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...Syria politicians blamed Hariri, well-connected in Arab capitals and a close friend of France's president Jacques Chirac, for orchestrating the passage earlier this year of UN Security Council resolution 1559, which demands the withdrawal of the 15,000 Syrian troops that remain in Lebanon - Syrian forces first arrived in 1976, eventually enforcing a fragile peace between rival Lebanese factions and armed Palestinian refugees, and running the country as Syria's own fiefdom ever since. New Lebanese elections are scheduled for May, and Hariri had been under mounting pressure to take the lead in an opposition campaign to rally...
...Americana French President Jacques Chirac may be the anti?George W. Bush in foreign policy, but when it comes to lowering taxes, the two leaders are of one mind. Chirac is renewing his push to slash French income tax by 30% before 2007 - a promise from his 2002 campaign...
...With previous cuts totaling only 10% and sluggish growth eroding revenues, Chirac is looking to new Finance Minister Hervé Gaymard to work some magic. Last week, Gaymard pledged tax cuts in 2006 and 2007 and vowed to sell stakes worth nearly 320 billion in state firms including nuclear-power company Areva and utility mammoth Electricité de France. That, Gaymard hopes, will stimulate economic growth that, at 2.3% in 2004, was below government estimates of 2.5%. Surprisingly, Gaymard is predicting the same for this year. "Given commodity prices like oil rising, we should count on lower growth next year...
...What Happens to the Losing Team?" [Nov. 15], Democratic Leadership Council president Bruce Reed said, "We can't let George Bush define our future." It wasn't Bush who was defining the Democratic Party. I voted as much against Michael Moore, French President Jacques Chirac, the U.N., the élitist media, stuck-up Hollywood and MoveOn.org as for Bush. The single issue for me was the war on terrorism (which in my opinion does include Iraq). Maybe the Democratic Party should start to choose its friends a little better...
...Hiring: Dem Strategists In "What Happens to the Losing Team?" [Nov. 15], Democratic Leadership Council president Bruce Reed said, "We can't let George Bush define our future." It wasn't Bush who was defining the Democratic Party. I voted as much against Michael Moore, French President Jacques Chirac, the U.N., the élitist media, stuck-up Hollywood and MoveOn.org as for Bush. The single issue for me was the war on terrorism (which in my opinion does include Iraq). Maybe the Democratic Party should start to choose its friends a little better. Robert P. Rosetta Plainsboro, New Jersey...