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...poll date, Howard is in for a tight contest - one that will present voters with a choice over character, personal style and experience. In large part, that's because the policy gap is shrinking and the leaders are espousing similar goals; Howard has pinched Labor ideas, while Latham has sprung several 180-degree handbrake turns. Howard, elected in March 1996, will be 65 at the end of the month. The P.M. will campaign on his steadiness and record. In an "over the horizon" speech on July 8, Howard rolled out a predictable fourth-term agenda, with an emphasis on national...
...eliminate hundreds of exemptions. If implemented, his scheme would leave Helga Moser with far more disposable income. But Kirchhof's goals are broader. "If we change the tax system, we'll strike a liberating blow for the economy," he tells TIME. In France, dozens of small taxpayer groups have sprung up around the country to contest the way local officials spend public money, and a national organization called Contribuables Associés has started ranking members of parliament by their tax-and-spend policy records. "The change of mentality is very recent," says Bernard Zimmern, a businessman who is helping...
...Finger Lakes region in northwestern New York is a great place to hike, ski, fish and swim. It's also the source of a number of excellent wines to quench your thirst. The sloping terrain and complex soil are hospitable to more than 80 wineries, many of which have sprung up in the past decade. And the growing wine culture has spawned quite a few decent dining possibilities. You may even find the region reminiscent of the budding Napa Valley of the late 1970s...
...courtyard, somewhere in the maze of Beijing's fast-vanishing hutongs, or alleyways. For 60 years, master dressmaker Cao Senlin, tel: (86-10) 6526 4515, has been producing the slinky silk dresses known as cheongsam. And although you could get these at one of the modern tailors that have sprung up in the capital, you would be missing out on a historic opportunity if you were to bypass the 78-year-old's tiny, 150-square-foot atelier...
Regardless of the rationale, Gross has always insisted that the curricular review—the most expansive in 25 years—was the top priority of his deanship. He could not have anticipated many of the other pressing concerns that have sprung up this year...