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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A top Sunni Arab negotiator said Saturday that no agreement has been reached on the draft constitution and called on Iraqis to reject it in an Oct. 15 referendum. A government spokesman indicated talks were hopelessly deadlocked and said "this is the end of the road." The Sunni negotiator, Saleh al-Mutlaq, made the statement on Al-Jazeera television after Sunnis studied compromise proposals offered by the Shiites on federalism and purges of former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party. "The issue of division through federalism is on the table," al-Mutlaq said. "The Iraqi people have to give their...

The Talk Shows Sunday, August 21th, 2005 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D). MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Trent Lott, R-Miss. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Former (Clinton Administration) Labor Secretary Robert Reich; former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Glenn Hubbard. THIS WEEK (ABC): Sens. George Allen, R-Va., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D); Kinky Friedman, musician, mystery novelist and Texas gubernatorial candidate. LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Rep. Duncan Hunter,...

The Universal Hunger for Liberty: Why the Clash of Civilizations Is Not Inevitable Michael Novak, AEI Reuel Marc Gerecht, AEI Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, AEI Laith Kubba, National Endowment for Democracy Michael A. Ledeen, AEI Joshua Muravchik, AEI MR. DEMUTH: Ladies and gentlemen, let us begin. My name is Chris DeMuth. I am President of AEI, and I will be moderating this seminar. My colleague, Michael Novak, who holds the Jewitt Chair in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy at AEI, has just published a new book. I can say that almost every month. [Laughter.] MR. DEMUTH: But this is a particularly...