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O'Brien O'Baltimore: The Maryland Tradition, Vol. XV, Day One Before a packed Cathedral of Mary Our Queen -- and with its historic trappings in a seemingly omnipresent evidence -- after ten years as the globe-spanning shepherd of the US Armed Services, Archbishop Edwin O'Brien finally took possession of a territory, a cathedral and a cathedra of his own... and not just any residential see, but the mother church of American Catholicism. Shown above getting to his church on time, the 15th archbishop of Baltimore -- by longstanding custom and Roman decree, now the US hierarchy's first among equals --...

Bush Lays Out Tough Terms for Aid to Poor MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - President Bush pledged more cash on Friday to poor nations that root out corruption and world leaders said his announcement helped breathe new life into a long-stalled global war on want.The U.S. president laid down tough terms for developing countries that want fresh handouts, saying they need to stamp out graft and inefficiency to reap the benefits of a new global willingness to give more aid.In a speech on the closing day of a five-day U.N. conference on development financing, Bush led calls from the world's rich...