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...money -- all of these factors swirling around in a kind of Brownian motion. Certainly one of the forces behind peace in both the Middle East and South Africa was what one observer called ''a biological compulsion'' in all four men to reach a settlement. Mandela is 75, De Klerk 57, Rabin 71 and Arafat 64. ''They were aware they did not have much time left,'' says William Quandt, who was at the National Security Council during the 1978 Camp David negotiations. ''And if they waited, history would write about them as people who had missed a chance to end their...
...Speaking of courtrooms, RIM has been in the news quite a bit lately over a nasty patent dispute. Some predict doom for the company, and others assume some sort of financial settlement will occur. All I know is this: with such momentum and such sound product design, RIM will probably be hawking BlackBerrys, in one form or another, for years and years to come...
...Howard, reflecting longstanding opposition to guest workers, would not be swayed on a proposal to allow seasonal labor into Australia. "We apply an open, non-discriminatory immigration policy, and people from the Pacific Island area come in increasing numbers," Howard said. "We have always had a preference for permanent settlement...
Finally, she had to flee once more, eventually relocating to a remote settlement called One-Man's Village. She runs a makeshift hair salon and sets aside a couple of hours each day for HIV/AIDS advocacy. But "my people need me," she says. "They have sent messages to me that I should come back...
...again probe the North's willingness to trade its nuclear arsenal for massive amounts of aid. But any such deal would necessitate an influx of more foreign experts?including weapons inspectors. If Pyongyang has decided reform and engagement with the outside world are too risky, the prospects for a settlement are bleak...