Word: patriots
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...have a moral responsibility in this country to be involved in politics." For most of the past decade, the outspoken Baptist minister from Texas has used his pulpit to help elect conservative judges and politicians. Along the way, his organization, Vision America, has recruited 3,000 to 4,000 "patriot pastors" in parts of the South and Midwest to help get out the evangelical-Christian vote...
...though, will always be our home. Nowhere in the world are the skies so big and blue. Our state constitution has a provision guaranteeing privacy that is among the most comprehensive of its kind. In fact, the Montana legislature's adopting a resolution expressing near unanimous displeasure with the Patriot Act was an act rooted in our constitution. We're glad Kirn lives here, where there's plenty of room to roam and always the right to ramble...
...true, we pulled up our bootstraps and elected a Democratic Governor, got rid of saloon smoke, said "Git" to toxic-mining lobbyists and decided that drinking when driving just isn't very American after all. But lest anyone think we're going soft on personal freedoms, Montanans oppose the Patriot Act. We can smell a rat a mile away, and we don't take kindly to the government sneaking things past our good ole red-white-and-blue U.S. Constitution...
Second, the Ivy League continues to operate as though nothing has changed. Harvard continues to schedule all of its games against fellow Ancient Eight and Patriot League programs, maintaining its air of indifference towards more competitive Division I programs of either tier...
...burial. There had been some speculation before yesterday's announcement that he is to be interred in the crypt, that his body would be brought back to Poland. But that proved unfounded. The rumor was another reminder that this man seemed to have two sides. He was a devoted patriot of his native Poland, but at the same time a supremely Roman pontiff, who saw himself as the rightful successor of Peter. He was a firm believer in tradition, but infinitely curious about other cultures. Ultimately, John Paul II opted for continuity in his choice of burial, and his body...