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After being introduced by Stendhahl Professor of New Testament and Ministerial Studies Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza as "one of the leading feminist philosophers and theorists in the United States, if not the world," Nicholson made light of the presentation's title...
...agreement on the allocation of $500 billion of the federal budget, likely averting a government shutdown like the one that crippled the nation in 1995. Both sides have claimed victory, but the most powerful lesson of the negotiations was the persistent power of our Chief Executive. An amazing testament to his resilience, Clinton was able to win concessions on education, relief for farmers and funding for the International Monetary Fund even as he faces removal from office...
...baptized at age 30, and 11 years later, under her new name, she took the vows of a Carmelite nun. Sister Teresa's stance on Jewish issues was predictably mixed: she wrote a letter to the Pope deploring anti-Semitism, but also a spiritual last will and testament offering herself to God "for the atonement of the unbelief of the Jewish people." Her adopted faith, however, did not shield her from the Nazi horror. Stein was made to wear the Jewish star, and although her order transferred her to Holland, the occupying Germans rounded up all Jewish-born Catholic converts...
Fifteen of the 21 candidates have worked at Let's Go, a testament both to the fact that Let's Go is the largest of the agencies and also to the importance of the upcoming renegotiations...
...creature as stern as she is strong--as much oak as flesh and blood. She moves with the heaviness of someone dragging large and fatal memories behind her like a full steamer trunk. She is, as the book puts it, "iron-eyed"; her gaze is an Old Testament judgment, her love a demon that can crush those it enfolds. The actress and the character share intelligence and passion, but in many particulars Sethe is the anti-Oprah. If Sethe were a talk-show host, she would stare down her guests and say, "You think you've had troubles...