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...Before the recession, Audi's stated goal was to surpass BMW and Mercedes as the top-selling luxury brand. Is that still doable? We said we wanted to be the most successful premium car company in the world. Many people interpret this as meaning we want to sell the most cars. To us, success is defined more broadly than that. Worldwide, we broke through the 1 million mark [in total sales] for the first time last year, which places us in a very strong No. 3 position globally [behind BMW and Mercedes]. But we want to be the most successful...
...know how much of the success you would attribute to the [tax-credit] program and how much of it would have happened anyway because [home] prices went down significantly and interest rates went down at the same time, so the affordability became much better even without the program," says Bill Norwalk, a tax partner with Ireland San Filippo...
...Afghan theater is quickly becoming the main act in the Obama administration’s Middle East policy. As a result, the success of U.S. efforts in the region is inextricably tied to that of the Afghan government and its establishment as a legitimate authority. Unfortunately, the recent withdrawal of Abdullah Abdullah from the Afghan presidential race represents a poor decision on Abdullah’s part and a step back on Afghanistan’s road to recovery. Abdullah’s decision not to challenge incumbent Hamid Karzai in a runoff election can be explained as a principled...
...erodes domestic and foreign support for the war," Anthony Cordesman, a military expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said on Thursday. What Obama ultimately decides and how he shares it with the world "will be one of the defining acts of his presidency, and its ultimate success may well determine whether he has a second term...
...everything into the theater," an officer said on condition of anonymity. "It's 45 days from the U.S. to Pakistan [by sea], and then another two weeks over land into Afghanistan." Some military officers say privately that a quick, forceful decision creates its own momentum toward success, while a dragged-out process makes troops, allies, Congress and the U.S. public question U.S. resolve. ("Honestly, in Europe there is not great enthusiasm for sending more troops to Afghanistan," European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said...