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...Fasten Your Seat Belts In "The Uniter vs. The Divider" [Nov. 15], columnist Joe Klein stated that "rational political discourse may no longer be possible," in part because of "the Limbaughs and Drudges and Hannitys who proselytized for Bush during the endless election season." Klein neglected to acknowledge the equal number of loudmouths on the left who proselytized for Kerry. Al Franken, Chris Matthews and Michael Moore are just as responsible, if not more so, for the lack of reasoned discussion in the U.S. Kelly Gallagher Regina, Canada...
...Fasten Your Seat Belts Few industrial rivalries are as intense and bitter as the transatlantic, multibillion-dollar dogfight between U.S. airplanemaker Boeing and its France-based nemesis, Airbus. Besides the verbal vitriol the companies consistently exchange - Airbus CEO Noël Forgeard recently accused Boeing of conducting a "campaign of untruths" - governments on both sides of the Atlantic have occasionally pushed the boundaries of diplomacy in trying to promote their respective national champions. Skyrocketing fuel prices and cut-back purchase plans have made the battle fiercer than ever, and last week a full-scale trade donnybrook erupted. Fulfilling a campaign...
...figures that were bandied around turned out to be nothing of the sort." Rhys argues the industry is so competitive that when one carmaker absorbs rather than passes on the cost of compliance, the rest will have no choice but to follow. Perhaps. In the meantime, buyers should fasten those seat belts. - By Jennie James...
...looking into Ryanair's deal with the southwestern town of Pau. The airline is braced for further scraps, even if its bottom line looks healthy in the long run. "Are we expecting a rash of complaints?" says Ryanair's head of communications Paul Fitzsimmons. "Yes." O'Leary had better fasten his seat belt. Showroom Showdown Despite hopes for an upturn, European car sales remain stalled. The manufacturers' response? Slash prices. Less than four months after it launched its new flagship Golf, Volkswagen last week announced it is throwing in free air-conditioning, the equivalent of an 8% discount...
...enter "Hong Kong" as a search term, and order Microsoft's Ultimate Hong Kong flight-simulator game for your PC in which Hong Kong is depicted in hyper detail-and so is the knuckle-whitening Kai Tak landing, along with 67 other scenic flights over the territory. Fasten seat belts, please...