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...concerts but did something better: made a contribution to the Mecham Watchdog Committee and played Pride (In the Name of Love) -- a tribute to King -- with a joyful vengeance. But it is not just that U2 is on the side of the angels. It has given a new charter and a fresh voice to conscience. "A sense of humor is something I value," Bono says, "but we don't play rock 'n' roll with a wink." Without sermonizing, they have become a rallying point for a new and youthful idealism. After Live Aid and Farm Aid and after the Amnesty...
...that a draft of the Iraqi constitution has been accepted by the Iraqi National Assembly - but not, presumably a "final, final draft" as negotiations appear to be continuing in the hope of securing Sunni support - some form of the charter is set to go before the Iraqi people for an Oct. 15 referendum. It was pushed through over Sunni Arab objections to "federalism," which they say will spell the dismemberment of Iraq. A process that was to showcase Iraq's unity and bring disgruntled Sunnis into the political process has instead deepened divisions and stoked distrust...
...cleric who has twice led armed uprisings against U.S. troops. The base of his support is in the Shi'ite slum of Sadr City, home to one-third of Baghdad's population. If al-Sadr called on his poor Shi'ite followers to join Sunnis in opposing the charter, it is likely it would be defeated. Abdul Salam al-Qubaisi, spokesman for the Association of Muslim Scholars, a hard-line Sunni group, claims al-Sadr is working to bring out the no vote. "We need Muqtada's support to defeat the constitution," he says. "We are already working closely with...
...second deadline bore down on Iraqi politicians trying to hammer out a constitution, Sunni members of the drafting committee called for another delay in presenting the charter. Fundamental issues-such as the role of Islam and the question of federalism-remained unresolved Monday evening. Nonetheless, by 8:30 p.m. in Baghdad Shi'ite legislators were saying a draft was ready. As news of the possible draft trickled out, Shi'ites celebrated in the streets of Najaf and Sunni negotiators held grim press conferences. At 11:40 p.m., the drafters sent a document to parliament that with the issue of federalism...
...This is very much post-bureaucratic,” said Jim Chrisinger, a official in the state Department of Management who oversees the charter process...