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Articles: Saturn's rings likely to contain ice, mud

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:33 AM

	Saturn's rings are much dirtier than originally believed, according to new observations by the Cassini spacecraft. The new findings reveal that the inner regions of the rings may be packed with rock and mud. Read full article: 'Saturn's rings likely to contain ice, mud'

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Articles: China Agrees to Resolve Dispute Over Tax Breaks

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:30 AM

	The Bush administration, proclaiming a triumph for its trade policy, said yesterday that China has backed down in a dispute over computer chips about which Washington lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization. Read full article: 'China Agrees to Resolve Dispute Over Tax Breaks'

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Articles: Putin's Kremlin Asserting More Control of Economy

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:22 AM

The threatened breakup of Russia's largest oil company signals a broader shift away from the country's anything-goes, freewheeling market of the 1990s toward a new form of state capitalism as President Vladimir Putin's government asserts a greater role in the economy. A dozen years after Russia began divesting itself of old Soviet state assets, Putin's government appears to be bringing the era of mass privatization to a close.

Read full article: 'Putin's Kremlin Asserting More Control of Economy'

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Articles: Enron's Ken Lay: Cuffed but confident

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:16 AM

	At the height of his power, former Enron chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay dined with political royalty. He commanded a fleet of corporate jets. He rallied forces to build a new sports stadium here. Read full article: 'Enron's Ken Lay: Cuffed but confident'

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Articles: A shepherd's trials

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:12 AM

	When Sean Patrick O'Malley was summoned last July to confront a widening abuse scandal in the Catholic Church's Boston Archdiocese, the genial Franciscan put on the archbishop's mantle and walked into an inferno. Read full article: 'A shepherd's trials'

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Articles: A bridge builder between America and Islam

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:09 AM

America's future is bound up with the Muslim world. Is that as grim a prospect as it appears today? The imam of a New York City mosque (located 12 blocks from the World Trade Center) insists that it doesn't have to be so. With a foot - and an extensive history - in both worlds, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf offers an encouraging vision and an ambitious blueprint for getting past the stereotypes and paralyzing myths. This is an invigorating glimpse into the heart and mind of a wise Muslim seeking the higher ground, and a moving example of the impact of the American experience.

Read full article: 'A bridge builder between America and Islam'

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Articles: Mixing prophecy and politics

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:07 AM

	Ray Sanders and his wife, Sharon, grew up on farms in the American Midwest, but Israel has long been their home. Their journey began in the 1970s, when they read Hal Lindsey's apocalyptic bestseller, "The Late Great Planet Earth," which laid out a scenario for the end of the world according to a literal interpretation of Bible prophecies. Read full article: 'Mixing prophecy and politics'

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Articles: A fresh definition of inheritance comes into vogue

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:05 AM

	Legally, Breck Arnzen and Lani Peterson-Arnzen had covered all the bases when they wrote their will - everything from guardianship to inheritance for their four children. Read full article: 'A fresh definition of inheritance comes into vogue'

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Articles: New center to promote studies of effects of prayer

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:02 AM

	In the past century, physical scientists and religious believers have often taken separate paths in their pursuits of truth. But in recent years there's been a growing interest in applying scientific methods to study the effects of prayer. Read full article: 'New center to promote studies of effects of prayer'

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Articles: What happens when a church goes bankrupt

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:00 AM

	When the Roman Catholic archdiocese in Portland, Ore., declared bankruptcy this week, it began a new phase in the church's effort to put the sexual abuse scandal behind it. Other dioceses - finding themselves with not enough financial assets to settle the legal claims of the victims - may well follow suit. Read full article: 'What happens when a church goes bankrupt'

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