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...bisexual, but rather because she interpreted Scripture on homosexuality in a manner that was inconsistent with the organization's beliefs. Like the protesters, we find this claim entirely specious. Any organization that forces an individual to renounce the morality of his or her own identity in order to gain membership or hold office is guilty of discrimination of the worst kind...
...potential Cabinet. In the excitement about the vote in Florida, he and James Baker are George W.'s chief strategists. It was Cheney who brought in Baker in the first place, and the two men hold a daily conference call with Bush that is George W.'s first order of business each morning...
Moreover, the court repeatedly defined its role as tribune of the unspoken plaintiffs, citizens whose votes have gone un(re)counted. Why then did it not order a recount of all the counties of Florida? If refusing to reconsider spoiled ballots disenfranchises voters of Palm Beach, how could the court tolerate residents of 64 other counties having their dimpled ballots languish forever in un-hand-counted obscurity...
...TALL ORDER Outgrown clothes may not be the only problem faced by tall kids. A study of 1,000 children ages 3 to 14 shows that height is linked with Type 1 diabetes. The tallest 15% of kids were 40% more likely to develop diabetes. The heaviest children were also at risk. Parents can't stop their children from growing, but they can make sure the kids eat right and get plenty of exercise, which may help ward off the disease...
...recognize the true import of their findings. In 1660s Germany, Magdeburg Mayor Otto von Guericke tries to solve the riddle of a compass needle that doesn't always point (as people thought it should) at the Pole Star. He rubs a model of the earth made of sulfur in order to attract his experimental compass needle. The rubbing produces a noise and a spark (which Guericke mentions in a casual footnote) that turns out to have been electricity...