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...scare stories to pass, though, cooperation from OPEC is essential. The only problem with this notion is that many countries in the 11-member organization feel short of cash, a hangover from the time, only two years ago, when oil was selling at close to $10 per bbl. That cost such major producer countries as Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Venezuela tens of billions of dollars in revenue and has left OPEC wary of increasing supplies beyond the 3.7 million bbl. a day it has released onto the world market so far this year...
...putting up $65 million of the $90 million needed for the Scorsese-DiCaprio movie The Gangs of New York. And if all goes according to plan, it will funnel more than $100 million into a series of co-productions with Zeta-Jones' production firm, Milkwood Films, over the next two years...
...maneuver Ehud Barak had to pull out of his hat. Behind in the polls, facing revolts in the parliament and within his own party, Israel's Prime Minister announced his resignation Saturday night, only 17 months into his term. Israelis will have to choose a new Prime Minister in two months--a vote that will have major repercussions on chances for resurrecting the peace process with the Palestinians...
Barak predicted he would win that special election, earning himself a "new mandate" to push ahead with his plans for a peace deal. Winning won't gain him much, though, because the same fractious and fragmented Knesset remains in place. In two months, Barak could find himself back to square one, trying to cobble together a coalition with right-wing and religious politicians without alienating the doves in his own party...
...cholesterol-conscious folks until scientists realized that the alternative, stick margarine, contains trans-fatty acids, which may be even worse for arteries. So what about the stuff in a tub? A new study shows that cholesterol levels can drop 10% in kids and adults within two weeks of switching from butter to soft tub margarine. There's a rub. Switching has no effect on the cholesterol of overweight subjects, who tend to have higher levels to begin with...