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  • July 2008

    • Zimbabwe Rivals Agree to Start Negotiations

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 21, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe Rivals Agree to Start Negotiations

      Robert Mugabe has signed a deal with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai establishing negotiations on the future of Zimbabwe, the BBC reports. The rivals met for the first time in 10 years to sign the agreement, which South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki witnessed. The deal does not create the power-sharing structure Mbeki proposed; it creates a framework for further negotiations. More »

  • May 2008

    • McCain: Obama Will Be Unable to Protect America

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  May 15, 08 5:48 PM CDT

      McCain: Obama Will Be Unable to Protect America

      John McCain today hit Barack Obama harder than ever, Talking Points Memo notes, saying the Democrat’s willingness to talk with Iran proves he “does not have the knowledge, the experience, the background to make the kind of judgments that are necessary to preserve this nation’s security.” Of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, McCain wondered, “What is it that he wants to talk about with him?” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iran  • Ronald Reagan  • negotiations  • Iran Contra

    • Microsoft Boosts Offer, Launches Talks With Yahoo

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 2, 08 3:34 PM CDT

      Microsoft Boosts Offer, Launches Talks With Yahoo

      Microsoft and Yahoo are holding active merger talks, with Microsoft willing to increase its offer “by several dollars,” sources tell the New York Times . The negotiations come as a major breakthrough after months of stalemate; Yahoo shareholders have been fielding calls from both sides seeking to arrive at an acceptable price. Shareholders had sought  $35-$37 a share; Microsoft is said to be willing to go as high as $33. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • negotiations

  • December 2007

    • Israel Won't Freeze Settlement Activity

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 27, 07 2:04 PM CST

      Israel Won't Freeze Settlement Activity

      Israel-Palestine negotiations hit a stumbling block today as Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejected Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' call for an end to all settlement activity, Reuters reports. The impasse has been exacerbated by Israel's announcement of new plans to construct hundreds of houses near East Jerusalem, the proposed site of Palestine's future capital. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza Strip  • settlement  • Annapolis summit  • negotiations

  • November 2007

    • Broadway Strike Talks Aim for Happy Ending

      newser  |  Newsday  |  Nov 26, 07 5:37 AM CST

      Broadway Strike Talks Aim for Happy Ending

      The curtain may be falling on the Broadway stagehands' strike, as producers and union reps sat down yesterday in an effort to resolve the dispute for the first time in a week. The marathon session, which carried into this morning, had both sides cautiously optimistic, reports Newsday : "I think we're going to be able to make a deal," said the head of negotiations for one of three theater owners affected by the strike. More »

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      theater  • strike  • Broadway  • negotiations  • stagehands  • Broadway stagehands' strike

  • September 2007

    • Only Details Left in North Korea Disarmament

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 30, 07 2:47 PM CDT

      Only Details Left in North Korea Disarmament

      North Korea’s nuclear disarmament seems near at hand. Delegates from six-party negotiations returned home today to walk their governments through the plan's “nuts and bolts.” The talks fleshed out Korea’s February pledge to disarm for fuel aid. “Assuming we go forward with this, it lays out an entire roadmap through the end of the year,” said the US envoy. More »

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      China  • Russia  • Japan  • South Korea  • North Korea  • nuclear weapons  • nuclear  • negotiations

  • August 2007

    • Korean Hostage Talks Fail

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 18, 07 11:46 AM CDT

      Korean Hostage Talks Fail

      As the 19 remaining Korean hostages await news of their fate, negotiations to secure their release have failed, according to a Taliban spokesman. The terror group says its principal demand—the liberation of insurgents being held by coalition forces—was not met; South Korean officials have insisted Seoul has no power to release captured them. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • kidnapping  • insurgents  • South Korea  • hostage  • Korean hostages  • Kabul  • Seoul  • negotiations

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