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And that fear of infiltration is key to understanding the normalcy pursued by Burma's generals. Even as the Burmese people struggle to survive in the wake of the storm, the government is insisting on going ahead with a referendum on a draft constitution the leaders claim would open the...
The people of Burma take omens seriously. For centuries, the paths of planets and vagaries of weather have been scrutinized by astrologers, who divine a relationship between celestial irregularities and earthly mayhem. So when a tropical cyclone tore across the country May 2-3, killing more than 22,000 people...
Conflict over land is also at the heart of the clash over a new draft constitution restricting an individual's land holdings to just under 25,000 acres - a profound challenge to the ownership pattern in a country where 10% of the population controls more than 90% of arable land...
How would you react if John McCain asked Arnold Schwarzenegger to be his running mate? -Abdi Hussein, EVERETT, WASH.First of all, it's not going to happen because of the Constitution. I checked it out. [But] that would be a challenge. We have Barack Obama and McCain signs, driving up...
The proceedings could well be further complicated by an impending U.S. Supreme Court decision: Boumedienne v Bush. The case deals with the question whether alleged terrorist Lakmar Boumedienne, also held at Guantananmo, possesses legal rights afforded by the U.S. Constitution. If the Supreme Court decides in Boumedienne's favor, other...