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1. People's Values and Likes
2. People's Knowledge of What's Going On
3. Citizenship & Migration, citizenship & migration, mother tongues,

Hormone meat	used widely in the US, no labeling	EU prohibits it (even accepts WTO's penalty of annually $117mio import taxes on exports to US) [Zeit 28/2003] [Eco. May 14 2003]
Genetically modified food	«In America almost all food, including bread, cooking oil, and all packaged food, already contains GM ingredients, but labels show no hint of this. The only way to avoid it is to buy certified organic food, since being GM-free is a qualification for the label.» «The US view is that to insist on a label saying "This product contains GM ingredients" is "like marking it with a skull and crossbones" and is a restriction of trade.» [Guardian July 2 2003] . Also no labeling: Argentina [Eco. May 14 2003]. GM soy used only in US, Canada, Argentina - but although N-Am grows 90% of world soy, only 50% of world soy (58mio hectars) is GM [Zeit 28/2003]. And 1/5 of cotton grown worldwide is GM (India started GM cotton in 2003) [Eco. May 14 2003].	Since 1998 no new GM plants approved in EU [Zeit 28/2003]. Britain postpones decision on allowing to grow GM crop. Philippinean govt. promotes GM against public resistance. Victoria state (Australia) of banned the growing of GM canola, while Australian govt. promotes GM [Eco. May 14 2003]. 2003 EU parliament allows GM food, but requires strict labeling of all >0.8% ingredients that are GM [Zeit?]. Thailand's requires labeling wrt. the three main ingredients in any food item. Strict labeling planned in Brazil [Eco. May 14 2003]. EU survey [Guardian July 2 2003]: 70% of Europe's public do not want GM food 94% want to be able to choose whether or not they eat it. Germany 2002: 22% are pro GM food (1996: 30%) [Zeit 28/2003]
Death penalty	USA 2002: Supreme Court rules: Unconstitutional to execute mentally disabled [Spiegel Online 010702] USA 2002: Death penalty in federal law cases unconstitutional (New York, 2002) [Spiegel Online 010702] USA 2002: Supreme Court rules: Not judges, only juries may issue death penalty [Spiegel Online 010702] --- affecting 150+ cases.	Abolished by all states of the European Council. In the UK [wiki]: UK 1908: minimum age for execution: 16 years UK 1931: no more execution of pregnant women UK 1933: minimum age for execution: 18 years 1900-1949: 621+11 men/women executed in England + Wales. UK 1964: last person executed UK 1965/73: death penalty suspended (1973 in Northern Irland) except for treason, piracy with violence, and certain crimes under the jurisdiction of the armed forces UK 1999: all provisions for death penalty abolished by ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights
Electricity regulations	In the USA, companies in electricity must do >80% of their business in electricity and be less than 5% government owned [Manager Magazin 15.08.2003]	In Germany, any company can do in electricity. The old electricity companies have established regional monopolies and the provinces have substantial shares in them. Distribution: four large multi-province companies, many regional companies, and 700 municipal electricity companies.
Sodomy (masturbation and homosexual sex)	USA 2003: Supreme Court rules on [some state's] criminal code: criminalization (by federal and state law) is unconstitutional	?