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...settlement that Fay Vincent, then CEO of Columbia, called "greenmail" (a characterization disputed by a Kerkorian spokesman). In the '90s Kerkorian was at the center of a gear-grinding saga with Chrysler. After buying a big stake and standing by for a few years, he launched a hostile takeover bid with Lee Iacocca in '95, finagled board representation and, most recently, wound up in a federal court in Delaware, arguing that he had been duped by management into supporting Chrysler's merger with DaimlerBenz (a case he lost last month; his lawyers are appealing...
...Winning bid for a 1999 Volkswagen Golf IV once owned by Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, in an Internet auction
...Aubert said "may lead Japan to decide not to host the reactor." But Japan 's Science Minister Toichi Sakata insisted that "the question of the ITER site has not been resolved," calling Chirac's comments "inappropriate." Officials from the E.U., which along with Russia and China backs France 's bid, also shrugged, saying agreement on the location isn't expected before July. But there is a consolation prize: any deal should reserve at least 20% of the project's construction and supply contracts for the finalist who doesn't get the reactor itself. - By Bruce Crumley...
...Winning bid on eBay in Germany for the new Pope's 1999 Volkswagen Golf
...winner earns the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, which begins at the end of the month. Game 3 will be played at 1 p.m. on Sunday if necessary...