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...church means by a mea culpa," says TIME religion correspondent David Van Biema. "His belief that the church strengthens itself through a frank acknowledgment of past sins is a remarkable thing. But the Vatican is also being careful to make clear that this isn't simply a spectacular act of self-flagellation before hostile outsiders; it's about the church's need to express regret and ask for God's pardon rather than to satisfy outsiders...
Elian's relatives in the U.S. are not eager to oblige the father's wishes, and on first reading, immigration law seems to support their cause: According to the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act, any Cuban who touches U.S. soil is entitled to apply for political asylum. There are no overt age restrictions on the law, only a supposition of comprehension. So the crux of the debate is whittled down to one question: Can a six-year-old understand what the word "asylum" truly means...
...Supreme Court, on the other hand, despite its diversity of voices, voted unanimously against the act...
...preemptive strike against states, such as Hawaii and Vermont, which have been flirting with allowing same-sex unions. (Under existing laws, states are bound to recognize marriages performed in other states.) It is also a cushion against a possible striking down of the 1996 Federal Defense of Marriage Act, which outlawed same-sex marriages nationally but has never been tested by legal challenges. Though 30 other states have passed similar measures, the California vote was watched closely in part because it was a referendum - most similar statutes have been enacted by state legislatures - and also because of the state...
...were 30 years ago, it still accounts for 40 percent of our energy use, and last year - when prices were depressed - it accounted for some 14 percent of our GDP," says TIME senior business writer Bernard Baumohl. "So the trebling of the oil price could very well act as a brake on economic growth, by slowing down consumption. When the price at the pump climbs to $1.80 or $2 a gallon, that eats into the amount of money households have to spend on other things...