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...market to almost 38%, from 33% in 2001, fueling a price war with more traditional supermarkets. You might think that officials would be happy that consumers are saving money in tough times. But the discounters' success is controversial in Germany: Renate Künast, the government Minister for Consumer Protection, last month vowed to "break their power." She was quickly chided by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. But her remarks came just as Germany's Justice Ministry was working on a revision of the unfair trading law, and others rallied to her defense, including agricultural groups and makers of brand...
...brokered peace accord that he signed with rebel forces. His speech may pave the way for the end of the four-month-old civil war. Earlier, the French government sent 450 more troops to bring its forces in the country up to about 3,000. Most are likely to protect the pro-government commercial capital, Abidjan, and the 12,000 French citizens still in the country...
...bypassed by a U.S. invasion of Iraq is the worst of all possible outcomes. Although they, and the pro-U.S. Arab and Muslim states around Iraq remain skeptical of the wisdom and prudence of going to war, if the U.S. decides to invade they have considerable incentive to protect their interests by supporting the action. And the best political cover for making such a switch would be a negative report to the Council from Blix and Al-Baradei. Don't expect a war resolution to pass on Valentine's Day. But unless Saddam makes a dramatic turnabout...
...ground. Debbie says she grabbed one of their legs and stood up with it, flipping the local girl over. The Harvard students’ male friends soon joined in, and “a couple of the girls sucker punched our boys, who were obviously trying to protect us without having to hit the local girls.” Enter the bouncers, who broke up the scuffle and sent both groups outside...
...Israel, public schools teach children how to put on gas masks to protect themselves from an Iraqi attack. These young Israelis confront the specter of chemical and biological warfare every time they practice with their masks. In the United States, we go to the opposite extreme to shelter children from these types of worries. Persian Gulf G.I. Joes don’t have gas mask for the same reason that they don’t carry miniature condoms. Soldiers carry both types of protective devices, but parents don’t want seven year-olds to learn about sex from...