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While sources confirmed the outlines of the plea bargain, the deal remains unofficial until it receives approval from a U.S. judge in Manhattan this week. Among the lingering issues was the length of the jail term that Milken, 43, would receive. Although he could draw a maximum of 30 years, the Government was expected to recommend no more than a five-year sentence. Moreover, prosecutors were said to have agreed to drop charges against Milken's brother Lowell, a former Drexel executive...
...metal plate moving through that field can, by a process known as induction, convert the magnetic force back into electricity. When such a metal plate is suspended from the bottom of a battery-run car, the vehicle can pick up power simply by moving down an electrified road. For maximum performance the plate needs to glide within 5 cm to 8 cm (2 in. to 3 in.) of the road's surface, which must therefore be unusually smooth...
Michael, who was born in Los Angeles, believes his birthday, Dec. 21, has an almost mystical significance. "It's the longest night of the year and the shortest day," he explains. "So this is a very important balancing point for me -- it's where I feel my maximum strength. As the days grow shorter, I get stronger and stronger. Somehow, maybe the moment in which the clock has first started ticking and the moment when you first make your entrance into this world are important in some...
...loyal National Security Adviser. Confused, forgetful and oblivious to the public record, Reagan would not even concede that Congress had been deceived. A federal jury in Washington last week thus pushed Poindexter over the side again, convicting him on all counts. The scandal's ultimate fall guy faces a maximum 25 years in prison and a $1.25 million fine...
...good as we can be," Kleinfelder said. "We have to concentrate more on ball control--passing at top speed--and we need better shot selection. We're still a long way from our maximum potential...