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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |   | 2004 |   |   | 2003 |   |
| Earnings:      (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $ | 106,506 |   |   | $ | 91,377 |   |   | $ | 95,128 |   |   | $ | 83,146 |   |   | $ | 85,587 |   |
| Income      taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   | 66,741 |   |   |   | 47,691 |   |   |   | 57,500 |   |   |   | 53,035 |   |   |   | 51,582 |   |
| Equity      in (income) losses of equity investees, net of    distributions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | (128 | ) |   |   | 511 |   |
| Fixed      Charges (See below) (3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   | 81,145 |   |   |   | 78,345 |   |   |   | 71,007 |   |   |   | 68,363 |   |   |   | 66,699 |   |
| Less:  Preferred      stock dividend                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | 4 |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 23 |   |
|         Total      adjusted earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   | $ | 254,392 |   |   | $ | 217,413 |   |   | $ | 223,631 |   |   | $ | 204,403 |   |   | $ | 204,356 |   |
| Fixed      charges: (3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     Total      interest expense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $ | 80,576 |   |   | $ | 77,538 |   |   | $ | 69,942 |   |   | $ | 67,408 |   |   | $ | 66,135 |   |
|     Interest      component of rents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   | 569 |   |   |   | 807 |   |   |   | 1,061 |   |   |   | 942 |   |   |   | 541 |   |
|     Preferred stock      dividend                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | 4 |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 23 |   |
|         Total      fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | $ | 81,145 |   |   | $ | 78,345 |   |   | $ | 71,007 |   |   | $ | 68,363 |   |   | $ | 66,699 |   |
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| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   | 3.1 |   |   |   | 2.8 |   |   |   | 3.1 |   |   |   | 3.0 |   |   |   | 3.1 |   |

| (1)   | For      the purposes of computing these ratios, earnings consist of pretax net      income before income (losses) from equity investees, fixed charges, and      less preferred stock dividends of a consolidated    subsidiary. |
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| (2)   | Net      income, as defined, is before preferred stock dividend requirement of      subsidiary and cumulative effect of change in accounting      principle |
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| (3)   | Fixed      charges consist of total interest, amortization of debt discount, premium      and expense, the estimated portion of interest implicit in rentals, and      preferred stock dividends of a consolidated  subsidiary. |
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