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...welcoming speech. Yet during the heady days of mid-17th century Italy, around the same time that Galileo had his feet held to the fire for his dangerously newfangled Copernican views, Michelangelo was accused of creating work more fit for a public bath than a place of worship. One artist was even hired to paint a loincloth over the offending genitalia...
...Lowdown:: Langewiesche, acclaimed author of such books as American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center and Inside the Sky: A Meditation on Flight, has little use for hagiography or hero worship. But his meticulous breakdown of the fateful flight is highly complimentary to Sullenberger. One exception is the author's puzzlement over why such an experienced pilot chose not to apportion credit to his aircraft, whose "fly by wire" automation helps pilots handle basic tasks and is capable of overriding human fallibility. Sullenberger bristled at the suggestion that the plane deserved credit, arguing on Nov. 15 that the book "greatly...
...Jefferson to suggest parallels for increased individual rights in China. "We do not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation, but we also don't believe that the principles that we stand for are unique to our nation," Obama said. "These freedoms of expression and worship - of access to information and political participation - we believe are universal rights." (Read "Obama in Southeast Asia: Mending Fences in a Key Region...
...Army base at Fort Hood. The impact of the killings still reverberates from the base in the heart of Killeen, Texas. Now, the start of a glorious fall weekend promises this central Texan town a hint of normalcy, but true normal - weekend football, shopping, yard work and worship - will take longer to return, especially to the community's Muslims...
Regardless, she said, there will likely be negative reaction in the Muslim world. It's delicate, she said. "The President's going to have to make clear that it's not intended to be in any fashion disrespectful of the act of worship...