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...former head of Goldman Sachs and mild-mannered Ben Bernanke have been accused of manipulating a major decision by a public company, Bank of America's (BAC) decision about whether it should by Merrill Lynch, overriding the normal and legal corporate governance system. Put more simply, they broke a law in the name of saving the national financial system...
...court, however, defended the verdict by saying that German law leaves spouses enough freedom to choose how to combine their names and thereby express their identities. It also added that Thalheim and her husband are free to continue using their original names for business purposes...
...Isabella Götz, a Munich judge and expert in family law, is critical of the verdict. "I believe that triple names should be allowed on the parent level," she tells TIME. "Names are something very emotional ... a part of one's personality...
...only surnames that are subject to regulation in Germany - first names are too. According to German law, parents can choose any name for their child as long as it does not go against order and decency. The name must be in accordance with the child's gender and must not expose the child to ridicule or discrimination. The number of first names generally should not exceed five...
...This law is a victory for people power," said British Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy, who helped steer the ban through the Parliament, in a statement. "The vast majority of people across the U.K. and Europe are horrified by the cruel clubbing to death of seals...