1.   Japanese stocks rose as optimism the government will deliver measures to bolster the economy and financial system overwhelmed fallout from a bribery scandal allegedly involving leading banks.

2.   Like the Democrats before them, the Republicans are loath to give up a system that confers overwhelming advantages on incumbents.

3.   Of course, strong weather systems can overwhelm these daily cycles.

4.   Often, strong weather systems overwhelm these daily cycles.

5.   Strong weather systems can overwhelm these daily cycles.

6.   Those systems could overwhelm the missile shields Washington is considering to protect the United States or East Asian allies.