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...incited violence against U.S. forces in Iraq. Former regime officials believe some of the revenge killings are being committed by members of the Badr Brigade, an armed militia loyal to Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, another Shi'ite cleric, who died in the August bombing of the sacred shrine of Ali in Najaf...
Sophomore goaltender Ali Boe made 16 saves to improve her record to 4-0-0 with a 0.25 goals-against average...
...Council to agree on a process of choosing a new provisional government over the next six months, through a series of regional caucuses whose delegates would be chosen by the IGC and U.S.-appointed local councils. That's not good enough for Iraq's leading Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, who has demanded that Iraqis be allowed to elect the government that determines their future. Bremer and the some members of the IGC counter that elections cannot be held before next summer because there are no voter rolls - and they also fear that direct elections will return a government...
...truth, Bremer's initial plan was always dicey. Here's why: Shi'ite Muslims make up a majority in Iraq (60%), although under Saddam--a Sunni--they never had the power their numbers warranted. The Governing Council too has a Shi'ite majority. In the summer Ayatullah Ali Hussein al-Sistani issued a fatwa saying that any body drafting a constitution had to be elected, not appointed by the council. Al-Sistani, though Iranian by birth, is the most senior Shi'ite religious leader in Iraq. There was no chance that the council would openly oppose his will, and--because...
Entering the third period, Harvard’s 4-0 lead seemed solid in sophomore goaltender Ali Boe’s hands. The Crimson owned a 33-2 edge in shots on goal...