Pope Gets Pass on Church Abuse History
During his recent visit to the U.S., Pope Benedict's crusade against child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy garnered much approving ink.
Agent Kolar, Bush’s new hope for destabilizing Cuba
Caught up in a series of scandals that erased what little credibility it had on the Cuba issue, the Bush administration, which until now trusted that its Cuban-American mercenaries would succeed in destabilizing the country, has placed its hopes in the none-too-clean hands of an astute Czech, a fitting student of its spy services.
Health Care Costs Outpace Income Growth for Working Families
A report by a private foundation released Apr. 29 revealed that rising family health insurance premiums have eaten into more than half of what little income gains working households have seen in recent years. Between 2001 and 2005, the cost of the portion of family health insurance premiums paid for by workers who get their insurance through their job has risen 30 percent, while their incomes on average have grown only 3 percent.
