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...familiar progressives-versus-Vatican paradigm seems almost certain to be undone by a looming demographic tsunami. Almost everyone agrees that the "millennial generation," born in 1980 or later, while sharing liberal views on many issues, has no desire to mount the barricades. Notes Reese, "Younger Catholics don't argue with the bishops; they simply do what they want or shop for another church." And Hispanic Catholics, who may be the U.S. majority by 2020, don't see this as their battle. "I'm sure they're happy that the celebration of the Eucharist is in the vernacular," says Tilley...
...wanted to mount it before the election, and the only way that was possible was if I produced and directed it myself, which I did in the Adams Pool [Theatre] in October of 2004,” Miller says. “It was insane, because I just threw together whoever I could find, but it ended up being quite successful and sort of launched my theatrical career...
...Democrats are unlikely to mount a campaign to block Petraeus' promotion. Yet Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the next CENTCOM commander must come with new plans for Iraq "if directed to by a new President." Petraeus hedged last month when asked what he would say if a new President were to order a withdrawal plan within 60 days of taking office. He verbally juggled risks and objectives before conceding, "We take orders and we follow them...
...momentum continued into the second half. Harvard was first on the board with an early goal from Bancroft, but the Quakers responded with four quick scores to pull ahead 12-6 with 16:23 remaining. A suffocating zone trap caused trouble for the Crimson offense as it tried to mount a comeback. “The tough zone trap made it difficult for us to get balls through the thirties,” Curtis said. Harvard rallied with three goals in the final three minutes, but time ran out, as the Quakers closed out the game with...
...canceled at mid-course. As the torch moves on to San Francisco and Buenos Aires before heading back to Africa and Asia, the organizers of this summer's Beijing Games are facing a grim prospect: that the protests denouncing China's human rights record in Tibet and elsewhere could mount as the torch continues its 85,000-mile, 20-nation voyage...