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...American flag 80% 78% Pray by myself 77% 69% Attend a memorial service 32% 28% Watch a program about 9/11 on television 68% n/a Talk to people about 9/11 on the Internet...
...want to do is establish the high end of our business first." Lauren too thinks his experience in the U.S. can help him in Europe. "I started out in America piece by piece. Now I'm coming with all the equipment," he says. But not always waving the American flag. "All the stores are international now. Someone who is 12 years old doesn't know if Armani is Italian. These stores are a part of life; you respond to them based on if you like them...
...Malaysian authorities deny any maltreatment of deportees. And Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar reacted angrily to the burning of his country's flag by protesters in Manila. "Have they forgotten this is the place that their countrymen earn a living?" he asked. "Is this how they show their appreciation?" To many Indonesians and Filipinos, the fact that they can no longer earn their living in Malaysia is precisely the problem...
...battle over genetically modified foods. Despite the best attempts by European activists to seal off the Continent from what they call Frankenfoods, the new science of farming is here to stay. So if environmentalists want to help shape the future of agriculture, it's time to raise the white flag and ask the world's bioengineers for a seat at the bargaining table...
...flag-waving Schröder is both shortsighted and disingenuous. By dashing out in front without coordinating with Paris and London, he will more likely reap self-isolation than influence over U.S. decision making. Nor is his calculated play with the fires of nationalism completely honest. Since Sept. 11, Germany has stationed a number of Marders - tanks configured for operation in nuclear, chemical and biological environments - in Kuwait. If Schröder were really serious about keeping Germany out of "adventures," he would have withdrawn those tanks. But he has not, and he will not risk so blatant a breach...