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...Although the BOJ is officially independent, its governors are subject to far more government influence than U.S. or European central bankers. Complicating matters is a scandal over Fukui's personal finances that could further weaken his ability to withstand political pressure. Fukui has been in the hot seat since revelations last month that he invested in a fund run by shareholder activist Yoshiaki Murakami, who recently admitted to insider trading. Although Fukui made the investment in 1999 when he was working in the private sector, and the BOJ had no regulations for incoming officers to put their assets...
...Psychology Steven Pinker and the Law School’s Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz—will likely draw lots of students with their popularity (and the perennially popular Positive Psychology, Psychology of Leadership, and Human Sexuality are ALL not offered this spring.) Regardless, the subject matter of Psychology 1002 will hold its own and spur the interest of those interested in debating morality and social conventions...
Ultimately, these shows work when they remind you why you care about the subject. They appeal to the curious part of you that leaned on the kitchen counter and watched Mom or Dad cook dinner or that lingers by construction sites. By showing the choices and ideas that go into ordinary consumer products--and using editing to speed up their creation like time-lapse photography--the series remind us that food, clothes and furnishings are not just frivolities but deeply personal expressions. The opposite happens with TLC's The Messengers (Sundays, 10 p.m. E.T.; debuts July 23), which, seeking nothing...
...defense of President Bush's Iraq policy. But while nationally the race has become a referendum on the state of the Democratic Party, the division between the party's left and right wings and its position on the Iraq War, the debate saw both candidates trying to change the subject from Iraq. Lieberman, eager to appeal to Democrats who might be frustrated with him on Iraq, continually referred to his work on preventing a Connecticut submarine base from being closed by the Department of Defense and his endorsements by labor, pro-abortion rights and environmental groups for supporting their causes...
...model for the ascendant new left in Latin America, a chance to "redefine the rules of the game" in a region where the gap between rich and poor is the widest in the world. But the July 2 vote was also a reminder that even Morales' revolution is subject to checks and balances - and that changing the rules will require the age-old game of political horse trading...