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...head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family, Colombian-born Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo was a staunch advocate of the Roman Catholic Church's conservative policies, opposing abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage and contraception--at one point calling into question the efficacy of condoms in preventing the spread of HIV. Considered a possible candidate for Pope before Benedict XVI succeeded John Paul II in 2005, López Trujillo was deeply wary of leftist liberation theology and its influence on Latin American Catholicism. "I don't believe that in Latin America, Marxism has any possibilities," he said...
...goal to no avail. “We weren’t shooting on cage and none of our shots were going in,” Snyder said. “We were getting opportunities but just not capitalizing on them.”Brown’s staunch defense pitched a shutout, the first time this season that Harvard failed to get on the scoreboard. Bears’ goalie Stephanie Laing, with eight saves recorded her second career shutout. HARTWICK 17, HARVARD 7The third time proved not to be a charm for the Crimson as they dropped their third...
...federal government.If that seems strange to you, then you’re not alone. A long list of luminaries ranging from Nancy Pelosi to President Bush have tried to do something to cut the wasteful spending. Farm subsidies are one of those rare issues on which everyone from the staunch free market advocate to the ardent proponent of social justice can see eye to eye. A cursory reading of Mankiw’s Principles of Economics will reveal subsidies are, as a general rule, inefficient; they distort incentives and create deadweight loss. While they can produce artificially low prices...
...Four runs is like 40 right now,” Walsh said. Junior Ryan Watson had an unsightly relief appearance in the seventh—two walks, two hit batsmen—but Stoeckel surprisingly came in from shortstop to take the hill and managed to staunch the bleeding. —Staff writer Jonathan Lehman can be reached at jlehman@fas.harvard.edu...
...pack, Belstaff has been in business since 1924, when the British company broke new ground with its use of breathable, waterproof waxed cotton. Steve McQueen wore Belstaff in The Great Escape, Che Guevara wore it on his famous ride through South America, and racing champions like Sammy Miller were staunch supporters. In the '90s, under the threat of financial demise, Belstaff was saved by Italian racer, motorcycle designer and fan of the brand Franco Malenotti. Economic concerns eventually forced the company to relocate to Italy, but loyalist Malenotti, by transplanting the factory boss from Britain and continuing to use English...