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...produced an agreement for the families of the HIV-infected children to receive up to $460 million in damages in exchange for their pardoning of the accused. Libya's legal system soon thereafter commuted the Bulgarians' death sentence to life in prison. Continued dialogue between France and Libya - including direct contacts between Sarkozy and Libya's leader Mohammar Ghaddafi - further paved the way to trade-offs that produced Tuesday's release of the six medics. Additional concessions to Libya included continued medical care of the HIV-infected children who are still alive, financing to modernize the Benghazi hospital, and pledges...
Whatever the direct cause may be, Alegria said she hopes the study can help increase awareness regarding disparities in eating disorders...
Even if you do pay the mortgage, reining in your workaholic tendencies can help your chances at success. "The hardest thing for entrepreneurs to do is to set parameters. They feel so vested that their venture becomes a direct reflection of who they are, and anything short of wild success is perceived as a character flaw," says David Newton, professor of entrepreneurial finance at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif. That's a recipe for the kind of burnout that could not only sink your business but sabotage your personal relationships as well...
This French history is in direct competition with an industry of rock nostalgia. One block from the cemetery, a café displays old Doors concert posters in its windows. Florists near the site sell Morrison T shirts for $22, along with wreaths. "I listen to his music all the time," says Olesya Sergeeva, a 21-year-old student from Siberia who is in Paris on a summer work program. She had headed to the cemetery on her first day off from waiting tables at a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower...
Bush commended the departing secretary for "innovative efforts," and his department flacks put out a statement that said he "transformed the VA health care system to meet the unique medical requirements" of returning troops. And not all of the VA's critics placed direct blame on Nicholson. "He was a victim of real misplaced priorities of this Administration," said Rep. Bob Filner, a California Democrat who heads the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. "Like every aspect of the war, they didn't plan for the veterans." His defenders point out that the VA, which cares for 5.8 million former military...