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...tactical retreat, after hundreds of his men had been killed, left him and his surviving militiamen free to fight another day. The interim Iraqi government led by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had repeatedly vowed to crush al-Sadr's illegal army but quickly acceded to a plan that would spare the shrine from assault. Al-Sadr, said Minister of State Qassim Dawoud, is now "as free as any Iraqi citizen to do whatever he would like in Iraq." But there's surely more trouble ahead. Having spent time inside the shrine, I saw firsthand the degree to which al-Sadr...
...still known as a generous employer, providing complete health care for families of staff, and even paying for them to pursue university degrees. The Storehouse, Guinness's hugely popular visitor center, draws legions of tourists, and the company contributes to the local economy by providing office facilities in a spare building for start-up businesses. In the brewery cafeteria, Varian points out the tables packed with retirees who eat for free, and who come in for the camaraderie as much as the food. "We've moved from a Guinness culture to a Diageo culture, without losing the Guinness culture...
...Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company. But a group calling itself the Army of Ansar al-Sunna announced last week that it had executed 12 hostages from Nepal abducted in August, accusing the country's leadership of assisting U.S. forces in Iraq. But French journalists had been largely spared. "The few times French journalists were [apprehended], they always released us because we are French," says Sammy Ketz, Baghdad bureau chief for Agence France-Presse. The French government tried to parlay its relatively good standing in the Muslim world - a result of its traditional backing for Arab causes and its opposition...
This is an economy with no spare capacity...
...Black ambles around Betfair's offices in shorts and a fleece. In his spare time, he still likes to gamble. The next wager he'll need to make is when to take Betfair public, something he insists won't happen for at least 18 months. "We've got to knock the company into shape," Black says. "We want to get the timing right." It's the biggest bet of all, and not something even a seasoned gambler would take lightly. --By Jennie James/London...