And as a district representative, she reckons to have more independence than do those who get in only through the party list.

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While the Bank of Japan is clearly trying to hold on to its independence, it realizes it needs to act more aggressively and do its part to revive the economy.

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How many more threats to our supply do we need to commit to true energy independence?

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power in December, pledging to force the BOJ to do more, even threatening to strip it of its independence.

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"We have to do even more to help middle-class families, to create jobs, to hasten our energy independence, to improve our children's education and to fix our broken immigration system, " he said.

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And the fact is that action alone did more to enhance our long-term energy independence than almost anything any President could do.

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"To have the opportunity to try it and to use it and get the latest technology is fabulous for us because it just gives us that freedom to get out and do more things and have greater functionality and more independence, " said the 31-year-old London 2012 competitor.

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Financial independence lets you do more with your life without barriers, and this flexibility opens up new opportunities to live a life of value, helping others, and working for the world.

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