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What do you think of the laws under consideration in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, among other states, to allow guns on campus...
Moreover, if al-Maliki's government asks U.S. forces to stay in significant numbers in Mosul, any negotiated extension of the U.S. presence risks stoking political attacks from the Prime Minister's Shi'ite rivals. Any move by al-Maliki to allow U.S. forces to keep up major operations in Mosul may weaken his standing in parliamentary elections, which are expected to happen in December or January of next year...
...latest lightning rod for anti-Chinese sentiment is Hanoi's plan to allow subsidiaries of the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) to mine bauxite ore in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Bauxite is a key ingredient in aluminum, which China needs to fuel its construction industry. Vietnam has an estimated eight billion tons of high-quality bauxite, the third-largest reserves in the world. The environmental cost of extracting the mineral, however, can be high. Strip mining is efficient, but scars the land and bauxite processing releases a toxic red sludge that can seep into water supplies if not adequately contained...
...judge grew irritated and seemed to imply that Ansari was somehow withholding information about the reasons for his lawyer's absence. "I don't know what has happened between the defendant [Ansari] and his lawyer," Tahiliani said. "Once he appoints them, then he dismisses them. I can't allow this to continue...
...given him and his wife enough time or opportunity to find one. Addressing the two of them, Tahiliani said, "The court has made all these security arrangements, we've given you all kind of liberties and help." He then adjourned the proceedings for about 45 minutes, to allow Yasmin Ansari to find out whether Naqvi would be coming later...