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...academics are very fond of talking about fostering civil society to help create democracy and better societies; these churches have developed a vigorous and dynamic social network among their members despite the persecution of the government. Unlike political organizations that would surely be quickly and viciously squashed by the state, these churches present no clear threat to the government and could be the start of a much more vigorous civil society in China...
...many other things, a glance at Taiwan undercuts many of the Chinese government's arguments. Taiwan has consistently received unqualified praise in State department reports on religious freedom; independent religion has not somehow hurt patriotism or brought the country under the subtle influence of the Vatican, nor has Christianity displaced traditional religion...
...Wildcats are second in the ECAC, trailing Harvard by two points. But UNH will take two weeks off from conference play to face three WCHA teams: St. Cloud State, No. 6 Minnesota and No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth...
...Bush's brain trust came together late last month and decided to shift their strategy for the primaries. Getting Bush to loosen up in the debates was part of it. Saturating New Hampshire with new 30-sec. ads, to the point where Bush is outspending McCain in the Granite State air war more than 3 to 1, was another. But the most critical element was the decision to simplify Bush's message. Instead of waxing lyrical about "compassionate conservatism" and running through a checklist of memorized policy positions every time he speaks, Bush has tried to hone down his message...
Bush and his advisers think McCain's strategy on tax cuts is a mistake big enough to cost the upstart challenger his chance to win New Hampshire. "You can't run to the left on taxes in this state and win the Republican primary," says New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, Bush's state chairman. Gregg may be right about his home state but wrong about the rest of the country. In the TIME/CNN poll, Republicans by more than 2 to 1 say they would rather have a smaller tax cut with more money going to Social Security and debt repayment...