Winners & Losers
Winners Anyone with oil: Closing price today – $77.03 a barrel. Putin: This is a crisis summit for the G8. That means less time to scrutinize the sorry state of Russian democracy. Oklahoma: The Chinese are bringing jobs to the American heartland. Rupert Murdoch: Buying MySpace.com was a terrific business decision. Iran: Seeks to create ...
Winners
Anyone with oil: Closing price today - $77.03 a barrel.
Putin: This is a crisis summit for the G8. That means less time to scrutinize the sorry state of Russian democracy.
Winners
Putin: This is a crisis summit for the G8. That means less time to scrutinize the sorry state of Russian democracy.
Oklahoma: The Chinese are bringing jobs to the American heartland.
Rupert Murdoch: Buying MySpace.com was a terrific business decision.
Iran: Seeks to create a distraction from its nuclear program and succeeds.
Losers
Middle East peace: The photo at right says it all.
Tony Blair: A cash-for-peerages scandal could speed his departure.
Egyptian journalists: A new press law mandates jail time for insulting public officials.
World Cup trophy: The victorious Italian team broke it.
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