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...distant future, consumers face the prospect that a computer somewhere will compile records about every place they go and everything they purchase," says Democrat Bob Wise of West Virginia, who heads the House subcommittee that oversees the government's use of data. "I'm not sure this is the vision of the future that will make Americans comfortable...
...Carmen's trail may lead a player from Kigali to Istanbul, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Cowboy Hall of Fame, or from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Mayan ruins. Some of the questions are far from easy: players may have to know the currency of a distant country, identify a South Pacific island tribe, or describe the significance of historical figures such as Frankish King Clovis I (A.D. 466-511) in order to nab the thief...
...attract trade and investment. Egypt has a de jure peace with Israel, Jordan a de facto one. Lebanon is struggling after 16 years of civil war. Iraq is prostrate. And the Palestinians are virtually without patrons. The threat of an oil embargo that could paralyze the U.S. seems distant, given Washington's strong post-Desert Storm ties with Saudi Arabia. Even the hostage crisis is subsiding...
...recorded message consists of Morgan's voice, speaking in a low tone, with other male voices audible in the distant background. The opening seconds of the message are missing form the tape. The complete transcript of the remaining message...
George Bush Jr. was probably never a prime mover behind the Bahrain deal. In fact, board members say he voiced doubts about whether Harken had the means and expertise for such a distant oil play. Even so, he has already earned a handsome profit from it. In late June 1990, five months after the deal was ( sealed and about a month before Iraq invaded Kuwait, young Bush sold 66% of his Harken stake (or 212,140 shares) at the top of the market for nearly $850,000, which represented a 200% profit on his original stake. Yet he failed...