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...take years to work out." In the diocese of Oxford, 80 members of the clergy begged Harries to withdraw John's appointment. Nationwide, eight English bishops publicly endorsed the gay bishop-elect while nine opposed, including two former challengers to Williams for the top Canterbury job. In Nigeria, Archbishop Peter Akinola, who leads 17.5 million Anglicans and is a strong critic of homosexuality, told the BBC: "We would sever relationships with anybody, anywhere, anyone who strays over the boundaries." Archbishops in the West Indies and South America have added their protests, and in Sydney, Archbishop Peter Jensen warned...
Reversing two earlier trial court decisions, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts ruled on June 6—eight months after the initial hearing—to dismiss the tenure lawsuit against Harvard filed by former Assistant Professor of Government Peter Berkowitz...
...gratified that the appeals court has determined that the University followed proper tenure procedures and found that the complaint filed by Peter Berkowitz was without merit,” said University spokesperson Joe Wrinn. “The University is pleased with the outcome...
...emerged as the biggest winners in the Rumsfeld era. The defense chief has set in motion a host of changes that will boost their budgets and swell their ranks in the next five years. And last week Rumsfeld took the extraordinary step of recommending a retired four-star general, Peter Schoomaker, an original member of Delta Force, to be the next Army Chief of Staff. This is the first time in U.S. history that a top commando has been tapped to lead the entire Army and is yet another indication of the Administration's growing reliance on America's secret...
...elegant writing; of complications from a stroke; in New York City. After graduating from Penn State, he worked at TIME and Newsweek and as the editor of Penthouse and Family Weekly. In 1983 he took over GQ, where he provided a home for writers as diverse as David Halberstam, Peter Mayle and Michael Kelly before retiring this spring...