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...troop presence in Saudi Arabia--namely, bin Laden's demand that the House of Saud be deposed for hosting the infidels--the Saudis know they can't afford to lose the guarantee of U.S. protection. Since the Gulf War, the kingdom has spent $270 billion on high-tech weapons, but its forces still lack the training and skills to make them work. As a result, the regime is helpless against external threats, and Iran could become one even if Iraq is neutralized. "They need us more than we need them," says a U.S. diplomat in the region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do We Still Need the Saudis? | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

SPECIAL REPORTS Tech TIME: What You Got 21 Days to Baghdad Election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Policy Without Politicians | 7/30/2002 | See Source »

...figured on retiring in 2011 at the age of 49 simply by contributing the maximum to your 401(k) and socking everything into stock funds growing 18% a year. Today that $100,000 in stocks has probably shrunk to $56,000, or considerably less if you were heavy in tech. And you're two years older. You have lost more than money; you have lost time. And the only thing compounding at 18% a year these days is the frequency of your anxiety attacks. At this point, 7% is a more reasonable expected annual rate of return to plug into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Ever Retire?: Everyone, Back in the Labor Pool | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...bear market has claimed half of her retirement pie, and Thompson, a divorce, recently gave up hope of finding a job in her hometown of Chesterfield, Mo. She will start looking again in the fall, she says. Her money had been invested in a mix of bonds, tech stocks, blue chips and large-company growth funds. She's kicking herself for not investing more conservatively. "If I'd put all my money in a bank account or money-market fund, I'd still have what I started out with. What does concern me is that all these scandals are making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Ever Retire?: Everyone, Back in the Labor Pool | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...troop presence in Saudi Arabia-namely, bin Laden's demand that the House of Saud be deposed for hosting the infidels-the Saudis know they can't afford to lose the guarantee of U.S. protection. Since the Gulf War, the kingdom has spent $270 billion on high-tech weapons, but its forces still lack the training and skills to make them work. As a result, the regime is helpless against external threats, and Iran could become one even if Iraq is neutralized. "They need us more than we need them," says a U.S. diplomat in the region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do We Still Need the Saudis? | 7/28/2002 | See Source »

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