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...Iraqi National Accord that have limited political standing. Shiite spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Sistani has expressed unhappiness at the idea of a slate of mostly former-exile parties dominating the election in this way, and his boycott threat may yet pressure the major Shiite parties to avoid standing on Allawi's ticket. Among Shiite political groups, the most important questions are whether Sistani gives the poll his blessing - he may be unhappy about some of the terms on which it is conducted, but he has previously threatened to call a mass Shiite uprising if the election is not held...
...piece that ran on Friday, “the UC’s Dangerous Game” (Op-Ed, Sept. 24), a solid and indisputable point was made (namely, that the Undergraduate Council should avoid reckless and shortsighted spending). But then it went on to say that the council was actually doing so and that a financial calamity was imminent. And that is why the column was disingenuous in spirit as well as effect...
...northern Sunni stronghold of Samarra is being targeted in a similar push, with U.S. troops ousting fighters and returning a civil administration. But in nogo zones like Fallujah, enlisting the help of rebels willing to part ways with al-Zarqawi may be the only way the U.S. can avoid bloody battles down the road. It's hardly the arrangement Washington had in mind. But if the U.S. hopes to avert disaster in Iraq, it's going to need all the friends it can get. --With reporting by Timothy J. Burger and Mark Thompson/Washington
...reminders of the country's vulnerability are hard to avoid. Government authorities announced last week that two female suicide bombers who carried out the attacks that brought down two passenger jets in August had actually been stopped at the airport by counterterrorism officers and then released without being searched. The unspoken assumption is that they bribed their way onto the planes. And Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev posted a message on a website last week claiming responsibility for the plane bombings and the school attack, noting that Beslan had cost a total of just $9,700. The government promptly blocked...
...afraid to be seen as meddling, so they don't ask questions or say how they feel," says Joel Crohn, a psychologist in San Rafael, Calif., and author of Mixed Matches (Fawcett Columbine). "And adult kids often assume they know what their parents are thinking, so they also avoid saying anything." Crohn counsels grandparents to take the lead in getting these concerns out. And they have to let their adult children know when they are uncomfortable, "as long as they add that they still love and respect their child's choice," adds Crohn...