A1 The United States has warned Iran not to meddle in Iraqi affairs, but a religious edict issued in the holy city of Qum suggests that Shiite clerics in Iraq are receiving significant direction from Iran as they attempt to assert the power of Iraq's long oppressed religious majority.
The unions have always been its main source of funding, but successive Labour leaders have attempted to assert the party's independence and broaden its appeal by seeking alternatives.
During the segment, my friend, HuffPost Live host, Marc Lamont Hill, and I disagreed on the "I'm black so I get to use the N-word whenever" pass that some members in our community believe we are entitled to, while simultaneously expressing outrage when a white person attempts to assert the same pass in certain circumstances, like when writing dialogue for a film such as Django Unchained.
Rather, they were attempting to assert control over the Jesuits, who were seen as undermining the province and exacerbating its poverty.
Where Littlefinger and Robb respond to their encounters with powerful women with silence, a more sinister path is taken by another profoundly insecure man attempting to assert his dominance over the female -- in the skin-crawling scene where petulant King Joffrey commands a prostitute to beat another bloody.
Lord Brockway, head of the Movement for Colonial Freedom, believed that Rhodesia was attempting to assert de facto independence in the eyes of the international community by deliberately defying Britain over the Lisbon issue.
In a number of instances, companies have attempted to assert these by-laws to block the unsupported nomination of directors by a hedge fund.
Hilary spent many years in a struggle with Battle Abbey, attempting to assert his right as bishop to oversee the abbey.
As a result of their involvement, women at this camp are now attempting to assert their position in society and open dialogue within the family.
On Tuesday, Mr. Simon said, "The office of the attorney general can attempt to assert jurisdiction under the Martin Act or any other act it chooses; the fact remains that Alan Hevesi did absolutely nothing wrong in his oversight of the pension fund".
