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...warplanes to return to their bases without dropping their ordnance because their laser-guidance systems could not see through the foul air. In a handwritten note he fired off to his weapons designers shortly after that conflict, Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill McPeak said, "We need to lay down a requirement for an all-WX PGM"--an all-weather precision-guided munition...
...attacking, among other things, Gekas' support for nafta. Democrats, having some fun with Gekas' 1998 sponsorship of a measure allowing bankrupt property owners in five states, including Texas, to shield the full value of their homes from creditors, produced a flyer that features a shot of former Enron ceoKen Lay, who owns a multimillion-dollar Houston penthouse...
...Lay Catholic groups that have been active in pressing for the changes proposed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were unimpressed by the Vatican's response. David Clohessy, national director of the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), questioned whether Rome truly understood the magnitude of the problem, and the damage it was causing among the faithful. "It's basically a flat-out rejection with a vague promise to talk some more," Clohessy said. "We've been talking this to death for decades. The hierarchy has always protected its priests and that seems...
...Voice of the Faithful, a lay group that grew out of dismay over the church's handling of the sexual abuse scandal in Boston, called the Vatican's rejection of the Dallas charter "deeply troubling." Mike Emerton, spokesman for the group, said the response "shows they have no understanding of the depth of this problem." Emerton said it was unclear why the Vatican required more time to "reflect" on the charter. "Why they need extra time to reflect on a document they've had for four months is confusing," he said. "Rome hasn't gotten the point yet." He called...
...gulf between the Vatican's response and the demands of lay groupings among the American faithful leaves U.S. bishops in a difficult position, foremost among them Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference. Indeed, says Appleby, the Vatican's position on the role of the Bishops' Conference is troubling to critics who have called for more authority to be placed in its hands. The response from Rome described Gregory's group as "assisting" U.S. bishops. But, says Appleby, in the minds of many of the laity, the Bishops' Conference "needs to have the authority to require...