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...Despite Mugabe's threat to walk away from talks and form a government without the MDC, sources inside both the opposition and the ruling party have told TIME that the octogenarian strongman will soon have to yield to some opposition demands. "We believe that eventually a government will be formed because we can't continue without one," a top official of the ruling party, speaking on condition of anonymity, told TIME. "Obviously it will include our colleagues in MDC. We are just waiting for them to make up their minds so that we can kick-start the process of national...
...chandelier in time to run for president." He notes that Romney declined to make a congratulatory phone call after Huckabee beat the odds to win the Iowa caucuses, "which we took as a sign of total disrespect." He mocks Romney for suggesting, during one debate, more investment in high-yield stocks as a solution to economic woes. "Let them eat stocks!" Huckabee jokes...
...Agenda Dilemma Beyond personnel, the transition period is likely to yield insights into Obama's executive abilities and his agenda. Obama, following a model set by F.D.R. during his transition, has signaled that he does not intend to get deeply involved in the wrangling between Bush and Congress over an economic-stimulus package. Nor does he intend to return to Washington from Chicago to vote on one if it should come to the Senate chamber, where he technically still serves...
...also levied on the syrup used to make soda. Despite Governor John Baldacci's efforts to convince voters that the tax dollars would go toward more affordable health insurance across the state, an active "Fed Up with Taxes" campaign - funded largely by the beer, wine and soda industries - helped yield the "people's veto" Tuesday, with 63% voting for the repeal...
...Under current state law it is illegal to donate embryos for scientific research. The measure, which is winning 52% to 48% with nearly all precincts reporting, was championed by the bipartisan group Cure Michigan, which argued that the embryos would likely be discarded anyway and had the potential to yield life-saving treatments and cures. Opponents, including Right to Life of Michigan, objected to the destruction of embryos and argued that the provision would limit the legislature's oversight of stem-cell research...