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While the reference to the U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki drew loud applause from the assembled factory workers, it attracted swift condemnation from the White House and many of Hollings' congressional colleagues -- not to mention Japanese survivors of the 1945 blasts. The Japanese government said little about the remark when it was widely reported in Tokyo. But the Senator was unrepentant. "I'm defending against America bashing," he said. "When you defend America, they want you to apologize...
Britain's rowdy tabloids had a field day, with headlines like HANDS ORF, COBBER! and Australian political foes accused him of disrespect. Keating retorted that he had learned "self-regard for Australia, and not some cultural cringe" toward Britain. He repeated the hoary complaint that Britain's swift loss of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942 had left Australia defenseless...
Each judge will scrutinize all of the cats,first ranking them separately by breed, and thenchoosing the top ten cats of the day. Barnaby isalmost done. He places his third-place cat, a RedSomali, back in her cage, and removes a BluePersian. Barnaby's moves are swift and sure. Heruns his hand down the back, thumb along thespine, evaluating the finish of the coat anddevelopment of the musculature. He focuses on thehead, measuring the placement of the ears and nosewith his forefinger and noting the color and shapeof the eyes. Helfing the cat in the air, one handunder the chest...
...verdict provoked a swift outcry from crime-exhausted San Franciscans. Although Hollom's employer, the Luxor Cab Co., promised to cover all his expenses, a local radio station launched a fund-raising drive on his behalf. Within a week more than $25,000 had been collected; the surplus money will be donated to a victims' relief fund. Says Hollom: "I would do exactly the same thing again...
...political fallout has been swift and stunning. Two of Clinton's competitors, Tom Harkin and Bob Kerrey, who gingerly avoided all but the mildest comments on the subject of Clinton's troubled marriage and Flowers' charges, have come out swinging. Both "wonder" if Clinton is telling the truth, and with the Feb. 18 New Hampshire primary only a week away, they are pressing the issue forcefully. They are lagging badly in the polls, and attacking Clinton offers their only hope for an upset. The last candidate debate, on Feb. 16, will probably provide the most intense mudslinging in years...