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Last spring, when a faction calling itself the Progressive Undergraduate Council Coalition (PUCC) established itself as a force on the council, Nelson created an opposing group, Harvard Students First...
...activists rehearsed earlier this year in Oregon's special election; working in tandem, they put Democrat Ron Wyden into the Senate seat held for 26 years by Bob Packwood. Now liberal groups like these dominate the independent-expenditures game, directing their efforts against the House G.O.P.'s most vulnerable faction, its 73-member freshman class. Philadelphia's Annenberg School for Communication has cataloged 19 separate organizations that have taken to the airwaves this year; 60% of their messages have supported Democrats. "If the Democrats take control of the House," says congressional analyst Charles Cook, "a lot of credit will have...
...violence. Like cultural minorities in other nations, Palestinians should attempt to resolve disputes within the confines of constructive dialogue. Israel has the greatest interest in peace and would rejoice in the harmonious co-existence of the two peoples. But how can there be a legitimate peace when the minority faction refuses to adhere to law and abstains from the Israeli social contract...
Then in late July a new player entered the picture. Iran--plagued by cross-border raids from a faction of Iranian Kurds in Talabani's territory--launched an incursion with the agreement of Talabani, who needed money and weapons for his campaign against Barzani. In exchange, Tehran left him a large cache of weapons. That, said Barzani, is what scared him into his unthinkable alliance with Saddam. Still, Kurdish alliances can change in minutes. Barzani has already passed a message to Secretary of State Warren Christopher, saying he threw in with the Kurds' old tormentor only to counterbalance Iranian military...
...Gulf War, during which he covered the plight of the Kurds. This week he delivers that story's next chapter, slipping into Kurdistan to report on Saddam Hussein's attack on the town of Erbil. The report includes an exclusive interview with Massoud Barzani, the head of the Kurdish faction allied with Iraq. "He had to negotiate for the interview," says an amazed Chua-Eoan of Wilde. "But the Kurds remembered his story from five years ago, so that probably clinched...