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...author of The Japan That Can Say No, struck a resonant cord with some when he argued that the country should become more assertive on the world stage because it now holds technological supremacy over the U.S. But Ishihara, a persuasive man with wide personal popularity, has little political clout and no role in setting Japan's political agenda...
...whites expected blacks to win seats on the board. The court ruled that such changes do not violate the law because they have no "direct" impact on voting. Civil rights advocates fear that this narrow interpretation will make it harder for minorities to translate their electoral victories into governmental clout...
Brave words from a bureaucrat with limited power. Although the FDA is entrusted with guaranteeing the safety of all medical drugs and devices in the U.S., it is poorly armed for the job. For example, unlike almost every other federal agency, the FDA lacks the legal clout to subpoena a company's internal records if a problem is suspected. Congress woke up to the problem last fall, at Kessler's prodding, and introduced a bill that would have enabled the ( agency to seize corporate documents. The threat of a presidential veto halted the measure, though the new revelations about Halcion...
...full play of the electoral process, which risks empowering radical fundamentalists who might prove antagonistic to the give-and-take of democracy. After the F.I.S. swept the first round of voting on Dec. 26, the military was hardly alone in its fears that the fundamentalists might wield their legislative clout to impose an Islamic republic. Nearby African and Arab states breathed a sigh of relief after the military intrusion, which the Tunisian daily As-Sabah characterized as "a last-minute change of direction by a train heading toward the abyss...
...suit also reflects the growing political and financial clout small landlords hold in the city and thier hope that the current U.S. Supreme Court will look more favorably upon their cause than past Supreme Courts...