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...orthodox theology is tempered by extroversion and charisma, a stark contrast to his predecessor, whom New York City Catholics widely viewed as distant. Dolan promises to "engage" rather than confront politicians who are in favor of abortion rights and foster much-needed ecumenical dialogue with the city's diverse community. He has already committed to keeping Catholic schools open and bringing vigor to the church's recruitment efforts. And he naturally plans to shift his baseball allegiance to the Yankees...
Backers of the current effort have been heartened by the apparent swell of interest in the idea, especially since a similar measure stalled in the Senate two years ago. And crucially, Obama supports the idea, unlike his predecessor. Yet the bill faces an uphill climb, even if it gets to the President's desk. Long legal challenges are a certainty, and many observers - including the respected Congressional Research Service - think the Supreme Court may consider the law an overreach. "Under that power, they could create 20 seats for military areas. Or they could give 10 seats to Puerto Rico," George...
...where he had been on the FBI's most-wanted list along with Osama bin Laden. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has dispatched nearly 800 thugs to the U.S. - about two per week - since he was first elected in 2002. That is 10 times more than his predecessor, Andres Pastrana. The policy helps Uribe stay in the good graces of the U.S. government, which props up the Andean nation with about $600 million in annual aid. It also rids Colombia of the headache of prosecuting and jailing criminal masterminds. The threat of extradition has helped to demobilize 30,000 paramilitary fighters...
...Milwaukee, Archbishop Dolan got generally good marks in a difficult situation. His predecessor, Archbishop Rembert Weakland, was forced out after it was revealed that the archdiocese had paid a $450,000 settlement to a man who claimed that Weakland tried to sexually assault him. Weakland admitted an "inappropriate relationship" but denied abuse. Soon after, Dolan had to parry a mini-revolt among some of Milwaukee's priests, who signed a petition saying celibacy should be optional in the future. Although he was firm in upholding orthodoxy, in this and other cases, Dolan tended to respond without rancor or imperiousness...
...announced the troop movements, "than the decision to deploy our armed forces into harm's way." The President has been writing a letter to the family of each soldier killed in Afghanistan (and Iraq), personally signing it BARACK. So far, those casualties could be attributed to choices his predecessor--not Obama--made about the risks to take with young lives. No more. They're on his watch...