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...resignation, which Prime Minister Tony Blair refused, when it was revealed that Clarke's department had released 1,023 foreigners back into the community after serving prison terms - including some for murder, rape and pedophilia - instead of considering them for deportation, as the law stipulates. So even though polls show immigration as second only to the debt-ridden National Health Service as a cause of voter concern, Labour is ill-placed to take advantage of the issue. The Conservatives, having focused on immigration last year in their unsuccessful attempt to unseat Blair, are wary of repeating the strategy under...
...change of leadership - particularly to Vice President Atiku Abubakar - would threaten any progress. But many of the President's former supporters now accuse him of mismanagement and dictatorial tendencies - charges his allies reject. Changing the constitution will only fuel instability, say critics. Most Nigerians seem to agree: a recent poll by independent researcher Afrobarometer found that 8 out of 10 Nigerians oppose a third presidential term - a figure disputed by Obasanjo's camp. Could the debate turn violent? U.S. intelligence czar John Negroponte told a Senate committee in March that a third term could trigger a"disruption of oil supply...
...Office to choose an artist also marks a shift in student control over the festival. Still, HCC’s methods of analyzing student opinion have often been indirect.The decision to select Folds, according to O’Brien, was based on “informal polling,” information gathering on facebook.com, and larger contextual factors such as Folds’ multi-campus tour at Swarthmore, Vanderbilt, and Yale this spring, which seemed to the committee to reflect a considerable fan base. In preparing for next year’s festival, HCC says it hopes to broaden student...
...apply to his own career. Unlike Villepin or Interior Minister and presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, who have changed positions in and out of government over the past four years, Borloo has stayed fixed on his single - but substantial - brief. That focus has kept him near the top of popularity polls for the past year, while he's watched his colleagues' ratings fluctuate, and it means that he won't even contemplate failing in his task. "Failure isn't an option. Not for them," he says, motioning to a looming Paris area housing project. "And not for the rest of French...
...Iran, Bush may be able to rehabilitate himself on national security, a core strength that has been compromised by a discouraging outlook in Iraq. "In the face of the Iranian menace, the Democrats will lose," said a Republican frequently consulted by the White House. However, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll this April 8-11, found that 54% of respondents did not trust Bush to "make the right decision about whether we should go to war with Iran...