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welcome to the programme. iraq s president has said an early election could resolve the political unrest gripping the country. to those who have taken their eye off iraq, the violence that broke out in baghdad yesterday, might have looked like a sudden eruption of rage. in fact, the sectarian anger has been simmering for years. the country is riddled with corruption, it has not had a functioning government since the october elections and the spiralling cost of living is pushing iraq towards an existential crisis. the spark that ignited these protests yesterday was the sudden announcement by the shia cleric, muqtadr al sadr, that he was withdrawing from political life. sadr has been a major player in iraq since 2003, when his supporters known then as the mehdi army, began attacks on coalition troops. in october, the sadrists won the most seats in parliament but refused to form a coalition with the mostly shi ite iran backed parties. injune, sadr asked all of his mps to r ....
the kind of storm that forecasters warn will become more common. you might expect that this year, with record temperatures, and high humidity, the hurricane season would prove equally brutal. but you d be wrong. so far, so good, it is has been mercifully quiet. so quiet, the national hurricane service is barely into its annual list of names. we are still only at d for danielle. this time last year we were already 11 storms in. wee would be at karl on this year s list. in fact we were discussing last year whether we would run out of names. let s speak to dan kottlowski, lead hurricane forecaster with accuweather. it s its extraordinary that we have not had anything that we should be concerned about yet. has it surprised you? tt concerned about yet. has it surprised you? concerned about yet. has it surprised you? concerned about yet. has it surrised ou? ~ , surprised you? it has. i think it s a surprise surprised you? it has. i think it s a surprise to surprised you? it has. i ....