The monthly journalism award.Farah Stockman, Michael Kranish Michael Kranish has worked at The Boston Globe since 1986. Since 1990 he has worked in the newspaper's Washington Bureau and was the White House reporter during the last two years of the presidency of George H.W. Bush and the first two years of Bill Clinton. , Peter S. Canellos and Kevin Baron Kevin Baron (born 19 July, 1926, died 5 June 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Liverpool in the post-war years. Life and playing career Born at Preston, Lancashire, England, Baron played as an amateur for hometown club Preston before he was signed for The Boston Globe, October 8-11, 2006 Early in his first term, President Bush urged Congress to overturn 40-year-old rules keeping religion out of government contracting. The bill failed, but a remarkable investigation by The Boston Globe reveals that in the realm of foreign aid, Bush has quietly achieved his objective. Using obscure executive orders, he has enabled aid groups to hire employees based on faith and incorporate religion into their work. The percentage of aid money allocated to faith-based groups has doubled under his watch--and Christian organizations received 98.5 percent of such funds. Leaders of mainline churches criticized the policies as "political payback" to the religious right. The Globe argues persuasively that Bush's orders have "systematically eliminated or weakened rules designed to enforce the separation of church and state
USAID Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (Spanish) doctor explains the policy: "I think Christians ... have a leg up on, you know, just the regular public system because there is an interest in developing a relationship ... that leads them to know Christ as their savior and their lord." |
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