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* Also in Iran, a group of prominent intellectuals, activists, and student leaders have launched a nationwide call for a referendum on Iran's constitution, which would be an up-or-down vote on the current clerical regime. The idea has generated support across the political spectrum, from far-left groups to moderate monarchists. The proposal may be unrealistic: For a referendum to take place, either some element within the Iranian government would have to support the vote or the regime as a whole would have to be too weak to put up a fight, and neither of those conditions appears to obtain. But Iran tops the list of countries that may be ready for a democratic transition. Its population is highly educated. It is quite young--70 percent of ...