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A s the ranks of 'the rich grow, the way they live is changing. No longer rooted ta a city, club or even country, today's high fliers are best definedby their mobility.NEWSWEEK looks at their"global lifestyle and how it's transforming every- thing from fashion to architecture to the art market.
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WORLDAFFAIRS: Why Iran Is Driving ail Up by Christopher DickeyandMaziarBaharL 24 WIll We Hit $lOO?
by KarenLowryMiller 26 Let's Not Play the ail Game byRichardN.Haass 31 BRITAIN:New 'New Labour' byStrykerMcGuire"""""oOU 32
CHINA:Down on
the Farm by MelindaLiu and JonathanAnsfield 34 MEXICO:What China Threat?
byJosephContreras 36 TECHNOLOGY: The Internet Splits Up byRanaForoohar 38 BUSINESS:A Boeing of Asia?
byEmilyFlynnVencat 42
Mission: Possible?
byJohnnieL. Roberts GLOBAL INVESTOR:
How US. IPOs Lost Their Pop by
Henry Blodget SPECIAL REPORT:Going Places by
Rana ForooharKeeping in Touch
byChristianCaryl 66 A YearofCappuccino
byBarbieNadeau 68
Building Recognition , byCathleenMcGuigan 70
Behind Closed Doors
byOwenMatthews 78
Shaping the New Looks byEmilyFlynnVencat 80 Living atJet Speed
byJoshuaCooperRamo 88 MOVIES:Hollywood's
15 Most Wanted 90 GOOO LIFE TRAVEL: Sitting Pretty 99
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CUVER: Photograph by GORBIS.
Inset: Photograph by Dennis Scott-GaRaiS.
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