Word: controller
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...quasi-democratic theocracy that is Iran, taking power isn't simply a matter of winning elections. The Islamic republic's reform movement grouped around President Mohammed Khatami has learned that the hard way, as they're battered by conservative opponents whose control of the judiciary and the all-powerful Council of Guardians gives them the power to deny the reformists the fruits of their convincing February election win. Iranians went to the polls Friday in 66 constituencies for runoff votes after they'd failed to produce clear victors in the first round, amid signs of a furious conservative backlash. Since...
...political steps. Once they used their legislative majority to block Khatami's reform efforts, but now they've lost that. Still, the Supreme Leader's injunction against using illegal means makes it unlikely that they'd resort to something like a coup to stop the reformers from taking control of parliament. And the Supreme Leader has to be aware that the backlash against the reforms is making people more eager for change and turning them against the revolution...
...attempt to patent the word "pop" and his collection of all "pop"-related patents, the postal system in his endeavor to circulate his own stamps and the monetary system in his attempt to mint his own mock currency. Hastily labeled as subtle critiques of the privileged class's control of aesthetic standards, these pieces are significant for their wit, whimsy, and delightful irreverence...
...have enough control to strategize where I'm going with the films at all. I wish I did, but the truth of the matter is when I'm finished with a film, I have to come up with a new idea to make the next film. And if that idea is a light idea like Small Time Crooks, then I go with it. If it's a heavy idea like Interiors, then fine, I'll go with that. It doesn't have anything to do with my outside life, though - it doesn't really involve anything but survival...
...backdrop for the latest exchange is the breakdown of peace talks between Israel and Syria over Israel's refusal to accept Assad's demand of total Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights, which Israel took control of during the 1967 war. Syria's primary leverage in dealing with Israel in recent years has been its ability to guarantee security in Lebanon, which is subject to de facto Syrian military control, and allow Israel to end an occupation that's deeply unpopular with the Israeli electorate. But when talks broke down over the Golan issue, Prime Minister Ehud Barak decided...