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...much of the past decade, Andrei Illarionov has played a unique role in Russia: that of a liberal economist who helped shape policy while at the same time openly criticizing the government. He called for a devaluation of the ruble before the August 1998 financial crisis; he is credited as one of the architects of Russia's flat income tax; and from the outset of the first term of President Vladimir Putin, who appointed him economic adviser in 2000, he has been outspoken in his efforts to curb state interference in the economy, especially in the all-important energy sector...
...only in its early stages,” said Casey. “These are simply recommendations.” Casey said that the group’s job at this stage is simply to generate ideas and that he expects the commission to publish its final report in August. He said Harvard would wait until then before taking a stance on its findings. He also emphasized the difficulty of ensuring the integration of these exams into university culture. “In higher education, where attendance is voluntary, imposing [testing systems] probably will take a lot of time...
Japanese political life is usually as exciting as a Noh play. But the events leading up to September's Diet election had all the thrills of a sumo smackdown. In August, the Diet had voted down one of the most cherished reform projects of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi?a plan to privatize the government postal system, which, among other things, is the world's largest savings bank. Koizumi then made good on a threat many had considered a bluff. He dissolved the Diet's lower house and called a snap election, positioning the vote as a referendum on whether...
...world that the Cardinals had elected "a humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord." He quickly got down to business. Benedict fast-tracked John Paul's road toward sainthood, named his own successor in the doctrinal office and prepared his first encyclical (due out around Christmas). In August, he visited his native Germany for World Youth Day, where he made a historic visit to the Cologne synagogue, spoke out forcefully against terrorism in a meeting with German Muslim leaders, and won over some 1 million young people - many of whom had originally signed up to see their beloved John...
...connect by the power of his prose. But for all his learning and his sense of mission, the great surprise of Benedict's papacy so far - at least to those who didn't personally know him - has been a quiet humanity. At the end of a general audience in August, the Pope had set aside time for a long line of the ill and elderly to personally greet him. A girl, perhaps 9 or 10 years old, approached, holding her mother's hand and gripping a teddy bear. Her hair was cut short and her face was puffy from medication...