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All the front pages feature coverage of a bold and surprising move undertaken yesterday by the U.S. and Japan in concert: the countries' central banks bought as much as $4 billion in yen on the open market, which sparked further purchases of the Japanese currency by traders, all of which reversed the recent steep slide in the yen.
But it was the grass-roots opposition to KYC, sparked in part by the Libertarian Party, whose protest Web site steered 171,268 e-mail complaints from netizens to the FDIC, that elevated the subject to the national agenda.
Hillary Clinton's statements on the Palestinian situation also sparked discussion: She "never, ever had any business making policy statements, let alone take part in policy-making" vs. "She certainly has a right to speak without being accused of wearing the pants in the presidency."
Also, Saddam is taking advantage of the current Arab backlash against the United States , sparked by the latter's failure to broker a peace settlement with Israel.
It sparked a vigorous debate about morality, introduced role models who defied stereotypes (powerful attorneys in wheelchairs, patrician female lawmakers), and demonstrated that the political process is "sturdy and forgiving."