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...When a Japanese real estate firm snapped up Rockefeller Center in the 1980s, the deal unleashed unease among some Americans, who feared that Japan was literally taking over America. But this time around, its campaign for global hearts and minds has been far more successful. According to a BBC poll this year, Japan ranks second in the world when it comes to a positive global image. (Germany barely edged out Japan for the No. 1 spot, while the U.S. was seventh.) "Soft power is a very strong force," says Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former Minister of State for Economic...
Kelley described the experience as “busy and stressful and emotional.” To ensure the security of the re-vote, which was held on Friday and Saturday, PBHA officials traded shifts as poll-watchers and voters were asked to produce identification. The votes were held in a ballot box that was continuously monitored. Overnight, the ballots were kept in a lockbox. When the final ballot was tallied, Kelley was declared president, putting the folklore and mythology concentrator in Mather House at the helm of the century-old public service group...
...Mormon Church is not the only group being singled out for criticism. African Americans, 70% of whom voted yes on Prop. 8, according to a CNN exit poll, have become a target. According to eyewitness reports published on the Internet, racial epithets have been used against African Americans at protests in California - with some even directed at blacks who are fighting to repeal Prop. 8. Said Evan Wolfson, executive director of nonprofit group Freedom to Marry: "In any fight, there will be people who say things they shouldn't say, but that shouldn't divert attention from what the vast...
...theme this year, as the team sports seven freshmen on its roster.The seven first-years come from seven different states, and each player will bring a unique skill set to a team that was picked to finish fourth in the Ivy League in the preseason media poll. The players are not focused on the ranking, though.“We were brought here to win an Ivy championship and that’s our goal,” freshman forward Andrew Van Nest says.Van Nest was one of the Crimson’s top recruits...
...greatest challenge of all for President Obama will be the one set for him by candidate Obama. A Diageo/Hotline poll conducted after his election showed that two-thirds of those surveyed are now confident that "real change" is coming to Washington. How long are they willing to wait for it? Hope can fuel a campaign, but Presidents are measured by results...