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...Allawi has left no doubt that security will be his top priority, and he has promised tough measures in its pursuit, even suggesting that his government may adopt emergency measures akin to martial law, such as curfews and bans on demonstrations, in the hope of suppressing violence. Last week, the Prime Minister even suggested that the security crisis could force a delay in the election, although on Monday he retracted, insisting that his government will hold elections on January 2. Even though the ongoing violence - and the tough measures Allawi has promised to deal with it - are not conducive...
...help bring peace to Najaf is a sign that the young imam's stature has grown as a result of his battle with the Americans. Sadr's game plan has been to rally the Shi'ite street to confront the occupation, and thereby create pressure on Sistani to adopt stronger positions. While he shares the mainstream Shi'ite goal of ensuring that elections go ahead in January - and indications are that his party plans to participate - Moqtada hews more closely to the Khomeini doctrine of velayat-al-faqih (political rule by clerics), and hopes to eclipse more moderate...
Nearly 50 members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) begin a sit-in at Massachusetts Hall to protest Harvard’s lack of a living wage. They want the university to adopt a wage floor of $10.25 an hour. The sit-in garners the attention of the national media and attracts support from prominent labor leaders. Daily protests were held outside Mass. Hall including the largest Yard rally in six years...
While some of the report’s recommendations were predictable, a proposal to adopt Yale’s practice of assigning first-year students to upperclass Houses came as a surprise to several involved in the review, including the students...
Borlaug was able to convince nations around the world to adopt the dwarf wheat to supplement and even replace traditional grain crops...