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...software giant, filing three formal complaints alleging that the company abused its monopolistic position and harmed competitors and consumers. But last Tuesday, just a day after E.U. member states approved tough sanctions against the Redmond powerhouse, Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer flew to Brussels with an eleventh-hour settlement offer that directly addressed many of the European complaints. Some of Monti's staff argued forcefully that it would be smarter to settle now rather than risk a potentially lengthy court battle, according to people familiar with the internal deliberations. But Monti was unfazed, and less than 48 hours later...
...plan’s Achilles heal is, as one Arab diplomat put it, “the messenger.” Between Bush’s over-zealous pursuit of illusory weapons in Iraq, and his under-zealous pursuit of a peaceful settlement in Israel, any plan he proposes for the Middle East is bound to be regarded suspiciously. The damage to our reputation wrought by the Iraq war will be hard to fix, but the president must make a credible effort to get Sharon and the Palestinian Authority back to the negotiating table. Until he does, the GME initiative...
...ROLE IN THE PREPARATIONS? There is no time to even think about that. I have asked all the key people, even politically appointed ones, to remain. I'm not happy that some of them have resigned. But that's their choice. ON CYPRUS, WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF A SETTLEMENT BY MAY 1? It's tight, very tight. There has been an agreement on the process, which cannot be changed. So we will stick to the commitments the country has made, and we will do our best to reach a viable and workable solution of the problem so long...
...federal laws that apply to Americans who are married. Taken together, these statutes offer substantial lucre to anyone who weds. For instance, the law allows Phil to give his wife Liz all the money he wants, tax free--even if the money is part of a divorce settlement. But gays who get gifts from their partners (or exes) must pay taxes on the goods as though the partners were mere acquaintances. This disparity is most searing at the end of life. According to figures from the Human Rights Campaign, a gay-rights-advocacy group, if Jane dies and leaves...
...would urge HRES to consider a substantially more generous settlement package,” she wrote in the e-mail to HRES. She said she is meeting with HRES next month to discuss her complaints...