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...similar claims, which portray the Pope as a martyr for bringing the sexual abuse claims to light, are offensive to the victims of these crimes and unacceptable if the Church is to move past these allegations. The Pope’s controversial actions have certainly brought him into the spotlight, but his own insufficient response to the scandal is driving the attention placed on him: A martyr...
...Kuld’s success in the spotlight was not guaranteed. As 2010 loomed, the co-captain knew he would have to step up his game...
Perched atop a ladder, his hardhat glinting under the spotlight, steel worker Mike Dillard (Michael A. Barron ’11) confesses, “Non-recognition by other people, it bothers you sometimes.” The steelworker’s powerful monologue is the first of many in “Working: The Musical,” written by Stephen Schwartz—the composer of “Wicked” and “Godspell”—and various other artists...
...Most of the spotlight on reform has focused on the up-or-down question of an independent consumer agency, a fairly simple issue even for nonexperts. But reasonable reformers can and do disagree about how much power to give the Federal Reserve, how to wind down failing banks without bailouts, how to regulate "systemic risk," whether to cap the size of banks, whether to allow banks to own hedge funds or play the markets with their own cash, whether to preempt stricter state banking regulations, and countless other disputes over leverage and liquidity restrictions, payday lenders, securitization, industrial loan corporations...
...despite his years in the national spotlight, Romney remains unexpectedly unfamiliar to a large number of Americans. On a recent cross-country trip, as I read Romney's new best seller, No Apology, which features a close-up photo of the author on the front cover, a passing flight attendant exclaimed, "No apology? Not even for his wife?" If Romney can so easily be confused with disgraced politician John Edwards, he'll have to work harder to create a more distinct identity if he hopes to win the White House...