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...Darfur rebels (and Chad, which supports them) in return for their support. The largest group, the Justice and Equality Movement, may even end up with Cabinet seats. In the south, the approaching referendum also seems to have convinced Bashir to accept the possibility that twice provoked the north to war. "If the result of the referendum is separation," he said in a speech in the south in January, "the Khartoum government will be the first to recognize this decision. We will support the newborn government in the south...
...enemies have begun talks. Yet to be addressed are questions on where the border is, and how to split citizenry, national debt and millions of cattle. But in other areas, there has been progress. The north said it will raise by 40 the number of southern seats in the Sudanese national parliament to give the south an effective veto on any proposed changes to the CPA. And at least one potential flash point - the south's oil - might be defused. The south's Minister for Presidential Affairs, Luka Biong Deng, told TIME in February his government would continue splitting...
...take setbacks and retreat. They're also prepared to lie and say anything." The International Crisis Group's Sudan specialist Fouad Hikmat concurs: "Some people in the NCP say, 'There will be no referendum - instead we will burn this house.' And they can do it." One reason for the north to plan secretly to stop the south breaking away could be an understandable desire to avoid follow-on Balkanization. South Kordofan and Blue Nile state, in particular, are a concern: both previously fought with the south but will likely end up on the northern side of the border...
...Concern is also rising over the south's internal divisions. The prospect of independence has brought tribe, clan and internal SPLM rivalries to the fore. Around 2,500 people died in tribal clashes over land in 2009, mostly along the border with the north, and many of them among southerners. Dozens of "independent" SPLM candidates will run against official SPLM nominees in April...
...Crimson (12-12, 1-3 CWPA North) fell to both No. 11 Hartwick (24-4, 4-0) and Brown (19-13, 1-3) to end the regular season and jeopardize its shot at postseason play...