Word: prays
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Time to Pray. As for the House Judiciary Committee, Nixon did not mention specifically its impeachment inquiry. Instead, he delicately conceded that the committee has "a special responsibility." Then Nixon drew premature applause from both sides of the House by saying: "I will cooperate with the Judiciary Committee in its investigation But as the clapping died, Nixon threw in a critical qualification: " in any way I consider consistent with my responsibilities for the office of the presidency." He will do nothing, he explained, that "weakens the office of the President." Nixon then repeated an earlier vow: "I have no intention...
...sides of the aisle, though no House Republican has thus far dared publicly voice the feeling. (On the Senate side, the only Republican to call for resignation so far has been Massachusetts' Edward Brooke.) Democrat Frank Thompson Jr. of New Jersey puts it bluntly: "Most guys hope and pray for a resignation. I can think of 25 Republicans I know who will have to vote for impeachment to save their skins...
...crown, Casement had nourished a hatred of the English that was to become, in Inglis' word, a "monomania." Now he proclaimed on the eve of World War I that Britain and Russia had ganged up on Germany in a new Holy Alliance to despoil the Old World. "I pray," he wrote, "for the Salvation of Germany night and day-and God Save Ireland now is another form of God Save Germany...
...aired on participating stations on Jan. 20. "Lubavitch" explores a world in itself-the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidim, who practice their mystical, joyous brand of Jewish Orthodoxy in a close-knit community in Brooklyn. The bearded, black-frocked Lubavitchers are followed on their way through their daily life-pausing to pray in a delicatessen, arguing fine points of the Talmud in a yeshiva, gathering for a discourse from their revered leader, Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, in the synagogue. But there are also splendid celebrations. A bris-the ceremony of circumcision-is majestic and moving. And a rollicking, dancing wedding party, the beards...
...revealed a new aspect. He said that he has "come to know Christ." Episcopalian Colson admitted that until recently he had been a regular, but hardly committed churchgoer. But he said that since his departure from the White House he has had "some occasion" to think about religion and "pray with other committed people." Suspecting that his newfound faith may go down hard with some, Tough Guy Colson had a forthright response for scoffers. Said he: "If anyone wants to be cynical about it, I'll pray...