LDP's powerful committee on anti-deflation policies, and Taro Aso, the party's policy chief, they are putting the finishing touches to a bill that temporarily suspends mark-to-market accounting for banks, life insurers and 10, 000-odd listed companies.

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Just finishing his third month as Pentagon Chief, Hagel used the speech to introduce himself on a more personal level to the audience.

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"The level of finishing and luxury of Hemisphere brings her to the category of a superyacht, " says chief naval architect Marc Van Peteghem.

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