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...particularly harsh. But Audi has withstood the downturn better than most - the automaker's sales are down 9.6% in the U.S. this year, compared with an overall slide of 26.7% for all luxury cars. Still, Johan de Nysschen, president of Audi's U.S. division, says the company can't afford to ride out the recession without making changes - it needs to continue to innovate. That is why Audi is pushing forward with clean-diesel technology, which de Nysschen believes is the quickest way to get fuel-efficient, less-polluting cars on the road. He spoke to TIME about Audi...
...seem paradoxical but Afghanistan and its neighbors can't afford a pullout or substantial reduction of combat missions by NATO allies. Western allies ought to refocus and realign their strategy by equipping Pakistan's armed forces meaningfully in their fight against rogue elements. Without concrete and sufficient support from Pakistan's forces, NATO and Western allies can't make headway in solving the Afghan puzzle. Imran Maqbool, Karachi, Pakistan...
...Credit for That? Justin Fox's "Get Homes Off Welfare" is quite a stretch [Oct. 12]. Real estate values have plummeted not because of government aid but because of people making poor decisions with their money after being convinced they could buy more than they could afford. My wife and I will be putting our tax credit into improving our new home, thereby injecting that money right back into the economy. Plenty of us are responsible enough to know our limitations and make good decisions with our money. Do not take benefits away from us because of the people...
...include another vulnerable group is a positive step forward. Attacks on individuals explicitly based on their sexual orientation or gender identity have been well documented for some time now but were not legally recognized as a special class of crimes. It is only fair for the government to finally afford gays and lesbians the same legal protections that safeguard members of other frequently targeted groups...
...fairly simple geopolitical rule: small, poor countries can't afford to be global pariahs. The U.S. finally got Honduras to absorb that fact this week, and the result late Thursday night was a long awaited accord between coup-ousted President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti...