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...Although Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi maximized his abilities as an agent of transformation, he fell short of fulfilling his original policy pledges [July 3]. Without a solid ideological foundation, he lacked a grand design to lead Japan. I hope that his successor will be more of a builder than a reformer and will earn Japan respect not only from the U.S. but also from our neighboring countries, such as China and Korea. Tadashi Kawabe Fukuoka, Japan...
...this point, the places in the north that we had originally planned to visit are considered unsafe by the [Israeli] Ministry of Education,” Michael Simon, Hillel’s programming director, said. “Even if there is a very solid cease-fire order put into the place in the next few days, it would be unlikely that we would be able to go to the north during our program,” he added...
Cynthia McKinney's reputation on Capitol Hill and elsewhere may have taken some shots in recent months. But in her Georgia district, the congresswoman known for testing, if not betraying, decorum enjoys solid support as she heads into the July 18 Democratic primary - the only election that much matters in her heavily Democratic district...
...fact, this may be the best time in 40 years to go work for Uncle Sam. For once, you might be able to advance rapidly, due to the vacuum at the top. Job security is rock solid, and the average salary is $62,000. They often pay your way through college or forgive your school loans. These jobs are in every state - only 1 in 6 is in the Washington, D.C., area. And despite what you might imagine, federal workers are very proud of the contribution they make to society. In a poll, 91% believed they do important work...
...Still, back when wife roles were solid ones, Allyson was The Wife. But the movies weren't always glaringly sunny. Her three films with James Stewart tested Allyson's innate chipperness. In Strategic Air Command, a hymn to '50s flyboys, her co-respondent is a bomber, which almost takes Stewart to his death. She perseveres and sees to it that he does too. In The Stratton Story Stewart loses a leg; in The Glenn Miller Story he loses his life. She must support him, literally and emotionally, in the first; and in the second, she shows, with great delicacy...