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...quality of public institutions and technological prowess. Finland once again topped the list (ahead of the U.S.), with Sweden in third place, Denmark at No. 4, Iceland No. 7 and Norway No. 9. "There is no evidence that [high tax rates] are undermining the level of competitiveness," said Augusto Lopez-Claros, the Forum's chief economist, who notes that Scandinavian countries put tax receipts efficiently back into the economy by investing in education and infrastructure. How much can other European countries learn from the North? French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, for one, acknowledges Nordic influence on some...
Perhaps most damaging, however, was the open letter some California Republicans issued last week denouncing the Governor's dismal record on placing Latinos in key posts and calling the state G.O.P. "morally wrong and politically stupid" for its shoddy treatment of Latino candidates. Jim Lopez, state chairman for the Republican National Hispanic Assembly and an Arnold booster, said of those who signed the letter, "If these folks wanted miracles, maybe they should have elected St. Augustine." Stranger people have made it into office. --By Jeffrey Ressner
...informative and timely as your report on influential Hispanics was, it highlighted a lack of basic knowledge common among most Americans. You referred to Jennifer Lopez as the daughter of "Puerto Rican immigrants." Since when are Puerto Ricans--U.S. citizens by birth--immigrants? And the people who responded to your poll identified Puerto Rico as a "country" of ancestry when in fact the island is a commonwealth and part...
...David Cronenberg's Spider and as three generations of Hungarian Jews in Istvan Szabo's Sunshine--won him kudos, but the films fizzled at the box office. His two commercial successes could be considered coattail rides: as Hannibal Lecter's apprentice madman in Red Dragon and as Jennifer Lopez's prince charming in Maid in Manhattan. Casual moviegoers may recall that his name has an exotic pronunciation, then wonder, What ever happened to Rafe Fines...
Food-allergy sufferers call JANE FONDA'S feeding nuts to an allergic Jennifer Lopez in Monster-in-Law "vindictive." Is Hollywood encouraging murder by trail...