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On September 21, 1998, the American TV channel NBC broadcast the first episode of their new sitcom Will And Grace. There was some advance interest among gay viewers and city sophisticates as it marked the shattering of the pink ceiling - there were now homosexual lead characters on a major network prime-time show, and their lifestyle wasn't an issue.

one day you'll be eatin' a fast-food burger.... Ever wonder what makes special sauce so special?

Mr. Abe had described himself as the heir to political and economic reforms undertaken by his predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, but he quickly readmitted antireformist lawmakers whom Mr. Koizumi had expelled from the party.