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Ever since post-war Japan tied its economy to innovation, the quest for novelty has assumed frenzied proportions. Most Japanese TV ads for food and drinks incorporate the mantra shin hatsubai, which roughly translates as "new product for sale." Indeed, Japan is the world's speediest economy when it comes...
Another reason for people who care about Israel to support Obama is that the nation of 6.9 million needs more support than what America can provide alone. While the McCain campaign evidently considers Obama’s rock-star status in Europe and elsewhere to be a strike against him...
Predictably, the small proportion of Republican voters translates into races dominated by Democrats.
Last Friday, Governor Sarah Palin paused her campaign rhetoric to make her first policy speech, laying out a controversial plan intended to increase educational opportunities for children with special needs. Her proposal provides much-needed funding for a federal law enacted in 1975 that compels school districts to provide a...
On the plus side, investor panic (which translates into hyperactive trading) and scrambling by executives to make deals have boosted Wall Street revenue. In the first half of the year, which is the latest available data from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the total fees that the investment...