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(2 of 2) Japan seems more resilient, too, under the leadership of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. He has been pushing to cut the nation's red tape and deregulate the economy. One of his biggest reforms involved privatizing the heavily state-funded postal service, a highly controversial issue that prompted...
Forbes’ central contribution to the field of Beethoven research was his 1964 revision of “Life of Beethoven,” the authoritative biography of Beethoven written by 19th-century Harvard graduate Alexander Thayer.
Maynard Solomon, a distinguished Beethoven biographer, said Forbes’ revision came at a pivotal time in Beethoven scholarship. It was Forbes, he said, who put together the pieces of nearly a half-century of uncoordinated and fragmented research.
“Forbes reestablished a solid basis for future research in the field,” he said. “He touched off a very fruitful period in the study of Beethoven’s life. And now again, 40 or 50 years have passed and we need...
In a series of eleventh-hour negotiations last month, Congress extended the expiration of key sections of the U.S.A. Patriot Act from Dec. 31 until Feb. 3 to allow more time to debate controversial provisions, including those that empower the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to demand patron information from...