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...Hata's grasp of political-reform issues is thankfully firmer than his knowledge of anatomy. He chaired the L.D.P.'s special commission to study reform in 1990 and produced widely applauded legislation to revise the system. One typical problem: most districts have several legislators, which means Liberal Democrats from different party factions must compete against one another. Since they cannot slug it out on the basis of policies, they compete in terms of patronage -- which in turn creates pressure to raise yen under the table. Hata's plan was shot down in 1991, however, when many of his colleagues...
Kennedy says he doesn't see why minorities are upset by the organization, but he seems not to grasp that even a little perceived insensitivity can go a long way. "The last time a joke was printed that had even a remote reference to Blacks was in spring of 1990," he asserts...
...those months, Vance and Owen simply didn't grasp the fact that Bosnia was a case of aggression that could only be stopped by force, or a credible threat of force...
...translator of tremendous skill...He has an impeccable grasp of English and Japanese...he's the best translator in the game," said Professor of Japanese History Harold Bolitho. "We're tremendously lucky to have...
What the extremist special-interest grifters are failing to grasp is that the federal judiciary is not a democratic body. It was expressly constructed to be sheltered from the day-to-day whims of the people in order to better uphold the Constitution and maintain the rule of law. Federal judges are not elected nor are they subject to removal. They were placed above the political process by the framers of the constitution so they could check the excesses of the other two branches with impunity. Now, sadly, they have been dragged into the circus that they are supposed...