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...This all has deep and wide implications for a world that seems as religiously polarized now as it has ever been. Always stressing that the Buddha's own words should be thrown out if they are shown by scientific inquiry to be flawed, the Dalai Lama is the rare religious figure who tells people not to get needlessly confused or distracted by religion ("Even without a religion, we can become a good human being"). No believer in absolute truth-he eagerly seeks out Catholics, neuroscientists, even regular travelers to Tibet who can instruct him-he is also the rare Tibetan...
WEST VIRGINIA While longtime West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller has thrown his support behind Obama, Clinton looks likely to do well in the tiny state...
...balls out,’”she said.“Monster” also garnered her a 2004Oscar win for Best Actress. Her partnershipwith Patty Jenkins, who wrote anddirected the film, reinforced Theron’s determinationto stick to her vision, despitethe hurdles that were thrown in her way.“Patty and I agreed on a story and wenever veered. Even to the bitter end, whenno one wanted to buy the movie, which isbasically like people saying, ‘Guess what,guys, you were wrong.’ Even then, wedidn?...
...revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring. Thus ended a public career that had once seemed promising enough that Spitzer was discussed as a potential 2012 Democratic presidential nominee. Spitzer apologized for his "private failings," but he said nothing to explain why he would have thrown it all away, why he risked so much. He had built a reputation as an ethical crusader, and as a former prosecutor, he knew well the myriad electronic and surveillance tools that reveal hidden arrangements for crimes like prostitution. Just last year, Spitzer had signed a law that lengthened jail...
...candidate most likely to win come November—not just the candidate who has managed to win Republican strongholds. The role of the superdelegates is to select that candidate, and their choice should be clear. Hillary Clinton has absorbed everything the media and the Obama campaign has thrown at her and still come out on top in nearly every battleground state. The Democrats should nominate Clinton not only because she has won these states, but also because she can win them again in the general election...