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...scandal, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, 59, is set to be the next Archbishop of New York City, perhaps the nation's most prominent pulpit. Dolan inherits the second largest archdiocese in the United States, with 2.5 million Catholics in nearly 400 churches, on April 15. Known as a staunch defender of church orthodoxy, he is succeeding retiring Cardinal Edward Egan at a crucial time: the church in New York City faces a bleak economic future and is dealing with the fallout from a spate of controversial church and school closings. His résumé indicates that he's well suited...
...this year an anomaly sits as SAC chair: Tamar Holoshitz ’10. A late-comer to the UC, Holoshitz has forged a reputation as a staunch advocate of women’s issues and mental health advocacy on campus...
...Appointed in 1969 as South Korea's first Roman Catholic Cardinal, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, 86, was a staunch opponent of authoritarian rule who gave refuge to activists in Seoul's main cathedral during antigovernment protests...
...legislative majority continue to search for one last Republican vote to pass a budget. But the complex negotiations hit a snag Wednesday when Republican state senators ousted their leader, Senator Dave Cogdill, who had dared to agree to a plan involving a tax hike, and replaced him with a staunch antitaxer. To avoid a collapse of state finances, legislators are attempting to pass a $42 billion budget-balancing plan that includes $14.4 billion in new taxes, an action anathema to the rank-and-file Republican minority. "I don't want to see a tax increase passed," said Senator Dennis Hollingsworth...
...staunch proponent of the use of Tasers as an alternative to lethal force. To demonstrate the safe use of Tasers, he agreed to be shot with one in front of police and reporters...