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...chance of social unrest. That is a reality that Japanese society has routinely proven willing to put off at all costs. But Japan might be running out of extensions. As its population begins aging dramatically in the decades ahead, the nation's productivity crisis will become even starker, as far fewer workers will have to perform even more work even more efficiently to maintain the same standard of living...
...beds, past the red-eyed guys slumped in front of a tiny TV screen filled with colored snow. Just as your heart starts to sag with despair for the human condition, though, stop and take a peek through the locked door on the right. The contrast couldn't be starker. You see a brilliant white computer lab with state-of-the-art PCs and a massive Ethernet hookup; rows of servers with blinking green lights and spaghetti wiring...
Along with taking a stand on the issues, a leader should lead by example. Again the contrast between Gore and Bush could not be starker. In August, Gore made the bold and historic decision to select Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) as his running mate. He is committed to making a Gore administration the most diverse in U.S. history...
...most of the country, the reaction was more muted: the raid was the right move but hard to watch. For those who see the seizure of Elian in starker terms, vindication must wait while politicians and appeals courts have their say. The Miami relatives will insist they were reasonable; the Justice Department will contend it was a model of restraint; and others will point to the steady stream of pictures of a happy-looking Elian cavorting with his dad. Those without an agenda will want to look at the key questions...
...unusual for a visiting President to see a country's best side. But in India the contrast with the worst is starker than most. Roads normally choked with the cacophony of Third World traffic--battered cars and trucks, camel-and horse-drawn carts, wandering cows, beggars, bicycles, rickshas and pedestrians--became for Clinton's motorcade clear thoroughfares for miles on end, with spectators held back by fences built especially for his visit...