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Will Russia again become a rich and influential nation? No time soon, says Murray Feshbach. Russia is not just sick, it is dying... more»

 

Star, raconteur, mensch. Cheeta has at last told all, and you’ll never again think of Hollywood memoirs in the same way... more»

 

Yes, he’s a celeb who wears pricey suits. But Bernard-Henri Lévy is a real-deal philosopher, too, one who gives us much to ponder... more»  

 

World failed to learn from Gordon Gekko: Rudd
ABC Online, Australia - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the global financial crisis shows the world failed to learn from the "greed is good" era of the 1980s. In a speech to a group ...
Greed fed market turmoil, says Rudd Sydney Morning Herald
The children of Gordon Gekko The Australian

 

Drug cartel bloodbath claims 50 lives Spiral of drugs-related violence sweeps across Mexican border, as warring cartels battle

 

Full of Doubts, U.S. Shoppers Cut Spending By LOUIS UCHITELLE, ANDREW MARTIN and STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM  American consumers are pulling back on their spending, all but guaranteeing that the economic situation will get worse before it gets better.

 

Dubai plans world's tallest, 200-story skyscraper
Final specs show tower taller than 3 of New York's Chrysler buildings
--Associated Press