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...Barghouti, who lost his bid to be Fatah's presidential nominee. Senior Fatah officials told TIME that as many as 40% of the party's members may now boycott the election. The absence of a credible alternative to Abbas could also embolden the militant group Hamas to attempt to derail his election by attacking Israel. "There is a real sense that this is a moment of opportunity," says a senior U.S. official. "But everyone realizes that it might not last forever." - By Romesh Ratnesar and Jamil Hamad Long Road to Justice PORTUGAL The trial opened in Lisbon of seven people...
...ecstatic congregation of pentecostalists that the country needed "a return to faith and the values on which our society was founded - the values of the Ten Commandments, respect for other people, respect for their property." The same month, Christian and family-values lobby groups, fearful that Labor would derail an amendment barring same-sex marriage, brought 1,100 polite protesters to Parliament House - and secured an instant pledge from the party to fast-track the change. Before the Oct. 9 federal election, Christian groups vigorously, and with some success, promoted "Christian values" candidates in marginal seats. Last week, as Parliament...
...before, shots tested Colgate netminder Steve Silverthorn, and Donato’s lineup shake ups appeared to have spiced up the Crimson’s play. Even Jon Smyth’s power play garbage goal on a rebound at 8:21 in the second couldn’t derail Harvard’s advantaged position...
...announced that there were "no more obstacles" to the start of accession talks. Crucially, Erdogan gave assurances that a revised penal code to bring Turkey in line with E.U. human-rights law would be adopted - without a controversial clause criminalizing adultery that drew criticism from Brussels and threatened to derail the talks. Verheugen is to make a recommendation on whether negotiations on Turkish membership should start in an Oct. 6 report. E.U. leaders will make a final decision in December. Moving Out SYRIA In a partial concession to the U.N., Damascus began withdrawing some 300 of the estimated...
...compared to 45-50% for the opposition Fidesz party. Said one strategist: "If we don't change our image, we are finished." Still, Gyurcsany's first message has been one of continuity. To soothe markets and investors worried that the political turmoil would derail efforts to rein in Hungary's 5% budget deficit, he has said he will keep the respected Finance Minister, Tibor Draskovics, in his post...