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...final insult for Sharon: American Evangelist Pat Robertson claims (presumably through a reliable source) that Sharon was, in fact, struck down by God as punishment for the Israeli leader's withdrawal of Jewish settlers from Gaza, thereby "dividing" the Holy Land. If anything, according to a new biography written by Uri Dan - an unabashed fan and friend of the stricken Israeli leader - he was continuing his life's work of trying to consolidate Israel's grip on as much of the Holy Land as possible, and he had no intention of giving up West Bank settlements. Dan writes that Sharon...
...Backscatter penetrates clothes but not skin, exposing the outline of the body along with any objects being carried. The TSA's version is filtered to make faces and intimate parts indistinguishable (see photo above). Initially, it will be used only if travelers fail a primary screening and decline a pat-down search, says TSA spokeswoman Amy Kudwa. Though the machines are not capable of storing, printing or saving images, and scans are deleted as a passenger steps away from the device, there's still a chance pictures could be exploited and appear on the Internet, says A.C.L.U. privacy expert...
Nearly two decades after exploding onto the American scene as the powerful voice of religious conservatives, the Christian Coalition is showing its age. The group, founded in 1989 by Pat Robertson to leverage the political influence in Washington of millions of conservative Christians, is most famous for lobbying Congress and for what it calls nonpartisan - opponents say slanted - voter guides used by followers to make decisions at the polls...
...generation ago, before the Christian Coalition rose from the ashes of Rev. Pat Robertson's failed bid for the U. S. presidency and the demise of Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority (which disbanded but has recently been revived by Falwell), evangelicals considered politics too worldly for their attention. More than any other group, the coalition mobilized the religious right and gave evangelicals a taste of their potential clout on such issues as abortion and prayer in schools. But as most large political organizations eventually do, the coalition, which has recently weathered declining membership, shakeups in several state chapters and financial...
...Fink suggests that Taco Bell replace all of its suppliers until the source of contamination is found. That's what he did while overseeing 2003 E. coli outbreak at Pat & Oscar's, a restaurant chain based in southern California. "Taco Bell needs to send a clear message to the customers that they are going the extra mile to protect them - that has not come across in anything I have seen yet," says Fink...