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...doesn't speak Arabic, is not Muslim, still trains with his Kenyan coach and lives in Kenya and London. But he is happy to run for Qatar and says he plans to make a home there: "They have made me feel very welcome." He believes many Kenyans, who earn less than $400 a year on average, understand his decision. Eventually, maybe his brother will...
...latest high-selling stereotype. And to some extent it's true. Many record execs, understandably excited by the high sales figures of acts such as tenor Russell "The Voice" Watson and teen soprano Charlotte Church, now place their bets on musicians with broad commercial potential - the chance to earn big numbers swiftly. So they throw seven-figure contracts and vast marketing budgets at those who can best ape the pop stars. What they forget, of course, is that serious, carefully nurtured and developed classical stars may not yield immediate pop-size receipts, but can have an international shelf life...
...Team in 2000, the thinking was to let the hipsters, rather than some suit at a folding table, introduce the newest and greatest products to the college set. Cornerstone employs 85 students to launch products, sponsor events and just be seen in the right places. FARM Team reps can earn $50 to $1,000 a month. But the application process can be long, and students need to list where they shop and hang out to confirm that they have access to the target markets. So how do you prove you're cool enough for school? One successful rep listed...
...Bridging political chasms with ambiguous language is how diplomats earn their living, but the issue of security guarantees to North Korea goes to the heart of the Bush administration's internal divisions over how to deal with a Stalinist state named by President Bush as part of his "Axis of Evil" - should the U.S. seek a new agreement that rewards North Korea with aid for its stricken economy if it agrees to scrap its nuclear program and submit to a tight and intrusive inspection system, or should it seek regime change in the belief that getting rid of the dictator...
...produce a protracted stalemate. Pyongyang, might continue racing ahead with its nuclear program and eventually testing a weapon. The U.S. meanwhile is instituting plans to intercept North Korean shipping on the high seas in order to choke off the export of drugs and missiles that are estimated to earn Pyongyang up to $1 billion a year. Washington is also pressing Beijing to accept the construction of large, U.S.-funded refugee camps along its border with North Korea, designed to speed the collapse of Pyongyang's regime. But the North Koreans have warned that they could respond by initiating armed conflict...