Word: established
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...they have discovered common ground in tort reform, and are working hard for three initiatives that have already qualified for California's March primary ballot. Proposition 200 would establish a "no-fault" auto-insurance system in which insurers pay benefits regardless of who causes an accident. Proposition 201 would discourage shareholder lawsuits by requiring unsuccessful litigants to pay the corporation's legal fees. And Proposition 202 would sharply limit lawyers' contingency fees in personal-injury cases that are settled within 60 days. The initiatives will be voted on separately, but their backers, in order to create a wider base...
Moving swiftly to establish authority, Major General William Nash, commander of the American forces in Bosnia, gathered leaders of the region's three warring factions to talk peace. The general met with a Bosnian Serb, a Bosnian Croat and a Bosnian army leader, of whom he said, "All of them focused on peace and pledged their determination to succeed with respect to the peace accord." Bosnian Serbs in Sarajevo, meanwhile, were rebuffed by Admiral Leighton Smith, overall commander of the nato-led force, when they sought to delay the reunification of the Bosnian capital; the peace treaty demands that areas...
...afraid of being called traitors for talking with the Israelis. Assad's dilemma is that he does not want to appear to be blocking the peace, but he can't be seen to be bending to the Israelis. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, on the other hand, needs to establish that he is continuing the peace process. But he's having problems keeping his party together because of the divisiveness of the Golan issue." Talks between Syria and Israel broke down in June because of differences over security arrangements on the Golan Heights as Israel was preparing to withdraw...
...real big win for us," Sullivan said. "Not only just to break the two-game losing streak and [beat] a team with a prolific scorer but more to establish our defense back again, which I think...
...like to] establish community service, set up regular schedules ... [and] really make an impact on campus," said Peimer...