Word: right
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...believe abortion is wrong, but I also think it's wrong when the church denies fellow Catholics the right to Communion and funerals. If the Church pushes away pro-choice members instead of welcoming them, people may not join...
...career has become a vehicle through which the right-wing evangelical movement feels it can express its deepest identity ... Palin is perceived by its leaders--and followers--not as another cynical politician or self-promoting celebrity, but as a kind of magical helper, the God-fearing glamour girl who parachuted into their backwater towns to lift them from the drudgery of daily life, assuring them that they represented the 'real America.'"--11/15/09...
...seek reintegration for low-level Taliban members who are assumed to be fighting for money or personal grievances, and reconciliation for Taliban leaders who are motivated by ideology. The plan, according to U.S. officials, will be undertaken in concert with the Afghan government. "We think that reintegration, if done right, if done by Afghan leaders and people, helps to create conditions for broader-scale reconciliation," says a U.S. diplomat...
...ordered all five of Schwan's Top Chef meals--which cost $10 to $12 each--and invited my friend Jonathan Karsh, a reality-show producer and an excellent home cook, to try them. The first thing we noticed was how right Balzer was about the way we embrace prepared meals. Several times I said I had better "start cooking" when I meant "start microwaving." I was able to open the boxes with a knife from the Top Chef cutlery set the show sent me and pair the food with a Top Chef--branded Quickfire cabernet sauvignon (which was surprisingly good...
There's even a push in Congress to let employers further link lifestyles to insurance premiums. Right now companies that run their own insurance programs can reward employees with bonuses or premium reductions of up to 20% if they meet certain health guidelines. John Ensign, Republican Senator from Nevada, and Tom Carper, Democratic Senator from Delaware, co-sponsored an amendment to the current health care bill that would raise the limit to as high as 50%. The Senate Finance Committee gave it a thumbs-up in September...