Another persistent criticism is that low-carb diets increase the risk of heart disease, although defenders argue the science doesn't support this.

BBC: Atkins and the never-ending battle over carbs

That sounds suspiciously like the Fed's position before and after the stockmarket bust: sit back as the bubble grows, but react aggressively in the aftermath and never mind criticism that the low interest rates of a few years ago helped to stoke the housing bubble.

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The criticism focuses on judges' low salaries, which some believe make them vulnerable to bribery, and their heavy workloads.

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The Arizona senator is attempting to win over low-income voters and divert blunt criticism from his Democratic rivals, Sens.

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LinkedIn, which went public last year, also faced criticism, with investors saying the IPO price was too low.

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Groves calls the criticism unfounded and adds that ABC's staff turnover is a low 10% a year.

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Its collapse has heightened criticism that Western retailers, which have flocked to Bangladesh for its low-wage apparel industry, should do more to monitor worker safety in plants that manufacture their brands.

WSJ: Owner of Collapsed Building Arrested on India Border

Few, especially readers of this bubble-obsessed newspaper, will be surprised to find that the Federal Reserve helped inadvertently to inflate the financial boom by keeping interest rates low and talking a lot about a productivity revolution, and that it deserves criticism for doing so.

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