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Digging In to Push Out Because it involves burrowing near the geographic core of three faiths - Christianity, Islam and Judaism - archaeology in Jerusalem has always been fraught. All three religions believe that it was here, on a stony hill, under roiling clouds speared by light, that God stopped Abraham from sacrificing his son. Christians also believe that Jesus walked, taught and was crucified in Jerusalem, and that he rose from the dead there. Muslims say that in the early days of Islam, Prophet Muhammad prayed first in the direction of Jerusalem before turning to Mecca, and that he was once...
...Israeli army conscripts and schoolkids who hear lyrical description from Elad's guides about how the site is the very foundation of Jewish culture and history. "In fact," Elad's development director Speilman boasted to Nachum News, an Israeli website, "60% of the Bible was written on this little hill." (See pictures of John 3:16 in pop culture...
...mails indicating that the New York Federal Reserve had sought to conceal details of the controversial $182 billion bailout of troubled insurance giant AIG, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner--head of the New York Fed when the e-mails were sent--was called to testify Jan. 27 on Capitol Hill, along with his Treasury predecessor Henry Paulson. At issue: the use of taxpayer money to cover AIG's debts to Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street firms. Both men defended the "backdoor bailout" and denied any involvement in the alleged attempt to hide the details of payments...
...second of Harvard’s weekend matchups was less forgiving for the Crimson, as only co-captain Colin West and junior Richard Hill in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions secured victories...
...Hill started the day on the right path, coming back with three quick victories in a row after losing his first game, 11-8, against the Tigers’ Christopher Callis. With Callis hitting too low in the final game, Hill picked...