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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
When Notre Dame hired Tyrone Willingham to be its new head football coach, he made history, for not only was he the first African-American head football coach at Notre Dame, but he was also the first African-American head coach at Notre Dame in any sport. Welcome to the 21st century! Source: Associated Press via Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, 2 January 2002.

Plot to Undermine Global Pollution Controls Revealed: A secret group of nations worked to undermine the first UN conference on the environment (Mick Hamer, New Scientist).
Refugees Left in the Cold at "Slaughterhouse" Camp: 100 Afghans perish daily as an aid network is collapsing (Doug McKinlay, The Guardian).
Bush's First Big Scandal Rises from the Ashes of Enron: The collapse of the energy trader could spell big political trouble (Rupert Cornwell, The Independent).
Prisoner Loses Attorney Ruling: In Texas, death row inmates have no right to capable counsel in their appeals (Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle).
U. S. Has Overstated Terrorism Arrests for Years: The Department of Justice has inflated both threats and its capabilities (Mark Fazlollah and Peter Nicholas, Miami Herald).
The Healing in Helping the World's Poor: Even if we cannot end tension and conflict, we can end hunger (George McGovern, New York Times).
Church Allowed Abuse by Priest for Years: Aware of John Geoghan's record, the Boston Archdiocese still moved him from parish to parish (Globe Staff, Boston Globe).

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