So far, Zhang looks correct as the year has not started out well.

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No, hang on, let's correct that: it looks less unhealthy.

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Certainly, if these factoids are correct, this fall's Mango lineup looks to be laden with all kinds of hidden gems we haven't seen on Microsoft's OS yet.

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He is surely correct, but at least the U.S. looks like it will choose the right partner for the 21st century.

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Still, even though the economic scene looks gloomier now than it did when he finished his book, Zakaria is correct to insist that many people everywhere have benefitted from the global boom.

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Here's how it goes: A group of runners (aka pack of hounds) looks for clues (dashes of flour or chalk marks) on the ground to indicate the correct path.

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