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...they cannot travel on their own, throw election rallies or give speeches at mosques, the traditional arena for Afghan politicking. Nor can they expect support from local religious leaders, who denounce women in politics as an abomination. Under the Taliban, images of women were forbidden?and many families still prohibit wives and daughters from showing their faces in public. Yet 565 women candidates have had their photos placed on the ballots, even though they have to go to extraordinary lengths to get their messages across. More than one candidate in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar is campaigning door-to-door...
...sensitive question: Would Blanco relinquish control of local law enforcement and the 13,268 National Guard troops from 29 states that fall under her command? State officials say Blanco considered it an odd move, given that federal control would not in itself mean any additional troops and would prohibit the guard under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 from acting as policemen. And she thought the request had a political motive. It would allow Washington to come in and claim credit for a relief operation that was finally beginning to show progress...
...hands are often tied by the strict rules of engagement. That's where independents--some call them vigilantes--like Carpenter come in. After he made his first discoveries about Titan Rain in March 2004, he began taking the information to unofficial contacts he had in Army intelligence. Federal rules prohibit military-intelligence officers from working with U.S. civilians, however, and by October, the Army passed Carpenter and his late-night operation to the FBI. He says he was a confidential informant for the FBI for the next five months. Reports from his cybersurveillance eventually reached the highest levels...
...religious benediction as part of a graduation ceremony. In another case concerning the the role of religion in public life, Roberts fared better, helping prevent a public school from barring a religious group from meeting on its grounds after school. Upcoming Cases: One involves whether the government can prohibit a small Brazilian-American religious sect from importing a hallucinogenic tea (and controlled substance) for use in rituals...
...schools, faith-based initiatives and attempts by religious conservatives to introduce creationist theories to public-school curriculums. A case in the lower courts concerns whether the state of Iowa can fund a religious-fellowship program in Iowa prisons. One case next term revolves around whether the federal government can prohibit a small Brazilian-American religious sect from importing a hallucinogenic tea--officially classified as a controlled substance--that it uses in rituals. The current court has rejected school-prayer schemes that are not purely voluntary, and it has put restrictions on school vouchers. But if another moderate leaves the court...