Early in the second half, Zaher El Said wasted a good chance for the Egyptians, heading from 10 yards when unmarked at a free-kick.

BBC: Yahia sends Algeria to World Cup

In the early 1990s De Soto got a call from El Salvador's president, Alfredo (Freddy) Cristiani .

FORBES: A New Kind of Entitlement

His immediate challenge is to overturn the Sept. 23 ruling by Curtis Wagner , chief judge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, that El Paso restricted the flow of gas into California in late 2000 and early 2001.

FORBES: Hot Seat