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Old 09-27-2011, 09:27 AM
 
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Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced.

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Old 09-27-2011, 10:31 AM
 
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For some good analysis of this same story http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/wo...king-says.html
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Old 09-27-2011, 09:00 PM
 
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Well King Abdullah seems to be doing what Faisal probably would have done decades ago if he wasn't assassinated so soon by an idiot nephew of his in 1975! Good for him! I hope he picks an equally liberal successor to the throne because he's not gonna be alive for too long judging by his age!
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Old 09-27-2011, 09:03 PM
 
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Welcome to the 20th century. Sort of.
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Old 09-27-2011, 10:13 PM
 
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Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced.

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How about driving? Did he announce that too?
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