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...Muammar] Gaddafi than they do with Scotland," says Ed Owen, a former special adviser to Straw. But Scottish politicians could not ignore the overlap between Scottish and U.K. interests. Instead, they devised a plan to release al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds, rather than as part of a prisoner-transfer agreement that had been drawn up against their wishes by London and Tripoli. (Read "Was Oil Part of a Deal for the Lockerbie Bomber...
...endowment that suffered an $8 billion drop last October and a list of expenses that keeps on growing, it is no surprise that Harvard has been hunting for revenue sources to continue funding its essential programs. But one of these new ventures—Harvard’s agreement to license the phrase “Harvard Yard” to the Wearwolf Group for use in a line of upscale clothing—has elicited unwarranted student criticism and media attention. Given that the profits from the clothing line—which will sell men’s shirts...
...nearly 500 million. While the iPhone comes with a marketing halo that few Chinese companies can match, it will be up to Unicom to harness that. "Unicom has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity," says Clark. "But this might be the time they transcend that." The agreement with China Unicom is not exclusive and offers no revenue-sharing for Apple, meaning the U.S. computer maker could seek other options. "I think Apple is still considering other channels beside China Unicom," says Zhang. "I've heard they are talking with retail stores." (Read about ways to create iPhone apps...
...correspondence, Justice Minister Straw didn't specifically mention Libya's oil wealth. But the importance of maintaining Britain's good ties with Gaddafi is clear in the letters, as when Straw explained why he chose not to exclude al-Megrahi from a prisoner-transfer agreement between Britain and Libya that was signed in November 2008. "I do not believe it is necessary, or sensible, to risk damaging our wide ranging and beneficial relationship with Libya," he wrote, before signing off, "Yours, Jack...
...prognosis in Mr. Megrahi's case center around his background of general good health, quality of health care and overall lifestyle, involvement in his care and compliance with treatment." Justice Minister Straw has said he originally argued to have al-Megrahi excluded from last November's bilateral prisoner-transfer agreement but ultimately gave in to Libya's demands; in the end, al-Megrahi was freed under Scottish law, which permits compassionate releases...