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...cautious, purposefully vague campaign, releasing a policy platform that runs to just four pages. "Right now he has the ability to be all things to all people," says Kent Calder, director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University. "But that will narrow over time." What's certain is that Abe's agenda will be as long as his track record is short: repairing relations with Japan's Asian neighbors, continuing Koizumi's uneven economic reforms, fending off a resurgent political opposition. To succeed, Abe must be as strong as his supporters hope...
...seek foreign validation. The self-styled crocodile hunter made his mark elsewhere before anyone took notice of him in Australia; his khaki-costumed animal-adventure act and "Crikey!" cry were at first deemed over the top for local audiences. As well as selling himself, Irwin was promoting ideas-narrow ones, to be sure-about Australia: a land of dangers populated by simple, earthy people. To U.S. viewers, Irwin was a reprise of the Paul Hogan of the late '80s. The incessant references to Crocodile Dundee, shrimp on the barbie, Foster's and koalas that Australians in America endured in those...
...week's end, Republican Senators were challenging the President's narrow tribunal plan, pushing for something that looks and feels more like a genuine legal process. As to a court date for that "judicial process," which officially started last week? Unless the White House decides there's political capital to harvest and wants to move fast, think January ... 2009. Next Administration...
Harvard made a last-chance surge in the final minutes of play, and sophomore Erin Wylie took a through-ball from Hagner to narrow BC’s lead in the 85th minute...
Michael Bidwill, 41, makes the case that the stadium is the shiny manifestation of a new business model that will narrow the gap on the field and on P&L. Seated in one of the generously cushioned, red club seats on the day before the stadium's grand opening on Aug. 12, he says the extra revenue that Cardinals Stadium will generate each year is already helping the team attract and keep top talent. That includes former Indiana Colts running back Edgerrin James, 28, who just signed a four-year, $30 million contract, as well as breakout stars like wide...