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Perhaps Islamic sensibilities could have been spared if the speech had included a clear indication that the Pope did not agree with the inflammatory words from 600 years ago. Still, the fallout doesn't mean that the speech was a mistake or that a Pope can never mention Muhammad. In fact, the 35-minute discourse could turn out to be the most important step forward for interfaith dialogue since that first meeting in Assisi. It could also set off a new round of anti-Western violence by angry Muslims. Or both. Such is the world that this shy, academic-minded...
...make a nuclear device. Although Iranian officials insist that Iran's ambitions are limited to nuclear energy, the regime has asserted its right to develop nuclear power and enrich uranium that could be used in bombs as an end in itself--a symbol of sovereign pride, not to mention a useful prop for politicking. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has crisscrossed the country in recent months making Iran's right to a nuclear program a national cause and trying to solidify his base of hard-line support in the Revolutionary Guards. The nuclear program is popular with average Iranians...
...Mention the word drive to most Australians, and they'll probably think of Sydney's rush-hour gridlock. But until recent times, the word also referred to the transport of [an error occurred while processing this directive] vast herds of cattle along the outback's traditional stock routes. In an attempt to recapture some of the adventure of a drover's life (a drover is the Australian answer to a cowboy), the Great Australian Outback Cattle Drive offers visitors a chance to ride those same desert trails, accompanying herds up to 500 strong. Drives are organized every two years, taking...
...Nightly rates start at $80 including full board, airport transfers, trekking tours and use of snorkeling equipment, while rental of diving gear is a mere $45 a day. "If you want complete tranquillity, a home-cooked meal and spectacular diving, you will find it here," says Casalegno. Not to mention an abundance of Italian charm. For more information, visit cubadak-paradisovillage.com...
...also asked for and received trips to Lake George, N.Y., and New Orleans as well food and drink costing thousands of dollars at Abramoff's swanky Washington restaurant, not to mention concert and sports tickets and thousands of dollars more in campaign contributions, the government said...