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...vitro fertilization, the Pope joined the fray, telling Italian bishops fighting it, "I am close to you with my words and my prayers." When the initiative failed, Italian television called the church the winner. Three weeks later, Spain legalized gay marriage over Catholic objections and Benedict's (indirect) criticism. But the Italian vote galvanized prelates who had suffered decades of defeat on divorce and abortion and suggested that if Benedict picks his political fights wisely, he may be rewarded...
...regime is a sworn enemy of Israel, Jerusalem views the drawn-out war as a useful drain on the resources of Iraq, a closer and more dangerous foe. Baram insisted that the Israeli "defense establishment" was aware of his activities. But the Israeli Defense Ministry quickly denied any "direct, indirect or tacit connection," and when Baram telephoned the Israeli embassy in Washington to ask for help, Israeli Military and Defense Attaché Uri Simhony told him curtly, "Buddy, you better get yourself the best legal advice available...
...parliamentary support for the conservative government's stance on terrorism seemed to falter last week as suspicions hardened in some quarters that Syria may have abetted the bombers. A raucous debate erupted last Wednesday after Premier Jacques Chirac told the National Assembly, "There can be no discussion, direct or indirect, with terrorists." Opposition deputies sharply questioned the government's appeals to Syria for help in tracking down the Paris bombers. Fumed Socialist Lionel Jospin: "If Country X in the Middle East is involved, why ask its help...
...revealed he had written the Clinton White House seeking a pardon for a convicted cocaine dealer, whose father had requested Villaraigosa's help. In this year's campaign he returned $47,000 in questionable donations from employees--and their relatives--of two Florida companies with direct and indirect interests in shops at Los Angeles International Airport...
...analyzed. Taken as a whole, claims Horton, the litany of atrocities may add up to ethnic cleansing of Burma's minorities like the Karen, the Karrenni and the Shan. "What's taking place in Burma is not mass killing like in Rwanda," he told TIME. "It's a slow, indirect form of destruction...