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...Unhealed Wounds In response to TIME's cover story on the fractious political relationship between China and Japan [Nov. 29], I would note that the tide of history can sweep away many things, but it can't whitewash China's collective memory of the Japanese invasion in the 1930s. It has haunted the Chinese for decades. People were massacred, cities bombed, children orphaned and a country defeated. The invasion was the worst insult to China in the 20th century. As a civilized people, the Chinese practice tolerance and cherish forgiveness, but we cannot tolerate or forgive the revision of history...
...presidential candidate in last year’s race, has criticized Council President Matthew W. Mahan ’05 and Council Vice President Michael R. Blickstead ’05 for their micromanagement and resigned from the council last year, citing the council’s fractious atmosphere and its support of the termbill increase...
...unassuming as it has been steady. Tapped in 1997 to occupy the party leadership that Lionel Jospin vacated to become Prime Minister, Hollande found himself captain of a sinking ship after Jospin's presidential bid unexpectedly imploded in mid-2002. Hollande nevertheless forged party unity in the notoriously fractious PS. But the party's fortunes only revived last spring, with stunning wins in regional and European elections, thanks to voters eager to punish Chirac's ruling conservatives. Leading the yes side to victory would reinforce Hollande's bona fides as leader. With the party's renewed energy has come revived...
...agreements, which never went down well in a state with two big industries--tobacco and textiles--vulnerable to overseas competition. Burr's win flips John Edwards' Senate seat back to the Republican side of the aisle, an especially sweet win for the G.O.P.--adding a reliable vote to the fractious chamber...
What was it like to hear from your old accompanist, Barry Manilow, who called you to collaborate on a Rosemary Clooney tribute album? I was very surprised because our relationship had been quite fractious. I never really expected to hear from him again. But once we started working together, it was as if we had never stopped. He always gets the best performances out of me 'cause he won't take no for an answer...