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...Jaafari is a ?Shiite modernist,? according to an AFP profile carried in the Tehran Times. He has signaled a moderate Islamist position on questions of religion and the state, advocating that Islam be constitutionally recognized as Iraq's official religion and a source (but not the sole source) of legislation, and that no laws will be passed that contradict Islamic values. At the same time, he favors protection of minority religious and ethnic groups, and insists that the first priority of a new government is not only to be as inclusive as possible of those who participated in the election...
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...OUTKAST: MATTHIAS CLAMER; VAJPAYEE: KAMAL KISHORE--REUTERS; ARMSTRONG: JONAS KARLSSON; KERRY: DAVID BURNETT--CONTACT PRESS; GALLIANO: ERIC RYAN--GETTY IMAGES; GIBSON: SAM JONES--CORBIS OUTLINE; KAUFMAN: SEAN GALLUP--GETTY IMAGES; MANDELA: PETER TURNLEY--CORBIS; BUSH: BROOKS KRAFT; ANNAN: WILLIAM COUPON--CORBIS OUTLINE; NAKATA: PHILIPP HOHNDORF--STARFACE/RETNA; SISTANI: HO; ABIZAID: AFP--GETTY IMAGES; ADRIA: RAPHO; OPRAH: FRAZER HARRISON--GETTY IMAGES; BURNETT: STEPHEN CHERNIN--GETTY IMAGES; EBADI: BEHROUZ MEHRI--AFP/GETTY IMAGES; PUTIN: MAXIM MARMUR--AFP/GETTY IMAGES; GOOGLE GUYS: FERGUS GREER--ICON INT.; WOODS: STEPHEN DUNN--GETTY IMAGES, STRONACH: ED GAJDEL; SCHWARZENEGGER: SAM JONES--CORBIS OUTLINE...
...cross fire again over her memoir, In the Presence of My Enemies. Even before the book was released in the Philippines, reports emerged that Burnham charges a Philippine soldier with firing the shot that killed her husband and that members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) colluded with Abu Sayyaf. When troops brought them food, she writes, "We were told it was because [Abu Sayyaf leader Abu] Sabaya was wheeling and dealing with the AFP general of that area over how to split up any ransom that might be paid." Elsewhere, she recalls wanting to ask President Gloria...