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...have mounted court challenges to his ballot petitions in states across the country. Nader angrily decries the tactic as anti-democratic and illegal, but in most cases it has failed. Which means that in key toss-up states like New Mexico, Nevada, Pennsylvania and, once again, Florida, Nader could siphon from Kerry enough liberal votes to deliver the election to Bush. In the latest TIME poll, Nader draws a surprisingly high 5% of the vote nationally. "Ralph Nader played a spoiler role in the 2000 election, and he could just as easily do it again," complains Jano Cabrera...
...Prime Minister is moving fast. A mere 24 hours after taking over, Allawi's Cabinet approved three far-reaching security measures. First, it reinstated the death penalty, which Bremer suspended a year ago. It drew up an amnesty plan that is meant to siphon Iraqi nationals from the foreign insurgents. And the Cabinet promulgated a new public-safety law that gives the government broad--some say undemocratic--anti-insurgency powers. The edict stops short of the martial law Allawi had earlier hinted at, but only just. In designated areas--like Fallujah--the government will be able to restrict movement temporarily...
...will it take to convince Bush of the insanity of the continued occupation of Iraq? By early May, 750 Americans had died. No one is counting the Iraqi dead, the broken homes and devastated families. And all for what? To place a few handpicked American apologists in power? To siphon off Iraq's oil to private, selfish ends? All that the U.S. has brought to Iraq is death and destruction. Ralph Omoregie Lagos...
...take to convince President Bush of the insanity of his continued occupation of Iraq? By early May, 750 Americans had died. No one is counting the Iraqi dead, the broken homes and devastated families. And all for what? To place a few handpicked American apologists in power? To siphon off Iraq's oil for private, selfish ends? The principal thing that the U.S. has brought to Iraq is death and destruction. RALPH OMOREGIE Lagos...
Kingsley won’t win the Oscar, but will likely siphon enough tragedy-embracing voters from Penn, whose chances aren’t improved by the fact that he has stopped campaigning for the award, to give Murray the win. You speak of Penn’s four nominations; well, Murray hasn’t been nominated once despite the often remarkable work he’s done in the past, and all of the Lost in Translation fans that pushed it to a Best Picture nod will vote for his nuanced work. I think there?...