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...Others, though, think that with Bhutto out of the race, elections have become a pointless exercise. Riaz Khan, acting secretary general of the U.K. branch of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, had known her for over 30 years. "There is not a single eye that is not weeping," he says. "Even her political opponents in this country are crying. Bhutto was a symbol of unity. She was the only leader who could unite all Pakistan's four provinces. The PPP was the only party that could curb terrorism because it was the only party with the support...
...demands for increased autonomy, has provoked conflicts with political conservatives who view the team's cultural involvement as one more portent of Spain's disintegration. Tuesday's declaration was no exception. "Barcelona is a bilingual city, and the team should reflect that," says a spokesperson for the Catalan branch of the Popular Party, which has protested the decision." Laporta is trying to bring Catalonia into conflict with Spain...
...ensure that warrants are still obtained for Americans' communications. But no court orders are required for surveillance of foreigners reasonably believed to be outside the country. The bill simply will not make our intelligence agencies get thousands of warrants for foreign terrorists. The restore Act's blend of Executive Branch flexibility, court approval and congressional oversight is calibrated to ensure that the fight against terrorism is conducted in an efficient and constitutional manner. We would hope that Klein, having studied the restore Act further, is no longer so confused as to continue to characterize our system of constitutional checks...
...preliminary round of nominations from A.N.C. branch parties gave Zuma, the party's deputy president, a crushing lead over the incumbent, Thabo Mbeki, who is currently President of both the party and the country. An Ipsos Markinor Socio-Political Trends survey of 3,500 people taken in November and released on Saturday also showed 41% of South Africans think Zuma should succeed Mbeki as leader of their nation in 2009, when the constitution requires him to step down...
...likes to talk about bar stools. Or, at least, three-legged ones that have become the mantra of his campaign's strategy in the face of Mike Huckabee's surging popularity. As the former Massachusetts governor put it during this week's Des Moines Register debate when asked which branch of conservatism is more important: "We're not going to get the White House unless we can pull together the coalition of conservatives and conservative thought that has made us successful as a party; that's social conservatives and foreign policy and defense conservatives and fiscal conservatives. Those three together...