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...would resign from his post of Foreign Minister owing to poor health, Miyazawa offered the position to former Finance Minister Tsutomu Hata. Hata heads a rebellious faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and has hinted that he might create a new party. Miyazawa apparently thought he could distract Hata from his cause by luring the renegade into his Cabinet with a prestigious post. Hata, however, declined the offer, saying he wanted to "stay in the field to pursue political reform." The post then went to a former Trade Minister, Kabun Muto, whose appointment is unlikely to change Japan...
That is, if its animosity toward the Yalies doesn't distract it from firing at the sticks...
Sure, I can get my mind off it for a while. Tests and papers manage to distract me during the day, but even these prove to be quick fixes. Especially when the topics I'm studying increase the burden. How does one become virtuous? I have to struggle with this question every time I walk into my Moral Reasoning class. I end up looking forward to statistics class just to case my mind...
...hyperinflation, Russia could go the way of Weimar Germany following World War I. At that time, when the West refused to help rebuild Germany's economy, the stage was set for Hitler's rise. Conjuring a Russian Hitler may be farfetched, but a Russian dictator with nukes surely would distract Clinton from his single-minded focus on rebuilding America...
...funny as Anderson's mincing is, perhaps playing up the sexual stereotype detracts from the power of the production. Director David Travis allows easy laughs to distract the audience from the serious business of a character undergoing emotional trauma. The direction emphasizes the humorous aspects of a play which abounds in subtle and incisive characterization...