Word: trent
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...letter to bishops published last week with papal approval, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship once again allowed limited use of the old Tridentine Mass (after the 16th century Council of Trent, which established it). The Vatican explained that permission was granted so as not "to alienate groups of the faithful who feel particularly tied to the [old] rite, which may be especially dear to them...
...Bentley, Trent's Last Case...
...Benton's family, but whose magnetic presence is a tribute to the performer. Similarly, Malkovich's blind boarder, imposed on Edna's household by the smarmy banker. He is based on a granduncle of Benton's, who indeed had a recording for the blind of Trent's Last Case, which the director was forbidden to touch when he was a child. But the edgy precision of Malkovich's manner, the very cock of his head as he listens for clues to the reality he cannot see, are the contributions of another fine actor...
...CONS. In contrast to the weary pragmatists of the Senate, the young Turks of the House, such as Gingrich, Kemp and Platform Committee Chairman Trent Lott of Mississippi, have the clear-eyed look of true believers. No wilted shirt collars in this group. With hair carefully styled and blow-dried, they look like local-news anchormen. Television is, in fact, their medium. Its cameras are permitted in the House (unlike the stodgier Senate), and the young Turks unabashedly perform for the C-SPAN telecasts of floor debates. A Democratic majority still runs the House, so the Republicans are freer...
...House members such as Kemp, Trent Lott and Newt Gingrich] controlled the platform but do not control anything in Congress. Unfortunately, they are a minority in the House. We have a little different view in the Senate because we are in the majority. We have to be totally responsible from time to time. Now, if you are in the minority, that is when you can put out a lot of newsletters and say "I'm for lower taxes" and "I'm not going to worry about spending or the deficit" and "We're going to bash Paul...