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...officials softened their ground rules for a nuclear settlement with North Korea when formal talks resume in Geneva two weeks from today. In Washington, chief U.S. negotiator Robert Gallucci dropped a demand that Pyongyang disclose every shred of information about its past nuclear activities so investigators could figure out whether it has stashed away a warhead, or a half-dozen of them. Instead, he said, the U.S. can attack that question after a basic agreement that would have North Korea drop its nuclear weapons program altogether, in exchange for a modern nuclear reactor and relations with...
...have second thoughts about the likelihood of securing a united Ireland at the point of a gun. Says Martin McGuiness, Sinn Fein's second in command and reputedly part of the the seven-member group that runs the I.R.A.: "This is a process that will lead to a settlement...
...judge refused to issue a temporary restraining order reinstating Benjamin Chavis, former executive director of the N.A.A.C.P. The civil rights group ousted him two weeks ago over allegations of financial mismanagement and personal misconduct. If Chavis fails to reach a satisfactory out-of-court settlement, he threatens, he will return to court "in a full-blown legal battle...
...federal judge approved a $4.25 billion settlement for women who had breast implants made by 60 manufacturers. The settlement, the largest in a liability case in U.S. history, was reached in April after nearly two years of negotiations between women's attorneys and U.S. implant manufacturers. About 90,000 women who underwent the implant operation stand to get paid between $105,000 to $1.4 million each depending on their age and health. The implants were alleged to have caused a number of ailments including breast cancer, lupus and scleroderma, a progressive disease affecting skin and organ tissues...
...largest senior citizen organization made from royalties on insurance, mail-order prescription drugs and other products that used the AARP name in their marketing. The AARP stressed that its payment did not imply any admission that it would owe taxes on such income in the future. Nevertheless, the settlement sent a chill through the non-profit world, where the AARP scheme is an oft-used money-maker...