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...Once oil prices started to cascade from over $141 a barrel this last summer to well below $40, OPEC knew that its members would not be able to support their own economies which, in many cases rely almost entirely on income from crude sales. Russia, which is not a member of the cartel, is facing similar trouble, so the incentive to move oil back toward $70 gets greater as each day passes. (See pictures...
...always a warm bath of mutual admiration when the U.S. Senate welcomes back one of its former members for a hearing. But when former Vice President (and Senator) Al Gore showed up today to testify at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the event was a full-blown lovefest. New Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry expressed his deep respect for Gore's post-Senate career and noted in an aside, "It's well-known that we have a certain political experience in common." (Hint: it doesn't involve winning.) Christopher Dodd hailed Gore as having been for years...
...personal standing at the expense of rivals, just as Saddam did. Vice President Adel Abdel-Mahdi, a prominent Shi'ite, has openly criticized the centralization of power in the Prime Minister's office. "We don't want another dictator in Baghdad," says Maysoon al-Damluji, a secular Member of Parliament. "It worries us all that [Maliki] is beginning to behave like a tyrant...
Despite this year’s budgetary shortfall, committee member Alfred B. Fantini said the committee has faced tougher budget situations in the past...
...attended the annual meeting, he asked thoughtful questions, he participated in our events and tried very hard to be a member in good standing,” Jillson said...