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Like any savvy traveler who finds himself in hostile territory, George W. Bush tends to seek out safe havens when he comes to Europe. In November 2003, as the insurgents' reign of terror was taking hold in Iraq, the President ventured as far as Britain, where Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Queen greeted him warmly; Bush never went near the streets full of protesters, let alone the Continent. Last June, before visiting Normandy for the 60th anniversary of D-day, he dropped in on his ally Silvio Berlusconi in Rome - and the demonstrations were no less virulent. But this...
...What's the best way to handle Iran? Iran has to waive the right to build nuclear weapons. Full stop. What tool is most appropriate to achieve this? Britain, France and Germany think the right way is through diplomacy. The vibes we're getting from within Iran also seem to show some willingness for that type of solution...
...depreciation - according to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. How come? For one thing, Germany and the other 11 euro-zone nations now have a much bigger internal market to sell to without exchange-rate risks, and some of the zone's important trading partners, including Britain and Switzerland, haven't suffered U.S.-style currency falls...
Some analysts agree. "Revenues are growing faster than costs," notes Morgan Stanley's Sarah Simon. (After-tax profits for the past six months were up 18%.) Still, Murdoch faces increasing competition. A multichannel provider called Freeview has won 5 million customers in Britain in little more than two years, while cable operators NTL and Telewest recently launched video-on-demand services that challenge Sky's movie business. F & C's Hayes notes that a share buyback launched by Sky in November could lead to "creeping control" of Sky by News Corp. That's just the sort of worry that rankled...
...Mathlouti is a French Muslim lawyer who vigorously opposes U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and believes the world should protest it by boycotting American products. In the fall of 2002, he began marketing Mecca-Cola, a distinctly non-American imitation of Coca-Cola, in France, Britain and elsewhere in Europe...