The Japan News
Heavy snow disrupts land, air transport
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 15:59 JST
TOKYO — Heavy snow has blanketed much of western Japan and the Sea of Japan coastal areas, and disrupted air, train and road transport, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning Tuesday of continued snow, strong winds and high waves at least until Wednesday.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=326403
6 hurt as jet fails in landing attempt on U.S. aircraft carrier off Chiba
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 07:56 JST
YOKOSUKA — Six U.S. Navy personnel on board a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific off Chiba Prefecture were injured, some seriously, Saturday when a fighter jet failed in its landing attempt, the U.S. Navy in Japan said Monday.
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Six Japanese tsunami survivors thank Pakistan for rescuing them
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 07:13 JST
ISLAMABAD — A family of six Japanese survivors rescued by Pakistan naval ship from the Maldives in the aftermath of the Dec 26 tsunami have thanked Pakistan for the timely help, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=326343
Ishihara eyes power plant in sea to counter China's activities
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 16:06 JST
TOKYO — The government said Tuesday it is considering ways to utilize Okinotori Island separately from Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara, who plans to build an electric power plant in waters around the island apparently to counter China's marine research activities.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=9&id=326378
Bush asks Koizumi for stronger cooperation on North Korea
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 16:05 JST
TOKYO — U.S. President George W Bush has sent a personal letter to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi calling for stronger ties and cooperation between the countries on issues like North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.
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Japan gives guarded welcome to Iraqi election
Monday, January 31, 2005 at 14:34 JST
TOKYO — Japanese government officials gave a guarded welcome Monday to the outcome of Iraq's first free elections in a half century Sunday.
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Toyota unveils hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid bus
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 02:00 JST
NAGOYA — Toyota Motor Corp unveiled on Monday a next-generation hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid-electric bus which will carry visitors during the 2005 Aichi World Exposition, which opens March 25.
Toyota allowed members of the press to a ride on the advanced transportation system, developed jointly with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors Ltd, in the Aichi town of Nagakute. (Kyodo News)
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=326335
U.S. guards kill 4 in Iraq prison riot
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 09:52 JST
BAGHDAD — U.S. guards opened fire Monday on prisoners during a riot at the main detention facility for security detainees, killing four of them, the U.S. command said. Six other prisoners were injured.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=8&id=326380
The Boston Globe
Urgent tasks loom after Iraq polling
Officials look to taming attacks, creating unity
By Anne Barnard, Globe Staff February 1, 2005
BAGHDAD -- With Iraq still counting millions of ballots from Sunday's historic national elections, US and Iraqi officials looked ahead yesterday to their most pressing challenges, from taming an insurgency that mounted a record 250 attacks on election day to coaxing the many Sunni Muslims who did not vote into accepting the new government.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/02/01/urgent_tasks_loom_after_iraq_polling/
Activists blast US influence, Iraq war
Forum denounces liberalized trade
By Alan Clendenning, Associated Press February 1, 2005
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- With some branding President Bush a terrorist, leftist activists opposed to the spread of American influence ended the fifth World Social Forum yesterday with a protest against unfettered capitalism and the war in Iraq.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/02/01/activists_blast_us_influence_iraq_war/
Debate builds over creating exit plan
By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff February 1, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Sunday's election in Iraq has prompted a sharp debate in Washington about a US exit strategy, with some arguing that it is time to announce a timetable or at least conditions for a US withdrawal, and others insisting that such moves would be dangerously premature.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/02/01/debate_builds_over_creating_exit_plan/
Antiriot plan eyes colleges, liquor sales
Mayor urges immediate expulsions
By Andrea Estes and Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff February 1, 2005
Mayor Thomas M. Menino asked Boston liquor stores and bars yesterday to limit alcohol sales to students on Super Bowl weekend, and he is urging universities to immediately expel students who take part in game-related riots.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/02/01/antiriot_plan_eyes_colleges_liquor_sales/
Governor to use predecessor's stationery
January 31, 2005
HASTINGS, Neb. -- Mike Johanns is out as Nebraska's governor, but his stationery will stay. Gov. Dave Heineman said he would have his name printed at the bottom of Johanns' stationery. To do otherwise would be wasteful, Heineman said.
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/01/31/governor_to_use_predecessors_stationery/
Antiriot plan eyes colleges, liquor sales
Mayor urges immediate expulsions
By Andrea Estes and Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff February 1, 2005
Mayor Thomas M. Menino asked Boston liquor stores and bars yesterday to limit alcohol sales to students on Super Bowl weekend, and he is urging universities to immediately expel students who take part in game-related riots.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/02/01/antiriot_plan_eyes_colleges_liquor_sales/
PAC backing Romney distributes cash in key presidential states
February 1, 2005
BOSTON -- A political action committee established by friends and supporters of Gov. Mitt Romney has distributed more than $250,000 to Republican candidates and county GOP organizations across the nation, an early strategy often used by candidates considering a run for president.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/02/01/pac_backing_romney_distributes_cash_in_key_presidential_states/
Execution of Conn. serial killer on hold
By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Writer February 1, 2005
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Prosecutors first ran into legal roadblocks and then out of time in their attempt to conduct New England's first execution in 45 years.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/02/01/execution_of_conn_serial_killer_on_hold/
Afghan Jew's remains sent to Uzbekistan
By Stephen Graham, Associated Press Writer February 1, 2005
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The remains of the second-to-last Jew in Afghanistan were flown Tuesday to Uzbekistan, the first stop on a journey to Israel where the body will be buried, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/02/01/afghan_jews_remains_sent_to_uzbekistan/
US Hawk Hopes Diplomacy Will End Iran Nuclear Drive
February 1, 2005
ANKARA (Reuters) - A leading hawk in the Bush administration said on Tuesday he hoped that diplomatic pressure would be enough to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons program.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/02/01/us_hawk_hopes_diplomacy_will_end_iran_nuclear_drive/
Flu Makes Pope Scrap 'Next Few Days' Appointments
February 1, 2005
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul has canceled his appointments for the "next few days" because he is still suffering from influenza, the papal spokesman said on Tuesday.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/02/01/pope_sidelined_by_flu_for_next_few_days/
The Moscow Times
Yukos Owners Put on Interpol's Wanted List
By Valeria Korchagina
Staff Writer
Two Yukos shareholders have appeared on an Interpol wanted list for their alleged involvement in a fraud scheme under investigation by Russian prosecutors.
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McDonald's Plans 105 New Outlets
By Maria Levitov
Staff Writer
McDonald's plans to nearly double its national presence in the next three years, the fast-food giant said Monday as it marked the 15th anniversary of its first restaurant in Russia.
McDonald's is set to open 105 outlets nationwide, the hamburger flipper said, adding to its existing network of 127 restaurants in 37 cities.
"Our business here is thriving," said Michael Roberts, McDonald's president and CEO. "We will continue to grow."
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A Perfect World Policeman
By Pavel Felgenhauer
Millions of Iraqis lined up to vote in the country's first multiparty elections this Sunday. The American-led invasion in 2003, which was opposed by Russia and several European countries, in less than two years has been followed by the first genuine step towards democracy in Iraq.
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Only Action Will Quell Xenophobia
It is reprehensible that 19 State Duma deputies signed a petition accusing Jews of fomenting ethnic hatred and demanding that prosecutors investigate all Jewish organizations in Russia, even if the authors later retracted the letter. It is even more reprehensible that the Communist and Rodina factions, to which the deputies belong, refused to take any disciplinary action.
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Shock Over Petition to Ban Jewish Groups
By Mike Eckel
The Associated Press
A senior rabbi and Israel's embassy on Tuesday criticized a group of nationalist State Duma deputies who accused Jews of fomenting ethnic hatred and called for all Jewish organizations in Russia to be banned.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/01/26/014.html
Time to Fight Hate Crimes, Not Just Talk
This week, a group of State Duma deputies made it clearer than ever that certain members of parliament have disturbing sympathies with both Nazism and Bolshevik red nationalism. Twenty lawmakers belonging to the Rodina, Communist and Liberal Democratic factions sent a request to the Prosecutor General's Office demanding that all Jewish religious organizations be prohibited from operating in Russia, as "the Jewish religion is anti-Christian, inhumane and involves ritual killings." Strangely enough, lawmakers composed the letter in response to a recent series of lawsuits and court cases initiated by the prosecutor's office against extremist organizations and publications that allegedly broke the law by promoting interethnic hatred.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/01/27/006.html
Tears of Joy, Bitterness Over Anti-Semitism
The Associated Press
Elderly Holocaust survivors, Jewish leaders and Red Army veterans gathered Thursday in Moscow to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with what they called mixed feelings -- tears of joy over the Nazi defeat but bitterness over the persistent anti-Semitism in Russia.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/01/28/018.html
Gay Marriage for Fun and Convenience
It's not very often these days that Moscow produces a universal news story. News here tends to be peculiar and increasingly hard to explain to outsiders. But on Jan. 18, two men went to a Moscow registry office to apply for a marriage license in the hopes of filing a test case over the expected denial. This is the sort of step gay rights activists could take anywhere in the world, and the men who initiated the action sounded perfect: Ed Mishin is the editor of a gay magazine and web site, and Eduard Murzin is a member of parliament. Yes, they even have the same first name. Well, actually, no: Ed Mishin is a pen name -- and that's just one of the funny little details that set this story apart from others like it.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/01/31/007.html
Gay Activists Denied Right to Marry
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/01/20/014.html
The Washington Post
AND WHY NOT PASS IT ON TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE WHEN the local treasury is overflowing.
Invitation to Corruption
Tuesday, February 1, 2005; Page A16
IT'S GONE ON long enough. The D.C. practice, sanctioned by law, of allowing exploratory committees to collect contributions of unlimited amounts from donors, without having to disclose their identities or file reports with the Office of Campaign Finance, must be brought to a halt. The process lacks accountability, violates the spirit of campaign finance reform and invites corruption. If D.C. residents want to minimize sleaze and the influence of large amounts of unregulated money in District politics, they will insist that the D.C. Council close the dangerous loopholes in the exploratory committee law.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52769-2005Jan31.html
The Wrong Changes For the CIA
By Reuel Marc Gerecht
Tuesday, February 1, 2005; Page A17
Will Porter Goss reform the CIA's clandestine service? Though the media have focused on senior-level resignations under the new director, Goss's hiring priorities are a better indicator of whether meaningful change is arriving at Langley. So far, all signs show that his CIA will be the CIA of his predecessor: bureaucratically moribund at headquarters and operationally ineffectual in the field. If this were not the case, we would see Goss and the White House announcing plans first to fire, not hire, hundreds of operatives who do not advance the agency's primary counterterrorism mission.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52750-2005Jan31.html
Bartender, Pour Me Another Cup
Perhaps Inevitably: Caffeinated Beer
By Peter Carlson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, January 31, 2005; Page C01
America's largest brewing company, Anheuser-Busch, released its latest product last week -- a beer that contains caffeine.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50051-2005Jan30.html?nav=most_emailed_emailfriend
OSHA Slow to Act on Beryllium Exposure, Critic Says
By Cindy Skrzycki
Tuesday, February 1, 2005; Page E01
For several years, Adam M. Finkel, a top administrator at the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said he expected the agency to test its inspectors for exposure to beryllium fumes or dust. In 2002, he realized the agency was not moving in that direction, and he became a whistle-blower.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52864-2005Jan31.html
Decoding Why Few Girls Choose Science, Math
By Valerie Strauss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 1, 2005; Page A07
In Sarah Wise's section of a computer systems laboratory at the elite Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the 18-year-old senior is the only girl.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52344-2005Jan31.html
The Jerusalem Post
Mofaz to Dahlan: PA Gaza deployment insufficient
Any progress in the West Bank including a possible hand over of West Bank cities will be directly connected to the situation in the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told top PA security advisor Muhammad Dahlan on Monday night, Army Radio reported.
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Mazuz to probe use of Nazi imagery
Interior Minister Ophir Paz-Pines asked Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz on Monday to examine whether the use of Nazi imagery by settlers opposed to the government's disengagement plan violates the law against incitement.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107141483757
Israel embarks on tsunami aid campaign
The Israel National Emergency Coalition's nationwide fundraising drive for the victims of the tsunami disaster was launched on Tuesday.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107055730765
Solana to meet Iran's Atomic Energy chief
Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, is scheduled to meet on Tuesday with Iran's vice president and head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization, Gholamreza Aghazadeh.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107228083408&p=1078397702269
Ilan Ramon's experiment to be unveiled
When it crashed on February 1, 2003, the Columbia space shuttle had transmitted back to earth almost 80 percent of the data relating to the Israeli dust experiment its crew was conducting. Additional data was found on the ground after the crash.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107141483736
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