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...nation talks. President George W. Bush's Administration has recently shown more willingness to parley with North Korea, making carefully hedged offers of oil and other aid in exchange for nuclear disarmament. The bill, however, specifies that the human rights of North Koreans should be "a key element in future negotiations." Diplomats participating in the six-nation talks?which include South Korea and China, a Pyongyang ally?have so far been careful not to link human rights to disarmament, because North Korea's representatives would probably storm out. Nevertheless, some American politicians find the U.S. bargaining position increasingly unconscionable...
...risen high in the cloudless sky, the sound of Greek cicadas echoed from the surrounding woods, blankets were laid out, lotion was being applied, pictures were being snapped; it all made for what can be described only as one big lawn party. But for the athletes, the most powerful element was the sense of history afforded by the venue. Said German Raif Bartels, who along with Americans Nelson and Godina, made it to the afternoon's 12-men finals, "We are in the presence of greatness, and it's a true privilege. To think ancient Euros once were here...
...really emotional," he says. "For the first time in my life I made an impassioned plea to the marketing guys that this is something you have to pay for. If you don't, you're really screwing up the car." He won, and chrome is now a design element in several Chrysler models, notably the 300C...
...close to him say that other suits are likely. Bondi's job is to breathe new life into one of the largest bankrupt companies in corporate history. Why is he spending his time chasing after spilled milk? As it turns out, legal action against international banks is a key element of his strategy to bring the firm out of bankruptcy as early as the beginning of next year. Big foreign banks are natural targets because they helped to arrange for about 80% of Parmalat's bank debt. In a confidential report for the Italian government seen by Time, Bondi...
...reportedly offered to hand them over to the U.S. or its allies for interrogation, but only in exchange for some 400 members of the Iraq-based Mujahedeen Khalq, an Iraq-based Iranian opposition guerrilla movement branded "terrorist" by both Tehran and the U.S. But the hawkish element pushing for a policy of regime-change in Washington sees the group as a valuable proxy force to use against Tehran, and opposes handing them over. And the message from the mullahs in Iran appears to be that they won't play ball unless regime-change is taken off the table...