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...looking forward to my country’s general election next May. In all probability I will help re-elect the Member of Parliament from my constituency, a gentleman who happens to be—listen up American Right!—both Muslim and a socialist...
...since 2006, after two years spent as deputy leader of the party. “He’s much better positioned this time,” said Cohen. “He’s been on the front bench—he’s been in Parliament for 3 years. He’s much more seasoned as a politician. Can he become prime minister? Sure.” This time around, Ignatieff—who received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard in 1974—thinks he is ready to lead...
...confront the unpalatable prospect of the country's northern oil fields falling under the control of the Kurdish region. "This will create many problems over water rights, the delineation of borders, oil fields, mineral resources, this all needs to be considered," says Hashem al-Ta'ie, head of parliament's regional and provincial committee and a member of the largest Sunni parliamentary bloc. "Look at the problems between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the central government...
...legal basis for U.S. military operations to continue in Iraq after Dec. 31, when the U.N. mandate expires. But it's too early to pop the champagne. The bilateral U.S.-Iraqi security pact is by no means a done deal: it must still be ratified by a fractured parliament. The Cabinet vote had only one nay to 27 ayes, but nine Cabinet members chose to withdraw from the final tally, a foreboding sign of the controversy the agreement will face in the legislature...
...unlikely that either Washington or Baghdad will agree to any further delays on the agreement. Not only is the Dec. 31 end of the U.N. mandate nearing, but the parliament is slated to go into recess from Nov. 24 till mid-December. Few lawmakers expect a decision on SOFA before the interlude, and some don't expect an agreement before next year...