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But the German candidate who'd been slated to run decided in the face of a looming Republican sweep that he'd like to be postmaster, so Yates, who is Jewish, got his chance.
Like the United States then, Japan has some serious long-term problems: a slowdown in productivity growth, an ossified management culture, a troubled financial sector (Stein's article talked at length about the looming problems of the savings and loan industry).
and those sickly-sweet images of invisible deceased grandparents looming protectively over the kids.
In addition there are other looming fiscal pressures, such as:
The LAT sums up the trouble looming for both sides and the general economy in the GM strike: the five-week stoppage is already the most expensive ever experienced by a U.S. automaker and the longest since 1970.