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...couldn't last, of course. Extremist groups resumed their campaign of attacks, mainly against Iraqi security forces, killing 12 in an ambush in Kirkuk. Even so, the vote jump-started a first chapter in democracy: before the ballots were even counted, politicians in Baghdad were already engaging in the ancient art of dealmaking. Early trends suggest that the so-called Sistani List--a slate of religious Shi'ites and secular parties that has the backing of Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani--has won a majority in the 275-member Transitional National Assembly. Vying for second place are a unified Kurdish...
...Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will help open a fresh chapter in the long search for Middle East peace this week when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. But as usual, internal Palestinian politics played a key role in getting him there. Abbas agreed to go to Sharm el-Sheikh because he wants to show that he has Egypt's support in his effort to rein in the militants of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Shaken by Hamas' overwhelming victory in last month's municipal elections in the Gaza Strip...
President Bush’s inauguration speech Thursday was long on rhetoric and short on substance. Signaling the promising possibility of a new chapter in his approach to foreign policy, Bush filled his speech with idealistic abstractions—mentioning “freedom” and “liberty” more than 40 times—and he charged America with the venerable task of ending tyranny worldwide. But just in case anyone was fooled, the following day, White House officials clarified that Bush’s speech was in no way meant to suggest a shift...
According to Harvard’s contract with the union’s local chapter, UNICCO must provide the same salary, benefits and seniority that the women had enjoyed at Harvard...
...advised by FBI profilers, began swabbing for DNA--hoping to finally find a match to the person with whom Worthington last had sex, even if he was not the murderer. The year-rounders, as they are called, were not shy in responding. About 10 locals called the state A.C.L.U. chapter, which quickly sent a letter of protest to law-enforcement officials and is considering litigation. Some men have refused to give a sample, though Cape and Islands district attorney Michael O'Keefe declines to say how many. "I have a tirade ready," says Michael Jerace, who intends to turn...