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The Catholic leader, who has gained national prominence for his outspoken pro-life advocacy and aggressive criticism of pro-choice Democratic politicians, is still more than a decade away from reaching the church's automatic retirement age of 75. Martino's abrupt resignation, along with the fact that he was...
Martino's departure comes just weeks after the Archbishop of Santa Fe became the first church leader to speak out publicly about the increasingly political behavior of a minority of bishops within the conference. Archbishop Michael Sheehan told the National Catholic Reporter on Aug. 12 that he spoke out during...
"You ask what I meant by 'national interests,' " Justice Secretary Jack Straw wrote in February 2008, during an exchange of letters about al-Megrahi with Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond. "Developing a strong relationship with Libya, and helping it to reintegrate into the international community, is good for the...
But rather than steamrolling to a third term, the clock may now be running out on Colombia's president. Uribe must register as a candidate by March 13, 2010. But there are several steps to go through before then. After Uribe signs the referendum bill, the new law must be...
When he first floated the idea of a third term two years ago, Uribe probably didn't expect to run out of time, but he appears to have miscalculated his support in Congress. Many lawmakers loyally back the president's policies, especially his national security program which has driven back...