Word: ultimatum
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...Wednesday to forward to the UN Security Council a report from the UN nuclear watchdog that could not certify that Iran's nuclear program is strictly, as Tehran claims, for civilian energy purposes. The council could discuss the matter as early as next week and present Iran with an ultimatum to comply with IAEA demands that it suspend uranium enrichment activities. But IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei urged all parties to cool the rhetoric and apply themselves to the search for an agreement: On Tuesday, Vice President Dick Cheney threatened "meaningful consequences" for Iran's defiance, while Iran's ambassador...
Mercedes and its parent, DaimlerChrysler, have delivered an ultimatum to Smart, which is based near Stuttgart but whose cars are manufactured in France: Break even by 2007 or else. The roadster and the SUV have been axed, as have one-third the employees. Ulrich Walker, Smart's president, says the firm has reduced fixed costs 26% and is "on the right track toward an economically sound future." Some financial analysts are urging Daimler not to wait until 2007, but Dieter Zetsche, the newly appointed chief executive, says that "it's only fair to give them the time to deliver...
COUPLE: Robert (Rehabbed Romeo) Downey Jr. and Susan (Ultimatum Maiden) Levin...
President León Febres Cordero ordered the renegade officer to surrender, then went on television to deliver an ultimatum: either Vargas surrender or government troops would move in. The President later sent a personal secretary to negotiate with Vargas. While the three-hour meeting was in progress, the Defense Ministry announced that Piñeiros and Albuja had resigned...
...told me that there was an ultimatum,†Barro said...