Word: agreements
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...Defense Minister Dmitri Yazov insisted that the Baltic states had been "liberated" by the Red Army, not occupied, as the secessionists contend. "We were met with flowers," said Yazov. But Soviet officials were the targets, of brickbats rather than bouquets in the three Baltic capitals, which jointly announced an agreement for the direct trading of their agricultural products among themselves, cutting out Soviet ministries...
...Under terms of the settlement, the Government has permanently barred Milken from the securities business. Yet if Milken ever does run a little low, he could always call on his brother Lowell, who earned more than $102 million at Drexel from 1984 through 1987. As part of the plea agreement, all charges against Milken's sibling were dropped...
Instead of suggesting specific answers to these and other problems, the A.C.P. offers broad guidelines. Explains Ball: "One of the reasons we don't have solutions today is that we haven't got societal agreement on what kind of health system we need, want and can afford." Although the report does not say so explicitly, the Canadian health-care system, based on principles of accessibility, universality and public funding, is a model. The reason Canada was not mentioned, according to one official: its system is considered by some to be "socialized medicine," a buzz word that could torpedo the reform...
...movie was based. After Woolrich's death, his estate renewed the story's copyright. In the majority opinion, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that the film could not be shown without permission from the current holder of the copyright, even though Woolrich had promised to renew his agreement with the filmmakers. The winner in the case was Sheldon Abend, a literary agent who bought the copyright from Woolrich's estate for $650 in 1971. Since 1983, Rear Window has grossed more than $12 million for its owners, who include star Jimmy Stewart. A lower court will decide how much...
Some legislators accused Bush of going soft on Japan. Senate Democrat Lloyd Bentsen called the decision a "serious mistake" that could "poison the well," meaning Congress might be less likely to approve the Administration's future trade agreements with Eastern Europe and new rules being negotiated in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. House majority leader Richard Gephardt was just as opposed: "At the very moment when we're beginning to see signs of tangible progress, the Administration seems to be saying it's time to back up and back...