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Regardless of these pleas for peace, many right-wing religious Americans have continued to call for war. Often, they do not use Biblical passages supporting war, quite simply because such passages are not particularly prevalent in the Bible. Instead they use passages of solace or comfort, such as that from...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Separating the Message from the Messengers | 10/18/2001 | See Source »

Always in these notes there were pleas that he wanted to be spared the need to meet with other people. After barely a year as President, he wrote, "I must find a way to finesse the Cabinet, staff, Congress, political types--who take time, but could do their job sans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Inside The White House That Was Built Of Lies | 10/8/2001 | See Source »

Then comes the premise-setting twist. Sara, whose funky hat and scarf have already alerted us to her New Agey weirdness, turns out to be a staunch believer in fate. When Jonathan hands her his phone number and a sudden breeze whisks the piece of paper away, she takes this...

Author: By Emma Firestone, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Being John Cusack | 10/5/2001 | See Source »

It is most often that way in the Bush family. Just when the media and political power schemers figure the father and son have their heads together in some shadowy corner dividing up the world's leaders for telephone pleas, they talk family, dogs and how the bass are doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conversations with a Father | 10/1/2001 | See Source »

It is most often that way in the Bush family. Just when the media and political power schemers figure the father and son have their heads together in some shadowy corner dividing up the world's leaders for telephone pleas, they talk family, dogs and how the bass are doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conversations With a Father | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

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