He says his workload (from 7am to 11pm, he groans) is made heavier by the shortage of DPJ politicians appointed to government posts: atop a civil service of 290, 000, there are just 63 DPJ officials in central-government positions.

ECONOMIST: Tackling Japan's bureaucracy

Comfortable in both full-back positions and in central defence, Broadfoot had been linked with Blackpool and Portsmouth.

BBC: Kirk Broadfoot to stay on at Rangers

Ron Paul himself buys the full monty of Austrian-school positions on money and central banking.

BBC: Central banks are part of the state

The central problem is that Fidelity employees could not unload their positions in Colt because, as part of a partnership, they were illiquid.

FORBES: Fidelity's Folly

Full disclosure of forward positions in foreign currencies, both by the central bank and by commercial banks, would be a second.

ECONOMIST: Russia sounds the alarm

Following reports that Cyprus may be selling 400mm euros worth of its gold reserves to help finance its own fiscal problems, many are concerned that other European central banks will begin to sell-off their gold positions to better position themselves to fortify their own sovereign balance sheets.

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Alan Greenspan, the chief central banker, has kindly signaled his tightening well ahead so positions could be unwound.

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The U.S. Central Command also said Iraqi forces appeared to be regrouping in Tikrit, northwest of Baghdad, and reinforcing their positions.

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