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Balmy lines like that one are evidence of what sets Royal apart from other French pols. Royal readily acknowledges that her positions would have less appeal if they weren't being laid out by a woman. "It's a symbol of change," she says. "Where men have failed, people think, O.K., maybe we'll try a woman." Stéphane Rozès, one of France's most respected pollsters, says, "She is popular because she's a woman who has a nondoctrinaire stance toward politics. People see her as out to solve problems, while so many others, most of them...
...imperial house lost political power to the warrior class centuries ago, but it has always been the center of Japan's cultural traditions. Japan's literature and history are intertwined with the Emperor and his court, and the educated class has always revered the imperial house as a symbol of Japanese culture. The present status of the imperial house is in accord with that tradition, while the modern political and military role of the Emperor is rather an anomaly. Shunichi Watanabe Sendai, Japan...
...suggested. The imperial house lost political power to the warrior class centuries ago, but it has always been the center of Japan's cultural traditions. Its literature and history are intertwined with the Emperor and his court, and the educated class has always revered the imperial house as a symbol of Japanese culture. The present status of the imperial house is in accord with that tradition, while the modern political and military role of the Emperor is rather an anomaly. Shunichi Watanabe Sendai, Japan Cruelty on a Cracker "Banned: fine food and fun" [Sept. 4], which referred to Chicago...
...indisputable advantage over its competition in the world's fastest-growing economy. Lenovo owns 35% of the market, according to tech consulting firm IDC. (Dell, the largest foreign player, is No. 3, with 10%.) Chinese consider Lenovo one of the country's most trustworthy brands and a symbol of Chinese entrepreneurship...