"She says the photo might be of a kidnapper whom she had taken to be a low-status guard, but couldn't be sure, " the Monitor article, slated for Friday editions, said.

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The crew huddled defiantly in the corner until the last ritual of the prayer was performed, and our minder came rushing over to explain our status to the security guard.

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It is merely part of an epic slow-motion battle between reformers who want to turn Japan into a "normal" democracy and an old guard that prefers the corrupt status quo.

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Japan's old guard worries that radical steps will precipitate an economic crisis, and so prefers the status quo.

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Mr. Rechler, chief executive of RXR Realty LLC, is betting that Midtown, where leasing has slowed in the past 18 months, will regain its status as New York's most desirable office district when the economy picks up and more old-guard companies look for extra space and as rent in the trendy hot spots grows more expensive.

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