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...statement in which he apologized to the woman, saying: "Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did." Legal experts said his statement signaled the possibility of a coming settlement in a civil suit the woman has also filed...
...difficult and dangerous. But Bush believed that Saddam Hussein and the threat he represented had to be removed. Our postwar troubles have made us believe, as if under amnesia, that the choice was between war and some kind of sustainable equilibrium. It was not. The tense post--Gulf War settlement was unstable and creating huge and growing liabilities for America. First, Iraqi suffering and starvation under a cruel and corrupt sanctions regime was widely blamed on the U.S. Second, the standoff with Iraq made necessary a large American garrison in Saudi Arabia, land of the Islamic holiest places...
Paul Zerah takes a break from his five-hour-a-day Hebrew class in the West Bank settlement of Ofra, just over a barren hill from the Palestinian town of Ramallah. Only two weeks ago, Zerah, 46, immigrated to the heart of one of the world's most violent conflicts. But he feels he's left danger behind - in Paris. "I was afraid for my children there," says Zerah, who brought his wife and two youngsters to Israel. "My son couldn't walk to the Jewish school with his yarmulke on." Zerah followed his brother Marc who, in 1999, gave...
...would probably prefer [BA] run on edge this time of year," counters one airline analyst. Even CEO Rod Eddington lent a hand at Heathrow late last week - a great way to spend a summer holiday. - By Adam Smith The Spitzer Treatment Britain's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reached a $2.5 million settlement with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over allegations that it withheld information about the safety of antidepressant Paxil. GSK also agreed to publish online the results of all its clinical trials since December 2000. Spitzer sued the firm in June, claiming it failed to release data suggesting Paxil could...
McGreevey's press secretary denied any strong-arming, and late Friday the two sides traded bitter accusations. McGreevey's team spread the story that in July Cipel sent word to the Governor that if he didn't get a $5 million settlement, he would noisily file a sexual-harassment lawsuit. Another version of events--reported Friday on the local NBC affiliate--says Cipel sought not money for himself but political favors for Touro College, where Kushner, his visa sponsor, is a board member. Kushner attorney Benjamin Brafman says he "absolutely, categorically" rejects the "seedy rumor" that Kushner is behind Cipel...