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...consider him, in the words of a senior diplomat, "relatively sensible on trade -- especially for a Democrat." But the Japanese are worried that CLINTON'S CHINA POLICY, which he indicates will focus on human rights, might isolate Beijing. That could put Japan's Chinese investments at risk and disrupt trade between the two Asian countries...
...polls can be trusted (and even if they cannot, the rising worries of Bill Clinton and George Bush speak volumes), Perot has the potential to disrupt next week's election. Many Americans, it seems, are ready to squander their franchise -- which, of course, is not exactly the way Perot sees it: "You are throwing your vote away unless you vote your conscience." While indisputably attractive, these underdog's words fail on close inspection...
...Choice Activists Disrupt Conference, Scuffle With Cops...
Visa has forked over $20 million to Olympic organizers to make its charge plate the Games' official credit card, while Coca-Cola has plunked down $33 million to become the official soft drink. Challengers, who pay no entry fee to play, attempt to disrupt the exclusive promotional campaigns with disguised Olympic tie-in ads of their own. American Express denies that it is playing ambush. Instead its clever effort, unveiled last week, is billed as "corrective advertising," aimed at misperceptions fostered by Visa advertising that the American Express card is not accepted in Barcelona. "The Olympics don't take American...
Spain is one of the few European nations that must still contend regularly with terrorists. But the Basque extremists, who had threatened to disrupt the 1992 festivities, were severely weakened by recent arrests of their top leaders. Nevertheless, the group showed signs of life last month when it bombed a navy van in Madrid, wounding 13. Although Spain's 17 regions are gaining more autonomy, the national-identity issue remains explosive. Catalans and Basques, who control their own schools, police forces and television stations, envision an even more independent future under a Euro-umbrella. The Basque country, says Guernica Mayor...