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...television. You won't see any prominent businessmen or actors or sports stars standing at the head of a burakumin parade, fighting for their rights. And unless you've been paying close attention, you wouldn't know that Nonaka comes from a burakumin family. Japan's mainstream media studiously avoid mentioning his background; reporters say they have been warned not to by Nonaka's aides. Nonaka declined requests to be interviewed for this article, but his brother, Kazumi, reacted angrily last week when asked about his family's heritage. "It's entirely beside the point," he said...
...over four years, if not already substantially watered down to meet the concerns of the Clinton administration. Most scientists engaged with the problem of global warming agree that the carbon-gas-emission cuts required by Kyoto are rather feeble when measured against the level of cutbacks urgently needed to avoid catastrophic consequences. But that wasn't President Bush's problem with the treaty...
...lead of more than 20 points in the polls, and although it'll be a lot closer than that on election day, it's almost inconceivable that the Tories could win. Still, the crisis will probably prompt Blair to stick by the May 3 election day, so as to avoid giving the Conservatives more time to make themselves look credible...
...dramatically. The jump mostly comes from the part of the survey that's been weakest in the recent slide - consumers' outlook for the economic situation over the next six months. They're more hopeful that the economy will rebound by the end of the year, and that we'll avoid a recession...
PRODUCT Speeches by humbled Internet wizards about their mistakes--and how to avoid them...