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...after Biden's selection the archbishop of Denver declared that the Catholic senator should "refrain from presenting himself for communion." Archbishop Charles Chaput was one of the handful of Catholic leaders who had targeted Kerry in 2004, but he had become a marginalized in the bishops conference - losing key leadership elections - in part because of his extreme views about denying communion to politicians. His warning to Biden stood alone. Even the conservative Catholic League's Bill Donahue, who rarely hesitates to fire off press releases condemning Catholic Democrats, was unusually silent about Biden...
...financial aid” six times in its first five paragraphs. Grassley has recently toned down his legislative threats as schools have posted lower returns amidst a market downturn. Earlier this week, Grassley spokeswoman Jill Gerber said endowment performance in tough market conditions would be a key factor in determining whether the senator would push legislation to mandate a five-percent rate. Harvard’s healthy 8.6 percent gain, while significantly lower than in recent years, left the endowment larger than last year in real terms, even after the record payout. —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks...
...eager to get back on the stump. Obama and McCain took the day to step back - for the most part - from an intensifying political debate, perhaps mindful of the last presidential campaign. In 2004, John Kerry had used 9/11 to blast George W. Bush for holding back a key intelligence report, and the same day he accused Republicans of trying to disenfranchise black voters. Bush's camp refused to reply, calling 9/11 "a day of remembrance and reflection." This year the candidates seemed to agree - or maybe, with only 53 days before the election, they just wanted a chance...
Meritocracy (and a touch of cronyism) was a key legacy of Thatcher, Major and Blair. But even before the three of them came to power, the high-born sons who once dominated British politics had lost their sway. Alec Douglas-Home left office in 1964, the last of 18 Old Etonian Prime Ministers. In recent decades, leaders were expected to show an affinity for voters, to be men - or, in Thatcher's case, a woman - of the people...
...revenue royalties. The four departments, or states, of Tarija, Beni, Pando and Santa Cruz held non-legally sanctioned referendums earlier this year, approving their own autonomy statutes. Though these statutes have not yet been implemented, they have led the opposition to reject the newly written constitution, which is key to Morales' efforts to redress what his supporters see as centuries of domination over indigenous Bolivians...