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Pakistanis realize the difference. It was Musharraf's sacking of the independent-minded Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on March 9 that launched Pakistan's largest genuine people's movement in decades. Pakistan's local affiliate of Gallup International recently posited a mock presidential poll between Musharraf and Chaudhry. Among those who participated, 70% voted for the Chief Justice over the President. "It is not a choice between two persons," said Gallup Pakistan's Ijaz Shafi Gilani. "[It's] a massive preference for the rule of law, as opposed to martial...
...overtaking Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol and the rest, with demographics on its side. In a 2006 Harris poll, respondents from 18 to 41 years old named it their favorite holiday movie, while their parents and grandparents picked Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street. The 24-hour Christmas Story marathon on TBS is in its 11th year, with rising ratings. "The best movies tend to fade over time [in reruns]," says Ken Schwab, TBS senior vice president of programming. "This one has defied gravity...
...Serbia, told TIME that Serbia may well reconsider its "betrothal" to the E.U. if the E.U. recognizes Kosovo. Djelic, the Deputy Premier, agrees: E.U. support for a unilateral declaration, he said, "would throw the European orientation of Serbia - and certainly the speed of reform - into question." In one recent poll by New Serbian Political Thought, a nationalist journal, 80% of respondents said that they would seek closer ties with Russia if Kosovo were granted independence before the U.N. had sanctioned...
...Pakistan Institute of Public Opinion, the local affiliate of Gallup International, recently posited a mock presidential poll between Musharraf and Chaudhry. Among those who voted, 70% chose the chief justice over the President. "It is not a choice between two persons," said Gallup Pakistan's Ijaz Shafi Gilani. "The results of this simulated contest show a massive preference for the rule of law as opposed to martial law. In its resolve to uphold the rule of law, the civil society of Pakistan has never been so united before." But that common, shared desire is being ignored...
...Tories. Unfortunately for them, however, it appears they will have a long wait before Brown calls an election. Tony Blair led Labour to victory in 2005, and Brown took over when Blair stepped down in June of this year. That means Brown doesn't have to call a new poll until May 2010. Brown balked at plans for a snap election early this fall against the urging of some of his political confidants. They advised him to seek a fresh mandate as quickly as possible, trading on the reputation for competence he gained as Chancellor of the Exchequer and during...