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...come into force, the constitution must be ratified by all 25 member states, nine of which will follow Spain by letting voters decide - and that could spell trouble. "The Dutch wanted to set an early referendum date before resentment grows too high," explains Dominique Reynie, a European affairs expert at Paris' Foundation of Political Science. "The French want to hold theirs first because the risk of a no vote in the Netherlands is greater and the probable yes vote in France will increase pressure on the Dutch not to drop the ball. They hope each successive passage will make...
...assurances that they will be given a large role in the new government and a share of oil revenues from the south. "The more they participate in the central government, the less fear they'll have that they're going to be attacked," says Phebe Marr, an Iraq expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Some Iraqis hope that Talabani's ascent to the presidency will be seen as an important first step toward Kurds and Arabs living peacefully with each other. "For years, we've been told that Kurds are Iraqis and not a separate people," says Hoshyar Zebari...
...legal talk didn’t dominate the night—the collection of expert poker players present offered their guidance to enthusiasts in the audience seeking tips...
...know, I’m certainly not going to try to give another academic talk on a topic where I’m not an expert on all of the various kinds of research that have taken place,” he said. “So I certainly don’t want to engage in more general speculation...
...December 2002, James Cuno left his long-time position as director of the Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM), replaced the following October by Asian art expert Thomas W. Lentz. At the time that the transfer of power occurred, the HUAM faced a $1.5 million budget deficit and layoffs of many employees...