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...indications from Shiite leaders are that Sistani and his supporters will accept interim rule by some version of the IGC, precisely because they envisage its sovereignty and mandate as strictly limited. The primary function of the authority that takes the keys from Bremer on July 1, according to Sistani, is to organize elections by a specified date. It will, in his view, have no business privatizing state industries, doling out oil contracts, concluding treaties or taking any other decisions with long-term consequences. And the Shiite leadership wants the terms of the provisional government's mandate, and a strict timetable...
...determined opposition from the Shiite majority, whose spiritual leaders have demanded direct elections. Right now, the only aspect of the U.S. transition plan devised last November that remains on track is the June 30 date for dissolving the Coalition Provisional Authority and transferring sovereign political authority to an Iraqi interim government. But how such a government will be created has become an open question since the Shiites rejected the caucus plan, and as the Iraqi political equation becomes increasingly complicated by competing ethnic-political agendas, the Bush administration has looked to the UN to play a greater role...
...Iraqis, and its composition precluded it from making executive decisions - the IGC had failed even to agree on an acting President, instead rotating the position from month to month among nine different individuals, and remains divided over questions such as Kurdish autonomy and the role of Islam in an interim constitution, or Basic Law. The IGC revealed this week that it will also kick down the road the negotiation of a "status of forces" agreement that would create a legal framework for U.S. troops to remain in the country to provide security after June 30. And if the internal dynamic...
...more objectively evaluate their place in the University. To do this, Harvard’s current careful approach seems most appropriate. Through discreet one-on-one advising, the University counsels professors on their options and helps them plan their own retirement. This process sometimes leads to quite productive interim plans—where professors maintain their University ties with office space and library access. Continued teaching ought to be encouraged where interest remains—especially in classes that benefit undergraduates, such as Freshman Seminars. During this transition period, these professors also relinquish more power within departments to allow...
Morris was able to put the incident behind him—in a legal sense, at least—when he settled his lawsuit with Clarkson in August, but began this season without a coaching job. About two months ago, however, he became an interim assistant with the Saginaw (Mich.) Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League—“interim” being the operative word...