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...been holding talks aimed at lowering trade barriers. Prospects looked good after President Bush visited Japan in January. But progress stalled last month when Japanese members abruptly denied that problems exist. Snapped a Japanese CEO to his U.S. counterparts: "You just aren't competitive." The seething Americans threatened to quit the council. After Quayle complained at length over breakfast with Miyazawa last Thursday, the Japanese Prime Minister told an aide, "I want this solved." American executives say unless they see some progress in the next round of talks, which start this weekend in Tokyo, they will call for retaliatory action...
...African National Congress has repeatedly said they were committed to negotiations. If they allow the matter to descend into chaos, then many of us will doubt that they were. They had already decided ((to quit talks with the government)) before the Boipatong massacre because they could not have their...
When his star catcher threatens to quit the team, complaining that the game is too hard, manager Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) snaps, "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great...
Team Wiley is the creation of Sharon B. Weil. Weil worked for Rollerblade until six months ago, when she quit and decided to start a team to give exhibitions and compete with other squads. She started scouting at Boston's Esplanade for talented skaters, and later held auditions to find the skaters with the most flair and skill...
...described chimney from Berkeley who finally got a supply of patches last month. Seattle carpenter Robert Gould just gave up. "I was on a , waiting list for two weeks before my pharmacy could supply me with the patches," he says. "Hell, by then I'd lost my nerve to quit...