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Saudi Arabia

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Fracking Boom a Ponzi-Inflated Bubble About To Pop? Rolling Stone Sure Thinks So.

    Is the United States the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas?" as President Barack Obama has said. Or has the energy industry used fuzzy math to hype its estimated reserves to entice buyouts and Wall Street investment? Tough to say for sure, but last month the U.S. Energy Information Administration scaled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Why Smashburger Sucks More Than It Has To

    Gratuitous macro depicting maximum crustiness.​Late last year, Forbes named Smashburger America's most promising company. The article describes an American population as burger-obsessed and compares the Denver-based smashers to other chains, including Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Jack in the B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    If You Want to Run For Dallas ISD Board, And Want a PAC's Backing, Fill Out This Essay Test

    ​On May 12 of next year three Dallas Independent School District trustee spots will come up for grabs -- those presently held by Bernadette Nutall, Bruce Parrott and Edwin Flores. (And, depending on which rumors you choose to believe about possible doings on the Dallas County Commissioners Court ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Can Mormons Be Trusted? A Shallow Guide to Managing Your Most Ill-Informed Fears.

    Mitt Romney CampaignConcerns have been raised over Mormonism's decision to move to Cleveland. Because, you know, it's Cleveland.​Last month evangelical leaders gathered in D.C. for the Values Voter Summit, where disciples of the Pissed-Off Jesus harrumphed and yammered about how much America sucke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2011

    Mayor Dwaine, Meet President Goodluck

    Via.Goodluck Jonathan​One week from today, Goodluck Jonathan -- who won election last month after receiving more than 60 percent of the vote during mostly peaceful elections -- will be sworn in as president of Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa. Analysts are mixed on what Jonathan's pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Why Mohamed Elhassan, the Dallas Imam Who Played Defense Attorney in Quran-Torching Church, Says He "Admires" Terry Jones

    Mohamed Elhassan, a Sufi imam and business owner here in Dallas, lost his case for the Koran last month in Terry Jones' Florida church.When Florida pastor Terry Jones finally made good on the threat he'd been toying with in the press for months, to burn a Quran in his church, it set off days of dead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Saudi Man Living in West Texas Arrested For "Attempted Use of Weapon of Mass Destruction"

    ​Moments ago, the Department of Justice announced that an investigation by the FBI's Dallas Joint Terrorism Task Force has led to the arrest of 20-year-old Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, who was born in Saudi Arabia but came to the United States in 2008 on a student visa so he could attend South Plains C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Saudi Prince Might Want All of Liverpool FC. Not Sure How Tom Hicks Feels About That.

    George Gillett and Tom Hicks, who may have to cut that ball in half​On Tuesday, Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels said that, well, it is possible that Tom Hicks could maintain a majority interest in the Texas Rangers, despite his efforts to sell the club since April. But how, with all that debt here and ... More >>

  • News

    July 31, 2008

    The Caretaker

    One mother's crusade to better the life of her mentally retarded son and the system that failed him

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    SMU's Bullock Has Gas (and Oil, Etc.)

    One mother's crusade to better the life of her mentally retarded son and the system that failed him

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    American Girls

    Crossing between American and Egyptian cultures, he Said girls made one deadly misstep: They fell in love

  • Film

    April 17, 2008

    Morgan Spurlock Leaves No Gimmick Unturned with Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?

    Crossing between American and Egyptian cultures, he Said girls made one deadly misstep: They fell in love

  • Film

    January 31, 2008

    Sunset on Sundance

    At this year's fest, there were some curveballs and at least one knucklehead

  • Home Entertainment

    January 3, 2008

    Black Russian

    At this year's fest, there were some curveballs and at least one knucklehead

  • Film

    September 27, 2007

    Shooting Blanks

    Peter Berg sends Jamie Foxx to fight the enemy over there in The Kingdom

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    Closing the Book on Richardson's Boring (and Notorious?) Richard Chichakli

    Peter Berg sends Jamie Foxx to fight the enemy over there in The Kingdom

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2007

    The Pentecostal Circus

    Peter Berg sends Jamie Foxx to fight the enemy over there in The Kingdom

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Multi-Culti

    Making folks from everywhere feel at home in Big D

  • News

    March 1, 2007

    Back to Iraq

    Making folks from everywhere feel at home in Big D

  • News

    December 21, 2006

    Secret Justice

    Authorities allege Richard Chichakli was accountant to an illegal arms deal. Prove it, he says.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2006

    The Wright Man

    Authorities allege Richard Chichakli was accountant to an illegal arms deal. Prove it, he says.

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    Corndoggle

    Dallas Is Banking On Ethanol, But Is It The Fuel Of The Future Or A Barrel Of Pork?

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2006

    Coal Fired Up!

    Dallas Is Banking On Ethanol, But Is It The Fuel Of The Future Or A Barrel Of Pork?

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2006

    House of Saud and Fog

    Dallas Is Banking On Ethanol, But Is It The Fuel Of The Future Or A Barrel Of Pork?

  • Film

    November 3, 2005

    Killing Time

    In the profound Jarhead, a soldier can be his own worst enemy

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Actor

    Halim Jabbour

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2004

    Dolma Days

    Mediterranean Festival has more than hummus and grape leaves

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Don't Mean a Thing

    As it turns out, Burleson does have that swing

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    Shipshape?

    Awash in oil, the Spanish victims of a tanker disaster seek justice from a Texas company

  • Dining

    September 11, 2003

    In the Drink

    My Martini drips wine on the parched prairie

  • News

    May 15, 2003

    Segregation Forever

    How Dallas got what it wanted

  • Culture

    April 17, 2003

    The Gulf Between

    When these soldiers became writers, the pen turned into a very mighty weapon

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    My God Is Better Than Yours

    Letters from November 28, 2002

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    Crusaders

    In another holy war, the battle plan is to turn Muslims into Bible believers

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Terrorist's Cookbook

    A manual tells terrorist recruits how--and why--they should wage unholy war

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Dr. Cop

    John Mullen is a modern-day action hero straight out of television, a full-time emergency room physician who fights crime and solves murders on the side

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    The Lost Girl

    Haifa Bale has spent three years trying to get her daughter back from an abusive ex-husband. Not even the Queen of Jordan can make it happen.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Defending Darlie

    Wealthy Waco businessman Brian Pardo spends his time and money helping death-row inmates he believes are innocent. His efforts on behalf of Darlie Routier have raised suspicions about her husband--and about Pardo's motives.

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    The war over Gulf War Syndrome

    Dallas doctors believe they've solved the mystery of sick veterans, but find themselves in "a bloody scientific war" where they are branded charlatans

  • Dining

    March 28, 1996

    Adventures in dining

    Sahara provides a welcome oasis in Dallas' dining desert

  • News

    October 5, 1995

    Yemengate

    In a tiny Middle Eastern country, government officials have accused Dallas oilman Ray Hunt's company of cheating them out of millions.

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    Letters

    In a tiny Middle Eastern country, government officials have accused Dallas oilman Ray Hunt's company of cheating them out of millions.

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