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In a petition to the Iraqi electoral commission, an array of Sunni and Kurdish political parties and individuals on November 26 called for a six-month delay in Iraq's national elections for two reasons: "To address the current security situation and to complete the necessary administrative, technical, and systematic arrangements."The interim Iraqi government, with American support, quickly rejected this appeal and a spokesman for the Shiites insisted that the planned date of January 30, 2005, is "non-negotiable." But there are good reasons to postpone the vote until Iraq is truly ready for it, even if that is months or years away.While...

Sorry about the title folks, I thought that would get some attention. I was on a thread this morning: RICH: 'MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE' MORE PARTISAN THAN 'FAHRENHEIT 911'. It explained that this movie being brought out by the lefty/socialist/Democrat Hollywood may have even a greater negative influence on the election than Moore's pile of lies. It is obvious to all of us that this effort to beat our President George Bush and ruin the direction of conservatism by the lefty institutions in this country has never been so diligent and so focused. The mainstream news media has become so blatantly left...

THE NEW CONSOLIDATED LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES BELONGING TO OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE TALIBAN AND AL-QAIDA ORGANISATION AS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY THE 1267 COMMITTEE Composition of the listThe list consists of the five sections/tables specified below:A. The list of individuals belonging to or associated with the TalibanB. The list of entities belonging to or associated with the TalibanC. The list of individuals belonging to or associated with the Al-Qaida organisationD. The list of entities belonging to or associated with the Al-Qaida organisationE. Individuals and entities that have been removed from the list pursuant to a decision by...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Students discussed their obligation to their own community and how to raise the status of peers. Both the power of black athletes and the strained connection between black athletes and the general black community were discussed at an open forum of about 35 people last night. Many athletes were in attendance, including football players Anthony Adams and Bryan Scott, and track team member Deshaya Williams. The discussion only became tense after offensive lineman Damone Jones asked Assata Richards, a member of Black Caucus, how she wants black athletes to help the...