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...meaning empowered regional districts similar to the Kurdish region in the north-for the Shi'ites, saying it will lead to the breakup of the country and allow Iran undue influence over the south. This issue has been pushed through over Sunni objections causing the Sunnis to threaten to veto the constitution when it comes up for an Oct. 15 referendum. It's unclear how seriously to take this threat, because the constitution can only be vetoed if two-thirds of voters in any three provinces vote against it. Sunnis have large enough majorities in only two provinces-Anbar...
...clear that the Security Council would take action. China and Russia, which have extensive economic interests in Iran, could veto sanctions. And some diplomats fear that trying to force Iran's hand would backfire by prompting Tehran to withdraw from the system of UN inspections and other NPT obligations as did North Korea two years ago. Right now, Iran may be playing hardball, but unlike North Korea it is still playing the game...
...Kansas' law and the failure of legislatures to approve similar policies in 18 other states this year reflect widespread unease about such benefits. Proponents in most of those 18 states plan to try again next session. Massachusetts' bill is still alive, but Governor Mitt Romney has said he will veto it. Pamela remains hopeful: "All I want is an opportunity to become somebody." Should the state subsidize her efforts...
Unless, that is, the President is willing to accept a tax increase, a step he has ferociously resisted in the past with the threat of a "make-my-day" veto. But with at least half of the budget effectively off limits to spending surgeons, even some Republicans in Congress believe that Reagan will have to compromise on this issue. As long as the President clings to his goals of a growing defense budget and protecting the safety-net social programs, says Domenici, "there will have to be some sort of tax enhancement." Possible candidates are a tax on oil imports...
Scarcely a week after Congress overrode President Reagan's veto and imposed a new set of economic sanctions against South Africa, the government of State President P.W. Botha retaliated. It had always warned that the first people to suffer from stronger sanctions would be the blacks of South Africa and neighboring countries, and last week it took steps to fulfill that prediction...