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Kathy Kelly from Kabul: A plea for peacemaker visas
… month when we turned around the visa rejection for Hakim. We had hesitated, this past week, to flood the embassy with letters supporting Ali and Abdulhai - but that hesitation is no longer …
Morning Briefing
… Dennis Coday … Philippines -- … Manila floods force 270,000 to flee … Catholic Nuns Weigh Vatican Order … Maryland -- … Catholic …
Editorial: We are victims of out-of-control gun culture
… Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne pointed out: "Nobody who points to the inadequacy of our flood-control policies or mistakes by the Army Corps of Engineers is accused of 'exploiting' the …
Religious group praises action to stop student loan interest rate hike
… president also extends federal transportation spending for two years and extends the national Flood Insurance Program for five years. The Stafford loans are federally subsidized loans for …
Connecticut fight a lesson for religious freedom campaign
… one of the largest protests in the history of the state. The state capitol building was "flooded" with people, Maynard said. He received hundreds of emails and phone calls. The activism …
Filipinos call for transparency as bishop denies misusing funds
… of specified donations to other uses. The funds include Sunday Mass collection donations for flood and fire victims and for rehabilitation of Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake there in …
How Rodney King's five words changed the face of Los Angeles
… went through it all: a massive earthquake, raging wildfires that ripped through Malibu, floods that pushed hillside homes down mountains, and riots that traumatized America's … bullets, and shopkeepers kept loaded machine guns at their sides. With the quakes, fires and floods, government and civic leaders seemed overwhelmed -- and there was much talk about the end …
Law professor: Philadelphia jury has much to consider in sex abuse trial
… opportunities to defend their clients, but instead faced a large hurdle in the prosecution's flood of evidence. "I think if you had had less comprehensive grand jury report[s], it might have …
The nature of apostolic religious life
… feelings, but that's not what we are supposed to be seeking. Whether we experience a warm flood of God's tenderness or arid cold, we continue to send those darts of love into the Cloud of …
Races for Congress feel super PAC influence
… and Ohio, Santorum started in the lead, only to see his lead evaporate as “Restore Our Future” flooded the airwaves with negative ads. Romney won both states. The one thing no one foresaw in …
Memorial Day
… Michael Sean Winters … Memorial Day brings a flood of memories. Our little town always has a parade down Main Street, with floats on the back …