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08/31/04 4:41 PM

#62546 RE: ta_bull_rider #62510

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 30 -- The government of Saudi Arabia is drawing on a multibillion-dollar oil windfall to place hundreds of thousands of young Saudis in jobs traditionally held by foreigners, betting that greater economic opportunities in the kingdom will counter the rising Islamic militancy challenging the royal family.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47284-2004Aug30.html