2 - Friday, October 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 2 - Friday, October 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Michigan Myths TOP LEFT: David Hines Jr., the Michigan Marching Band drum major, gets fans excited for the Wolverines to play the Hawkeyes at the Big House on Saturday. (ARIEL BOND/Daily) BOTTOM LEFT: A Michigan Marching Band alum returns to play in Michigan's homecoming game on Saturday. (ARIEL BOND/Daily) RIGHT: Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum walks through the tunnel after Michigan's game A against Iowa at the Big House in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. The Wolverines lost 38-28 (ARIEL BOND/Daily) NEED MORE PHOTOS? See more Photos of the Week on our website michigandaily.com. 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Nothing was stolen from the vehicle, and there are no suspects. WHERE: Computer Science and Engineering Bulding WHEN: Wednesday at about 3:15 p.m. WHAT: A Mac iBook worth about $1,500 and an iPhone were stolen from an unlocked office, University Police reported. No suspects. P['l-rlt yfinL WHAT: Guest speakers will discuss sexism and rac- ism in the media as well as the "new postfeminism." WHO: Institute for Research on Women and Gender WHEN: Today from noon to 5 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room WHAT: Musicians, singer- songwriters and spoken- word artists will perform. Sign-up begins at 7:30 p.m. WHO: University Unions Arts and Programs WHEN: Tonight from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. WHERE: The Michi- gan League Robbrnbsypus of po Robber nabs purse of pot camera, cash WHERE: North Quad Resi- dence Hall WHEN: Wednesday at about 10:45 p.m. WHAT: A $150 watch, a $160 camera and $30 of cash were stolen from a dorm room, Uni- versity Police reported. There are no suspects. WHERE: University Hospital Emergency Room WHEN: Wednesday at about 11:45 p.m. WHAT: Security staff discov- ered a small amount of mariju- na in a women's purse that was found unattended, University Police reported. The woman has been identified and the incident is under investigation. Spectrum speed dating night CORRECTIONS Marisol Valles Garcia, a 20-year-old criminol- ogy student, last week became the new police chief of Praxedis G. Guerrero, one of the most violent munici- palities in Chihuahua, Mexico, CNN.com reported. Her 13-member force will be mostly female and unarmed. Third-ranked Michigan hockey takes on No. 10 Omaha-Nebraska, which swept the Wolverines in Omaha last year, this weekend at Yost Ice Arena. FOR MORE,SEE SPORTS, PAGE5 Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke helped Edinburgh Printmak- ers produce 300 limited edi- tion "scratch and sniff" moon prints that smell like gunpow- der, AOLnews.com reported. NASA discovered in the 1970s that the moon has this famil- iar odor. 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Get more online at michigandaily.com/blogs/The Wire Iraqi leaders not following U.S. advice on gov't After American troops pull out,' Iraqis seek advice from Iran BAGHDAD (AP) - American influence has so dwindled in Iraq over the last several months that Iraqi lawmakers and political leaders say they no longer follow Washington's advice for forming a government. Instead, Iraqis are turning to neighboring nations, and especially Iran, for guidance - casting doubt on the future of the American role in this strategic country after a grinding war that killed more than 4,400 U.S. soldiers. "The Iraqi politicians are not responding to the U.S. like before. We don't pay great attention to them," Shiite lawmaker Sami al- Askari, a close ally of Prime Minis- ter Nouri al-Maliki, said yesterday. "The weak American role has given the region's countries a greater sense of influence on Iraqi affairs." Vice President Joe Biden, the administration's point man for Iraq, has doggedly lobbied Iraqi leaders, both on the phone and in six trips here over the past two years. Iraqis, however, measure U.S. influence largely by its military presence, which dipped by three- fold from the war's peak to 50,000 troops in late August. As a result, Baghdad is now brushing off U.S. urgings to slow-walk a new gov- ernment instead of rushing one through that might cater to Iran. "The Iranian ambassador has a bigger role in Iraq than Biden," said a prominent Kurdish lawmaker, Mahmoud Othman. He said the Americans "will leave Iraq with its problems, thus their influence has become weak." One problem which could worsen as a result is the sectarian divide - particularly if the secular but Sunni-backed Iraqiya political coalition, which won the most votes in the March election, is left out of a new Shiite-led government led by al-Maliki. Many Iraqis, particularly minor- ity Sunnis, would view such a government as "blessed by Iran and evidence of America's rela- tive weakness," analyst Michael Knights wrote on the website of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. This perception could lead to a surge in violence. Washington, which has its hands full with the war in Afghanistan and the hunt in Pakistan for Osama bin Laden, sees Iraq as "the bane of everyone's existence lately," said one senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonym- ity because of the sensitivity of the diplomatic issues. But Iraq cannot afford to ignore completely what Washington wants. For one, that could bring the end of U.S. help and financial back- ing to broker $13 billion worth of contracts for military equipment. It also would all but dash any hopes by Baghdad to re-negotiate a security agreement that is set to expire at the end of 2011 - a needed step to keeping some U.S. forces in Iraq to continue training its fledg- ling air force and protect its bor- ders. A senior Iraqi military official predicted the new government, once it is settled, ultimately will ask U.S. troops to remain beyond next year. U.S. alliances with Mideast nations to which Baghdad seeks to cozy up also cement American influence in Iraq, said Salman Shai- kh, director of the Brookings Doha Center think tank in Doha. "In that, I think the U.S. is still pretty well positioned in terms of getting its voice heard in Iraq," Shaikh said. But he agreed that the U.S. carries less sway in Baghdad than it used to: "If it was such an easy thing to exert influence, then wouldn't Iraq have had a govern- ment by now?" More than seven months have passed since March 7 parliamenta- ry elections failed to produce clear winners, and Iraqi politicians say they will pick new leaders on their own timetable. Othman said the lengthy impasse, despite heavy U.S. pres- sure to form a government that includes all of Iraq's major politi- cal players, shows that Baghdad doesn't really care what Washing- ton wants. "Yes, the Americans have their view on how to form an Iraqi gov- ernment," Askari agreed. "But it does not apply to the political pow- ers on the ground and it is not effec- tive." U.S. officials initiallyencouraged the Iraqis to form a government quickly, but recently started push- ing for a slowdown after it became apparent that a party led by anti- IRAQ PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, HO, FILE/AP in this Sat, Jan. 23, 2010 photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Baghdad, Iraq. American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr dan, Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia of its own citizens and not on behalf was poised to play a major role. on official visits. On Thursday, al- of another country." The U.S. clearly hopes to stall Maliki was in Ankara to meet with In Cairo this week, al-Maliki the formation of a new government Turkish Prime Minister Recep predicted a new government will long enough for the deal unravel Tayyip Erdogan. be formed soon. A senior Iraqi gov- between al-Maliki and al-Sadr, It is Iraq's newly warmed alli- ernment official said that will hap- whose hardline Shiite followers are ance with Iran that worries the pen regardless of whether the U.S. close to Iran. United States. blesses it, though he acknowledged But the days of the U.S. calling in a development that may have that Baghdad would be weak with- the shots in Iraq are long over - assured him a second term, al- out American support. The official largely because of President Barack Maliki this month won al-Sadr's spoke on condition of anonymity Obama's intent to scale back Amer- backing. And this week, top Iranian because of the sensitivity of the dis- ica's presence more than seven officials gave al-Maliki their clear- cussions. years after the invasion which est nod of support yet during his "There is U.S. influence in the ousted Saddam Hussein's Sunni-led trip to Tehran. political process and forming of regime. "Our concerns about Iran and the government, but less so than That's led Iraqi leaders to reach its meddling in Iraq's affairs are before," said Sunni lawmaker out to Mideast neighbors for sup- long-standing," State Depart- Osama al-Nujaifi. "As they (the port and advice on brokering a new ment spokesman P.J. Crowley told Americans) begin to withdraw government. Leaders from rival reporters in Washington this week. their military, the Iranians are tak- political coalitions in the last sev- "But that said, we would expect the ing advantage of the empty space, eral months have been to Iran, Jor- Iraqi government to work on behalf and are ready to fill the vacuum." CLINTON From Page 1 "This is a GOP poll conducted by a firm with GOP ties masquerading as an independent poll, but it's too early for trick or treats," she wrote. A new Detroit Free Press-WXYZ TV poll released yesterday, how- ever, revealed that Dingell holds a 17-point lead over Steele, who's apparently trailing Dingell at 36 percent compared to Dingell's 53 percent, according to an Oct. 21 Free Press article. In 2008, Dingell beat Republican challenger John Lynch by a 70-per- cent to 25-percent margin, accord- ing to the article. The last time Dingell received less than 60 per- cent of the vote was in 1994 when the GOP took control of both cham- bers of Congress - he garnered 59 percent of the vote that year, according to the Free Press article. Brendan Campbell, chair of the University's chapter of College Democrats, said in an interview last night that he hopes Clinton's visit will encourage students to vote for Dingell and other Democrats so that the party "(keeps) moving this country forward." "Clinton recognizes that Ann' Arbor and especially the University of Michigan campus is a stronghold for Democrats across the state, so turning up Democrats in this area and making sure that students are specifically excited for this elec- tion has deep ramifications for the entire state," Campbell said. Campbell added that his group is excited that an "icon in the Demo- cratic Party" will be coming to campus to speak directly to stu- dents about their role in this year's midterm election. "We know that two years ago students and young people came out in a huge way for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party and we really need to do that again in 2010 to make sure that we con- tinue moving this country in the right direction," he said. "So I expect that he's going to talk about why this election is important, but also, and more specifically, why students are important to this election." Sunday's event is open to the public, but tickets are required for admittance. Tickets can be reserved online on Dingell's cam- paign website and picked up before the event at the Rackham Audito- riumbox office. In addition to visiting the Uni- versity, Clinton will also travel to Detroit and Battle Creek, Mich. on Sunday with several Democratic candidates - including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Ber- nero. Currently the mayor of Lan- sing, Bernero is expected to speak with Clinton at Fellowship Chapel in Detroit, according to The Associ- ated Press. - Daily Staff Reporters Bethany Biron and Mike Merar contributed to.this report. LIKE THE MICHIGAN DAILY ON FACEBOOK