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...fact faith-based? How can a profession of faith be irrelevant in the leadership of a faith-based group? In the name of fairness, would you expect that the leadership of Alcoholics Anonymous should be open to confirmed drunkards, or even to those who had fundamental doubts about the basic tenants of AA? The political analogy which follows is a tempting but fallacious one: the political model does not fit all groups, and it becomes a contortionist’s nightmare when one tries to apply the “logic” of political clubs to faith-based ones...
...ability of the Shiite clerical hierarchy in Najaf to project its authority into Baghdad, for example, has been visible over the past week: Acting on orders from Najaf, local Imams have organized their followers into armed neighborhood militia that have moved to stop looting, maintain order and restore basic services...
...Baghdad, and some 80 belts are believed to have been removed from the same cache before they were found. Tuesday's shooting in Mosul reportedly occurred after elements in the protesting crowd began shooting at the U.S. troops guarding the governor. Deploying forces to stop looting and ensure the basic security of the local population inevitably makes U.S. personnel more vulnerable to sneak attacks than when they were tearing through Republican Guard lines in their armor...
Staff members at the then-fledgling program took Murray under their wing, steering her through the college application process and taking care of basic needs that had been neglected in her years on the street...
MCAS is part of a standards-based reform strategy based on a simple set of equity-driven, common sense principles and practices. The cornerstone is the establishment of high standards for all students. These standards reflect the basic requirements for entry level success in higher education and employment. Progress in achieving the standards is measured with regular assessments followed by consequences - an accountability system with interventions, rewards and sanctions based on performance...