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...tribesmen who surround Sittar. And the United States may be doing itself more harm than good in long run in Iraq by throwing its lot in with sheiks like Sittar, whose brand of tribal power ultimately poses a challenge to any democratic institutions many hope to see prevail some day in Iraq...
...Even if Johnson ultimately recovers from the congenital blood disorder known as arteriovenous malformation, which required emergency surgery Wednesday night, it now looks highly unlikely that he will healthy by Jan. 4. With Johnson unable to vote, Democrats still have enough to prevail, with 50 votes (including the two independent Senators, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont) to 49 for the Republicans. But Democrats now fear the real possibility that Republicans will filibuster that resolution. They could insist - just as the Democrats did after the 2000 election that left the chamber evenly split, with Vice President Dick...
...toward healing what divides us. Carolyn D. Lewis Ocean View, Delaware, U.S. Benedict has been able to kick-start a world debate on the role of Islam vis-à-vis violence, an achievement in itself. It is only through conscience and reason - read religion - that peace and love can prevail, a goal that no political leader will ever be able to achieve. Religious leaders must teach their flocks that any jihad or struggle resulting in misery to the innocent is wrong in the eyes of God and cowardly. Eddie Viegas Goa, India
...Clash Over UC's Future" mischaracterized remarks by Undergraduate Council presidential candidates Brian S. Gillis '07-'08 and Tim R. Hwang '08 at Thursday night's presidential campaign. Neither candidate said that he does not hope to win the presidential race. Hwang has said that he intends to prevail and subsequently to dismantle the UC. While Gillis has said that victory is not his first priority, he adds that winning would give him the "political capital" to implement his proposals for UC structural reform. He has vowed to transfer the presidency to rival candidate Ryan A. Petersen...
...technologies, where anyone can inform the public and play a journalistic role, simply by whipping out her new recording gadget. Immediately the scope of incidents that can be “reported” grows exponentially, and it seems, as a necessary corollary, justice is more likely to prevail. It might sound a touch romantic, but cases like Tabatabainejad and Cardenas are grounds for optimism...