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...PASSED. JAPAN'S POSTAL-REFORM BILLS, by a vote of 134 to 100, in the Upper House of parliament; in Tokyo. The vote ensures the enactment of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to privatize the three functions of Japan's $3 trillion postal system, including the world's largest savings bank, by 2017. A cornerstone of Koizumi's reform agenda, the bills were voted down by the Upper House in August, causing the Prime Minister to call snap elections for the Lower House aimed at silencing critics of the plan?even those in his own party. (The Lower House...
...billion to the Gulf Coast, and Bush gave a speech last month in which he laid out what sounded like billions more in spending for that area. But GOP fiscal conservatives, long unhappy about the increasing levels of federal spending over the last several years, have instead seized the upper hand, insisting that the high spending on Katrina means the government needs to cut back everywhere else. "What people are saying is that our spending is getting out of hand," said House Republican Jack Kingston, who represents an area of southeastern Georgia. Congress already approved around $35 billion in cuts...
...between past and current ABHW members.In a speech Saturday morning on “The Future of Women and Minorities at Harvard,” Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity Evelynn M. Hammonds challenged students to hold Harvard accountable for increasing the representation of women in upper-level positions. Hammonds, the highest-ranking African American in the history of Harvard, chaired the Task Force on Women Faculty last year and in her new position is seeking to recruit female and minority candidates for faculty positions across the University.“Multiple reports on the status...
...Toccata,” opus 11. Unfortunately, the mediocrity of the piano itself detracted from all the performances—and Bartosik’s was no exception. Despite her clarity and a good sense of timing, Bartosik still battled the piano’s unresponsive upper register, which gained some audience sympathy. Prokofiev, the composer of the evening, made his final appearance with “Sonata No. 3,” played by Xi Li ’09, who also showcased Franz Liszt’s “La Campanella.” The charming performance...
...Adharma, of good over evil. But even as they lit their festive candles and covered the beach with baskets of flowers, it was hard to forget the blood that had so recently been spilled on these same sands?and tempting to wonder if evil has once again regained the upper hand...