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7. Taxes on Income</font></u></b></a>
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effective tax rate for continuing operations was 28.7% for the first
quarter of 2011, compared to 36.0% for the first quarter of 2010. The
lower tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 is primarily the result
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extension of the U.S. research and development credit, which
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tax impact of the charges incurred for certain legal matters
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7. Taxes on Income
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