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...also been careful not to push an Islamic agenda too aggressively. Erdogan, for example, ran for office in 2002 on promises to lift a 1981 secularist ban on head scarves in universities and other public buildings, but has so far refrained from doing so. Still, the party has also made its share of missteps. Last year Erdogan nominated a specialist in Islamic banking with no expert knowledge of interest rates to lead the country's central bank (the decision was vetoed). The party also introduced (and subsequently dropped) a law banning adultery. Turkey's newspapers are filled with stories...
...TRANSPORTATION Repairs are complete at 92 of 98 rail stations. But nationwide an average of only 32 trains a week ran because of security concerns. Baghdad International Airport averaged 403 flights (military and civilian) a week, down from last quarter...
...should be more cautionary than funny.Though no longer mayor, Barry is still riding high in D.C. Despite repeated drug and legal troubles in recent years, he has a seat on the city council. Back in the early ’90s, when he was first released from prison, Barry ran for a council seat before returning to the mayor’s office. According to Wikipedia, his first post-incarceration campaign slogan was “He may not be perfect, but he’s perfect for D.C.” Wikipedia is unreliable, of course...
...usernames are created equal. The Undergraduate Council (UC) wants students to be able to choose their own e-mail alias, rather than having to choose from a small number of (often unpalatable) alternatives. “It was actually something Ryan and I had in our platform when we ran this year,” says UC Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09. He described the proposal as a “quiet issue” that would nonetheless significantly improve students’ everyday lives. Sundquist began by contacting several Asian-American groups...
...schedule to make sure that people are comfortable and enjoying their time in Expressions,” she says.To see the clean precision of Oladehin’s popping, you might assume that he’s been dancing for years. Yet Oladehin explains that he actually ran track while growing up in Memphis, and only decided that he wanted to learn to dance during his junior year of high school. “I started out just watching music videos,” he says. “Anything I could look at—Usher, Ginuwine, Michael Jackson?...