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...government, but it's at odds on others. Kurds in the north and Shi'ites in the south, for example, are demanding a loose federal form of government that gives them autonomy to control revenues from the oil fields in their regions. The Sunnis, who lost political clout when they boycotted elections in January, strongly oppose such a plan, fearing it would lead to partitioning the country--and leave them with nothing but the empty desert in the middle...
Around the U.S., the prevalence of such beliefs and the growing organization and clout of the intelligent-design movement are beginning to alter the way that most fundamental tenets of biology are presented in public schools. New laws that in some sense challenge the teaching of evolution are pending or have been considered in 20 states, including such traditionally liberal bastions as Michigan and New York. This week in Kansas, a conservative-leaning state board of education is expected to accept a draft of new science standards that emphasize the theoretical nature of evolution and require students to learn about...
...announcing the recent indictments, Fitzgerald, who has also charged that a heroin ring was operating out of a city water-filtration plant, said he hoped that his probe would shake a city hall "where people are being scored not on the merits but by whom they know or what clout they have." (His office refused last week to comment further...
...TIME/CNN poll conducted by market-research firm TNS in 12 nations across Asia last month, more that half of those who replied said they were sanguine about the prospect of an increasingly powerful Japan, with more than 60% of respondents in Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam approving of its growing clout. But in South Korea and Hong Kong?places that still bear grudges over Japan's harsh wartime occupation?a majority of those polled were worried. Asians were also less than enthusiastic about Japan's ambition to become a permanent member of the Security Council; only 49% felt it deserves...
...democratic process, the more they will display allegiance to Britain. The association has tried to mobilize Muslims to vote, an aim shared by Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding. Doyle thinks Muslims need to pool their resources - locally, regionally and nationally - to increase their clout. The Muslim community, he says, "is beginning to realize that they have a real part in the solution." Yet Muslim voter participation remains low, and there are only four Muslim Members of Parliament out of a total of 659 M.P.s. Prime Minister Tony Blair has done his best to ensure that...