason, according to a Register survey...
Despite the breakdown of talks Friday, it's still unlikely that those opposing the cap will need to follow through on their threats to leave when the deadline for entering next season expires on May 29; after all, few sports can rival Formula One for its history of posturing. Ferrari, the only team to have competed since the series began in 1950, threatened in the 1980s to leave for the Indianapolis 500. Drastic proposals by the FIA last year to introduce a standardized engine across all teams - a nonstarter for the likes of Ferrari - quickly looked like scare tactics aimed...
Benedict seems to see that he must follow in John Paul II's footsteps as a champion of interreligious dialogue. He delivered several speeches and attended ceremonies focused on relations with Jewish, Muslim, Druse, Orthodox and other men of the cloth. Once believed to have been reticent about focusing too much on relations with other religions, the man with the world's largest flock (1.1 billion Catholics worldwide) seems to now grasp the importance of this role. Vatican spokesman Lombardi said the Pope's physical presence "is itself a bridge" for improved relations among all religions. "He listened...
...Follow the money, right...
...blasphemously, in most U.S. states, it's an also-ran: the sport only obnoxious, bloodthirsty goons follow. You won't find matches televised on ESPN anymore, since the ratings outside of the playoffs were apparently underwhelming. (The underdog upstart Versus network carries most National Hockey League games now.) And the chances of happening upon a pickup game at the neighborhood rink? Unless that neighborhood sits squarely on the 49th Parallel, the chances are about as high as the score of an average hockey game...