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...reform, migration, and industrial relations. Although he repeatedly said such areas were "outside my area of expertise," it's disheartening that he should need to say such things at all. Four months ago the major parties fought a big-spending election, with economic management the decisive factor in John Howard's victory and scant debate about reform. From July, Howard's coalition will control the Senate and it's becoming clear that the climate of higher interest rates will be the excuse for major changes to industrial relations. Under the banner of productivity, the most vulnerable in the labor market...
...more serious note (and there are many serious notes in the Vagina Monologues ), domestic violence, female genital mutilation, and rape all had time in the spotlight. In “Memory of Her Face,” Sarah K. Howard ’07, Manisha Munshi ’06, and Alexandra C. Palma ’08 spoke about civilian victims of America’s bombings in Iraq. In particular, they mentioned the cases of a Pakistani woman whose husband threw acid on her face. (According to Ensler, 90 percent of these female civilian victims...
...producing two shows on the WB. Might you have a career behind the camera? What are you saying, I'm going Ron Howard? I'm losing the top of my dome? I'm on the Propecia. My hair's good...
...thesis, Japan remains-and will remain for some time to come-the richest, most technologically advanced nation in the region. Given the heavy baggage that their relationship carries-with memories of wars, invasions and atrocities-there is intense interest in how the two giants will deal with each other. Howard Baker, who has just retired as the U.S. Ambassador to Tokyo, made the point in remarks to journalists last week. "Japan is a superpower, China is on its way to being a superpower," said Baker. "They are both rich, they both have a history and tradition in this region...
...Immediately after the North said publicly it had nuclear weapons, Rice said, in effect, we already knew that. But at his confirmation hearing last week, Rice's new deputy, Robert Zoellick, suggested it was possible the North was just bluffing. At the same time, outgoing U.S. ambassador to Tokyo Howard Baker told reporters that the North was a "deadly threat," particularly given its record of arms proliferation "to all comers," adding that he didn't see any upside in disbelieving the North's assertion...