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...Crucially, Syria also has lost, for now, a potential friend on the other side of the Atlantic. French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced last week that Paris was severing contacts with Damascus until Syria facilitates an election in Lebanon. Sarkozy's ultimatum effectively ended an intense bout of diplomatic mediation in December, when senior French envoys shuttled between Paris, Beirut and Damascus to attempt a compromise deal between feuding Lebanese factions. Although the U.S. is recognized as the most powerful broker in the Middle East, France's historical ties to Lebanon and Syria grant it considerable influence in those two countries...
...night host to resume production during the writers' strike. How do you feel now that some of the other late-night hosts are returning? DALY: This strike is brutal. It's been so destructive to so many people's lives. My decision to come back was based on the ultimatum that was put in front of me to either return on December 3 or 75 of my friends, my staff and crew who have been loyal to me, were gonna get fired. That was the only thing I could be concerned with. These guys coming back to work, nobody...
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...After negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down last Friday, the bitterness between the two already rancorous parties reached an all-time high. The producers issued an ultimatum, walked out and released a scathing statement: "While the WGA's organizers can clearly stage rallies, concerts and mock exorcisms," the AMPTP said, "we have serious concerns about whether they're capable of reaching reasonable compromises that are in the best interests of our entire industry." The writers, meanwhile, tried a new labor solidarity tactic - donning Vulcan ears...
...jewelers report that the busiest weeks for engagement ring shopping are those between Chrismas and New Year's (probably because most proposals occur on either Christmas Day or New Year's Eve). So, why does the online shopping spike take place a week earlier? My analyst team offers the "ultimatum theory" - to which I don't subscribe - as an answer. They think the online spike is likely caused by the potential bride's ultimatum: If she's going to bring her boyfriend home to meet the parents, she had better not be going empty handed. But as the only...