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...risk of an appeal to old-style manners and the sacrifice of his parents' era is that some will ask if Howard's policies - viz. the Iraqi war, border protection and the housing boom he started - have contributed to this aggro, go-go, tolerance-lite culture. Perhaps Howard, in his constancy and experience - compared with wild man Latham - will seem tired and remote to voters under 40. Already the imagery is revealing. Howard on his solitary morning walks; a leader who appears at home with George W. Bush and the Queen, but out of place (an "abandoned lunch box" quipped...
...Fahrenheit 9/11 "simplistic and often demagogic" - but cheer him on anyway. His latest book, Dude, Where's My Country? , has been on the German best-seller lists for more than 30 weeks. The idea that this renegade could galvanize U.S. opinion and boost the Democratic ticket holds a certain appeal for Europeans. Bush is so unpopular in Europe, says French legislator Pierre Lellouche, that "the Democrats could nominate a horse" and draw more support. But the Constitution has no provision for equine candidates, and it's the American voter who will decide...
...below 5%. Could bigger countries adopt the Irish model? Many argue that Ireland's remarkable economic performance in the '90s was due at least as much to E.U. subsidies as to any fiscal policy. Moreover, Irish growth has slowed, and lower tax revenues now mean budget deficits. But the appeal of the Irish experience is that simpler taxes, as well as lower taxes, can have an impact. Twenty years ago, Ireland had six different income-tax brackets; today it has just two. That's hugely appealing to tax reformers like Kirchhof in Germany, who believe that many of his nation...
...what about substance? During the primaries, Kerry tacked away from some long-held free trade positions, but once he had won the nomination, he reverted to internationalism. (It will be interesting to see if Edwards' presence on the ticket leads to more tough talk on trade and an appeal - which failed for Al Gore in 2000 - to old-fashioned populism.) But as one former U.S. diplomat warns, if Kerry wins "the U.S. won't sign Kyoto, the land-mine treaty, join the International Criminal Court, or double its foreign-aid budget. I'm not belittling style, but the change will...
...dysfunction rather than its chemical composition - authorities said Pfizer's application had not clearly described the drug. "Hairsplitting" is what the U.S. China Business Council called it and "a negative signal to foreign companies looking to defend their property rights." Pfizer says its patent stays in effect while it appeals, but Chinese firms are already clamoring to legally make the drug. Says Lu Xinyu, marketing manager of drug-maker Beautiful Pearl Group, "I can't imagine how vicious the competition will be." - Matthew Forney/Beijing Floating On Air Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based independent broadcaster, is weighing a public offering...