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...John Cardinal O'Connor (though not to leaders of any of the other faiths that might have felt equally aggrieved), saying he regretted not speaking out earlier against intolerance at Bob Jones. (By week's end, tired of the rumpus, Bob Jones III told Larry King the university would lift its ban on interracial dating.) Bush spent the week surrounding himself with Roman Catholic supporters and clerics, visiting Catholic charities and generally waltzing back toward the center and the soothing themes he was singing last summer. When he campaigned in Georgia, conservative adviser Ralph Reed was nowhere in sight--because...
Making itself a standout amongst nations in Islamic worlds, Egypt amended its divorce laws last Wednesday and began to lift the veil of repression that has relegated women in Egypt to second-class status for centuries. Not only will a woman now be able to divorce her husband without his consent, she will also be able to garnish his wages if he is recalcitrant in providing support. A state fund has also been established to assist those whose husbands cannot be found. Perhaps as noteworthy as the reforms, though, is Egypt's proof that granting equal rights to women does...
...PLACE LIKE HOME A difficult question for the growing number of families who need to care for disabled parents is where to do so: At home? In a new home? In an institution? If the answer hinges on the need for equipment--say a stair lift or an adjustable bed--the solution may not necessarily require moving out. ABLEDATA, a federally funded project, offers descriptions and purchasing information on thousands of items that can be bought to accommodate a home for a disabled loved one. Click www.abledata.com or call...
Though Joerg Haider's resignation from the top post in the right-wing Freedom party may help lift some of the psychic baggage other member E.U. nations have toward Vienna, it doesn't spell any real change in Austria's political landscape. After all, Haider was not a minister in the coalition government of which the Freedom party is the junior member, and he remains governor of the Carinthia province. Nor has his political viability waned; immediately after she ascended to the role of party head, Freedom party cabinet member Susanne Riess-Passer said she wished Haider hadn't stepped...
...Postulate 2: In one key scene, Middlesex must consort with two women in three minutes to lift the Jewel's curse. Two-faced Jacqueline Hyde seems the most logical partner...