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World elite gathers in Swiss Alps tomorrow DAVOS, Switzerland - Final preparations were under way in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday for an annual meeting this week of the world's elite to ponder tough topics, ranging from the future of Iraq to the fall of the dollar. Security will be tight at the 33rd World Economic Forum (WEF), which is set to run from Wednesday to Sunday, attracting more than 2,000 high-status guests from 94 countries to the small ski resort of Davos. Fresh from talks in New York, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, US overseer in Iraq Paul Bremer...

The following is a private e-mail from a World Economic Forum attendee that was inadvertantly released for general public viewing: -- With apologies for the group email... I thought this was interesting enough to pass along. These are the notes from a friend of a friend who writes for Newsday. Adam Davis Director, EPRIsolutions Environment Division 1299 4th Street, Suite 307 San Rafael, CA 94901 Main Office:415-454-8800 Direct:415-257-4631 Cell: 415-305-4786 Hi Guys. OK, hard to believe, but true. Yours truely has been hobnobbing with the ruling class. I spent a week in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum. I...