Word: agreement
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...supplies to Ukraine once again in a pricing dispute that has been heavily tinged by geopolitics. Eastern Europe, which has suffered heavily from the recent economic downturn, was further destabilized by this move. But the chilling news from Ukraine was offset by the announcement of a power-sharing agreement between the corrupt and ailing Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, led by Morgan Tsvangirai. President Mugabe, who was certified the winner of a questionably conducted election last fall, has presided over one of the greatest economic collapses in history, turning Zimbabwe—formerly...
...Bush.) For Obama, the simple fact that these habitually warring parties were willing to come together on the new requirements was as important as the 1.8 billion bbl. of oil and 900 million metric tons of greenhouse gases the rules are expected to save. "In the past, an agreement such as this would have been considered impossible," he said. "What everyone here believes, even as views differ on many important issues, is that the status quo is no longer acceptable...
...earlier online version of the article contained information about one individual's relationship to Campbell that violated a source agreement. It has since been redacted...
...replaced as equity owners by the Treasury Department, with 70%, and the United Auto Workers (UAW), with 17.5%. GM's business in Europe, Opel, will be sold. As many as 14 U.S. factories are marked to close. The iconic Pontiac brand is probably finished. Under a new labor agreement with the UAW, GM's hourly domestic workforce, which numbered 600,000 at its peak, will drop to 40,000. In other words, 14 of every 15 GM jobs have vanished in roughly a generation. And the ripples: dealers losing franchises, thousands of suppliers doomed...
...says Donald Fehr, the head lawyer for the players' union. "She was in control of her courtroom." Sotomayor issued an injunction against the owners that ordered them to restore free agency and arbitration. With the injunction in place, the players agreed to return to work while a new labor agreement was hammered...