JOHN KEATS by Walter Jackson Bate. 732 pages.
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Pope John Paul II
In November 1989 word went out that Mikhail Gorbachev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, would stop in Rome en route to a summit meeting with President George Bush. In Rome he would have an audience with Pope John Paul II.
Insane on All Counts
After torturous deliberations, a jury acquits John Hinckley “As to the first count, not guilty, by reason of insanity.” There was a gasp in the courtroom.
Blessed, John Paul II Moves Closer to Sainthood
Even before the sun had risen, the crowd attending the beatification of Pope John Paul II had overfilled the square around the St. Peter’s basilica.
Indian Fighter
THE ADMINISTRATION Indian Fighter In his office in the Department of the Interior, stoop-shouldered, intense little John Collier shuffled through a neat stack of papers, stopped occasionally to stare at a corncob pipe in an empty water glass on his desk.
"A Moral Justification For War Exists"
THE ATTACKS of Sept. 11, 2001, sent religious people all over the world to their knees in prayer.
Pope John Paul’s Path to Sainthood: A Rush to Judgment?
When hundreds of thousands of Catholics gather in Rome Sunday for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, not everyone will be celebrating.
Sotomayor Hearing: Why Shouldn’t Judges Make Policy?
Supreme Court confirmation hearings are often dismissed as a kind of ritualized theater that reveals little about the judicial philosophy of nominees. But this stereotype is frequently wrong.
Libya: Why John McCain Thinks the West Can Still Win
The war in Libya is not going well. Muammar Gaddafi shows no sign of giving up power
Vitaminwater Lawsuit: Is Sugar Content Misleading?
Over the past few years, an increasing number of worn-out consumers have reached for a bottle of Vitaminwater after a workout. The sports drink has emerged as a serious competitor to Gatorade and other noncarbonated beverages, so much so that Coca-Cola forked over $4.2 billion in cash to buy the brand from Glaceau back in 2007