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...labor reforms. "He always talks about France as an anomaly," says Reynie´. "The idea is that 'the others' have either done reforms or want to, and are doing better than France as a result. Merkel's lackluster showing makes that idea look fragile? - particularly since it comes after the defeat of the conservative Aznar government in Spain, and just after the Hurricane Katrina debacle appeared, in European eyes, to further dim the appeal of President Bush's free market mantra...
...proposition’s lopsided defeat is due in large part to the state’s acclimation to the notion of same-sex marriage that has occurred since the 2003 court ruling. Since then, almost 6,000 same-sex couples have exchanged wedding vows—a number that represents 17 percent of total marriages within Massachusetts during that period. And despite impassioned warnings from the right, the social fabric of the Commonwealth has remained very much intact...
...market-research firm in Kyoto, says the real test is how Sharp's big-screen TVs ultimately fare against plasma display panels (PDPs), the dominant type of large-screen, flat-panel displays. Sharp may have better technology, but Masuda wonders whether the company can reduce costs enough to defeat the makers of PDP sets, which are significantly cheaper. "There is a real price battle going on," says Masuda, as Sharp jockeys for position. Sharp executives downplay such claims, saying the market is big enough for sellers of both types of large-screen TVs to prosper...
With the score tied at four after two periods of play against water polo powerhouse St. Francis, Harvard needed a stellar second half to defeat the Terriers...
...Crimson (3-4) lost 11-6 to the Terriers. After playing competitively with St. Francis for the first half, Harvard was unable to keep pace with its opponent, perhaps because it was worn out from its defeat of Queens College 14-6 two hours earlier. The victory over the Knights was the Crimson’s season opener at Blodgett Pool, and Harvard christened the redesigned pool with...