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After 9/11, we were supposed to be a nation sobered up, turning from frivolous matters to the serious concerns of a dangerous world. Nobody foresaw American Idol. A look at what preoccupied us in '02. --By Rebecca Winters...
...cherished his days as a student, writing later that it was one of his greatest experiences. But he foresaw improvements in store for the University—several of which he would implement himself...
...pioneer. As the DJ behind such culture-defining parties as Future and Land of Oz at London superclub Heaven, Oakenfold was once at rave music’s very forefront. His production work on the Happy Mondays’ Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches foresaw Ecstasy culture’s invasion of pop art, and his genre-hopping 1994 Goa Mix broke boundaries. Let no one question the man’s reputation; he’s paid his dues...
...believed that Dresser was indemnified. But when Harbison filed for Chapter 11, tort lawyers came after Halliburton. Cedric Burgher, Halliburton's vice president for investor relations, points out that, even with the asbestos claims, an Austrian company paid nearly $600 million for Harbison-Walker in 1999. Says Burgher: "Nobody foresaw this." Lawyers for asbestos victims say Cheney and Halliburton should have known better. "Everyone knew these were multimillion-dollar cases," said Glen Morgan, a leading asbestos-claims lawyer based in Beaumont, Texas. Whatever Cheney knew, he's not saying. His office refers all questions back to Halliburton. --Reported by Cathy...
...week broke through the psychologically important barrier of 94?, its highest level since March 2001. But that's still way off the $1.17 the currency fetched when it was launched in January, 1999. Hans-Werner Sinn, chief of the German IFO economic think tank, said last week that he foresaw the euro reaching parity with the dollar by year's end. "The euro will continue to climb and without difficulties can reach a dollar," Sinn told Reuters news agency. Stephen S. Roach, an economist for Morgan Stanley, said it's not whether the dollar will fall but by how much...