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...virtual lock that the magic price point--at which flat-panel TVs switch from being a status symbol of the rich and hip to an everyday feature in American living rooms--will be reached in the near future. That's because the Asian consumer-electronics companies that dominate the flat-panel industry are building too many factories too fast. A glut is in the offing, and while prices have already been falling, more rapid declines are expected. Consulting firm iSuppli Corp. estimates that a 37-in. LCD TV that now retails for more than $4,000 will cost half...
...afraid of endangering what help it does get fighting terrorism. A senior U.S. official mocked the Pakistani offensive as "7,000 to 10,000 Pakistani troops courageously battling 200 al-Qaeda guys to a standstill." As for bin Laden, he is still the figurehead, the most potent symbol of Islamic terrorism. And he still tops America's most-wanted list. --By Tim McGirk/ Kabul. With reporting by Syed Talat Hussain/ Islamabad and Timothy J. Burger/ Washington
...effect is that what is a symbol of oppression to many Americans—the Islamic dress—has become a tool of individual expression. The government believes that people should subscribe to a basic level of modesty—and in their eyes, this basic level is defined by the Islamic dress—but as long as this basic level is met, an individual is free to express personal beliefs on issues ranging from modesty to politics...
...other major media organizations have not reached a consensus on the authenticity of the memos. Some insist it would have been nearly impossible for a 1970s-era typewriter to produce the memos because of the letter spacing in the documents and the use of a raised and compact th symbol. But Bill Glennon, a technology consultant in New York City who worked for IBM repairing typewriters from 1973 to 1985, says those experts "are full of crap. They just don't know." Glennon says there were IBM machines capable of producing the spacing, and a customized key--the likes...
...almost any measure, Halle is the worst place in Germany, a symbol of what's wrong with the nation. Unemployment is about 20%, twice the national rate, and the average income is just $26,300, Germany's lowest. "It's clear we will never return to the industrial city of the past," says Halle mayor Ingrid Haussler. But the two buildings demolished are actually signs of hope--and of what's starting to go right for Halle and Germany. Once used as Soviet barracks, they were knocked down to make room for a sprawling $365 million science-and-technology center...