After mostly boycotting the 2005 Iraq elections, Sunnis participated on Saturday in large numbers.
Mr. Baucus participated on Wednesday in a secret dinner on the end-of-year "fiscal cliff" that included Democratic Senate leaders like Charles E. Schumer of New York and Richard J. Durbin of Illinois.
"Last year, we were prepared to make these sacrifices, we recognized the need," said Antonis Karanikas, 48, the head of a public-sector entity that evaluates insurance claims made by farmers, as he participated on Wednesday in a peaceful protest by public-sector workers in Athens.
Soldiers who participated on Sunday (the first work day of the week) are significantly more honest than those who participated later in the week.
State officials said 477 inmates in six prisons were participating on Friday, down from more than 30,000 when the strike began last month.
The protesters appeared to gain a prestigious backer on Wednesday when Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, announced that he would participate on Friday and made a blunt comment about the day's current significance.
Cassel was 90 for 144 passes for 1,111 yards during the month, and his 12 touchdown passes led the N.F.L. (AP) PETERSON HOPES TO PLAY Adrian Peterson, who sustained a sprained right ankle last week against Washington, missed practice again but said he planned to participate on Friday and hoped to play Sunday against Buffalo.
That left Cathy A. Antista, 40, an unaffiliated voter who will not be able to participate on Tuesday unless she enrolls.
For Dine Out Irene, more than 100 restaurants in New York City, and others in the region, will donate up to 10 percent of revenue from brunch, dinner or both on Sunday (some will participate on Monday) to benefit Just Food and GrowNYC.
