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...next July, the DPJ would be hurt a lot worse at the polls by higher unemployment than a higher deficit. What Japan needs today is fiscal stimulus that stresses the DPJ program to shift Japan to consumer-led growth. Once the economy truly recovers, that will be time to focus on deficit reduction. If Hatoyama gets the order right, hopes that the DPJ's historic election victory might bring real change to Japan might be justified...
...experts agree. Victoria Phillips, head of employment law at the London firm Thompson's Solicitors, says Burton's ruling laid out several tests to prevent frivolous claims: to qualify for protection, beliefs must focus on a weighty and substantial aspect of human life, they must have a certain level of seriousness and importance, and they must be worthy of respect in a democratic society and not be in conflict with the fundamental rights of others. Along with climate change, "the political philosophies of socialism, Marxism, communism or free-market capitalism might qualify," Burton said in his ruling. But he noted...
Update: An earlier version of this story was inadequately sourced and Universal was not given an opportunity to respond to speculation. In addition, Focus Features' new film slate for 2010 and its global distribution capabilities are competitive strengths that should have been noted. We sincerely regret the errors...
That funding model is now dead. One reason is the foreign presell market has dried up - foreign governments now prefer to focus on their domestic film industries. Another reason is that U.S. films are often priced too high for investors to make money on, a problem that has intensified with dropping DVD sales around the world. Without being able to presell foreign territories, everything falls apart. "Imploded is the word I would use," says Roger Smith, senior motion-picture analyst at Global Media Intelligence...
...sees the court's rulings as an inconvenience, something to be ignored and an obstacle to be circumvented." - Federal Judge Stephen Robinson, revoking Kerik's bail and describing him as a "toxic combination of self-minded focus and arrogance." (New York Times...