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...actions against veils have set the tone for the rest of Europe. Now, Austria, Denmark, and the Netherlands are also considering banning the veil. But this is not the solution to acrimony between religions, or the problems of integrating immigrant Muslims into European cultures. Rather, European countries must expand their conceptions of liberalism to include aspects of Muslim culture—and that includes the veil...
...Graham's attempt to expand the negotiations, the discussions are further complicated by the fact that Hill Democrats don't have a good fix on votes and don't believe the White House does either. "I don't think they've done the legwork to determine if they have the votes," says a senior Democratic aide...
...factory breaks or after a punishing shift, he decided to cross the Taiwan Strait and set up a factory in Tianjin in 1992. The timing was perfect. Master Kong is now the world's largest brand of instant noodles, with an enormous recognition rate that has enabled Tingyi to expand the line into bottled water, teas and snacks. "To consumers, Kang Shifu is a professional chef," says Wei of the brand's personality. "He cooks good noodles, so maybe he can make good tea and snacks." (See pictures of the making of modern China...
...heading north, and with the country's banks in a noose because of their holdings of Greek debt, credit is tight. New projects, expansion plans and investments have been put on hold, say executives. MLS's Kamatakis, for example, admits he's had to slow down plans to expand into Western Europe. "Everything is frozen," says financier Paul Papadopoulos. "It's a wait-and-see scenario...
...cells sprout on their surface. Its job is to recognize and bind to the whiplike flagella that bacteria use to move around. TLR5 acts as a traffic cop for controlling the mass of pathogens living in the intestine; without it, the normally harmless gut bacteria tend to overflourish and expand in number. (See and listen to an audio slideshow about obesity rehab...