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...about Putin's commitment to the rule of law. Many Russians are voting with their wallets. This year capital flight will easily exceed $10 billion, up from $2 billion last year. Even some top officials have misgivings. Andrei Illarionov, Putin's chief economic adviser, said recently that the Yukos affair is "a Pandora's box, and it was a serious mistake to open it." Why, in such a seemingly hostile and risky environment, does Big Oil think Russia is a good investment...
...women too, are on their ingratiating best behavior in the blossoming of an affair. This isn't all salesmanship, closing the deal; it's that lovers swell with the sweet anticipation that this time will be different - perfect. And they will be different. They are, for a while: better than their best. It's at the bitter end of the affair that men, and women, tend to be at their worst, getting pathetic, shrill, vindictive. Especially if one of the pair feels wronged and righteous. No sadistic cop could grill a suspect with more brutal intensity than a man brings...
...feverish affair of Hollywood and Madison Avenue is hotter than ever as Tinseltown produces a crop of mini-movies--with stars and special effects--to help hawk goods...
...about Putin's commitment to the rule of law. Many Russians are voting with their wallets. This year capital flight will easily exceed $10 billion, up from $2 billion last year. Even some top officials have misgivings. Andrei Illarionov, Putin's chief economic adviser, said recently that the Yukos affair is "a Pandora's box, and it was a serious mistake to open it." Why, in such a seemingly hostile and risky environment, does Big Oil think Russia is a good investment...
Meantime, Charlap is planning his next songbook exploration, an all-Gershwin album with his trio plus four horn players. And he has just finished a CD for Angel Records on which he forms a duo with, yes, his mother. (It's a family affair, since it includes two songs composed by his father.) Charlap, who plays occasional cabaret gigs with his mother, credits her as a major musical influence, particularly on his phrasing: "I find myself hearing her voice in my head. After all, I've been listening to her ever since I can remember...