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...congressman from Ill., but more importantly, he is the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee—the main organization behind all Democratic campaigns in the midterm elections. The other author, Bruce Reed, is president of the Democratic Leadership Council, a think-tank that’s held sway over the Dems since Clinton took office...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tome Raider— The Plan: Big Ideas for America | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

...fatwas has been misunderstood: A fatwa is, technically speaking, a ruling on a point of Islamic law made by a recognized Muslim scholar in response to a question put to him. Since Osama bin Laden is no Islamic scholar, many deny his right to issue a fatwa. The sway that fatwas hold over Muslims is also not as great as many outsiders think. Last year, a Muslim cleric issued a fatwa stating that it was un-Islamic for Sania Mirza, India's most famous tennis player and a Muslim, to wear sleeveless tops or short skirts on court. Mirza simply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Cash-for-Fatwa Scandal | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...annual meetings at which they shared information on their financial aid policies. But the schools agreed to stop the information swaps in 1991, as part of an agreement with U.S. Justice Department antitrust prosecutors.Even if the schools aren’t in direct contact, Harvard hopes it holds some sway over peer institutions’ practices.“We’re looking for all the company we can get,” Fitzsimmons said.Harvard, like Princeton, won’t end its early admissions program until the next academic year—when current high-school juniors...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno and Benjamin L. Weintraub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: After Harvard, Princeton Ends Early Decision | 9/19/2006 | See Source »

Even if the schools aren’t in direct contact, Harvard hopes it holds some sway over peer institutions’ practices...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno and Benjamin L. Weintraub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Taking Harvard's Cue, Princeton Ends Early Decision | 9/18/2006 | See Source »

...movement. It's far from clear that the unity agreement will do much to arrest the deteriorating relations between Fatah and Hamas on the ground, and whether it can succeed in restoring the control of a single security force on the streets of Gaza, where competing militias now hold sway. Hamas will expect Abbas to deliver the release of some of its top political leaders recently detained by Israel as the price for any negotiations with Olmert, while Israel will demand security actions by the Palestinian Authority against the militants - which means Abbas may find himself serving simply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Lame Ducks Forge a Middle East Peace? | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

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