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For centuries, the Society of Jesus has been considered both a blessing and a bane to the Roman Catholic Church. The order has been expelled at various times by the rulers of France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Russia, Japan; the Papacy itself once suppressed the organization for 41 years. In modern...
In the end, it is artists who make other artists famous. A striking case in point, in America, was Albert Pinkham Ryder. This somewhat reclusive visionary was born in 1847; grew up in the whaling town of New Bedford, Mass.; studied in New York City; spent most of his working...
"That's what you're dealing with in the South," said Smith. "It's just an endless, endless succession of absurd things."
Events moved quickly in the second half, as Army tallied a penalty kick, a converted try and another kick in succession to open a 22-10 lead with 15 minutes to play.
In a state that prides itself on squeaky-clean government, a succession of ; scandals turned voters against just about everybody -- except Arne Carlson, whose last-minute entry into the race didn't leave Minnesotans enough time to get sick of him. Just nine days before the election, G.O.P. gubernatorial candidate...