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Its clout resides in idea, not in force.

Sheik Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, has provided significant financial backing, which is certainly a reminder of where the sports clout (and buying power) resides in the Arab world.

The real clout, of course, continues to reside with the four Grand Slam tournaments, and yet there were hints of a power shift in 2011 as Federer, Nadal and company successfully — or so it seems — applied pressure on U.S. Open officials to reconsider their television-driven schedule.

Extrapolating from this moment where user value creates economic clout, where does the power reside in funding the new media?

Gay men and lesbians today can live almost anywhere, no longer required to reside in clusters for safety or clout.

Expatriates don't have the same clout in Washington, and beginning this year a single American residing overseas with financial assets of more than $200,000 on Dec. 31, or $300,000 at any point during 2011, must file Form 8938; for a married couple filing jointly, the thresholds are $400,000 and $600,000.

Clout pays off again.

"The EU has clout.

Apple has similar clout.

But they lack clout.

"He had clout.