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Lynette Labinger, chief counsel for theplaintiffs in the suit, dismissed Brown's claimsas "a totally bankrupt concept...
...dignity.TIME religion writer Richard Ostlingsays the work completes a trilogy of major ethical pronouncements by "the most philosophically trained of modern Popes." The Pope subtly argues that abortion and contraception are "different evils, but closely connected as roots of the same tree. They are rooted in a self-centered concept of freedom that involves procreation as an object of personal fulfillment." At the same time, Pope John Paul II advocates a new feminism free of male domination, violence and exploitation. To women who have had abortions, he writes: "Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give...
Unplugged has come a long way since its humble, low-budget beginnings in 1989 with a concert featuring the band Squeeze, Syd Straw, Elliot Easton and Jules Shear. The aim then was high concept, not high ratings: a return to unvarnished, straight-from-the-artist rock after years of high-voltage, high-volume entertainment. Says Unplugged producer Alex Coletti: "There were no tricks, no effects. It was a whole reaction to the '80s and the [disgraced lip-synching pop duo] Milli Vanilli mentality. We wanted Unplugged to be as straightforward as possible...
...just declare Social Security a failure and eliminate the entire program, with the exception of a welfare-style safety net for the elderly poor? Originally, it was the safety-net concept that was most popular. But before long, that function was eclipsed by the act's more controversial provisions, which guaranteed all workers an earnings-related benefit. F.D.R., the architect of the system, also knew that spreading the benefits around to everyone would shield Social Security from political attack. He funded it through a separate payroll tax to keep it closely identified in the minds of voters as a payback...
Even in the House, things are likely to get markedly rougher for the Republicans in the next few weeks. In fact, G.O.P. leaders are probably facing their first defeat at the end of the month, when the House votes on congressional term limits-a concept wildly popular everywhere but on Capitol Hill. They had originally planned to take up the issue this week but postponed it after discovering that no fewer than nine different factions were battling over what form the constitutional amendment should take. And those were the people who support the idea...