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...violence in Iraq is not so much religious dispute as it is a very secular competition for power and prominence in the new Iraq. Iraq is not all that different from Northern Ireland or Bosnia, where religion paraded as ethnicity and became a vehicle for communal rivalries. In the vacuum of power left by the fall of Saddam Hussein, the game of numbers has favored Shi'as, who are 60% of the population. It is for this reason that they wholeheartedly embraced democracy. Disgruntled Sunnis, on the other hand, vested their fortunes in boycott and violence, hoping that as spoilers...
...must have more--namely storm protection sufficient to resist a Category 5 storm. (Katrina was at most a Category 4 when it hit land.) "We have got to feel confident the city is safe from floods, or businesses won't return," says Tom Oreck, head of a New Orleans vacuum-manufacturing company and a member of the Business Council of New Orleans and the River Region...
...Justice Department has a message for Congress: clean up your house or else we may have to do it for you. A senior federal law enforcement official told TIME that the paralyzed and often lax House ethics committee has created a vacuum that prosecutors won't hesitate to fill. The House?s internal mechanism for keeping corruption in check is "broken," says the official...
...Elliott would have us believe that resolving world conflicts is a simple choice between an American Big Brother and a power vacuum in which rogue nuclear states (he cites the threat of Iran) would evolve. That's too simple. Conflicts are most wisely resolved by a multinational process that listens to and understands the subtleties of cultural differences and proposes solutions that build trust and democratic consensus. Besides lacking the broad knowledge necessary, single states are concerned primarily with national interests. As de facto world policeman since the end of the cold war, the U.S. has exhibited both problems. Given...
...best chance” had stumbled out of the gate, dropping four difficult Ivy road contests, and faced the prospect of eight lame duck games and a lengthy rebuilding process. The five seniors that had consistently logged 30-plus minutes a game would be moving on, leaving a vacuum of talent and experience that would take years to refill. Harvard coach Frank Sullivan looked at the strong freshman class and knew that would be his next shot. The next year would be painful. The following year would be a slight improvement. But three seasons down the line—that...