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...because of these newfound understandings - that religious commitment did not require me to suspend critical thinking, disengage from the battle for economic and social justice, or otherwise retreat from the world that I knew and loved - that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity United Church of Christ one day and be baptized. It came about as a choice and not an epiphany; the questions I had did not magically disappear. But kneeling beneath that cross on the South Side of Chicago, I felt God's spirit beckoning me. I submitted myself to His will...
...expected to do in the coming weeks, to dismiss the Hamas government - a move that would be seen by most Palestinians as doing Washington's bidding, and might tip the balance inside the Hamas leadership strongly in favor of the more extreme faction. That would likely involve a retreat from Democratic politics and a reemphasis on terrorism, in which the movement may not confine its targets to Israelis. In this scenario, Hamas would likely seek support from Iran and international jihadists, whose anti-American agendas might increasingly shape Hamas's own. Israeli officials say Iran recently offered to train Hamas...
...financial and manufacturing sector." In a reassuring move, the new administration tapped central-bank governor Pridiyathorn Devakula, a respected technocrat who helped extricate Thailand from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, as a top economic advisor. Pridiyathorn spent late last week trying to convince overseas investors that Thailand wouldn't retreat from the global economy or pursue a protectionist agenda. And the health of Thailand's economy, projected to grow by 4% to 5.3% this year, will ultimately hinge on outside factors as well. "Regardless of what government is in power, if oil prices go down next year, then the economy...
...same year the library and estate were completed—she married then Harvard geography professor Alexander Hamilton Rice. She spent the rest of her life globe-trotting and financing philanthropic institutions including the Red Cross before she died in 1937. The Miramar also served as a retreat house and boarding school for several different owners before it was purchased by Panteleakis...
...threats and actions aimed at securing concessions. It hasn't yet named a date, of course, and its statement makes clear that it wants a negotiated settlement with the U.S. at the end of the day. But testing a weapon would mark the crossing of a threshold over which retreat may be difficult. Only one country has ever dismantled an arsenal of actual nuclear weapons, and that was South Africa during the early 1990s, in one of the final acts of the outgoing apartheid regime...