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...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 and his critics fear, but use a lighter touch than his predecessor. "Koizumi destroyed the LDP, but he hasn't rebuilt it," says former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. "Abe needs to fix the party. He needs to fix what's broken in Japan...
...Inevitably, Abe will be compared with his predecessor. Koizumi was happy to smash the old, sclerotic power structure of the LDP and appeal directly to the public. Abe seems more bound to his party; he is not the natural loner that Koizumi was. That makes him well-liked?even Morita calls him "a very kind, gentle young man." But it may also make him less willing to challenge the party, which Koizumi argued is an obstacle to reform. "He's very uncertain politically," says Iio. "He's not as confident in himself as Koizumi...
...sure, the current review of undergraduate education under Bok’s predecessor, Lawrence H. Summers; Harvard has been planning developments in Allston at least since Bok’s original term, which lasted from 1971 to 1991; and the UPCSE held its first meetings last January...
...make no secret that they grabbed them to swap for prisoners held in Israeli jails. Now that force has not succeeded, Olmert must play the militants' game and negotiate for their release. It is hardly unprecedented for Israeli prime ministers to do so; even Ariel Sharon, Olmert's hawkish predecessor, presided over an exchange of hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners for the remains of some Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon...
...investigation may also signal a power play by Hu ahead of the Communist Party's annual confab in October. His predecessor, Jiang Zemin, hailed from Shanghai and seeded the government with prot?g?s including Party boss Chen, who had been mentioned for possible promotion to Beijing. A hometown scandal could weaken the influence of the so-called "Shanghai gang," allowing Hu to install his own acolytes in positions of power. "The Chinese leadership understands that releasing the details of corruption in Shanghai just before the October meeting will have a big impact," says Joseph Cheng, a China expert at City University...