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 Prejean, Pageant Drop Lawsuits 

Former Miss California will not have to pay for her new breasts

Nov 4, 09 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Have we heard the last of Carrie Prejean? Probably not, but the former Miss California and pageant producers have dropped their dueling lawsuits. A statement says they “wish each other the best in their future endeavors,” but gives no word on the settlement reached. A source tells Radar... More »

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entertainment • beauty pageant • lawsuit • settlement • Carrie Prejean • Miss California

Court Overturns Merrill-BofA Settlement With SEC

Bank's $33M fine doesn't do 'justice' to shareholders, public: judge

Sep 14, 09 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge today scrapped the $33 million settlement Bank of America and the SEC agreed on as punishment for the bank's not informing shareholders of bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives just before the bank bought Merrill, the New York Times reports. Saying BofA "materially lied, " Jed... More »

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Bank of America • Merrill Lynch • SEC • bonuses • settlement • hearings • regulator • Securities and Exchange Commission • Jed Rakoff

 UC Settles 
 Suits in 
 Embryo 
 Thefts 

'Our kids are still out there,' says heartbroken mom

Sep 11, 09 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The University of California Board of Regents has quietly paid $4.2 million to settle a dozen lawsuits linked to doctors who stole embryos in an Irvine fertility clinic, reports the Los Angeles Times. The physicians fled the US after it was discovered 14 years ago that they moved eggs... More »

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fertility • crime • theft • lawsuit • settlement • fertility treatment • University of California Irvine • fertility clinic • UC Irvine • doctors • settlements • UC

 Israel Snubs Washington, 
 Plans New West Bank Homes 

Netanyahu signing off on new settlements before negotiated freeze

Sep 4, 09 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu will approve the construction of several hundred housing units in the West Bank, snubbing the Obama adminisration's demands for a halt to new settlements. The Israeli prime minister informed the White House of his plans weeks ago, Haaretz reports. The US and Israel are still negotiating the terms... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • settlement

 Hidden Sex 
 Scenes Cost 
 Grand Theft 
 Auto $20M 

Take-Two settles suit over x-rated 'Hot Coffee' uproar

Sep 3, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The makers of Grand Theft Auto are shelling out $20 million to settle a lawsuit over hidden sex scenes in a version of the popular video game, reports Gawker. The suit by investors claims Take-Two Interactive Software officials knew about the x-rated "Hot Coffee" minigame inserted by programmers before... More »

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computer programming • lawsuit • settlement • Take-Two Interactive Software • Grand Theft Auto • sexually explicit • Hot Coffee • minigame • x-rated • sex scenes

(Newser) - UBS will hand over the names of 4,450 of its American account holders as part of a tax evasion settlement, the Wall Street Journal reports, and another 5,000 names will be produced under a special IRS amnesty program. UBS won’t pay a monetary fine. Those being... More »

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Switzerland • UBS • tax evasion • settlement • tax haven • Swiss bank

Quietly, Israel Backs Off New Settlements

Netanyahu talks tough, but US pressure keeps building suspended

Aug 19, 09 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a hawkish tone on settlements since returning to the Israeli premiership, and his cabinet ministers insisted as recently as Monday that "there is no choice but to continue building." But quietly, his government has agreed to Barack Obama's demand to end new construction in... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • George Mitchell • settlement • Obama administration • Arab-Israeli conflict

(Newser) - The SEC today simultaneously announced a complaint against former AIG chief Hank Greenberg and the resolution of the matter—a $15 million payment to settle the suit, the New York Times reports. Greenberg and a former AIG CFO were accused of “numerous improper accounting transactions” between 2000 and... More »

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insurance companies • accounting • AIG • Hank Greenberg • settlement • Federal government • Securities and Exchange Commission

OPINION

Olmert: Stop Obsessing Over Settlements

Obama should take 'non-priority issue' off the table, writes ex-PM

Jul 17, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's fine for Barack Obama to make overtures to the Arab world, but Ehud Olmert, reminding him in a Washington Post op-ed that Israel is "the only real Middle Eastern democracy," complains that he has focused too much of his attentions on Israel's settlements in the West Bank.... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • West Bank • Palestinians • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • Jewish settlers • settlements

How Will Ruth Madoff Survive on Just $2.5M?

With $125K to spend yearly, time to trade in the pair of Mercedes

Jun 29, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - With just $2.5 million at her disposal as her husband heads to jail, Ruth Madoff won't exactly be sentenced to penury, but she'll have to cut her annual expenses to the low six figures if she wants it to last her lifetime, reports Brett Arends of the Wall Street ... More »

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Florida • fraud • crime • Manhattan • lifestyle • federal prison • settlement • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff

Credit Card Firms Cut Deals With Delinquents

Newly relaxed policies allow firms to settle
for portion of debt

Jun 16, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - With countless customers running behind on payments, credit card companies are taking it easy on delinquents, letting them off the hook in exchange for partial repayments, the New York Times reports. The firms began easing up on their previous policies last fall, experts say; now they’re letting frontline workers... More »

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bankruptcy • debt • unemployment • credit card • HSBC • settlement • payments • banks • credit card accounts • delinquency

ANALYSIS

Netanyahu Expected to Endorse Palestinian State


Jun 12, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to endorse a two-state solution to the Palestinian problem this weekend, the Times of London reports. The decision follows intense pressure from the Obama administration to recognize the need for a Palestinian state. The US also wants Israel to stop expanding settlements in the... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • prime minister • settlement • Palestinian statehood • President Obama • two-state solution

OPINION

Obama's Settlement Demands 'Dishonorable'


Jun 5, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s insistence that Israel stop building or expanding West Bank settlements is “dishonorable and self-defeating,” writes Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post. Hillary Clinton’s call to end “natural growth” expansions is especially ridiculous. “Is the peace process moribund because a teacher in... More »

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Israel • Palestine • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • Charles Krauthammer

Israel to Propose Settlement Deal to Washington

Would remove some West Bank outposts for OK on current building

May 26, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(AP) - Israel would dismantle nearly two dozen wildcat settlement outposts in the West Bank in the next few weeks if the US drops its objections to continued building in existing, government-sanctioned settlements, officials said. Defense Minister Ehud Barak will bring the new proposal to senior American officials during his visit to... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Ehud Barak • West Bank • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict

(AP) - Canadian Auto Workers members voted 86% in favor of a cost-cutting deal with General Motors Canada as the automaker bids to qualify for more government loans and assure its future in Canada. Union leader Ken Lewenza said his members had no choice but to vote for the deal. "They... More »

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bankruptcy • General Motors • settlement • Canadian Auto Workers

Israel to Let Settlements Expand

PM rebuffs Obama, backing 'natural
growth' in West Bank

May 24, 09 7:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel will let settlements grow in the occupied West Bank despite President Obama's call to freeze expansion, Haaretz reports. "We do not intend to build any new settlements," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today, "but it wouldn't be fair to ban construction to meet the needs... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • settlement • Mideast peace talks

Allen, American Apparel Settle Suit for $5M

Filmmaker had sued over the use of his image in advertising

May 18, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(AP) - American Apparel has agreed to settle Woody Allen’s lawsuit for $5 million, a spokeswoman for the filmmaker said. Allen appeared today at a Manhattan courthouse, where he had sued the Los Angeles-based clothing manufacturer over its advertising last year for $10 million. He claimed the company did not have... More »

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advertising • lawsuit • settlement • Woody Allen • Annie Hall • American Apparel • billboards • public image

Israel Starts New Settlement in Palestinian Area

Netanyahu in DC as new West Bank constructions rile allies

May 18, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel began construction today on a new settlement in the northern West Bank for the first time in 26 years, Haaretz reports. The move comes as PM Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington for his first meeting with Barack Obama, whose administration opposes the settlements. An official insisted that the new... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • Palestinians • settlement • Jewish settlers

 Lowe Settles One 
 Nanny Lawsuit 

Second nanny suit still set for trial

May 14, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rob Lowe’s nanny drama is half over, now that the TV star and one former nanny have asked that their lawsuits be dismissed, People reports. Lowe sued Jessica Gibson last year for allegedly blackmailing his family to the tune of $1.5 million. She countersued, claiming he groped and... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • settlement • nanny • Rob Lowe • Jessica Gibson

ANALYSIS

New Israeli Government on Collision Course With US

Is confrontation ahead between Obama and Netanyahu?

Mar 20, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s incoming governing coalition is expected to take a harder line on a Palestinian state than its predecessors, even as the US may be moving more toward a conciliatory position, reports the Washington Post. Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks American-backed talks are a waste of time, and he... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman

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