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Unfortunately, not all analyses of America's problems are as sophisticated as Kunihiro's. When Yoshio Sakurauchi, the Speaker of the Lower House of the Diet, caused a furor in the U.S. two weeks ago by saying that the "root of America's ((trade)) problem lies in the inferior quality of American labor," he was reflecting a condescension toward Americans that many Japanese share...
...expenses are rising. A declining pool of 18-year-olds has forced schools into a pricey competition for students. The cost of high-tech equipment and high-profile professors continues to grow, along with such expenses as medical insurance. The cutbacks are causing alarm among faculty members and a furor among students, who are worried that schools will be unable to deliver on the educational promises made in their glossy catalogs...
Henrik Ibsen wrote his three-act play, Ghosts, in response to the critical furor engendered by his unabashedly pro-feminist play, A Doll's House. Instead of depicting a woman who abandons a condescending husband, Ghosts portrays a resolute female protagonist who suffers the after-effects of loveless marriage...
Despite the growing furor on college campuses and in Congress over the military's anti-gay policy, the Department of Defense maintains that it has no plans to review or change its policy anytime soon...
Thursday: Christmas party benefit for the homeless with Change of Pace, Borrowed Time and Furor...