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...growing number of Sunni political and insurgent groups are threatening to boycott the referendum on Iraq's constitution, a step that would effectively derail the political process and undermine any prospect of the Oct. 15 vote helping to end the insurgency. Many Sunni groups say the vote would be meaningless, since their community is being denied a fair chance to vote down the draft constitution - and they believed their suspicions were confirmed by Sunday's vote in the Shiite-led Iraqi parliament to rewrite the rules in a way that effectively made it impossible for Sunnis to defeat the constitution...
...Mutlaq's initial response to the change was to declare that boycotting the poll was an option. He now says that may be less likely, but that Sunni's remain suspicious and will closely watch the government's next moves. Other Sunni voices are more forceful in advocating a boycott. A senior commander of Jaish Mohammed ("Army of Mohammed") has told TIME that leaders of several insurgent groups have been discussing "a total shutdown of three provinces for 10 days, before and after Oct 15" that would close stores and government offices. The provinces are Anbar, Salahuddin and Nineveh...
...Despite Kifaya's calls for a boycott, on the grounds that the election is a farce designed to maintain Mubarak in office with the pretense of a democratic vote, some of Mubarak's staunchest opponents lept at the chance to push the margin of freedom as far as they could. Among them is Ayman Nour, a 41-year-old member of parliament and former journalist who is Mubarak's most outspoken critic and who promises to supervise the adoption of a new democratic Egyptian constitution and then call for new elections within two years. Security forces jailed Nour...
...former political director of Howard Dean's campaign, to lead Wake-Up Wal-Mart; Jim Jordan, who was one of John Kerry's campaign managers, is advising Wal-Mart Watch, a group affiliated with the Service Employees International Union. Wake-Up Wal-Mart is calling on parents to boycott the retailer as they shop for school supplies. The battle will heat up again in November, when documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald releases Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. You can expect a quick rebuttal. --By Perry Bacon Jr./Washington
...asks. "But how many people who are pro-life [would not buy one]? You may get a certain percentage of the public who says, 'I'm just not going to buy their appliances because of that.'" Whirlpool says its changed donation policy was a response to customer pressure, including boycott threats, not Aquinas' efforts. Walt Disney and Best Buy declined to comment...