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...Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q can see. Then he rolls up the sleeve of his battle-dress uniform and points to the long, wide, nasty scar left by the explosion that took his leg in northern Iraq a year ago. People come by afterward to slap him on the back and thank him for serving his country. No pity party here. "I live by the theory of suck it up. Why be negative?" he says. "I can run faster now, and the chicks...
...teachings, honor and dignity of the Jewish faith that I was raised in. Abramoff is a poseur, disgracing and shaming other Jews by his deceitful actions. Sharon Zeidan Los Angeles It is high time that congress be held accountable to the laws it is sworn to protect. The old slap-on-the-wrist attitude about those who betray the public trust is in part to blame for this disgrace. Another reason is the never-ending need for politicians to raise money. Voters must demand meaningful campaign-finance reform. Elected officials found guilty of accepting bribes belong in jail like...
...about the journey. "Just very tired." After he arrived, it took only a few weeks for his English-speaking uncle to find him a job in an auto-repair shop and a room to rent. Octavio now lives in a single-family home that got the illegal immigrant makeover: slap a lock on every bedroom and try to squeeze in as many families and workers as possible. He pays $500 a month to share his home with eight other workers he doesn't know and barely trusts...
...title of the first comprehensive theological teaching of Benedict's papacy suggests, there is little grist for those looking for controversy or doctrinal bombshells. Yes, the Pope confronts modern sexuality, declaring that "'sex' has become a commodity," and even takes a parting slap at Marxism in his defense of a Christian vision of good works. But the message is ultimately a clear and simple call for Christian love and charity. Popes typically use their first encyclicals, the most authoritative form of Church writing, to set the tone for their reign rather than to spark debate or overhaul Catholic teachings. With...
Single sex schools have always made me nervous and I’m historically not a fan of female-only anything. Women slap, we slander, we’re backstabbing gossips—one episode of “The Bachelor” and you’d have to agree. But this penchant for petty drama isn’t a new phenomenon: from Bible stories to the Bennett family, women have battled over bloodlines and boyfriends, wardrobes and wedding dates. Ann Jones, the criminal profiler, once wrote, “The story of women who kill...