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Falwell was a uniter and a divider
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He was the founding father of the religious right. When Jerry Falwell
created
the Moral Majority a quarter-century ago, many Christian
fundamentalists
eschewed the world of politics.

FEMA says it's ready for hurricanes
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The government has fixed most of the problems that undermined its
response to
Hurricane Katrina, even though an updated federal disaster plan is not
completed, Federal Emergency Management Agency chief R. David Paulison
told
lawmakers Tuesday.

Iraq intel proposal raises concerns
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Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is attempting to establish an
intelligence
agency that would rival the U.S.-backed organization created shortly
after the
fall of Saddam Hussein.

MONEY

Giving women something to chew on
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The popularity of chick lit and chick flicks books and movies aimed at
women
may have spawned the marketing world's latest trend: chick food.

As World Bank controversy unfolds, turmoil takes its toll
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On Aug. 10, 2005, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz summoned the
bank's head
of human resources. When Xavier Coll arrived at the president's
12th-floor
suite, Wolfowitz ordered him to contact Shaha Riza, 52, to discuss
shifting
her to a new job outside the bank.

# posted by John @ 5/16/2007 08:43:00 AM