ECN 11/15/07

EU capitals set for clash over taxes

14.11.2007 - 09:22 CET
The European Commission has indirectly backed a Franco-British proposal to make environment-friendly products cheaper with value added tax cuts, saying it will make it part of its wider overhaul of reduced VAT rates to be tabled next year.
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'Persepolis' Hits the Big Screen
By Elke Schmitter
"Persepolis," Marjane Satrapi's poignant comic-book account of life during and after the Iranian Revolution has been adapted for the big screen and promises to become an international box-office hit. It skillfully combines the universal theme of teenage angst with an examination of war and dictatorship.

U.S. is looking past Musharraf in case he falls
By HELENE COOPER, MARK MAZZETTI AND DAVID ROHDE
Bush administration officials are losing faith that the Pakistani president can survive in office and have begun actively discussing what might come next.

Iraqi ministers' inaction ripped
U.S. commanders criticize 'very painful' obstructionism and urge government to reach out to opponents. Full story