Eventually the technology will hit the U.S., and the gunsights will shift to Lucent and Motorola.

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The predominantly Sunni district lies below, in the shadows - and the gunsights - of Jabal Muhsin.

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But it needs Zetia to keep growing, and Steven Nissen, the cardiologist who shot down Vioxx and Avandia, has Zetia in his gunsights.

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