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To: tejek who wrote (237553)	6/16/2005 9:12:23 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571800

Iraqi Shiites, Sunnis Reach Compromise 11 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Senior members of a Shiite-dominated committee drafting Iraq's new constitution reached a compromise Thursday with Sunni Arab groups on the number of representatives the minority will have on the body drafting the charter. The agreement broke weeks of deadlock between the 55-member committee and Sunni Arabs over the size of their representation. The stalemate had threatened to derail Iraq's political process as it was about to enter its final stretch, with two key nationwide votes later this year — a constitutional referendum and a general election. Under the deal, 15 Sunni Arabs would join two members of the minority already sitting on the committee. An additional 10 Sunni Arabs would join, but only in an advisory capacity. News of the deal was announced by two lawmakers who sit on the committee — Shiite Bahaa al-Aaraji and Sunni Arab Adnan al-Janabi. Both have led contacts with the Sunni Arab community over the size of their participation in the constitutional process. They also attended a meeting Thursday with some 70 representatives of the Sunni community over the issue. The agreement would be welcome news in the United States and the European Union, who have called for the inclusion of the Sunni Arabs in the drafting of the constitution to ensure the credibility and success of the process.

To: tejek who wrote (237553)	6/16/2005 1:17:49 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571800

Ted, were you also repulsed by the violence in Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan? Tenchusatsu

To: tejek who wrote (237553)	6/16/2005 1:39:54 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571800

"Despite the lack of a scientific consensus to warrant such measures, climate change alarmists — in the heat of the summer for the scariest effect — are promoting mandatory caps on carbon dioxide emissions in the USA. It's a classic case of 'ready, fire, aim,' " Sen. James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma Republican and chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, writes in USA Today. "Until recently, the foundation of climate change alarmism has been the so-called hockey stick graph. The graph, constructed by ... Michael Mann, a professor at the University of Virginia, and shaped like a hockey stick, purports to show a link between rising temperatures and human activity," said Mr. Inhofe, to whom the newspaper provided space for an opposing view beneath an editorial that compared President Bush and global-warming skeptics to "the flat-Earth brigade." "Recent Canadian research discredited the graph because of its errors and improper methodologies," Mr. Inhofe said. "In spite of this, some still seek to solve a problem even before it has been established one exists. Two Senate bills would, like the Kyoto Protocol, cap carbon dioxide emissions. Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates estimates that the costs of implementing Kyoto would cost an American family of four $2,700 annually. "Two international leaders once described Kyoto's intent. Margot Wallstrom, the European Union's commissioner on the environment, said Kyoto is 'about leveling the playing field for big businesses worldwide,' and French President Jacques Chirac called it 'the first component of an authentic global governance.' "MIT professor ... Richard Lindzen sums up the current state of affairs best: 'Science, in the public arena, is commonly used as a source of authority with which to bludgeon political opponents and propagandize uninformed citizens. ... A fairer view of the science will show that there is still a vast amount of uncertainty — far more than advocates of Kyoto would like to acknowledge.' "Based on that uncertainty, our constituents hardly need 'global governance,' but they do deserve responsible governance at home."