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...first time in Japan's parliament, two parties share majority rule between the Upper and Lower houses. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), after holding the reins of the Diet for more than five decades, lost the Upper House to the DPJ during last summer's elections. As a result, the last eight months have been a political tug-of-war that has resulted in many disputes. Playing a central role is Fukuda, who has watched his approval ratings plummet in the past few weeks, with some polls showing as low as 24%. (By contrast, former Prime Minister Shinzo...
...difference in the turnout.” Psychology Professor James Sidanius also recognized the possibility that a lowered attendance threshold might in fact have a negative effect on turnout. “In one sense the impetus to lower the quorum number is more a result than a cause of lower participation, although there’s likely to be a feedback loop between them,” he said. But James H. Stock, chair of the Economics department and fellow scholar of human incentive, took a slightly different tack than either Sidanius or Ambrus in his own impromptu cost...
...Zimbabwe Election Commission eventually endorsed the M.D.C.'s claim of victory in parliament, giving it 109 seats to Zanu-PF's 97. The commission still hasn't announced the presidential result, but the M.D.C. has declared that its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, won 50.3% of the vote-an outright victory that would make a run-off unnecessary. The idea that the Zanu-PF might secretly concur with that assessment gathered strength Sunday when, with the Election Commission still sitting on the official tally, the ruling party demanded a recount...
...Several of the Crimson players have midterms scheduled tomorrow, which may result in Harvard being unable to put out its top lineup against...
...don’t have any friends at all / ’Cause I have nothing in common with y’all.” It takes a lot of talent to create such brutally awful lyrics, and it’s hard not to laugh at the result. “The Odd Couple” is definitely an album unlike any other. It’s certainly not perfect, and those expecting another “St. Elsewhere” may be disappointed by this mellower affair, but it’s a diverse record that surpasses...