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The Papal Visit: Religion and Politics in the Middle East
This week's pilgrimage to the Holy Land by Pope Benedict XVI has turned somewhat contentious. We hear the assessments of Jews, Palestinians and Roman Catholic Christians. Also, Richard Holbrooke testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and repairing the Hubble, a risky mission with an extraordinary goal.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThis week's pilgrimage to the Holy Land by Pope Benedict XVI has turned somewhat contentious. We hear the assessments of Jews, Palestinians and Roman Catholic Christians. Also, Richard Holbrooke testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee, seven astronauts are inspecting the shuttle Atlantis for damage as they head for the Hubble telescope.
Banner image: Pope Benedict XVI visits Temple Mount in Jersusalem, Israel. Photo: Ziv Koren/GPO via Getty Images
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3 storiesHolbrooke Testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, the President's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan described his mission in stark terms. Evoking the attacks of September 11, he testified that terrorists “camped out” in Pakistan have pledged further violence against the US and other countries.
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Pope Benedict the XVI threaded his way through the Middle East today as he continued his “ pilgrimage ” in Israel. He met the Palestinians' senior cleric, the Grand Mufti, at the Dome of the Rock, then left a prayer in a niche in the Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites.
Read the story35 minSpace Shuttle's Risky Mission to Fix Hubble Telescope
The shuttle Atlantis is about 8000 miles from the Hubble Space Telescope and closing for the rendezvous and capture tomorrow. Yesterday’s liftoff of the shuttle Atlantis did unusual damage to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
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