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Hamas in PA elections
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in Tokyo recently that including Hamas in the election process may help to quell the violence in the Middle East. In Iraq, elections have not had the effect of lowering the level of violence. Are there differences in the situations of Iraq and Palestine/Israel that would let us hope…
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Mexico: PRI wants political investigation
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s largest political party is calling for an investigation into why criminal charges against Mexico City’s mayor were dropped. Leaders of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, are upset President Vicente Fox and the attorney general’s office dropped criminal charges against Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, El Universal reported Friday.…
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Sudan punishes Muslim newspaper
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan has suspended publication of a newspaper after an essay that allegedly questioned the parentage of the Prophet Mohammed triggered demonstrations. Crowds of protesters this week demanded the death of Mohamed Taha Mohamed Ahmed, editor of the Muslim newspaper al-Wifaq, for his essay. The nation’s Press Council responded by suspending the newspaper’s…
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Silence greets new Togo president
LOME, Togo — The African republic of Togo was quiet Thursday after the swearing-in of Faure Gnassingbe as the new president Gnassingbe, 39, took the oath in the capital city, Lome, succeeding his father who had ruled the country for 38 years. Wednesday’s ceremony came 10 days after politically-driven riots left about 100 dead, Voice…
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