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Lots of people, it turns out, as war pressures grow. The Saudis have now taken the initiative in putting together a deal that leaves the door open for Saddam to accept exile but meanwhile is aimed at encouraging his generals to oust him if he doesn't. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has discussed scenarios with Arab and European leaders and last week sat down with President George W. Bush in Washington. Though Bush's aides had already publicly embraced the option, the President for the first time came on board, declaring that should Saddam Hussein "choose...
...wonder this scenario is growing in popularity as the deadline for war approaches. If Saddam were to accept exile, Iraq would be spared the devastation of war and America the risks and blame for it. Saudi Arabia would show the U.S., still aggrieved by the fact that most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi, how helpful it can be and would demonstrate to its own people its devotion to protecting a fellow Arab state from war. Arab leaders would avoid upheaval in a region where chaos has a way of spreading. The U.N.'s resolve would be rewarded...
...Saddam's voluntary departure or a coup--would leave the U.S. with hard decisions and expose divisions among the allies. To satisfy the Bush Administration's ultimate aim of neutralizing the threat from Iraq, the Saudis propose that, as a condition for amnesty, Iraqi officials would have to unambiguously accept the removal of all weapons of mass destruction. Pentagon officials say the U.S. would probably still push for American troops to enter Iraq, in part to hunt down those weapons, a proposition that might inflame Arab opinion. What's more, the Saudis propose that however Saddam might be removed...
...will include demands and risks that many candidates among the ranks of traditional recruits--current and retired top executives, say--aren't willing to accept. Congress, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ all answered calls for reform last year with their respective rule changes. The most substantial changes involve audit committees and outside directors (those without significant financial or family relationships to a company). To help avoid an Enron-like scenario, in which an audit committee doesn't adequately vet auditors' reports, the chairman of that committee must be a financial expert: either a CFO of a public company...
...best friend until it comes time to take the family on a vacation. That's when you have to either limit your travels to places that accept canines or pack Fido off to a kennel or dog-sitter until the party is over...