Word: clouded
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...North generally, Japan's single-minded focus on the abductions makes South Korean observers squirm. Kim Hyun Ho, director of the Chosun Ilbo Research Institute for Korea, notes that while Seoul claims more than 480 abducted citizens of its own, it worries that such a "very political" issue could cloud ongoing nuclear negotiations. "South Korea doesn't want this to be an obstacle in the six-party talks," says Kim, "but it could become one." China, meanwhile, was supportive of Japan's position until relations between the two nations cooled drastically over former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits...
...learned to push detractors aside. “People are gonna say what they say. If you operate in fear, you’ll be paralyzed.” Even when it comes to his own views about other films, Washington once again refuses to let the negative cloud his judgment. “Fred Claus,” another holiday movie that will be competing for audiences’ attention this season, very clearly lacks the emotional depth of “Debaters.” Nevertheless, Washington barely pauses before he jokes, “Don?...
...since Sept. 11, HIS members have grown frustrated by what they see as a cloud of misconceptions about Islam. Members point to a string of anti-Muslim incidents in the last several years that they say were not handled properly by Harvard and highlight a need to educate the campus community about Islam...
...South Korea's presidential race has been conducted under a cloud of political corruption allegations. Last month, a former lawyer for Samsung Group, Kim Yong Chul, said Korea's largest company used slush funds to influence prosecutors and political figures. South Korea's cabinet gave the green light to the appointment of a special counsel to investigate charges that Samsung bribed public officials and provided questionable campaign financing during the 2002 presidential elections. The special counsel is also expected to investigate allegations that Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun Hee tried to transfer group ownership to his son, and gave...
...once wrote that humor was the only way to preserve truth. How accurate is that today? D.W. Younker, ST. CLOUD, MINN., U.S. Humor is a way to survive. It can be a weapon, a shield against fundamentalism and fanaticism, and it can settle intellectual debates. But it can't solve life's problems...