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...Silvio Berlusconi's ruling coalition, the lower house of parliament passed two opposition amendments to a bill to overhaul the media industry. The bill, which critics say will benefit Berlusconi's business empire, must now return to the upper house, delaying its final approval. Berlusconi had characterized the secret ballot as a vote of confidence in his leadership. Secret Al-Qaeda Arrest AZERBAIJAN The last of the al-Qaeda operatives from Georgia's Pankisi Valley still being sought by the U.S. was arrested in the Azeri capital of Baku in a secret operation in September, security officials in the Caucasus...
Since today is the deadline for the city council to take action on the ballot into its own hands—and with the failure of a recent challenge to the validity of the petition—the rent control ballot initiative will now indefinitely be placed on the ballot for the Nov. 5 citywide election...
Councillor Brian P. Murphy ’86 said that he is reluctant to support the rent control ballot initiative because it is unlikely to pass in the state legislature...
...Cambridge Election Commission rejected all but 17 challenges, leaving enough signatures to put the rent control measure on the ballot...
...think it’s a vote of cowardice and an affront to democracy,” said Toomey, who said he opposes rent control but wants to see the referendum on the ballot. “If they can’t stand up and say where they stand on a tough issue they should not be in this chamber...