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...latest version of Maliki will be put to the test on Jan. 31, when Iraqis vote in provincial elections. If the Dawa Party - now a junior partner in the Shi'ite coalition - makes big gains, it will be seen as an endorsement of the Prime Minister. Dawa officials have been playing up Maliki's tough-guy credentials, depicting him as the man who forced a reluctant U.S. to accept a withdrawal deadline...
...Moreover, as the Blagojevich-Burris saga demonstrated so well, there are virtually no limitations on a governor’s power to appoint, which raises the possibility that corruption and nepotism could play into the decision. By the time the competence of appointed senators is eventually put to the test before voters during reelection, they already have the political advantage of running as an incumbent...
...elections are extreme even by the standards of a war-battered country all too familiar with checkpoints, mazes of blast walls and periodic road closures. Iraqi authorities are orchestrating what amounts to a nationwide lockdown for the coming vote, which many Iraqi and U.S. officials view as a key test of both the country's security forces and the durability of the reduced levels of violence in Iraq. On election day, Iraq plans to seal its borders, close Baghdad International Airport and ban all but specially licensed vehicles from moving in downtown areas across the country...
...junior Karl Harmenberg added a 4-2 performance for the squad that easily beat its Buckeye counterpart, 6-3. “I think we should’ve done better,” Brand said. “Our guys weren’t up to the test at that point in time. On any given day, they can beat the best in the country, we just didn’t have it that match.” It was the foil that led the way against St. John’s, besting the Red Storm...
...presided over catastrophic corruption, incompetence and human rights abuses. His departure, even a mere dilution of his power, would herald the end of an unhappy chapter in Africa's modern history. Second, the success or failure of South Africa in resolving the crisis is seen as a crucial test of Africa's ability to manage its own affairs. Third, ending the political dispute in Zimbabwe is also the necessary starting point for pulling Zimbabwe out of humanitarian disaster. If credible power-sharing was achieved, the West would lift sanctions against the regime and resume aid, aid agencies, who have faced...