Time to begin thinking about the Veep choices Note to Obama staff you keep thinking about winning Wisonsin Ohio and Texas and let the rest of us worry about Veep choices And we d like to encourage America s readers to send in your suggestions to Veepstakes aol com We will note your sugge

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C.R.S. Will Not Leave Despite Tension in Kenya A church aid worker said Catholic aid agencies in Kenya will not evacuate their staff, but he expressed concern over the increasing insecurity across the country. “We will continue to keep a close eye on security issues and take action accordingl

Last year 14 Catholic Democrats sent a letter about Iraq to the U.S. Catholic bishops. After citing church leaders just war arguments against the original intervention, Tim Ryan, Rosa DeLauro, Marcy Kaptur and their colleagues concluded that it is time to seek an end to this injustice. They urged th

Legalese What a pity that your otherwise intelligent, if somewhat idealistic editorial Migration, the Larger Picture (1/7) was marred by a final bit of unworthy wordplay. Of course there are no such people as illegal people, but there are millions of noncitizens who are in this country illegally, an

While Thomas Norman DeWolf 8217 s 18-chapter memoir Inheriting the Trade accomplishes an artful merging of historical explication with biography and travelogue not until Chapter 16 does the author 8217 s central thesis emerge Only then when DeWolf informs readers of his own abuse of privilege

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I glanced at the clock on the small table between the bed and the rocking chair: 6:45 a.m. It was Saturday of Labor Day weekend, but every day felt drowned in the monotony of motherhood. The baby would need to be nursed soon. I rolled onto my back to say my morning rule of prayer, at least the parts

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The withdrawal of former Senator John Edwards from the Democratic primary field following his third-place finish in his native South Carolina deprives the national political debate of an uncommon degree of honesty and intelligence. Early in the campaign, contrary to conventional political practice,

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Tim Burtons Sweeney Todd, a wicked, bloody triumph of filmmaking, has caught the attention of both critics and audiences and has received numerous nominations and awards. There are, however, a couple of things one should know before buying a ticket. First, it is a musical, which neither the advertis

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Today is Potomac Primary Day and the polls indicate that Barack Obama should add Maryland Virginia and DC to his win list after sweeping Maine Louisiana Nebraska and Washington State over the weekend Coming after the virtual tie on Super Tuesday this would seem to give him strong momentum head

Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the appearances of Our Lady to St Bernadette Soubirous in the Grotto of Lourdes the small town in Southern France that has become one of the church s main sites of pilgrimage It has become fashionable in recent years especially after Vatican II to dow

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