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Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle, both Texas-bred, are the new country's hell raisers. Crowell's CBS album, Diamonds and Dirt, is a benchmark for country, a seamless blend of strong beat, gritty humor and surprising tenderness. Crowell, 37, who is married to another gifted performer, Johnny Cash's daughter Rosanne, is a Renaissance man in a bolo tie. He is an adept guitar player, a deft producer and a wondrous songwriter whose major problem is letting his head get in the way of his heart. "If I can keep my brain out of my music, everything will...
...officially with ministers from nonmember states, in this case Angola, China, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, Malaysia and Oman. As the oil czars gathered, the petroleum industry watched and wondered: Was a new, super-OPEC forming? Just the prospect of the meeting had sent the price of West Texas intermediate, the benchmark U.S. crude, rising more than $3.50 per bbl. during the previous two months, to a peak of almost $19 before the gathering. But after conferring for six days last week, the ministers were still struggling to forge an agreement that would prop up prices by throttling back the world...
...weekend will mark a challenge. Harvard's performance in the Eastern Tournament will serve as a benchmark of how far the defense--which has carried the Crimson at times--will take...
While retailers often have to cut prices to move merchandise, the cost of importing many of the products they sell, including apparel, has surged because of the fall in the value of the dollar. The result is a severe squeeze on profits. The industry benchmark for an acceptable annual profit is a 15% return on stockholders' equity. But a survey by Management Horizons of 300 large U.S. retailers showed that only 33 of them have met that minimum standard for the past three years. Some of the others may not be around a year from now. Warns K mart Chairman...
Both Alaskan independents are primed for the national hockey spotlight: in two weeks, they host Michigan State and Maine in a holiday tournament which should serve as a benchmark of how far the teams have come...