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...jobs in the two years after the 1995 strike - a result, he believes, of the 4% wage hike that was agreed on. He estimates that for every 1% of increased wages, the economy will lose 1% employment as companies invest in high-tech machinery or transfer jobs to Eastern Europe. "The rank-and-file not only are not concerned about unemployment," he says, "but also it seems they are not worried about their own jobs." To maintain employment, he notes, wage settlements would have to be less than the growth in GDP, which was .6% last year. Another worry...
...speeches. But the son lacks his father's diplomatic code book and probably wouldn't use one if he had it. Indeed, when asked to explain his current position, Bush has taken to referring reporters to the April 4 speech, like a hypertext link to a website on Middle Eastern affairs. As he recently said, "The role of the President, as far as I'm concerned, is to stand up and tell the truth...
...Still, while it's not yet known how the Erfurt shooter acquired his weapons, the deadly incident is a reminder that many believe Germany's gun problem isn't with its laws, but with existing weaponry. "Gun ownership was very high in the former East Germany, and when the Eastern bloc collapsed, those surplus military weapons flooded the private market," says Rebecca Peters, a senior fellow at the Open Society Institute, the philanthropic arm of the Soros Foundation in New York...
...trial and later convicted on smuggling charges, stemming from more than 10,000 counts of illegally handling explosives and 7,000 gun law violations. "Germany has strict laws, but it doesn't really matter," says Peters. "They haven't dealt with the rush of guns coming in from Eastern countries, over borders that are becoming less restrictive every...
...Germany's not alone. Several other European nations, including France and the United Kingdom, are experiencing an uptick in gun violence as well, thanks in part to the same deluge of Eastern European weaponry. Still, the sheer volume of guns coming over its borders sets Germany apart...