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 | Kmart launches multicultural marketing campaign... |
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| Alliance votes for Stephen Harper... |
| Arafat and Mubarak skip Arab League Summit |
| A spotlight on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict set the stage for this week's Arab League summit in Beirut, which officially began on Wednesday. The ongoing diplomatic struggle to reach a cease-fire in occupied Palestine continues to demonstrate an observation that journalist Rami Khouri articulated at Calvin College on Monday during a lecture titled ``A Peace-Making Perspective from the Arab World.'' ... |
| Justice Department tactics draw fire |
| In an announcement last week that drew immediate criticism from both Arab-American and civil liberty groups, Attorney General John Ashcroft stated that the Justice Department is expanding its program to question young, male Muslims in an effort to gather information regarding terrorists and terrorist activity. ... |
| Opening windows 2002: Catholic Church comes to terms with sexual abuse charges |
| Cardinal Edward M. Egan addressed St. Patrick's Cathedral this past Sunday on the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests.... |
| The Scientology debate enters the Digital Age |
| On Wednesday, March 20, there was a new development in the struggle that has been called ``The Church of Scientology vs. the Net.'' All references to xenu.net, an outspoken critical site of Scientology, vanished from popular search engine Google. Scientology (not to be confused with Christian Science) is a controversial religion, started in the early 1950's by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, that many have called a cult.... |
