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...bother to defend himself, dismissing not only the charges but the court's right to try him - has done nothing to diminish his allure on the streets of the West Bank and Gaza, where Abbas and his fellow "Old Guard" leaders are widely viewed with suspicion, if not outright hostility...
...peacekeeping duties at a formal handover ceremony in Sarajevo. It is EUFOR's biggest mission since its formation last year. More Fraud? ROMANIA The government denied allegations of fraud in the Nov. 28 presidential and parliamentary elections. The ruling Social Democratic Party won the most votes, but not an outright majority. Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and the center-right Justice and Truth Alliance's Traian Basescu face a runoff vote for President on Dec. 12. Neighborhood Dispute DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kigali denied reports that its troops entered eastern DRC to track down Hutu rebels involved in the 1994 Rwandan...
...though such rhetoric is no longer acceptable, there is concern that the remnants of outright sexism still color the tenure process. And with the current administration, there are two struggles that will have to take place—one against the unintentional but pervasive discrimination, and another against an administration that is hesitant to back words with action...
...Louisiana's idiosyncratic election system, in which multiple candidates, including pols from the same party, run together in a scrum. If no one crosses the 50% threshold, the top two vote getters--regardless of affiliation--move into a runoff. Facing four Democrats in a crowded field, Vitter won outright, becoming the first Republican U.S. Senator from Louisiana since Reconstruction. A flap created late in the race when Vitter enclosed dollar bills in a mass mailing to potential voters did not seem to hurt...
...fault Coach Murphy for adopting that approach. The Crimson faces its toughest Ivy test thus far next weekend, as the squad travels to Princeton to take on the Tigers (4-1, 2-0). Any slipup in that contest would severely hinder Harvard’s chances at claiming an outright Ivy title, as the Crimson would no longer control its own destiny...