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Fishmongers, rejoice. If the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops have their way, the eating of fish on Fridays may once again become a habit for American Catholics. When the hierarchy meets this week in Washington, it is likely to approve a one-year study on how to revive the old penitential practice of abstaining from meat each Friday. The bishops' pro-life committee wants the dietary regimen to serve as a silent protest against the "culture of death," especially legalized abortion and euthanasia. No meat on Fridays was long a strict church rule, observed by millions "under pain...
...president is first elected to serve a one-year term as vice-chair of medical affairs, followed by a year as chair of medical affairs. The president then serves a year each as vice-chair, chair and vice-president of the society as a whole before serving a one-year term as president...
When she finally reached Sudan, even Seaman was not sure what she had signed on for. "My legs swelled up to twice their size with mosquito bites," she says, "and I was ready to cut my one-year contract short by 11 months." But she was clearly captivated by the place and stunned by the enormity of the human catastrophe around the town of Duar, the center of the epidemic. "If you witness a tragedy like that, how can you not be moved?" she explains. "Where else in the world could 50% of a population die without anyone knowing...
...million: Reported value of Michael Jordan's new one-year contract with the Bulls...
...some of his first public remarks on the negotiations in several months, Lewis said the College had been prepared to make last summer's one-year compromise agreement permanent until PBHA officials demanded to hire their own staff...