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...their day jobs. "Weddings, funerals, baptisms - all of these things must go on," says Delargy. To enshrine their priestly duties as a priority, their contract includes a clause freeing them from promotional events when parish duties call. They have also insisted their images not appear in promotional campaigns that seem to endorse behaviors that violate Church doctrine, such as abortion or premarital...
...pantheon of lost causes, defending the plastic grocery bag would seem to be right up there with supporting smoking on planes or the murder of puppies. The ubiquitous thin white bag has moved squarely beyond eyesore into the realm of public nuisance, a symbol of waste and excess and the incremental destruction of nature. But where there's an industry at risk, there's an attorney, and the plastic bag's advocate in chief is Stephen L. Joseph, head of the quixotically titled Save the Plastic Bag campaign...
...peace deals with the Pakistani Taliban in the rugged tribal areas and across swathes of the North-West Frontier Province. "It is clear that the deals have led to a rise in cross-border attacks," says a senior Western diplomat, echoing other critics, "and [those in Islamabad] just seem to be turning a blind eye to them...
Moore may not come along for the ride, but his fans sure seem persuaded. Watchmen, with its dense story line and multitude of characters, asks a lot of its audience. But the diehards at Comic-Con can rise to a challenge. They happily viewed the footage twice...
...more recently, as the team's form has dipped, some painful memories have returned. Iraqi sports officials no longer torture players for poor results, but they seem to have inherited Uday's penchant for dishing out summary, collective punishment. Last month, when the team failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics, the Iraqi Football Federation disbanded the entire squad - players, coaches and support staff...