Possible Title:
Powerful 27Theme: two 14-letter phrases suggesting power sources
Good Ones:Stock pile? PORTFOLIO [note spelling of clue]
Article in Le Monde? UNE [an indefinite one]
By the Way:Injecting just a little politics: Why do politicos honor a rogue government by referring to Myanmar instead of Burma?
Who knew?:SAOTOME is in the Gulf of Guinea --- would’ve sworn it was in the Gulf of Hvwct.
Rolf ERICSON is a Sweedish trumpeter; I thought he was a Norwegian cornetist.
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun