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...giddiness over democracy that accompanied the January poll was gone as well. The subject of their vote was sobering: the proposed permanent Iraqi constitution, a document that supporters say will secure the country's future and unite Iraqis but one that opponents contend will lead to Iraq's dissolution and civil...
...ites overwhelmingly support the document, in part because of the instructions from the powerful Shi'ite clerical body, the merjariya, led by the venerated Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who called for a "yes" vote on the document. This was clear from talking to voters in the Shi'ite areas. However, because of security restrictions, TIME reporters were unable to visit Sunni neighborhoods where attitudes toward the constitution differed from Shi'ites'. Residents of these areas, reached by phone said there were many people in the streets ready to vote against the constitution, but these reports could not be independently...
...While Shi'ites and Kurds are united in support of the constitution, Sunnis are split, after a last minute deal on Wednesday to open up the document to amendments four months after the election of a new government in December. This was enough to win over the Iraqi Islamic Party, one of the largest Sunni political parties, but it left groups such as the Muslim Clerics' Association and the National Dialogue council fuming at the Islamic Party's reversal. "This is bad for the Iraqis," said Saleh Mutlaq, an influential member of the National Dialogue Council, which includes many former...
...cease competition with teams bearing Native American names and mascots. Specifically condemning the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, the group of primarily university professors conveyed its position in a letter sent to Division I university presidents, chancellors, and athletic directors. The document encouraged them to end intercollegiate play with the 18 schools that were barred from hosting championship tournaments in an August NCAA ruling. That same decision labeled University of Iowa (UI) and University of Wisconsin (UW) “model institutions” for following a policy of not scheduling games...
...close this article than to recommend that you undertake the composition of an ethical will. No matter how old you are, it will make you take stock of your life experience and distill from it the values and wisdom you have gained. You can then put the document aside, read it over as the years pass and revise it from time to time as you see fit. It can be a wonderful gift to leave to your family at the end of your life, but I think its primary importance is what it can give you in the midst...