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...involve the Pope at all costs," he tells TIME. "It's a desire to destroy the church, and this is an operation that has been well planned. They don't like the church's teachings on moral questions and sexuality, and this is how they think they can strike...
Hulse pounded the strike zone with a blistering fastball in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, holding the Pioneers scoreless into the bottom of the sixth...
...company, which collapsed amid fraud in 2002. The demise of Enron had little to do with mortgages, bank bailouts or any of the things that have been at the heart of the recent financial crisis. Nonetheless, the lead producer of Enron, Jeffrey Richards, says the play is sure to strike a contemporary chord with audiences. (See the top 10 plays...
...troops move on. That opportunity may present itself this summer. As McChrystal turns his attention to other Taliban strongholds in Helmand and neighboring Kandahar province, he will depend on Afghan security forces to protect Marjah. In the past, the drug lords have exploited the absence of Western troops to strike alliances with Afghan officials, getting them to play the Taliban's role of protectors of the drug trade. Khan, the farmer, has seen it happen before. "When there is no Taliban, the government men take money from the smugglers to help them move drugs across the border," he says. NATO...
...catcher Tyler Albright scored off a single from junior right fielder Joey Smith in the top of the second. But the 49ers soon changed the tone of the game, after Charlotte scored nine runs in the bottom of the third inning. First baseman Ryan Rivers was the first to strike, sending center fielder Cory Tilton home to put his team on the scoreboard. Rivers soon crossed the plate off a wild pitch from sophomore Brent Suter. Suter allowed seven runs before he was replaced by Matt Doyle. The freshman allowed two more runs before 49ers’ designated hitter Zane...