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...that the Administration has been making ever since the weapons failed to appear after the war ended: why, if Saddam had nothing to hide, did he endure billions of dollars in sanctions and ultimately prompt his own destruction? Perhaps because even he was mistaken about what was really at stake in this fight...
...French government's stake in Air France to below 50%, ending decades of political meddling. That may be the biggest benefit of all. - By Peter Gumbel Putting Brakes On Carmakers Automakers have traditionally been in the driver's seat when selling cars in Europe. But that privilege expired last week with the introduction of E.U. regulations aimed at giving the consumer more options. Driving up competition and squeezing prices of cars, parts and services, the rules allow established dealers to open outlets anywhere in the E.U. from 2005, and manufacturers are no longer able to prevent several makes from being...
...evidence to substantiate claims that, for example, the President “doesn’t understand defense”—Dean attempted to cast the present administration as one completely out of touch with the values of voters: “What’s at stake in this election is democracy. Either we take action now and come together to restore a politics of participation and a politics of the people, or we allow the Washington insiders and the special interests to continue to make the back room deals that are destroying people?...
Technically, if we are having an election at all after three years of what Dean compares to oligarchic tyranny, it is unlikely that democracy is at stake. But in his rhetorical posturing, Dean makes a specific assumption that is unreasonable, that “Washington insiders and special interests” dominate policy decisions...
...jobs. He has also sharply curtailed corporate lending and sold a cluster of businesses, including much of the bank's insurance operations. But the bank is still far from Ackermann's goal of a 25% return on equity, and more tightening is expected, including the sale of its 11.8% stake in automaker DaimlerChrysler. The question now is whether the trial, regardless of outcome, will slow the pace of change. Marco Becht, executive director of the European Corporate Governance Institute in Brussels, predicts the trial will have a chilling effect around Europe. "Boards will think more carefully before allowing their...