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...Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, an independent church, known as the Kiev Patriarchate, was formed in Ukraine alongside the Moscow Patriarchate. It remains canonically unrecognized, but surveys show it has a comparable number of followers to the Russian branch of the Church. Together, the members of both branches make Ukraine one of the most religious countries in Europe; more than 60% of Ukrainians have been brought up in the Orthodox faith...
...case, a sidelined Ahmadinejad would further radicalize the executive branch of the regime. Khamenei has shown in the aftermath of June 12 that he will not compromise with the reformists (although earlier this week, under intense opposition pressure, he ordered a prison housing political dissidents in south Tehran to be shuttered). There is thus little hope that a decommissioned Ahmadinejad would leave room for a compromise replacement who could defuse the postelection crisis; a coup would in all likelihood further fuel the opposition and throw the country into further chaos...
...made partner at the Anchorage branch of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Patton Boggs...
...official complaint, however, Rosenbaum planned to give an Israeli donor $10,000 and then charge the client who requested the kidney $160,000. The payment would be laundered through what Rosenbaum described first as a "congregation," then as a charity. According to published reports, Rosenbaum ran the Brooklyn branch of Kav Lachayim, a charity for sick children that was once supported by convicted financier Bernie Madoff. (Read about how kidney-trafficking works...
...Ahmadinejad's Cabinet and adviser appointments, the opposition currently seems more unified than the government - something that was not true a month ago. But the opposition umbrella also covers a disparate group of voices and opinions, ranging from political conservatives who simply want to restore checks on the executive branch to social liberals who would like to see the complete relaxation of restrictions on media, dress and public assembly. Neda's 40-day anniversary on July 30 and Ahmadinejad's inauguration on Aug. 5 will put Mousavi's resolve and leadership to the test...