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Lynne McTaggart, author of the book on Kathleen Kennedy, discovered extensive copying in Goodwin’s book and received a cash settlement and a confidentiality agreement after bringing the plagiarism to the attention of Goodwin’s publisher...
...Nobody's expecting Ariel Sharon to sign on to the plan. A champion of Israeli settlement outside the 1967 borders who fiercely rejected the Oslo agreements from the very outset, there's little for Sharon to like in Abdullah's proposal. But by pitching it directly to the Israeli people, he managed to generate significant domestic pressure on Sharon to take it seriously. (And it's worth remembering that the peace plan being touted by Peres is based on the same principle as Abdullah...
Harvard and its janitors union reached a contract settlement late last night that would pay all janitors at least $11.35 an hour and raise wages steadily over the next three years. Both sides claimed success as last night’s agreement brought six weeks of heated negotiations to a close...
...settlement gives janitors slightly more than the base wage suggested by the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies, which recommended this winter that Harvard’s lowest-paid workers earn at least $10.83 to $11.30 an hour...
...Officer Justin Volpe was convicted in the attack, and sentenced to 30 years in jail. Two years later New York City and the NYC police union paid Louima $8.7 million in settlement of his claims. The three men who allegedly hoped to cover up the crime, Charles Schwarz, Thomas Wiese and Thomas Bruder, were charged and found guilty of obstructing justice. Schwarz, who was identified as the second officer in the bathroom during the attack, was also convicted of violating Louima's civil rights. Thursday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the obstruction-of-justice convictions, citing lack...