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...fact, Sunday's mass may be less a cataloging of specific wrongs than a general framing of the context and meaning of the Catholic Church's acknowledgment of its own sins at the dawn of the third millennium. "Above and beyond giving a mea culpa, John Paul II will attempt to frame what the 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...
Couldn't happen, says the skeptic. Not as long as the Army (480,000 strong), Navy (372,000), Air Force (361,000) and Marines (172,000) have the National Guard's back. Surely 1,385,000 G.I. Joes and Janes can outmaneuver less than a million P.O.'d USPS Petes and Pams...
...recent concerns about the woes of less-than-exceptional students have led many schools to petition the Justice Department for a reversal of the decision...
Staff for the vice president were less circumspect about the relationship between their candidate, and another high-profile black intellectual at Harvard, Henry Louis "Skip" Gates...
Factors underlying schoolyard shootings are often numerous and complex, and there is no simple solution. But stronger gun control legislation is a viable first step. Safety locks will it make handgun accidents less likely. Background checks will help prevent handguns from ending up in the wrong hands. Educational programs will create role models for children who might otherwise be given the chance to treat guns like toys...