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  • But thanks to Pope John Paul II, with his new ruling to German Catholic bishops on the issue, that is what they face.

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  • Meanwhile, my wife, who I initially feared would struggle with the pain of watching her husband face his mortality and the burden of nursing him back to health, has shown me just what strength is.

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  • Now, 3, 000-year-old ivory artifacts recovered by Mallowan between 1949 and 1963 from the ancient city of Nimrud, in what is now Iraq, and likely cleaned by his famous wife using cotton wool buds and face cream, go on display Monday at the British Museum in London.

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  • But no matter what he does on the euro, he is more than likely to face a challenge to his leadership after the Tories' expected defeat at the next general election.

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