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...indebtedness and poverty of the Third World threaten the trend of democracy there. The indebtedness of the U.S., both to itself and to foreigners, threatens its prosperity at home and its influence abroad. The consequences of Japan's emergence as an economic superpower could end up dwarfing the current, suddenly fashionable concern over the reunification of Germany. The U.S. may have won the cold war against the Soviet Union, but it has gone a long way toward losing the trade and technology war with Japan. Meanwhile, the environment, while also newly fashionable as a subject of political rhetoric...
Meanwhile the overcrowded camps in Hong Kong threaten to erupt in violence and disease. The refugees' presence is deeply resented, since many of Hong Kong's 5.7 million people have close relatives who have been denied sanctuary and deported to China...
...question of political involvement continues to loom in the campus debate surrounding PBHA. Vague definitions of "politics" cannot assuage the fears that PBHA will threaten its valuable public service activities by involving itself in ballot battles...
...according to American Sports Data. An estimated 4 million people, from young professionals to energetic grandparents, have joined the climbing generation, an increase of more than 40% since the end of 1988. In many health clubs, stair-climbing machines are more popular than stationary bicycles, and they threaten to make treadmills a thing of the past...
...humanity moves into the final decade of the 20th century, many experts believe the next few years will be the turning point. In order to avert the catastrophes that threaten the earth, immediate action must be taken in several key areas. Among the international initiatives currently under...