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...said, his constitutional law section included one student whose opinion could sway the outcome of the FAIR case: chief justice nominee John G. Roberts...

Author: By Javier C. Hernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors Stand Up To Recruiters | 9/22/2005 | See Source »

...rulers and ruling parties, and also the fast-emptying mainline protestant churches in America. Are there any more politically aware denominations than the Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, or Unitarians? There are not, but there are also no denominations more in danger of ceasing to exist. Churches that once held the sway of large percentages of the American population are now smaller than several non-Christian faiths, there is no end in sight to their membership collapse, and many are near schism because of unsolvable, usually partisan, arguments among their adherents...

Author: By Mark A. Adomanis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mainline Decline | 9/21/2005 | See Source »

...devastating floods in eastern Germany in the month before polling day. Earlier this month he criticized U.S. policy toward Iran and urged President Bush to "take the military option off the table. We've already seen that it doesn't work." csu campaigner Spreng doubts this tactic will sway voters a second time. Schröder's "toolbox is empty," he says. "He's not able to conjure up another flood, and the Iran attempt is dead in the water." Schröder and the spd could still get a boost if the cdu continues to sabotage itself. Merkel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Angie" Rocks The Vote | 8/21/2005 | See Source »

...when I was a college coach, I used to tell kids to make a list of pluses and minuses. I always thought if you do that, it will generally give you an idea of what?s in everybody's best interest. And then don?t let one minus really sway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Larry Brown | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

Just then, the music starts. In an instant, the adolescent mob is transformed into a congregation. All heads turn toward the worship band, a lo-fi rock combo of 13- and 14-year-olds led by middle school minister Brian Dietz, 28. Many kids shut their eyes, some sway from side to side and sing along with the rock ballad. "Open the eyes of my heart, Lord," they sing. "I want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feels Like Teen Spirit | 8/1/2005 | See Source »

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