Word: gatherings
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...televised announcement. Odinga, meanwhile, has declared he will not negotiate with his rival until Kibaki admits he lost the election and steps down. Odinga said he was "pained by what is happening," but swore to force Kibaki from office, and called for a million of his supporters to gather in Uhuru Park in central Nairobi on Jan. 3 to inaugurate him the "people's President." The Kibaki government promptly announced a ban on the rally and, on Jan. 2, accused Odinga's party of "well-organized acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing." Odinga, for his part, sounds eager for confrontation...
...clearly an underling: "You liked that Christmas bonus? Keep it in mind before you head over to Edwards." The underling laughed but appeared uncertain whether his boss was joking. Ultimately, he stayed with his boss - and Kerry. This Thursday, as many as 150,000 Iowan Democrats are expected to gather in 1,781 rooms to pick the next President. The groups will range in size from less than 10 people to hundreds, and the arguments can last for hours. And anyone who purports to know how the vote will go is either guessing blindly or the smartest group psychologist...
Despite the state's reputation as a hotbed of local political participation, only about 200,000 Iowans (6-7% of the state's population) normally participate in the caucuses. They gather in school auditoriums, churches and homes to publicly hash out their picks...
...Democratic process is more complicated. Caucus attendees gather in separate parts of the room in candidate "preference groups." Any group with less than 15% of the total participants is deemed "nonviable...
...Soviet-era Literaturnaya Gazeta. I explained as briefly as I could: it's not an endorsement or a distinction. Hitler and Stalin were Men of the Year, because they left indelible imprints on their respective years' events, which were to influence history. TIME journalists are like investigators who explore, gather and present facts on the assigned case as thoroughly and conscientiously as possible, allowing our audience to make decisions and pass independent verdicts on whether a given person has made such an impact for better or worse...