Word: stalwartism
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...Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who revels in being nicknamed "weirdo," Tanaka got power by talking Big and talking New. Last September, six weeks before the prefecture's gubernatorial election, the newspaper diarist and award-winning novelist announced he was taking on the hand-picked successor of the Liberal Democratic Party stalwart who had held the office captive for two decades. He ran a campaign of outrage against waste, fraud, the status quo, and the ldp's fruitless effort to end Japan's 10-year-long economic slump. The message was just right, and if nothing else, serial playboy Tanaka wasn...
...vote, taking 80 or 85 seats in the Yuan would be a crucial gain for Chen and his DPP. It would also be a tribute to how divided his opposition is. The KMT, led by Lien Chan, and the People's First Party, led by former KMT stalwart James Soong, have opposing interests and will find it difficult to coalesce. A good showing in December, and Chen's disappointing first year?especially his mishandling of a pledge to keep Taiwan nuclear-free by canceling and then reinstating a planned power plant?could be forgotten as Chen pushes through his legislative...
...Webber or the "Les Miz" team in years, the era of the Brit-generated mega-musical seems all but over. Happily, straight plays seem to be filling the gap. Demanding dramas like Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen" have become unlikely Broadway hits, while the Manhattan Theatre Club, an off-Broadway stalwart, successfully transferred two strong works, "Proof" and "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," to the main drag this fall. With regional theaters thriving and even Las Vegas playing host to performance troupes like Blue Man Group, the stage is alive and bustling...
...foreign ministers have visited Washington and have gone out of their way to make nice with Bush in public. Last week, Blair was the first European head of government to make the trip, staying overnight at Camp David for informal talks, eager to cement Britain's special role as stalwart friend of Washington (already proved in the bombing raid against Iraq) and as bridge between the U.S. and Europe. On the most neuralgic transatlantic dispute, missile defense, Blair had racked up some points in advance by suggesting that his colleagues in Europe keep an open mind, even shuffling...
...Senate's problem." The Clinton Administration diaspora has been nearly silent as well. "Total disgust," says a former Cabinet secretary, who has canvassed half a dozen others. "They want no part of it. They have had it--with both of them." Congressman Barney Frank, a Clinton stalwart throughout the impeachment scandal, told the Boston Herald the Rich pardon was "just abusive. There are people who forgot where the line was between public service and what was personally convenient for them...