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...believes Sadr has been spending most of his time in Iran. So what's he up to? He is likely in the Shi'ite religious center of Qom studying to achieve the higher rank of ayatollah, a position that would allow him to issue fatwas, and garner more respect from the Shi'ite establishment. Such a rank usually requires two decades of study, but Sadr, say aides, wants to complete it within two years. In that time, he'll receive the religious equivalent of a mail-order diploma. "No Shi'ite Iraqi really believes he is going to study...
...government is now pushing through a constitutional amendment that simply states that "no one can be deprived of their right to higher education." It is expected to easily garner enough votes to pass in a final parliamentary vote Saturday. All eyes will then be on the Constitutional Court, which could decide that the move undermines secularism - an inviolable constitutional principle of modern Turkey...
...best to put a positive spin on the night, pointing to Huckabee's significant weaknesses as a serious rival to McCain. "We can make an electability argument that Mike Huckabee can't," said Kevin Madden. "He is limited in his regional appeal." Indeed, Huckabee has yet to garner a significant block of votes outside his mostly evangelical base, which is heavily concentrated in the South...
...Overall 99 percent of medical literature is fantastic and in great shape,” said Garner. “However, it is important to find those occurrences that may be questionable...
...volunteer campaign coordinator in Obama's office, "We have our cake and we're eating it, too." Clinton's team volleys back the compliment: "I think it's pretty clear that Obama will do very well among African-American voters," says Wardally, though he expects his candidate to garner "her piece" and carry the district. A Jan. 20 statewide poll conducted by Siena College, which found Clinton leading Obama, 46-36, among black Democrats seems to support his prognosis. Either way, says Durant, the Obama volunteer, "I feel like I have clout...