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People began gathering for breakfast at 5 00 this morning though one of my students told me that some undergraduates were on site in rock vigil all night long I don t know how many Fordham folks were gathered but the throng was not more than a few thousand by my completely subjective estimate

nbsp nbsp nbsp My husband and I look forward every year to attending the Religious Education Congress Organized by the Los Angeles Archdiocese the Congress takes place in Anaheim which I suppose makes it the religious equivalent of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team nbsp nbsp

President Obama convened his summit on health care reform at the White House yesterday Whether the event will prove to be the beginning of the end for the dysfunctional system we have today remains to be seen but there are encouraging signs The event showed the many ways in which the political lan

This morning some hundred or so workers are milling around the Keating Hall steps and Edwards Parade unloading crates full of electronics and cables men with Good Morning America U2 badges trying to keep some order in the setup as trucks back in beeping with more gear Lots of sites of work

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir responded to his indictment by the International Criminal Court by expelling foreign aid groups currently providing food water and medicine in Darfur Among the groups expelled are CARE International Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam According to press ac