Winners and losers this week
Winners Angela Merkel: She’s assuming a greater role on the world stage. Michelle Wie: She made a men’s cut for the first time. Hugo Chavez: Played the oil card with Nicaragua. Fantasia: She got a movie deal. The U.S. Dollar: Low can be good. But this low? Losers Darfuris: In more insanity, their food ...
Winners
Winners
Michelle Wie: She made a men’s cut for the first time.
Hugo Chavez: Played the oil card with Nicaragua.
Fantasia: She got a movie deal.
The U.S. Dollar: Low can be good. But this low?
Losers
Darfuris: In more insanity, their food rations could be cut.
New Balance shoes: Got an unwanted endorsement from Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
Jack Straw: A high-profile demotion.
Palestinians: Can’t even get money from the bank.
Dominique de Villepin: Remember the whole thing about not getting caught?
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