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...civilians have died so far. Approximations are possible after ground engagements, when coalition forces may make a quick battlefield walk-through to scan for the dead. Tallying destroyed vehicles and multiplying by the number of personnel it takes to operate each can also provide a crude estimate...
...again. On the more serious side it was a great pleasure to find Madison Clell's "Cuckoo," an intense graphic album that collects her very hard to find series of the same name. In it she details her experience with Multiple Personality Disorder. Though the artistry can be somewhat crude, its mixture of honesty, discovery, humor and pain make up for the lack of polish...
Free speech can sometimes be rude, crude and offensive, but it is still protected because public debate is essential to ensure the health of American democracy. In a nation that values the political pluralism of its citizens, youth must be encouraged to speak out at home and at school as early and as often as they are encouraged to vote. Only then will America’s public high schools graduate their students into the real world prepared for adult citizenship...
...King did not appear to appreciate the news fully at first. It was an entire year after the discovery when he and his retinue arrived in a caravan of 400 automobiles at the pumping station of Ras Tanura to witness the first tanker hauling away its cargo of Saudi crude. Henceforth the King would no longer rely for income on the pilgrims arriving in Mecca, Islam's holiest city. And his kingdom's petroleum wealth would emerge as a crucial factor in Middle East politics and the bargaining over global energy supplies. --By Adam Zagorin
...Crude prices are coming down sharply and should stabilize in the $20-$30 range, from a high three weeks ago of $37.78 per bbl. Friday's price was $26.91. This decline hurts Big Oil--ExxonMobil, ConocoPhilips--but parts of the transportation industry will benefit, especially truckers like Roadway and roadside lodging firms like Cendant, as travelers favor the road over the air. Avoid big airlines. Their cost structures require more business than they're likely to get anytime soon, and even JetBlue and Southwest will struggle. If you think firms like engineering giant Fluor can do well rebuilding Iraq...