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...some aspects of the national conversation between homosexuals and those who oppose or fear them haven't changed. Gay and faggot are widespread terms of abuse. Famous actors and singers won't declare their sexual orientation out of concern that their careers would be kaput. There are camps with regimens to "cure" kids of gayness. John Briggs and his national counterpart, Anita Bryant, aren't spearheading the outspoken antagonism to gay civil rights, but the Mormon Church is. It poured $20 million into promoting Proposition 8, this year's California initiative to outlaw gay marriage. Fear lost...
...personal to philosophical. Nikki Wyne, 20, a sophomore in blue eye shadow and Jesus-fish earrings, spoke wistfully about the monks' vow of poverty and the simplicity of the service. "Living in the nonmaterialistic environment is, I think, making a huge statement," she said. "I get jittery if I haven't checked my e-mail in an hour...
...building criminal cases against some detainees may be impossible. That raises the danger of avowed terrorists walking away from U.S. custody on a technicality. "These are enormously complicated problems," says Benjamin Wittes, a Brookings Institution fellow. "It's very easy to say, 'Put everybody on trial.' But we still haven't figured out what our trial system looks like for these terrorism cases...
...state, a place teeming with clapboard churches, cowboy hats and gun racks. Instead, the Oklahoma native has chosen to live in sunny Santa Barbara, Calif., and has located his company, Strategic Perception, in sinful Hollywood. But he's had to pay a price for it all. The neighbors haven't exactly been friendly. Every day for about six months, he put a "John McCain for President" sign in front of his home. And almost every night it would be stolen. "I wanted to leave a note there and say, 'You idiots don't get it. I have an unlimited supply...
...haven't walked away completely empty-handed. We've at least learned this important lesson: if you're taking Eurofly, carry on anything you're planning to wear again...