Blessed are the meek

by Marvin Olasky

Cover Story | For they (or at least one of them) shall inherit a U.S. Supreme Court seat

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Cover Story Sidebar | Born: Aug. 10, 1945 in Dallas, the fourth of five children. Education: B.S., Southern Methodist University, math major, 1967. J.D., SMU, 1970, served on law review. Legal experience: Clerked for U.S. District Judge Joe E. Estes, 1970-72. Joined as an associate in 1972 the corporate law firm that, after several mergers, became Locke Liddell & Sapp. She was promoted to partner in 1978 and had many large clients, including Microsoft. Governmental experience: Chairwoman of the Texas

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In this issue: "Miers doesn't fit the mold," Oct. 15, 2005

Let the future begin now

by Mindy Belz

Iraq | With a prominent Iraqi pastor feared dead, Iraqis are ready for new constitutional law and old order

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Time to sweat the small stuff

by Priya Abraham

UN | Renovation deserves scrutiny Oil-for-Food never had

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DeLay reaction

by John Dawson

Politics | Strategists worry about how GOP scandals will affect 2006 elections

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Dover dilemma

by Mark Bergin

Science | ACLU sides with censorship in a case challenging school board policy to promote intelligent design

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Bar fight

by Edward E. Plowman

Religion | Episcopalians prepare to take their battles to the courtroom

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The last shall be first

by Lynn Vincent

Katrina | Disaster relief in Orange County, Calif., has an unusual twist: A faith-based organization is in charge

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Baseball trivia

by Marvin Olasky

Interview | But chronicler Mike Robbins finds nothing trivial in its providential twists

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Quotables

by The Editors

"It's a CSI kind of case." U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) on discerning Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers' views on controversial court cases.

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Quick Takes

by The Editors

Deer in the tailights Leon Holliman Jr. was on the lam since August when he skipped out of a Jacksonville, Fla., mental health facility. The North Carolina…

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Miers mire

by Hugh Hewitt

For one, she is an evangelical Christian who was willing to immerse herself as a servant leader in her theologically conservative Dallas church

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The Buzz

by The Editors

The latest on this week's biggest news

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History lessons

by Andrew Coffin

Movies | Their critical obsession with the subversive is borne out in the reaction to the latest releases by David Cronenberg and Roman Polanski

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Commander in Chief

by The Editors

Television | Political junkies will probably prefer watching the seasoned operatives of West Wing, but ordinary viewers will be able to identify with the likeable woman…

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Bestselling CDs

by The Editors

Notable CDs | The five bestselling Internet albumsaccording to Billboard, Oct. 1

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High on the hog

by Timothy Lamer

Money | The Energy Information Administration predicts that heating oil prices will rise 34 percent this winter and that electricity bills will go up 11 percent

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