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To: Alex who wrote (16476)	8/24/1998 5:44:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 116927

OT - 'Japan slow to take Y2K precautions by Bill Burke/BusinessToday staff Japan may be an island in more way than one. When it comes to the Year 2000 computer problem, Japan is distinctly lacking in a sense of urgency. For the world's second-largest economy, that's alarming. Much of the world is now facing up to the fact that it's not a matter of if there's going to be Y2K-related difficulties, but how severe it will be. Yet Japan continues to lag behind. Developing countries, according to Frances Cairncross, senior editor of "The Economist," are used to things not working. They're used to the "workaround" idea of doing things. But Japan is not a developing country. It's one of the most computerized countries in the world. So why the inactivity? As Cairncross said, when you're going through the most traumatic economic period in recent memory, it's hard to be concerned about something that's still 18 months away. "Japan is significantly behind everybody else in terms of Y2K preparedness," said Michael Harden, author of 'Failure is Not an Option: Declaring War on the Year 2000 Problem.' "And if you look at the financial situation there on top of everything else, it starts to look very scary." .... businesstoday.com

To: Alex who wrote (16476)	8/25/1998 11:03:00 AM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116927

Congress 'will not impeach for a single mistake' By Hugh Davies in Washington "A SINGLE human mistake" by President Clinton would not be enough to consider impeachment, Newt Gingrich, the House Speaker, said yesterday. Republicans were interested in removing the President only if "a pattern of felonies" emerged, he said, as he began preparing America for the Congressional investigation. He said: "It's not about scandals in the gossipy sense, or sexual behaviour in the gossipy sense. It's about whether or not the law has been violated and, if so, it is a pattern of violation or is in a one-time event." Mr Gingrich spoke as Democratic fears grew that lurid details of the kind of sex Mr Clinton indulged in with Miss Lewinsky during one daytime session in his Oval Office study could startle Americans. A worry is that they may emerge during November's mid-term elections. Networks already regularly broadcast warnings to parents that some reports by White House correspondents are unfit to be watched by children. With Monica Lewinsky likely to be the star witness in public hearings on Capitol Hill, the nation could be plunged into a "protracted and crippling process", according to Sam Nunn, the respected former Democratic senator. To spare America such anguish, Mr Clinton "may even" be required to resign. Mr Gingrich said that he, too, was worried about "the turmoil" an impeachment inquiry could cause. He said his plan was to turn Kenneth Starr's report over to the House Judiciary Committee, amid strict secrecy under new House rules. An executive summary, which he said could be the length of a book, would "probably be available" to the public. However, the accompanying evidence, which could fill numerous boxes, would remain confidential. Observers wonder if this can happen, given that even supposedly ultra-secret grand jury testimony from the President leaked within hours. The Speaker said it was vital that politicians moved cautiously in deciding on impeachment. "The mountain is all on the side of those who say there is a case. It's not just a presumption of innocence, there's a presumption of stability, a presumption of authority, a presumption of the way the nation runs." telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000979703625357&rtmo=3xnYxBSM&atmo=99999999&P4_FOLLOW_ON=/98/8/25/wcli25.html&pg=/et/98/8/25/wcli25.html