Word: faction
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...Cabinet that has proved not to work so far. The new Prime Minister is likely to discover that he must act as al-Jaafari has: as a mediator and patchwork maker. Some analysts, attempting political clairvoyance, have said that the lack of a strong leader may then tempt one faction or another to stage a coup...
What is certain is that the next head of government will inherit rampant corruption, stagnant oil exports, a crumbling infrastructure, deadly insurgencies (on Friday and Saturday alone, five suicide bombings killed more than 120 people), an Iraqi army riddled with factional militiamen and a police force suspected of conniving in sectarian violence. A case in point is last week's discovery by U.S. forces of 173 prisoners at an Interior Ministry bunker. The majority of them were believed to be Sunni and several reportedly showed signs of torture or starvation. It has only increased the public perception that the Interior...
...Peretz's 10 years heading the Histadrut, Israel's labor federation, he squeezed successive governments with general strikes and, after a falling out with Barak, formed a breakaway faction in parliament. It was the grass-roots devotion of union activists and the faction's supporters that earned him his surprise win last week. Peretz promises a more conciliatory approach to the Palestinians than Sharon's. Opponents lampooned him during the campaign, saying it was impossible to imagine the roughhewn Peretz meeting with President Bush to discuss the peace process. But Peretz told TIME that he'll cut out the middleman...
...loyalty. The heppest of the masses were the ones hungry for “Airplane” days and thirsty for “Songs with Chords.” They numbered few compared to the mass, dressed in baggier clothes and decorated with baseball caps and logos. That faction walked more hurriedly and talked more loudly. When the music would start, they would sing the lyrics whiny with their eyes closed.Throughout the venue, people crowded around balconies and box seats anxious to see the most fashionable of the periphery and the show that was sure to grace the pages...
Ladner, who had been suspended by the board in August, maintained throughout the investigation that his actions were within the bounds of the employment contract he had negotiated with the trustees. He maintains a faction of supporters who emphasize the improvements to the university that occurred under his stewardship—including an increase in the endowment and higher academic standards...