Word: branches
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...Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of Anglicanism, the language of the venerable book remained remarkably close to that of the 16th century, even after its most recent revision in 1928. But Episcopalians now are on the verge of a substantial break with Cranmer. Next month, after three years of trial use, a modernized prayer book will come up for final approval at the church's General Convention...
Before the hard sell could really get under way, however, Carter had to finish the administrative shake-up that had swept five Cabinet members out of office the previous week, leaving some major vacancies in the Executive Branch. The President succeeded in attracting a remarkable and impressive variety of new talent to his Administration. The major newcomers...
Sound as some of his new moves were, Carter had to deal with an Executive Branch still shaken by a fortnight of rumors and uncertainties that followed the President's astonishing request for the resignation of all 34 Cabinet members and top aides. He started the week by requesting a meeting with his entire staff. Some 300 of them crowded into the East Room on Monday afternoon, and those who could not fit in watched over closed-circuit television. Despite the fact that Rosalynn and new Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan were publicly defending him, Carter conceded that...
...third branch of Government, Warren Burger's Supreme Court has avoided the hobgoblin of little minds. It has developed an almost elegant lack of judicial philosophy. This year's graven edict of the majority may turn up next year as a dissent. Observes Georgetown Law Center Professor Dennis Hutchinson: "The bar and the public are left without the ability to predict what the court will do even in similar circumstances. You don't know where you stand with this court...
...diet-heart hypothesis," as the cholesterol link with coronary disease is known, remains a theory and the subject of heated debate. True, studies have established that high cholesterol levels in the blood are associated with increased heart disease. But, admits Dr. Basil Rifkind, chief of the lipid metabolism branch of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, "what's missing is the proof that you can prevent heart disease by reducing cholesterol...