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...twin towers, most prayers for self-preservation also included prayers for the dead and for the safety of all. That sort of bigger, more compassionate plea is not quite as automatic this time around. Is it all right to be straightforward in your imploring - to beseech God on behalf of you and your family's personal fortune - or is that somehow selfish? And is that all there is? Or is this prayer, too, expected somehow to encompass a bigger and more compassionate principle...
...November of 1989 and lasted nearly two years. All five Senators denied improper conduct, claiming that it was Keating's status as a constituent rather than as a donor that motivated their actions; although when Keating was asked whether his financial support had influenced the Senators on his behalf, he responded "I want to say in the most forceful way I can: I hope...
...Obama campaign, by contrast, has been tapping the power of the Internet since it began almost two years ago. Last month, when it wanted to alert backers at the University of Florida that Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker would be speaking on Obama's behalf on the sprawling Gainesville campus, it went to cyberspace instead of the quad. "The campaign texted us,"boasts Moller. "They also use Facebook a lot. They make the extra effort to connect with younger voters...
Memorial bracelets have been around since the Vietnam War, when a student group, Voices in Vital America (VIVA), began a campaign on behalf of missing American soldiers and prisoners of war, using silver bands modeled after that of TV host (and future Congressman) Robert Dornan. The bracelets took off--Bob Dole, Ronald Reagan and Sonny and Cher all donned POW/MIA bands at one time or another--and VIVA sold more than 5 million before disbanding in 1976. (They are still available through the National League of Families...
...heights this year. Tuesday’s announcement that a new financial initiative will funnel an additional $75,000 to student group transportation costs and House formals demonstrates the College’s expanding commitment to students and the Undergraduate Council’s ability to advocate on behalf of undergraduates...