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COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jan 9, 2003
Democratic candidates burst out of the blocks
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidates got the best Christmas present possible from former Vice President Al Gore when he opted to stay out of the 2004 presidential elections. The decision made him a winner as well. It could not have been an easy choice, but it was sound and courageous.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Dec 12, 2002
Even Democrats dislike Gore
WASHINGTON -- The most frequently asked question that I have had to field from friends these past weeks is, who will the Democrats run against President George W. Bush in 2004? My answer is an honest one, if not a satisfactory one: "I have no idea, but there will be a Democratic candidate -- and he could win."
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Nov 21, 2002
Back to politics as usual as midterm dust settles
WASHINGTON -- The dust has settled from the midterm elections. President George W. Bush, enjoying his newfound political power, is orchestrating pressure on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The Senate is making more short-term history with its two independent senators, with no party in the majority and an artificial air of comity. The House is up and ready -- both sides reorganized and ready to begin their battles anew.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Nov 10, 2002
The president lifts the GOP to victory
WASHINGTON -- In 1992, the Clinton election team had a sign in its War Room that said, "It's the ECONOMY, Stupid!" That was the theme of that election.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Oct 24, 2002
The final gasps of the 'do nothing' 107th Congress
WASHINGTON -- It isn't much of a surprise that the 107th Congress is ending without much of a record of accomplishment. It had a spurt of success in its early months, passing President George W. Bush's mammoth tax cut and pushing through a respectable education program, but little has been accomplished since the partisan flip of the Senate in May of last year.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Oct 10, 2002
All bets off on upcoming U.S. midterm elections
WASHINGTON -- We are just a few weeks from election day 2002. Usually, in a midterm election, especially one just after the redistricting of Congress, it becomes apparent how the races are shaping up. Trends set in as candidates begin to pull away in competitive races. But not this year; just the reverse is happening. As Nov. 5 approaches, the number of competitive Senate races seems to be increasing, and election outcomes for some members of the House of Representatives are no less decisive. The 2002 trend lines look like a roller coaster.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Sep 26, 2002
Iraq dominates Washington's agenda
WASHINGTON -- The Oct. 4 target date for the adjournment of Congress is fast approaching. The top priority for President George W. Bush is to convince Congress to give him some form of support for his crusade against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Sep 5, 2002
Unions build political power
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush spent Labor Day just like he did last year. He attended a union picnic in Pennsylvania. The difference is that last year he was courting the steelworkers. This year it was the carpenters. He and his advisers seem intent on improving his showing among union voters.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jul 8, 2002
Economic agenda languishes
WASHINGTON -- Still basking in high marks for prosecuting the war on terrorism, U.S. President George W. Bush is being dogged by economic difficulties.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jun 20, 2002
Politics of homeland security
WASHINGTON -- The specter of terrorism that has hung over America since Sept. 11 has created an enormous public demand for security. Homeland security has become a massive governmental program, a political issue, a growth industry, a rationale for all sorts of governmental spending and constitutional shortcuts. It is a big deal and keeps getting bigger.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jun 10, 2002
Tariff decisions proving costly for Bush
WASHINGTON -- I cannot help but remind everyone that I thought President George W. Bush made a bonehead decision when he imposed the quotas on imported steel a couple of months ago. I said it was a mistake for him politically, both domestically and internationally. I said it would destroy his hopes of providing leadership in the world to further lessen trade barriers. And I keep being proven correct.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
May 23, 2002
Intelligence that got the U.S. nowhere
WASHINGTON -- "What did they know and when did they know it?" That is a paraphrase of the critical question that dogged Richard Nixon through the dreadful days of Watergate. Now, the same question is being asked again. What did the intelligence community know about the threat of terrorists -- specifically, Osama Bin Laden operatives -- hijacking commercial airplanes for attacks on America before Sept. 11?
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
May 9, 2002
Bush policies drawing fire from both left and right
WASHINGTON -- When George H.W. Bush was U.S. president, George W. Bush considered himself a disciplinarian, protecting his dad from sniping from the right. He worried about the weakening of his father's political position as his support from conservative Republicans eroded.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Apr 20, 2002
Gore begins long march to election 2004
WASHINGTON -- The Florida Democratic Convention provided the platform for the return of former Vice President Albert Gore to the national political scene last weekend. He jumped in with both feet in Florida, accusing President George W. Bush of a litany of misconceived policies, from the economy to the environment, that are "wrong for America."
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Apr 11, 2002
Campaign finance reform passes -- for the moment
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush put the final touches on campaign finance reform for this year by recently signing the McCain-Feingold-Shays-Meehan Bill into law in the Oval Office before flying off for a series of fund raising events for Republican candidates.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Mar 21, 2002
Americans continue to rally behind President Bush's war on terrorism
WASHINGTON -- The last week began with ceremonies marking the six-month anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States. President George W. Bush took advantage of the occasion to project his program for the next phase of the war on terrorism.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Mar 9, 2002
Democrats challenging Bush on defense
WASHINGTON -- As the month began, Democrats were beginning to question President George W. Bush's handling of the war against terrorism.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Feb 21, 2002
Silver lining in Enron scandal: campaign finance reform
WASHINGTON -- It may look like Enron Corp. is the only game in town, but that would be far from the truth. A lot is going on these days, although Enron certainly has taken a big chunk of the capital's attention. There are hearings galore and press conferences in between. To what end? Good question. This fascinating story of greed and connivance begs to be told and retold. It appears that the lessons of the collapse of the energy giant will be applied to pension reforms and securities laws and regulations. There will be a light at the end of this tunnel, and American business will operate in a somewhat more controlled environment. Henceforth, auditors will not be consultants to the same clients.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Feb 10, 2002
Battle begins for security, 'other stuff'
WASHINGTON -- In his first formal State of the Union address, President George W. Bush portrayed the terrorism threat in stark detail, disclosing that American forces in Afghanistan have found diagrams of U.S. nuclear power plants and suggested that "tens of thousands of trained terrorists are still at large." His most expansive moment came when he suggested that the rogue nations of North Korea, Iraq and Iran represent "an axis of evil," and that they are attempting to develop nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jan 24, 2002
A case for campaign finance reform
WASHINGTON -- Controversy is raging about the Enron collapse. Is it a political story? Is it a criminal story? Is it a business story? Is it a story about personalities? The Enron story is all three. The real question is which category is the most important. and that all depends on your perspective.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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