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...that diplomatic successes play well in foreign op-ed pages. But they also realize the Prime Minister must begin to show that he can address the pain Japanese voters are feeling at home-while reassuring a worried LDP that he can still lead the party to victory in the crucial July elections. In recent weeks there has been disquieting dissension within the Prime Minister's own Cabinet. Abe has had to rein in his Defense Minister and Foreign Minister over remarks both men made that were critical of the U.S., Japan's key ally. The diplomatic damage was relatively light...
Court dissenters have also been crucial to the civil rights of African Americans. In 1896 the Supreme Court ruled that keeping blacks and whites separate but equal was just fine. Only Justice John Harlan found fault with that state of affairs, writing as the lone dissenter in Plessy v. Ferguson that "Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens." It would take more than a half-century, but the wisdom of his words finally persuaded the court to acknowledge in Brown that "'separate but equal' has no place" in public education...
...arranged and approved by the Undergraduate Council (UC). Students who want to relay concerns—or compliments—about particular TFs can now send an e-mail to TF@hcs.harvard.edu and have their comments addressed confidentially and promptly, according to a bill unanimously passed by the UC yesterday. Crucial to the implementation of “The Teaching Hotline Act” will be the Undergraduate Teaching Board—a group of four UC-appointed undergraduates who have been charged with synthesizing the student feedback received at the hotline address and preparing it for presentation to the appropriate...
...gender-related research still make up an important part of the work done at the Institute. The Schlesinger Library, which according to the Institute’s website is “the foremost library on the history of women in the United States,” remains a crucial component of Radcliffe today. But the Institute does not focus solely on women’s studies, and plays home to fellows from fields as diverse as fiction, physics, and electrical engineering...
...eventually lead to cardiovascular problems later in life. Concentration, lower fatigue, and lower blood pressure are also benefits of getting enough sleep, which, according to Irwin, is nearly 7.2 hours for the average person. Irwin added that napping has historically received little attention compared to diet, which is also crucial to heart health. Katherine A. Koh ’09 agreed with the study’s conclusions. “I’m not surprised at all,” said Koh. “A lack of sleep now will certainly have negative consequences eventually...