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...file. Reuther was an early advocate of universal health-care coverage, which was not going to fly in Washington. So he willingly traded small pay raises for deferred compensation in the form of pensions and retirement health care. The Big Three gladly signed on because the trade-off held down cash wages - and because they were lushly profitable companies, controlling 90% of the U.S. car market. Executives never conceived of a day they might run out of money. One result, though, is that GM has paid out more than $100 billion in retiree and health-care costs over the past...
...Back in their home country, the Americans are finding that kidnappings can be almost as hard on family members as hostages. Stansell has reunited with his Colombian girlfriend who gave birth to their twins while he was held hostage. But Gonsalves and Howes are going through divorce proceedings. ("The nightmares I have are not about captivity," Howes says. "They're about divorce.") The bonds between the three men, however, remain solid. Motorcycle buffs, they plan to criss-cross the U.S. on Harley-Davidsons in what they're calling "a freedom ride" to draw attention to hundreds of hostages still being...
...Political bias has dogged the UN investigation since its inception. It is widely held that the UN investigation owes its existence to the interests of the U.S., which saw it as a useful tool to pressure Damascus into better behavior in Iraq, cease meddling in Lebanese affairs and to drop its backing for militant anti-Israel groups such as Lebanon?s Shi?ite Hizballah...
Junior guard Jeremy Lin and freshman forward Keith Wright tied for a game-high 14 points to lead four players in double figures for the Crimson (12-13, 4-7 Ivy) as it pulled away midway through the second half, then held off the Lions’ (11-14, 6-5 Ivy) attempt at a late charge...
Senior guard Drew Housman and freshman guard Oliver McNally each had 10 points as Harvard shot 12-of-20 from the floor after the break after a rough 12-of-32 performance in the first half. On the other end, an excellent Crimson defense held the visitors to just 38.7 percent field goal shooting after the break...