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...Democrats and civil rights groups to use Mandela's visit to pressure Bush to put aside his objections to the pending Civil Rights Act of 1990 -- or else force him to endure the embarrassment of vetoing it while Mandela is still in the U.S. The bill seeks to lessen the effect of several recent Supreme Court decisions that diluted existing federal affirmative-action and antidiscrimination law. In particular, the rulings made it harder for victims of discrimination to prove bias and bring lawsuits for redress in court. Bush has insisted that he will veto the bill...
...years, battered by the conflicting demands of its larger neighbors, Korea shut out the world and became a "Hermit Kingdom." Today that is neither possible nor desirable. South Korea's future is bright: economic prosperity should ease the transition to full democracy and lessen military dependence on the U.S., resulting in a more balanced partnership that will be welcomed by both nations. For North Korea, however, the immediate future is likely to be brutish. Until the kind of change that transformed Eastern Europe comes to this Asian outpost, reunification of the peninsula remains a dream for both North and South...
...fewer warheads than they are capable of carrying, the U.S. in theory could wind up not with the 6,000 warheads that START supposedly allows each side, but with more than 11,000. Still, the treaty, when and if signed, will mark a step toward U.S.-Soviet cooperation to lessen the arms race -- and a step away from the threat of nuclear annihilation...
Among other concessions, Japan promised to lessen the power of tiny shops to obstruct the opening of new department stores that could stock larger amounts of foreign wares. It presently takes up to ten years for a store opening to be approved; Tokyo said it would shorten the process to about a year. Japan also pledged stiffer antitrust penalties for companies that rig bids to freeze out foreign suppliers. Moreover, Tokyo vowed to increase government spending on public works such as airports, roads and sewers. Besides creating business opportunities for U.S. contractors, such projects would facilitate the flow of imported...
...have the child if they wish, but if they do, they will most likely be financially burdened," said Vorwerk. "There aren't enough programs that help out the woman in such a situation, and thus the woman usually chooses abortion. In West Germany, for example, social programs help to lessen the burden placed on women...