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    <th>Year Ended December 31</th>
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    <th>2009</th>
    <th>2008</th>
    <th>2007</th>
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    <td>United States statutory rate</td>
    <td>35.0%</td>
    <td>35.0%</td>
    <td>35.0%</td>
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    <td>Impact of foreign income taxed at different rates</td>
    <td>(3.3)</td>
    <td>(1.1)</td>
    <td>(2.3)</td>
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    <td>Adjustments of prior year taxes</td>
    <td>(2.1)</td>
    <td>(1.9)</td>
    <td>(0.3)</td>
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    <td>Other impact of foreign operations</td>
    <td>(0.4)</td>
    <td>(1.1)</td>
    <td>0.9</td>
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    <td>Valuation allowance</td>
    <td></td>
    <td>0.1</td>
    <td>(2.0)</td>
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    <td>Other items, net</td>
    <td>1.6</td>
    <td>0.5</td>
    <td>(0.2)</td>
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    <td>Total effective tax rate on continuing operations</td>
    <td>30.8%</td>
    <td>31.5%</td>
    <td>26.3%</td>
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</table>