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...work with the pastors and laypeople there deepened my resolve to lead a public life, but it also forced me to confront a dilemma that my mother never fully resolved in her own life: the fact that I had no community or shared traditions in which to ground my most deeply held beliefs. The Christians with whom I worked recognized themselves in me; they saw that I knew their Book and shared their values and sang their songs. But they sensed that a part of me remained removed, detached, an observer among them. I came to realize that without...
...Force One land at O'Hare, protesters clog Chicago's streets calling for George W. Bush's resignation. Ignoring the tumult, the President gives a speech to a bipartisan group. As he exits the hotel, a gunshot is heard, and Bush collapses to the ground. The President has been assassinated...
...filibustering and apologizes to the crowd for "making a speech." No one seems to care, since Obama is doing something pretty rare in latter-day American politics: he is respecting their intelligence. He's a liberal, but not a screechy partisan. Indeed, he seems obsessively eager to find common ground with conservatives. "It's such a relief after all the screaming you see on TV," says Chuck Sweeny, political editor of the Rockford Register Star. "Obama is reaching out. He's saying the other side isn't evil. You can't imagine how powerful a message that...
Though it wasn’t the 42-yard average that had Harvard ranked first in I-AA in rushing defense, the Crimson again held a team under 100 yards on the ground, allowing only 83 to the Lafayette offense. Along with six sacks and four total turnovers, it was perhaps the defense’s best performance of the season...
...even without the extra man in the box against the run, Harvard still surrendered just 83 yards on the ground, including holding starting running back Hurt to just 43 yards...