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$124. That's the price of a barrel of oil today.

In 2004 we gasped when the price of oil hit $50 a barrel, then considered to be a great psychological barrier. In summer 2007 we coped with $3-a-gallon gasoline as Full Article

Many people — pundits, politicians, people who like to prophesize — have declared that the protracted Democratic primary season is a potential disaster. Calls for Hillary Clinton to quit the race bounce around the blogosphere as pollsters eagerly quiz Barack Obama's supporters about whether they will stick with the party if Hillary wins the nomination. Full Article

Only history will be able to tell us if Reverend Jeremiah Wright is an important figure in the 2008 presidential election or a footnote to a very strange primary season. What we know right now is that he has managed to darken the once-golden air around Barack Obama with the most painful shrapnel of accusations and denunciations over race and patriotism and divergent views of the world. Were Pastor Wright some bigoted, stereotypical right-wing white radio commentator, we'd probably chalk it up to the zaniness of our media age. But Pastor Wright is a voice from the Black church, a powerful center of African American life. He speaks for himself, not for the group, and yet his words have impact beyond his individual point of view. Full Article

Alumnae leadership is a Trinity hallmark across all generations of Trinity Women. At this week's Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society induction for Political Science majors, Paula Lettice, Class of 1971, continued the grand tradition of extending our "Old Girls' Network" to the latest generation of Trinity leaders. While we all know the famous Trinity alumna who sits in the Speaker's chair on Capitol Hill these days (Nancy Pelosi, Class of 1962), Paula Lettice is also a great example of the many Trinity leaders who work on the Hill to ensure that the "People's House" is run effectively. As the chief financial officer for the Architect of the Capitol, Paula has considerable responsibility for the operations of all major buildings under Congressional control, as well as the construction of the new visitors' center. In addition to her duties at the Capitol, Paula has also exercised her Trinity leadership skills on behalf of her alma mater, serving now as a Trinity Trustee. Full Article

Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Washington appears to be going very well; he enjoyed the warm greetings at the White House and enthusiastic adulations of thousands of Washingtonians and people from all over.

At the White House, Pope Benedict called on Americans to use their privileges to create a more just and humane world.

President Bush replied, according to the Washington Post, that "in a world where some treat life as something to be debased and discarded, we need your message that all human life is sacred and that each of us is willed, each of us is loved."

Today as well, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that death by lethal injection is a Constitutionally acceptable form of capital punishment. Chief Justice John Roberts, a Catholic appointed by President Bush, wrote the majority opinion, and he was joined by six other justices including the other four Catholics on the Court. Full Article