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...farmers by 60%. The European Union countered with an offer to cut import tariffs on agricultural products an average of 46%, though some goods would have smaller cuts. The offer is "Europe's bottom line," says the E.U.'s Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, although France--whose farmers retain near mythic political clout--still may veto any agreement it doesn't like. Says Mike Johanns, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture: "It does appear to me that we will not make as much progress in Hong Kong as we had hoped...
...farmers by 60%. The European Union countered with an offer to cut import tariffs on agricultural products an average of 46%, though some goods would have smaller cuts. The offer is "Europe's bottom line," says the E.U.'s Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, although France?whose farmers retain near mythic political clout?still may veto any agreement it doesn't like. Says Mike Johanns, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture: "It does appear to me that we will not make as much progress in Hong Kong as we had hoped...
...Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya and Indonesia - countries that have had nothing to do with the war in Iraq, which Time says is the galvanizing issue of Muslim radicalization in Europe. Andrew Onoro Birmingham, England I am a U.S. citizen who has resided in Spain for more than 30 years. I retain my American values, but I have totally immersed myself in Spanish society and thoroughly enjoy living here. I have seen others - French, German, British, Romanian - doing the same. But I have yet to see Muslims integrating into the European society that they have chosen to call home. My suggestion...
...with equal daring and wit. In this 1965 filming of one of his last sets, Bruce is clearly addled by drugs and depleted by the series of obscenity cases he had to fight. But his mind still worked with a jazzman's improvisatory genius; the hipster fireworks he launched retain their explosive impact. And, man, was he funny...
...only set of midterms will be administered. These tests can count for about 15 percent or 20 percent of the grade, just as they do now, and can fairly be expected to cover all material in the course up to the mid-point. Apart from these, professors can retain the cushion offered by the second midterms by giving two or three much smaller tests at points before and after the midterm. These little evaluations can count for perhaps 5 percent or 7 percent of the overall course grade individually, and so together will still amount to the same sort...