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...this facilitated the dialogue.” The coalition has already won political support from both sides of the aisle. Republican Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Richard G. Lugar, along with Democrat Barack H. Obama, have publicly endorsed the coalition’s message. There has been little friction between the evangelists and scientists, group members say. “We found in the evangelicals a respect for the dignity and objectivity of science. This allowed us to see our differences as small,” McCarthy said. Cizik added, “We’re setting aside differences...
...positive element to Pope Benedict's misleading remarks, as they opened the channel of communication between Islam and Christianity at all levels. As a Muslim I can only wish for Christians to be real Christians and Muslims to be real Muslims because then there will be no friction, as they all believe in having good relations with their neighbors. And what else is needed for a peaceful world other than supporting and working with one's neighbors, whether Muslims or Christians. S. Faiyazuddin Ahmad Leicester, England Lessons of Vietnam President George W. Bush's visit to Vietnam was another missed...
...issue celebrating Time's 60-year presence in Europe took a look at how shifting identities - of the family, the state, East and West - are propelling the Continent into new realms of exploration, friction and self-discovery. Readers cast a wary eye to the future but found good things cooking in the kitchen...
...Because liquid explosives are extremely volatile—simple friction can be enough to set them off—and very dangerous even in a steady laboratory setting. An attempt to combine liquid explosives in a bouncy airplane is likely to cause a prematurely explosion, inducing damage but not enough “bang” to blow the plane. Furthermore, mixing components on board, as the London suspects allegedly planned to do, produces a noxious smell that any half-witted air steward would notice...
...expand as low-cost carriers open routes. "I can get from Paris or London to Marrakech flying faster than I can get from London to Paris by train," Loum-Martin notes. Even some enthusiasts worry, however, that the kingdom's success in luring residents from Europe may produce some friction. For example, Marcelle and Max Billaux say they know affluent French residents of Rabat's casbah who not only do not declare their domestics to authorities, but pay them j3 per day - not unlike the subservience wages some bosses in Europe pay illegal immigrants who will similarly accept nearly anything...