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...McGovern said. “But the School Committee has more influence over their jurisdiction than the City Council.” McGovern spent about $5,000 less than the lowest-spending successful council candidate, and close to a third of the budget of the highest-spending. Kelley hypothesized that the lower expenditures by school committee candidates reflect a relatively small, passionate constituency of parents, compared to the larger number of Cantabrigians, who participate in council elections. Councillors said their high costs were due to the difficulty of informing voters of their candidacy, and spent much of their money...
...Coming into this year, the 149-lb. standout faced the highest expectations as he rose to third and eventually second in the rankings, but among his teammates and coaches, who know him well, no one was surprised to see him meet the challenge...
...removing obstacles such as the mandatory year-long separation, the 2005 reform - which some have dubbed "express divorce" - has not only made it easier to end an unhappy marriage, but has made the country's divorce rate one of the highest in the European Union. For the Catholic Church, the dramatic increase in divorces underlines the threat posed by the Socialist government of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. At a December rally in Madrid to "defend the Christian family," Cardinal Augustín García-Gasco lambasted Socialist initiatives, saying, "The culture of radical laicism...
...resulted in a country-wide crackdown on the judiciary, media, human rights activists, and anyone who could possibly oppose Musharraf. This was followed by the release of 25 high profile terrorists including former Taliban Defence Minister Mullah Obaidullah, who has close ties to Osama bin Laden and is the highest-ranking Taliban official ever captured. With Musharraf releasing arrested Taliban figures, U.S. taxpayers can be assured the $11 billion pumped into Musharraf’s regime has gone to waste. Musharraf is a major liability in the War on Terror, yet the Bush Administration fails to see this and continues...
...report has other interesting findings; the highest rates for marrying within one's own faith, for example, are among Hindus (90%) and Mormons (83%). The full report is accessible at the Pew Forum site...