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...CROSSHAIRS With key Justices signaling early on that they think the Constitution protects a person's right to bear arms, the D.C. gun ban may fall. If so, the real question is how broadly the court will rule: you have the right to a handgun at home, but what about automatic or concealed weapons? Clarity on the issue may be an elusive target...
...while some hailed the DPJ triumph as a much-needed step toward a true two-party democracy in Japan, in reality the power shift has been anything but cathartic. Since he took over as Prime Minister on September 25, Fukuda has been unable to get much accomplished because his key initiatives, including an attempt to resume a Japanese military mission supporting U.S. anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan, have been delayed or blocked altogether by the DPJ-controlled upper house...
Observers say Fukuda is expected to put forward another nominee later this week or early next week. But some worry that Japan has already lost a lot of international credibility by leaving the position vacant. "The key take-away from all this is that Japan does not deserve to be part of the G7 anymore," says Jesper Koll, president and CEO of Tantallon Research Japan, which is part of a Singapore-based hedge fund. "As the world of global finance faces its biggest challenge in over a generation, the world needs leadership. Instead, Japan is offering nothing but petty politics...
...Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said that a Catholic parish in this key Islamic country would be "a historic achievement" in the push to expand religious freedom and foster a positive interfaith rapport. Under Benedict, the Catholic hierarchy has stepped up calls from its Muslim counterparts for "reciprocity," demanding that the same religious freedom enjoyed by Muslims in the West should be granted to Christian minorities in the Islamic world. They note that Europe's biggest mosque, built with Saudi funds, was opened in 1995 in Rome, just across the river from the Vatican...
...gives up his independence position, recognizes Tibet as an inseparable part of China's sovereign territory and recognizes Taiwan as an inseparable part of China's sovereign territory, [then] our door is open to him for talks ... But the recent events exactly prove he is hypocritical on these two key issues. Even so, I want to reiterate that we still keep our word. Now what is key to this is his action...