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...case to make, though, that taking liberties is a crime against viewers, who widely accept that the shows use the term reality loosely. True, the shows sell themselves as more authentic than scripted programming. But in a recent TIME poll, only 30% of respondents believed that the shows largely reflect what really happened, and 25% of them believed that the programs are almost totally fabricated. More than half said accuracy was not a factor in their enjoyment of reality TV. Fans watch Laguna Beach, for instance, not for facts about LC, Kristin and Stephen's lives but for a gorgeously...
...privatizing the heavily state-funded postal service, a highly controversial issue that prompted him to call a snap election last year. December figures released last week suggested that some of the reforms are helping to restore confidence: exports rose by 17.5%, more than expected, while imports surged by 27%, reflecting healthy domestic demand and higher oil prices. Overall, the Japanese economy grew by an estimated 2.6% in 2005, and despite a huge budget deficit and heavy debt most forecasters expect it to grow by at least 2.2% this year. Despite stock-market jitters caused by a scandal this month...
...been brought in only weeks before to shake up the flaccid Scranton campaign and initially gotten high marks for giving his candidate a new identity as a reformer in a state where anti-incumbent feeling is running particularly high this year. Seif?s comments ?in no way whatsoever reflect my views or those of my campaign,? Scranton said in a hastily released official statement, while Swann said "it is important this campaign be waged on a higher level of dignity and character." The gaffe couldn?t have come at a worse time, either, just two weeks before a state party...
...British newspaper reports from that time about a purported proposal by President Bush to bomb al-Jazeera. The tape suggested that bin Laden is alive, if not quite well. A longtime bin Laden watcher, French terrorism expert Roland Jacquard, speculates that the decision not to release a videotape may reflect a desire to conceal the deterioration of his physical condition. And if bin Laden's voice sounded more muted than in his last message, in December 2004, so did his rhetoric. He warned of forthcoming attacks on U.S. soil but didn't convey a sense of immediacy. "They...
...time to hold Harvard officials accountable for their actions, or inaction, over the issues you’ve read about in this column all semester. They’ve been biting their nails waiting for their report card over at Massachusetts Hall. (Note that the following is meant to reflect the Harvard community’s firm commitment to fighting grade inflation.)Dignity and respect for workers: 4 out of 10. The administration made some progress in its moral comprehension as it was schooled this fall by an alliance of janitors and students. Our lowest-paid workers...