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...population and are likely to be disproportionately represented in the new Assembly, have promised to include Sunnis in the government. Ensuring Sunni participation is crucial to the Assembly's most important task: writing a new Iraqi constitution, which must be drafted by Aug. 15 and put to a nationwide referendum by Oct. 15. Sunnis in and outside Iraq fret that a Shi'ite-dominated Assembly might produce fears of an Iranian-style Shi'ite theocracy taking root in Baghdad. But Iraqi Shi'ite leaders have sought to allay those concerns by emphasizing that they will not press for velayat...
...might launch a leadership bid and trigger the outcome Labourites fear most: civil war. That would damage Blair at home and abroad, especially in a year when Britain already holds the presidency of the G8, takes over at the E.U. in the summer, and should be preparing for its referendum on the E.U. constitution. But the Prime Minister and his allies may calculate that the biggest casualty would be Brown himself, because the party would blame him for the bloodshed. Brown biographer Langdon concurs. "The one thing that will stop Gordon becoming Prime Minister is Gordon," she says...
...standing to decide fundamental constitutional issues, and that Ibarretxe's proposal "leads to a dead end." Indeed, when the Spanish parliament votes on the plan in the coming months, it is certain to reject it. Ibarretxe vows to put the question to the Basque people in a referendum, though only once the separatist terrorist group ETA declares a cease-fire. "If there are no negotiations," he says, "I'll consult the Basque people." That move could backfire, if it ever even happens. Separatist sentiment was on display when thousands marched on Jan. 8 in Bilbao, but a poll last week...
...Mubanga's lawyer, Louise Christian, says she is considering taking American officials to court. "I'm also looking at suing the British government," she says, "for not bringing them back sooner." - By Aatish Taseer No Vote GERMANY The governing Social Democratic Party decided not to hold a national referendum on the proposed new European Union constitution. The parliament will vote on the document instead. Stubbing Them Out ITALY Police in Naples handed out the first €27 no-smoking fine just past midnight on Jan. 10, minutes after the introduction of a nationwide ban on lighting up in public places...
...disagree. There is no compelling reason why the term bill cannot not be used. The strongest argument against using the termbill is that it would force students into supporting something with which they did not agree. However, because of the overwhelming majority that supported the referendum and the fact that it will be optional, anti-democratic concerns seem to be of little merit...