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...What is in play now is the question of political power in Baghdad, and who will wield it. And that promises to be a process even more complex and potentially violent than the past seven months in Iraq has been. Even with Saddam in the can, there?s unlikely to be any acceleration, just yet, in plans to bring U.S. forces home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Next in Iraq? | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

...least one hand is always buried into my coat pocket. Not simply stuffed in to keep warm, the hand holds tight to a cell phone set to dial 911 and just waiting to connect the call if necessary. I am not alone. Other females grip room keys, ready to wield them as weapons. Some refuse to leave their rooms without pepper spray in their purses...

Author: By Olamipe I. Okunseinde, | Title: The Walk Home | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

...online initiative. But after learning that the chances of success were still “slim,” he has now decided to rededicate his efforts towards gaining the support of high-level members of the College’s administration in the hopes that they will wield greater influence over those in a position to rule on his case...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Five and Counting... | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

...past, Mahathir is mistaking a consequence for a cause. He misses the real target, the modern and globalized world in which Muslim society has been marginalized. Modernity wasn't created by the Jews, and they don't control progress. As Mahathir said, the Muslim world will wield far more global influence if it fights terrorism and opens up its economies. David Ginedape Brussels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

Because Democrats wield such power in Massachussetts, Romney and Murphy said that a Republican candidate running for office in the state needed to be independently wealthy or take part in dramatic fundraising efforts...

Author: By Peter Zuckerman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Romney Teaches Student Campaigning | 11/6/2003 | See Source »

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