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KING HUSSEIN's announcement that he has lymphoma has Jordanians speculating about the future. Hussein's brother, CROWN PRINCE HASSAN, 51, has been the designated heir for 33 years and would be expected to succeed unchallenged, but naming his successor is likely to spark friction. Hussein would like Hassan to name one of the King's sons crown prince. The two eldest, ABDULLAH and FEISAL, are considered unqualified because their mother is British. The next son, ALI, was the favorite, but he has fallen out of favor because of his playboy life-style. Next come HAMZAH and HASHEM, the sons...
...rest of the evening maintained the same mixed feelings but nonetheless high energy that it had started out with. High-lights included a poignant rendition of "Winter" (thankfully minus the band), a fantastic back-to-back duo of "Spark" and "Raspberry Swirl" (two of choirgirl hotel's faster songs) and a much too long improvisation on "Waitress." While Amos unfortunately didn't end the concert with her usual, disarmingly emotional version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," she did come back for two encores, though her enthusiasm seemed to be dissipating by the second...
King Hussein's announcement that he has lymphoma has Jordanians speculating about the future. Hussein's brother, Crown Prince Hassan, 51, has been the designated heir for 33 years and would be expected to succeed unchallenged, but naming his successor is likely to spark friction...
...father's side in the days after Hussein's lymphoma announcement. Hassan's wife, Princess Sarvath, is said to be very ambitious for her son, as is Queen Noor for Hamzah. One palace insider speculates that despite Hussein's wishes, Hassan will name Rashid regent. His ascension could spark challenges from Hamzah or Ali, especially given that Rashid's Pakistani mother, like Abdullah's, is a non-Arab. "Anyone who assumes that the Hashemite family is united or will remain united about the succession issue is making a mistake," says the source...
...first knew I wasn't exactly handy when I tried to change the spark plugs on my family's Volkswagen bus. The plugs didn't need changing--the van was new. But I was a teenager, and this seemed like a good excuse to get under the hood and learn about How Things Work. A few minutes later (after I'd dropped the socket from the wrench irretrievably into the engine compartment but before my dad taught me a bunch of new and colorful words), I realized that I am a 10-thumbed, butterfingered klutz. Now, when so much...