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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes

NOTE G – Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 31.7% in the first quarter of 2012 and 32.5% in the first quarter of 2011. The lower effective tax rate in 2012 reflect the benefits from U.S. manufacturing operations and incentives related to research and innovation in the Netherlands.