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...Kurdish politicians will hit the hustings in a bid to get their supporters to turn out in October to vote "yes" on the document. Sunni politicians and tribal leaders will do the same for a "no" vote, but it's unclear what the result will be. Under the terms of the Transitional Administrative Law, if two thirds of the voters in any three provinces vote "no," the charter is rejected, meaning that elections for a new parliament must be held and the process starts all over again. The Sunnis have majorities in four provinces, but in only two provinces...
JOHN BOLTON, new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, on the hundreds of changes he is seeking to a pivotal U.N. document that critics say are an attempt to release the U.S. from commitments made in 2000 to aid the developing world...
Catholics face a more formidable skeptic. In 1989 the Vatican issued a document saying the practice of Eastern traditions like yoga "can degenerate into a cult of the body," warning Catholics against mistaking yoga's "pleasing sensations" for "spiritual well-being." It was signed by then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger--now Pope Benedict XVI. In a 2003 document the Vatican further distances itself from New Age practices, including yoga. Even so, Father Thomas Ryan, a Catholic leader of the Christian yoga movement, says he interprets the church's position not as a denunciation of yoga but as a reminder to "respect...
...Obviously our preference would be to get a document the Sunnis could sign," said the director of an international NGO involved in the constitutional process. But if the Sunnis decided not to support it but still participated in the referendum-if only to vote it down-"that would be great because then it becomes a democratic contest over the rule...
...Iraqis hoping for a turning point, Monday instead provided more uncertainty. A document the Americans hoped would start the forging of a national identity-and undermine a rampaging insurgency by drawing Sunnis into the process-is still unclear on what it means to be an Iraqi. Does it mean being primarily a religious Muslim or a citizen of Anbar? Must Iraqis choose between being a Kurd or an Arab...