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...lobbyists argue that the national inheritance-tax threshold should be raised significantly, or the tax abolished altogether. But Michael Jäger, secretary-general of the Bavarian Taxpayers' Association, acknowledges that "any discussion of wealth or inheritance tax immediately turns into a discussion about envy." In the U.K., by contrast, the big debate about inheritance tax is taking place on the left, in Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party. It was prompted by a former Cabinet minister, Stephen Byers, who called for inheritance tax to be abolished, arguing that it was now hurting middle-class homeowners, including those...
...Those are the dangerous people," he said, "because they don't take orders from the leadership of the Mehdi Army." By contrast, he stressed, "the majority of [politicians affiliated with militias] are actually involved in the parliament; they have a great role to play in the parliament," Babikir said. "And they're all agreed on the national unity [plan]. And all their efforts are out there trying to calm the situation...
...Amid all the turbulence, however, what's notable is that people are still flying - and a large majority will continue to do so. That's a big contrast to 2001, in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when air traffic collapsed, pushing several of the big U.S. carriers into, or close to, bankruptcy and causing severe financial troubles for almost all major airlines around the globe. This time, there are grumbles aplenty, but no mass-scale defections. "Passengers are getting more used to the idea of terrorism as an ongoing threat," says Philip Baggaley, airline analyst for Standard...
...threat to national cohesion. Yet while evangelical Christian, Catholic and Jewish Americans may disagree vehemently among themselves, the religious basis of their identity is not seriously questioned by anyone. If Muslim Americans are not so readily accepted today, it is not because they are believers. In Europe, by contrast, Muslims are resented and marginalized precisely because their religion threatens strong secular values...
...CONTRAST RATIO This ratio (e.g., 600 to 1) represents the difference between a screen's brightest and darkest colors. A higher ratio is better. "Contrast as a concept is really important," says Poor. "The blacker your blacks, the more punch you have to your colors." But TV makers use differing standards to calculate the numbers, so comparing them is "almost useless," says Poor. So how do you judge contrast? First view the TV from the front, then see how badly the image fades from the side. If all the sets are on the same channel, it's fairly easy...