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Within months the truce was over. Each side filed court papers seeking custody of both girls. Johnson turned down a $2 million settlement offer from the state, saying it was not enough, and is suing the state-owned University of Virginia Medical Center for $31 million. She is also attempting to block a settlement for Rebecca reached by the Chittums, Rogerses and the state for the same reason. The case is on appeal before the Supreme Court of Virginia. Johnson's attorney, John Blakely, did not return phone calls last week seeking comment. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend, Carlton Conley...
Some people are pleased by the greater levels of cooperation as shown in such bipartisan efforts as the 1996 federal budget truce. But others are left wondering--did we really vote for our Democratic senator so that he or she would acquiesce to slashing Medicare and ignoring education? Ah, how could we forget, we voted for the fiscally conservative socially liberal Democrat...
Despite his reservations about the game, Leach praised the Quincy Assassin Committee's sensitivity in declaring a truce...
Quincy House Master Michael Shinagel praised the truce as "a very appropriate move," adding that the measure was taken without any pressure from the administration...
...truce] as kind of a token gesture saying we're aware of things, but I'm not sure that that's enough," Chakan said...