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...Once the U.S. and European Union forbade him from working with the new Hamas-led Palestinian government, Wolfensohn's job became untenable. Israeli papers report that Wolfensohn's decision also came in response to the U.S. - at the behest of Israeli officials - blocking a plan by Britain, the E.U. and the Arab League to have salaries of PA employees paid directly into their bank accounts, bypassing the Hamas administration. U.S. Treasury officials have warned that any banks processing such transactions would face sanctions from Washington, and none dared risk being shut out of the international finance system. That blocked...
...began starting on the offensive line for Hurd’s varsity at Union-Endicott High School as a freshman, something Hurd says “just doesn’t happen here...
...fooled by the fair trade, cruelty-free exterior. Mackey has a darker, not so crunchy inside. He despises unions and prides himself on having kept them out of all 183 of his company’s stores. “Instead of embracing the notion of the ‘expanding pie’ vision of capitalism—more for everyone, or win-win,” Mackey argues, “they [unions] frequently embrace the zero-sum philosophy of win-lose.” Aware that union busting is illegal, Mackey persuaded the employees...
...African Union negotiators had set a deadline of last Sunday night for the combatants to come to an agreement. Since then, however, mediators - including American and British negotiators flown in to try to break the deadlock - have extended the talks twice. The latest deadline is midnight on Thursday. Sudan's government has agreed to sign the peace plan, but rebel groups are holding out for assurances that the government-sponsored Janjaweed militias, responsible for much of the bloodshed in Darfur, will be disarmed. Rebels also want to share governance of Darfur, a demand the government in Khartoum sees...
...proposed replacing the 7,000-strong African Union Force in Darfur with a stronger multilateral mission later this year. But a U.N. or even a "coalition of the willing"-style peacekeeping force would create new headaches for Washington and London...