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...Jesus Christ, or any of the other Biblical prophets, truly existed is something that eludes religious scholars. There was therefore much excitement in 2001 when a reclusive Tel Aviv collector, Oded Golan, announced that a stone reliquary had come into his possession inscribed with the words "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus." The discovery of the ossuary was hailed in some quarters as a spectacular archaeological find - solidly circumstantial proof, at last, of Christ's existence. For it would have held the remains of the Apostle James, who was killed in A.D. 62 and is described in the Bible...
...Attendees included not only Harvard affiliates but also students from other schools in the Boston area, as well as community residents. The event featured speeches by prominent Harvard faculty supporters of Obama, such as Kennedy school lecturer Linda J. Bilmes, law professor Kenneth W. Mack, professor of international relations Joseph S. Nye, and government and sociology professor Theda R. Skocpol. “For the first time in four decades, America can go in a very promising direction or continue on a very, very sad path,” Skocpol said. Former Iowa governor and Fall 2008 Institute of Politics...
...wobbly economy. "We need to address the fragility of markets, the stability of our economy," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said as she prepared to meet behind closed doors to talk about the contours of a $150 billion stimulus plan with a high-powered squad of liberal economists including Joseph Stiglitz and Lawrence Summers, both of whom held senior posts during the Clinton Administration...
...excluding a lot of first-time student voters. Last May, for example, during Indiana's Democratic primary, Melanie Meentz, now 19, arrived as a freshman at the polling place at St. Mary's College with what seemed like documents aplenty: her approved voter registration card for St. Joseph County, where St. Mary's is located, along with her school photo ID, Social Security card and driver's license from Illinois, where she grew up. But under a 2005 Indiana law - upheld last April in a Supreme Court decision that has rankled voter advocates more than any other case since Bush...
...leader needs to understand the process of creative destruction,” said Ferguson, evoking Joseph Schumpter’s principle of creative destruction, which notes that long term economic growth comes from the destruction of the value of established companies through market innovation and fluctuation. “HBS, more than any other institution, has sought to illuminate, elucidate, and, above all, communicate this principle...