Administration officials say that the decision is not likely to be made until Mr. Powell returns from the Middle East in mid-May.

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So, we have a dichotomy between middle age and the mid-life crisis.

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This trend will only accelerate as the middle class expands in mid-sized and smaller cities, because only one-fifth of lower-income Chinese currently own diamond jewelry.

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