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Remember the Iraqi constitution--you know, the one that was destined to blow up?(The Week)(Brief article)
Remember the Iraqi constitution--you know, the one that was destined to blow up? As it happened, it didn't blow up, but was approved in a referendum with 79 percent voter turnout. One gets the sense, though, that our objective, impartial news media aren't much interested in that success. Following the vote, the evening news broadcasts of ABC and CBS devoted a single sentence each to the constitution, ...
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