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...price of oil, making them critical to the smooth running of the global economy. But with promising new oil sources opening up in Russia and Central Asian states like Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, the U.S. has alternatives it didn't have in 1973. Oil-industry analysts believe that cutting the flow of Saudi oil to the U.S. would be painful-but far from fatal-to the U.S. economy...
...rule slides to an end, the criticism of Musharraf is getting louder. His newfound moderation in Kashmir--he has at least temporarily choked the flow of militants into India--has further eroded his popular support among hard-liners. "He abandoned Afghanistan, claiming it was necessary to save other Pakistani interests, including Kashmir," says Farhan Bokhari, a member of the radical Islamic group Hizb ut-Tehrir. "Now he's abandoning Kashmir." India distrusts Musharraf utterly, and its battalions remain poised on the border. His embrace of Washington has earned him the sneering nickname at home of "Bush-arraf." While publicly supportive...
...know I'm black." His newfound self-awareness failed to generate compassion in the music world, where most people believe his true concern is not black but green--that he is trying to get financial concessions from Sony. Even one of his advisers says Jackson has serious "cash-flow issues...He spends multiples of what's available, and it comes out of his royalties." The poor little rich boy may not be so rich after all. --Reported by Jeffrey Ressner/Los Angeles...
...couch, and her car is blown up. She boomerangs randily between her two love interests, a bond enforcer named Ranger and a cop called Joe Morelli, written by Evanovich with the flair of a former romance writer. Evanovich also knows how to keep the laughs coming: "Fortunately, the flow on the Turnpike was steady. Good Jersey traffic. Bumper to bumper at 80 miles an hour...
...Hong Kong of late is no longer an expat town. The flow of eager Westerners has slowed, for better or worse, and third-generation Hong Kongers?the descendants of refugees?seem eager to shut their doors to abode seekers. Lanchester is smart enough not to predict the future of Hong Kong, but one wonders if the city's endless capacity for renewal?its greatest gift?will survive without the constant influx of new schemers, dreamers and refugees to clap fresh eyes on that bustling harbor, and breathe deep its pungent fragrance...