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...with so much less time to do what he believes must be accomplished. The Pope, under strict orders from his physician, must take a half-hour after- lunch nap. After that he exercises by walking along the Apostolic Palace's rooftop terrace while reciting the rosary and reading his breviary...
When it comes to organization, however, the troops go high-tech. The militia movement, says Berlet, "is probably the first national movement organized and directed on the information highway." Patriot talk shows, such as The Informed Citizen, a half-hour program broadcast on public-access TV in Northern California, spread the word that American values are under attack from within and without. Militias also communicate via the Patriot Network, a system of linked computer bulletin boards, and through postings in news groups on the Internet. One recent posting by a group calling itself the Pennsylvania Militia, more specifically...
After initial screening and campus interviews, Oliver Wyman invites candidates to visit certain company offices. Then, on a Saturday, five to six people at a time try to solve three case studies in three half-hour sessions. They are informed of the decision the next...
...Hudlins have described Cosmic Slop as a "multicultural Twilight Zone"; but the description promises both too much and too little. In one of the three half-hour episodes (which are running throughout the month), the statue of a saint comes to life, forcing a barrio priest to grapple with issues of religion and faith. In another, a ghetto layabout and his abused girlfriend are visited by a mysterious messenger who delivers a rifle along with a note telling them to "wait for instructions." Despite the supernatural overtones, the stories are too dramatically murky to have passed muster on Rod Serling...
...took a militant stance on Western influences in Islamic countries during the half-hour question-and-answer period following his speech...