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...rest of the top 10, all the holdover movies slipped from a third to a half of their last-weekend take (The Blind Side holding the sturdiest), except for the Oscar favorite Up in the Air, which soared 30% by adding 103 venues to last week's 72; it amassed nearly as much per screen as Avatar, and at relative bargain-basement prices. One new romantic comedy in wide release was meant to lure a more mature demographic than Avatar, but attracted almost nobody. Did You Hear About the Morgans?, with Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant as a married...
...Hear About the Morgans, $7 million, first weekend 5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $4.4 million; $274.6 million, fifth week 6. Invictus, $4.1 million; $15.8 million, second week 7. Disney's A Christmas Carol, $3.4 million; $130.8 million, seventh week 8. Up in the Air, $3.1 million; $8.1 million, third week 9. Brothers, $2.6 million; $22.1 million third week 10. Old Dogs, $2.3 million; $43.6 million, fourth week...
...progress: 1) the formation of good government in Kabul, 2) a reconciliation with warlords and Taliban who are not totally possessed by the ideology of the extremist fringe and 3) guarantees from Pakistan to no longer meddle with Afghan affairs. While the first two could still be possible, the third one is a mirage. It is too much to expect Pakistan to play a constructive role in the current imbroglio as it faces increased pressure from fundamentalist groups. Sharad Bishnoi Mumbai...
...days later, a series of car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 127 people and wounded more than 400. Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed al-Qaeda for the attacks, accusing the Sunni militant organization of attempting to "create chaos in the country." The coordinated attacks--the third in a string of massive bombings in Baghdad since August--prompted doubts over the government's ability to guard Iraq's capital. Though al-Maliki has promised additional security, analysts fear an escalation of violence ahead of the March 7 vote...
...holds by far the biggest reserves in Africa and supplies 8 to 10% of all U.S. oil imports, according to the EIA. But in recent years, rebel attacks on oil targets - blowing up pipelines and kidnapping foreign oil workers - have cut Nigeria's production by as much as a third and regularly caused the world price of crude to spike. Peace in the delta would mean more reliable supplies of oil and cheaper prices at the pump...