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...much an opportunity to claim their stake in a new Iraq as to affirm their reluctance to be part of Iraq at all. In tents outside official polling stations, a movement demanding a referendum on Kurdish independence collected signatures with permission of the main Kurdish political parties, whose voters proclaim their desire for independence even as party leaders look to arrange the next best thing in the form of maximum autonomy from Baghdad. The flashpoint, of course, comes in cities where Kurds and Arabs (and in some cases Turkmen) compete for control, none more so than Kirkuk - the mainstream Kurdish...
...these storms were, they also did some good. For the first time in recent memory, snowpack in much of the West is running well ahead of average, and that signals relief for the drought-plagued region. Even so, says NOAA drought specialist Douglas LeComte, it's too early to proclaim the long dry spell completely over. Snow is still scant in the northern Rockies and the Pacific Northwest, he notes, adding, "It will take more than one wet winter to refill the reservoirs along the Colorado River." --By J. Madeleine Nash
...January?up to a million Los Angelenos will prove the adage wrong and take to the streets in honor of the late civil-rights leader. Martin Luther King Day is a public holiday in the U.S. (or "a day on, not a day off," as rights activists still proclaim). The centerpiece of the celebration in L.A. is the spectacular Kingdom Day Parade, which has been held for the past 20 years. Comprising dozens of floats, drill teams, marching bands and more than a few celebrities, the parade aptly commences on Martin Luther King Boulevard, near Crenshaw, and snakes for some...
...chap. His lot is doubly hard. He can't talk with any of the men around him." It was, however, a specific German atroc-ity-the first daylight bombing of London -which caused His Majesty to declare all German titles held by his family and subjects relinquished, to proclaim on July 25, 1916: "We, having taken into consideration the name and title of our Royal House and Family,* have determined that henceforth our House and Family shall be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor...
...deplorable that we are spending so much time, effort and money in Iraq fighting a war based on lies. We proclaim how great it is that Americans are bringing freedom to Iraqis, but we are not lifting a finger militarily to stop the killings in Sudan. Our priorities as a nation are completely messed up. Thomas Rasmussen Eagle Mountain...