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Despite its brief lifespan, the ruling gave rise to the most spectacular display of religious fervor in recent memory, particularly among elected officials. Suddenly, everyone in public office was going out of their way to proclaim their deep, deep love of the Pledge and their unbending faith in God. Wednesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Week: Michael Newdow | 6/28/2002 | See Source »

We should all thank Newdow for giving us a reason to hope that one day, in the not-too-distant future, we will return to the America of September 10, 2001. To return to those days when we had nothing better to do than bicker over really critical issues like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Week: Michael Newdow | 6/28/2002 | See Source »

Newdow, a physician with a law degree, a five-year-old daughter and an axe to grind with monotheistic religion, decided he wasn't happy about students at his daughter's school standing to say the Pledge each morning. So he took the Sacramento school district to court, charging the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Week: Michael Newdow | 6/28/2002 | See Source »

When the Israelis stormed Arafat's headquarters last week, they harbored no expectation that the incursion would provoke him to confront terrorism. Rather, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hopes that harassing Arafat will diminish his status, persuading other Palestinians and the world that he is no longer a relevant power. Sharon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Israel Targets Arafat | 6/17/2002 | See Source »

It's a pledge he can't keep without foreign aid. Washington has given Colombia almost $2 billion in the past two years but has restricted the assistance to antinarcotics work. Now that the U.S. has officially deemed the FARC and AUC to be terrorist groups, the Bush Administration stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Technocrat of Steel | 6/10/2002 | See Source »

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