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Wall Street’s 1% meets 2 billion seeking answers

ViewpointsOct 19, 2011

It’s all about location, location, location, as they say in real estate. Protests, too. There were more obvious places for Tokyo’s Occupy Wall Street protest to converge on Saturday than the nightlife district of Roppongi. It could have begun in Nihonbashi, home to the Tokyo Stock Exchange; Nagatach
[Robert Reich] Ripples from Europe’s debt crisis

ViewpointsOct 19, 2011

It’s impossible to know whether Occupy Wall Street will coalesce into a political movement, but there’s little question Wall Street is still up to its old tricks.Right now the Street is dedicating all its lobbying power to water down regulations designed to implement financial-reform legislation. It
Still tolerating the wrong kind of language

ViewpointsOct 19, 2011

Forgive me for repeating a story I’ve told before but, considering the latest blatant example of religious bigotry in the country, it is worth retelling.Outside a Baptist church in the South several years ago, a black man was crying his eyes out.God came along and asked, “My son, why are you weeping
Obama team’s Al-Awlaki memo furthered Bush legacy

ViewpointsOct 19, 2011

Killing terrorists with drones is great politics. To the question, “Is it legal?” a natural answer might well be, “Who cares?” But the legal justifications in the war on terrorism do matter ― and not just to people who care about civil liberties. They end up structuring policy. As it turns out, targ
[Richard K. Sherwin] Justice in an age of smartphones

ViewpointsOct 19, 2011

NEW YORK ― On Oct. 3, an Italian appeals court overturned Amanda Knox’s murder conviction and ordered her immediate release from prison. In 2009, both Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were found guilty of the 2007 sexual assault and fatal stabbing of Knox’s housemate, Meredith Kerc
Western arms used on Arab protesters: AI report

World NewsOct 19, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― The United States, Russia and many European countries that have supported the swell of protests across the Middle East and North Africa this year also supplied some of the weapons used against demonstrators, Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday.The report comes as the h
U.S. offers Libya new aid package

World NewsOct 19, 2011

TRIPOLI (AP) ― The Obama administration offered millions of dollars in new aid to Libya as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged the country’s unsteady new leadership to commit to a democratic future free of retribution, and acknowledged in unusually blunt terms that the United States
Malaria vaccine study reaches milestone

World NewsOct 19, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) ― The quest for the world’s first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: A study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk of disease in young children by half.The initial results from a final stage of vaccine testing were released Tuesday, and the vaccine’s developers
Cain, Romney under attack in Republican debate

World NewsOct 19, 2011

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Republican presidential contenders piled on the two front runners in a feisty debate Tuesday night, attacking businessman Herman Cain’s economic plan as a tax increase and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney over his health care law.Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota led the assau
Royal books returned from Japan are invaluable historical record

CultureOct 19, 2011

The five copies of Korean royal books that Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda returned during his visit to Seoul on Wednesday are historically significant as they are records of the royal rituals of kings Gojong and Sunjong, the last two emperors of the Joseon Dynasty and Daehan Empire before the
Pianist Son Yeol-eum to play Liszt with Suwon Phil

MusicOct 19, 2011

The Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the leading orchestras in Korea, will collaborate with Tchaikovsky competition winning pianist Son Yeol-eum to mark the 200th year of Liszt’s birth. Led by pianist and conductor Kim Dae-jin, the Suwon Phil will hold its 211th regular concert on Oct. 25 at the
British author Julian Barnes wins Booker Prize

BooksOct 19, 2011

LONDON (AFP) ― British author Julian Barnes on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the highest-profile awards in English-language literature, at the fourth attempt for his novel “The Sense of an Ending.”Barnes picked up the 50,000 pounds ($80,000) award, which recognises the best work of fictio
Joseon paintings under spotlight

TheaterOct 19, 2011

“Yeonsodapcheong” (Outing of the Youth) by Shin Yun-bok at Gansong Museum of Art (Gansong Museum of Art)Leeum, Gansong museums showcase collections of court and genre paintings from JoseonThe Joseon Dynasty was the period when Korean painting reached its zenith, both in terms of quantity and q
Barbra Streisand and others honored; Davis has baby news

FilmOct 19, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Nine women were honored at the annual Women in Hollywood event, yet two ladies in particular stole the show.Viola Davis surprised her fellow honorees and an audience of Hollywood insiders Monday night by announcing she had adopted a baby girl.And Barbra Streisand was repeatedly cr
Female designers show strength with eclectic mix

FashionOct 19, 2011

Lee Doii, Kwak Hyun-joo, Hong Eun-ju and Im Seon-oc tweak their styles with color, embellishmentsThe jingling noise of eye-catching sandals covered with colorful beads, tassels and tiny bells was only a little part of the exotic and flamboyant show. There was nothing new to designer Lee Doii’s use o