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...corporate togetherness, starting with physical space. The firm's 39th- and 40th-floor offices offer sweeping views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge as well as of the interior hallways--the walls are glass. Two staircases connect the floors, and walking about is heavily encouraged. Branch offices and telecommuting are verboten...
...most premeditated unconstitutional act of Congress in decades," says Turley. "The Constitution expressly limits voting members in the House to representatives of actual states." That's certainly true, but others point to the "District Clause" - which gives Congress express jurisdiction over D.C.- as proof that the legislative branch has the power to extend voting rights to the city. The final decision may well rest with the Supreme Court, which could provide a more definitive answer to the long-running debate...
...door to introduce itself to people individually. But Eksioglu's small army of volunteers in Kadikoy has stopped canvassing like this, he says, because the atmosphere has become too tense. That doesn't mean they're no longer active in the neighborhood, however. Indeed, the party recently opened a branch office in Kadikoy - its bright orange-and-blue party flags fluttering conspicuously over the local Starbucks and its well-heeled clientele. The office is not far from where the Kemalist group meets to plot the AKP's downfall. Eksioglu says he likes to go there to listen to the catcalls...
...That success has it roots in the JCP's long history. Born in 1922 as the Japanese branch of the Communist International, the global federation of Marxist-Leninist parties created by Moscow, the JCP quickly adapted itself to local conditions. It was one of the few Japanese groups to stand up to the rise of imperial militarists in the run-up to World War II, and suffered as a result. "The JCP was the only political party that struggled against the past war of aggression with the sacrifice of members' lives," says JCP chairman Kazuo Shii. That principled stance earned...
That's not to say all is transparency and light in Washington. Dick Cheney's now infamous reclassification of his office away from the Executive Branch to avoid added scrutiny shows an Administration that is still driven to conceal...