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...also hurts that the political issues Abe has spent most of his energy on-constitutional revision and international diplomacy-haven't captured the imagination of voters more concerned with their pocketbooks. "These are important political themes," says Minoru Morita, a liberal political analyst. "But they are not what the Japanese people are demanding." Abe's allies dismiss that line of criticism as overly simplistic, arguing that constitutional revision is a bold move that will enable Japan to take control of its destiny and reimagine itself as a nation. "Many systems in Japan haven't changed since the Meiji period...
...welcome anymore, even when we have legitimate and formal reasons, such as being students at respectable universities.” The State Department does, however, have reasonable concerns about letting in people who may be dangerous into the United States. American foreign policy has made Iraq a haven for terrorists, and the government’s caution in dealing with Iraqi immigrants seems warranted. However, exceptions should be made for extreme cases like al-Dewachi’s; he has already undergone background checks and received a visa multiple times. Telling al-Dewachi to go back to Iraq is simply...
...personal attacks and name calling that we have witnessed in past elections. We need realistic solutions to real problems. They should fire their campaign managers and speechwriters if all they want to do is tear down the other candidates or propose pie-in-the-sky nostrums that haven't a prayer of becoming law. We want character and intelligence. Otherwise, they should drop out now and save us all a lot of irritation. Wanda Jones San Francisco...
...hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are expected to converge on downtown Beirut to commemorate Rafik Hariri's murder two years ago. Hariri condemned the explosions as an "act of terrorism" that aimed to "fill the hearts of people with fear." "I can't tell you that they [the perpetrators] haven't succeeded. People are worried," he said...
...recognize there is a certain presumptuousness - a certain audacity - to this announcement. I know I haven't spent a lot of time learning the ways of Washington. But I've been there long enough to know that the ways of Washington must change...