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...most influential leaders in the Anglican Communion, the global 78 million-- member confederation that includes the 2.2 million congregants in the Episcopal Church (U.S.A.). Indeed, he is the highest-profile figure in the southward shift of Christianity as a whole. Yet he may exercise that influence by helping pull his communion apart, largely over the issue of the church's stance on homosexuality...
...different reason for what started the fighting last week between fighters loyal to the Hamas-controlled government and the various militias of President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party. But most agree that the fragile cease-fire put into place on Sunday has no chance unless the Palestinian leadership can pull off a near miracle in Saudi Arabia under the guidance of the Kingdom's last-ditch mediation effort...
...tung's triumph. When he died of cancer in 1957, Shell brought in a Briton as its new manager and hired Nien Cheng as his special adviser. In 1966, the year in which Mao launched the frenzied upheaval known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, the company decided to pull out. Cheng was still remarkably prosperous. ''In this city of 10 million,'' she writes, ''only a dozen or so families managed to preserve their old life- style.'' She and her daughter Meiping were one of those families, living in a three-story house filled with antique furniture, books, works...
...major cities, its airports and the bulk of its industry lay within range of Arab artillery. Wars followed one another in savage procession. In 1956 Israel tried to rid itself of the Arab threat from Gaza by joining Britain and France in attacking Egypt. The U.N. forced Israel to pull back. But Israel learned a lesson: never again a withdrawal without something in return. In the early days of June 1967 came the moment of Israel's brightest triumph -- and the beginning of its present travail. Israeli armies swept over Gaza and the Sinai to the south, the entire West...
...played at Springfield [last week].” NJIT found its groove in the second and third frames, establishing its block against the Crimson’s hitters while turning up its own offense. Hitting .355 and .483 in games two and three, respectively, the Highlanders managed to pull away to take a 2-1 match lead. But what hurt Harvard the most was its inaccurate serving, as the Crimson recorded 23 service errors while notching just four aces. “It’s just a matter of picking our spots,” Ridolfi said...