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Perhaps his erudite mind does not quite yet grasp how to transform his beloved scholarly explorations into effective papal politics. But two months before a scheduled trip to Turkey, his first to a predominantly Muslim country, Pope Benedict XVI raised a ruckus with a provocative lecture on the relationship between faith, reason and violence on a visit to Regensburg University, where he once taught theology. As a good professor might, he quoted a 14th [an error occurred while processing this directive] century Byzantine Emperor. But this Emperor was making a furious criticism of Islam: "Show me just what Muhammad brought...
...city. Although Facebook gives its users extensive control over what sections of their profiles and photo albums are visible to others, the site’s core base of college users has generally reacted negatively to past expansions, often creating online groups to voice their disapproval. While the ruckus typically dies down quickly as users adjust, this expansion comes on the heels of Facebook’s most controversial move to date, the launch of News Feeds, which provide minute-by-minute updates of one’s friends’ online actions, including profile updates and group memberships. Just...
...here's the saddest confession of my late teenage years: I was going to college at a school nearby, and still living at home. So, folks, if Eros had really been pornographic, my good conservative Catholic parents would surely have raised a ruckus...
University President Lawrence H. Summers might have raised a ruckus over women in science during the 2005 fiscal year, but Harvard raised his pay nonetheless. Summers’ salary increased to $563,119, marking a 7.7 percent hike, according to tax records released this week...
With attention on the ruckus within the G.O.P. over immigration, it was easy to lose sight of the Democrat who has emerged as a playmaker on the issue. Kennedy's Senate rivals acknowledge that he outmaneuvered them. "He had the votes," concedes John Cornyn of Texas, a key opponent. Realizing the state of play, President George W. Bush reached out, pulling Kennedy aside last week after a meeting on education, the issue that inspired their first collaboration, in 2001. "He said, 'We want to try and work this out,'" says Kennedy...