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...surrender the Imam Ali Mosque - to Sistani, not to the Iraqi government - they also showed considerable ability to cause problems through guerrilla warfare from Baghdad to Basra, the latter city being where they took Iraq's oil exports offline for days at a time. The Iraqi government will persist with efforts to bring him on board, but he's reluctant to accord them legitimacy, and he may be assuming that the siege has actually further weakened Allawi politically by demonstrating how much of the strategic decision making over Iraqi security remains in U.S. hands. (Accounts differ over who exactly decided...
...high stakes game continues. While prospects for a peaceful outcome at Najaf persist, its attainment will depend in large part on Moqtada Sadr's sense of timing - and his, and Allawi's, grasp of the maxim that "politics is the art of the possible...
...million barrels of oil a day by 2015, helping to make the country one of the top-five oil producers in the world. That could be a vital source for the West, especially if the political kinks in the supply lines from Russia, the Middle East and Nigeria persist. Nazarbayev's government has signaled it wants a more active role in managing those vast resources. In 2003, it decreed that the state oil company, KazMunaiGaz, must be a 50% stakeholder in all new domestic oil and gas ventures. "This is not renationalization," says Martha Brill Olcott, senior associate...
...older charges, look for changes in behavior, like refusing fluids, decreased urination, hyperactivity or lethargy. A tongue that's dryer than usual or skin that's more leathery looking can also signify heat problems. Gentle rehydration and moving to a cool place should be the first response. If symptoms persist, call a doctor...
...veteran of the diet wars, I think it's time to call a truce. Rather than hear experts argue, most people want practical information they can use. Significant points of difference persist, but there is a real convergence of ideas happening and more consensus than many realize...