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...broke? The short answer is no. In the U.S. the Catholic Church collects revenues totaling around $7.5 billion annually. Even more impressive are its vast property holdings, which include everything from cathedrals and schools to beachfront retreats, stately mansions, golf courses and television and radio stations. But the real secret of the church's financial strength is that each of the 178 Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. organizes its affairs separately; nearly all employ a highly complex and decentralized legal structure that so far has effectively shielded their assets from legal claims brought against priests...
...Secret Service agents now know that when Russian President Vladimir Putin is the tour guide, they're going to have their hands full. While giving President Bush what was supposed to be a carefully scripted tour of the Kremlin grounds, Putin decided to take his guest to see his private study. On the way the two leaders found themselves abruptly plunged into a crowd of hundreds of Russian tourists in the Kremlin's Cathedral Square. As panicked agents scrambled to protect Bush and his wife, a White House official was heard shouting above the din, "I can't find...
...cheaper plan. If you know you need more minutes, say, for a summer vacation, switch your plan in advance. As long as you don't mind renewing your contract every time, you may be able to switch as often as you like. Here's a secret: ask for the cancellation department; it often offers the best deals...
...place to go is Russian Kitchen, or Slavianka in Russian, in the center of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Found directly across the street from the not-so-secret offices of the secret police, it is reputed to be Sakhalin's best restaurant. Diners come from as far away as the northernmost town of Okha, and the venue is fast gaining fame among tourists...
There's a delicious secret shared by veteran journalists reporting on Kashmir. It's called Butt's Houseboats. The chance for a correspondent to return to Gulam Butt's stately pine-paneled cabins on the shores of Dal Lake, gaze up at the snowy Himalayas and feast under chandeliers on minced goat curry, spiced spinach and cardamom tea, has for years helped keep the conflict near the top of the news agenda. The guest book, filled with enraptured reporters' reviews, contains some of the most earnest writing many of these war hacks have ever produced. "Once more, an island...