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Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

Oscar Wilde

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.

John Adams

The settlement will allow PCH to move forward doing what we do best -- serving millions of satisfied customers and awarding millions of dollars to people all over the U.S.,

Robin Smith

This litigation is completely without merit. The settlement bars future lawsuits, but it does not and cannot bar future legislation.

Brian Mcclung

The push to prosecute companies and make the next settlement bigger than the last has taken on a life of its own.

David Chavern

Obviously, we're disappointed, but we're hopeful that a settlement will be reached and a strike will not occur.

Mark Weiss

Let's look at the past 20 years - maybe you had a lot of catching up to do. You're looking backwards as your reason for not getting a settlement this time.

Mark Richardson

We're working hard to achieve a settlement and believe settlement would be in the best interest of consumers and the economy, but will not comment on any aspect of these confidential discussions.

Jim Desler

The whole budget is based on the tobacco settlement and ... I think it is fair to say when you talk to people on the (Capitol) Hill that the tobacco settlement is dead.

Richard May

This is something that Netanyahu has been trying to do for a while, with both the European and American efforts. He has chosen settlement and the destruction of the foundation of the peace accords.

Saeb Erekat

We held discussions again. We are quite hopeful that some settlement will come.

Veerappa Moily

I found Brad to be a zealous advocate for his client and also dedicated to reaching a reasonable settlement. They're lawyers of great integrity, and I think it's a great asset to have them involved on the plaintiff side.

Andy Birchfield

They are absolutely delighted with the settlement.

Michael Alexander

You know if there's a reasonable settlement opportunity that we'd be there. I think we showed last year that we were willing to settle that.

Cfo Dennis Kavelman

We can make progress on the territorial issue, on the borders and settlement and territory in general.

Nabil Sha'ath

(Richard) is glad that the city followed their attorney's advice and chose to accept the reasonable settlement. And he trusts that the relations with the neighbors will be restored over a period of time after the operation of the helicopter, once they realize the situation isn't as serious as (they) believed it to be.

Bruce Baird

The first thing we want is a very clear position regarding settlements. We cannot say that there's a peace process while the land confiscation, settlement activity, settlement expansion are taking place.

Ahmed Qorei

We have a signed settlement that says we could choose our own representatives.

Michelle Turner

We have reached a settlement with CNN. The amount of the settlement is both confidential and, under the terms of the agreement, cannot be characterized, except for me to tell you that it was a monetary payment to Barbara Jewell, the mother, and Richard Jewell.

Colin Wood

It's an important day for an early settlement. You can always settle when you get to the hearing, but if we're going to settle early we're going to settle (today).

Gm Scott Howson

At some point, what started out as a claim to get back on the police force came out purely for monetary (settlement).

David Minkin

We have to find out what the settlement means. The case is still on.

Thomas Bach

We think it is nonsensical to be here after being unable to reach a settlement.

Michael Terry

The aim of COREPER is to enhance co-operation between the two communities of the island and create a better climate, so as to increase the chance of resumption of talks for a settlement on the Cyprus problem.

George Lillikas

The terms of the settlement basically allows those clubs (Molly Brown's and the Pink Pony) to take advantage of this ruling.

Gary Edinger

The decision to enter the settlement was made so that we could avoid the expense and the distraction that's often associated with potentially protracted litigation.

Gaile Renegar

We have a policy of not commenting on any type of settlement negotiations.

Tyler Smith

We hope that they'll look at this settlement and see that perhaps this is an appropriate time with everything else that's facing the country to get these issues behind us, as Microsoft is working to do.

Tom Burt

We're delighted to hear of the settlement and that the matter is resolved. Those of us who rely on instant access to our corporate e-mail are breathing a huge sigh of relief -- our significant others, maybe not.

Frank Gillman

If you look at the historical context, the fur trade, and the beaver in particular, was responsible for the early exploration and settlement of Illinois. Back then, they were being harvested primarily for top hats. The under-fur was perfect for making into felt, which was made into top hats.

Bob Bluett

It is a fairly modest amount of money spread over so many customers it will be hard to recognize any impact from this settlement.

Michael Shames

We need to control the outlandish settlement of claims of sinkholes in Pasco and Hernando.

Bruce Douglas

We are pleased with the terms of the settlement agreement.

David Drummond

Maine has an impeccable record of upholding our end of the settlement agreement. Our enforcement has been more than diligent; it has been dogged and determined.

Attorney General Steven Rowe

The whole settlement is going to hurt the industry in terms of profitability, ... But multiples should improve, and this is basically why the industry is trying to settle. There has been a big cloud overhanging the industry for more than a decade now.

Allan Kaplan

We have to find a diplomatic settlement, because Iran has a right to develop its nuclear energy, but this right has to be reconciled with guarantees satisfying other countries' demands regarding the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.

Sergei Kirienko

The key is with the Palestinian Authority that must impose law and order ... That is the basis that would allow us to move toward a permanent settlement. The first thing is disarming the terrorist groups.

Amos Gilad

Now they have a global settlement.

Hemant Shah

Today's settlement is positive proof of the continued progress we are achieving in the grain industry, through the co-operative enforcement efforts of federal, state and local agencies.

Kelly Johnson

This agreement covers all advertisers who claim to have been charged but not reimbursed for invalid clicks dating from 2002 when we launched our 'cost per click' advertising program through the date the settlement is approved by the judge.

Nicole Wong

It is my understanding that the settlement was reached in the case and the restraining ordered was denied.

Pahl Shipley

We're not going to strike tonight. We are continuing to make progress ... we're very close to a settlement.

Chip Roth

We have not advanced the process much further. We are desperately anxious to avert a catastrophe for the airline. We have made some progress but not sufficient to regard a settlement as imminent.

Bill Morris

This is a good settlement with overall percentage increases slightly lower than last year but still in line with inflation.

Nick Jones

It's not their money. It's excess settlement money.

Robert Sanders

This little bounce, I don't think it's going to hold. Until you get some settlement in Iraq, there's no change in the outlook. With all the big pools of money sitting on the sidelines, I don't see a sustainable rally.

Jim Volk

If the E-Board does not provide the requested funds, it will pretty much rule out a settlement. If the money is approved, the case may settle before the hearing.

Bob Joondeph

I would think we should be in a position in early April to actually go to settlement on the property and pay the estimated just compensation on the appraisal reports.

Michael Coll

Would vigorously oppose their seeking to stay our settlement.

Melvyn Weiss

It's true that a settlement was reached with the taxation office and the settlement was not, as asserted in the report, for 150 million.

Robert Gerard

Today's settlement . . . enables this management team to resolve past issues so that we can focus squarely on meeting our important housing mission, running the business well and serving the needs of our customers.

Richard Syron

The biggest one out there is the federal one. I wouldn't glean anything from what negotiations with the state attorney general could mean relative to settlement with the DOJ (Department of Justice).

Rob Mains

The most significant threats are posed by live fire because of its potential to cause wildfires ... As long as they are not going to fire any rounds, there's no conflict with the settlement agreement.

David Henkin

It was a long, hard, difficult negotiation. Merrill thought there was a risk, and we negotiated a settlement.

Herbert Milstein

The staff and other parties that were involved in the settlement negotiations ... have seen that our rate proposal would absolutely provide certain benefits to our customers and we're happy that they've agreed to the level that they did.

John Maserjian

It's a very good settlement, but I don't see the corporation paying for it.

John Schwartz

The bargaining committee is pleased that we were able to bring back a settlement to the membership that provides wage increases in each year as well as significant improvements in our pension and benefit package. This is a reasonable and responsible package that will enhance the future prospects for continuing production at the St. Thomas facility.

Richard Laverty

Mississippi officials have taken some important first steps toward reform, ... Despite some initial progress, we have been unable to obtain agreement on an in-court settlement.

Alex Acosta

I don't think the government will succeed. I think tobacco companies feel betrayed because they did the master settlement agreement with the states and the government keeps coming back for more.

Patrick Carroll

There are some issues farmers didn't like, but they were addressed satisfactorily enough to put this behind them. There's no question this settlement will help the bottom line of farmers, but I wish it was more.

Matt Cronin

The settlement was a hair higher than we had expected. But this was the first time that the lawsuit had tangibly affected business.

Barry Richards

Neither side enjoyed going through the expense of a leng-thy hearing process that ultimately resulted in a rate settlement.

Tim Lucas

We were almost in arbitration a couple of times, but everyone thought that it was in everybody's interest to reach a settlement. If you leave it up to an arbitrator, you have no control of the situation. We have a duty to represent the player, and that's what we did.

Gene Upshaw

It is fairly predictable that the non-settling states would distort information gathered in the deposition process in their attempt to undermine the settlement reached by Microsoft, the Department of Justice and a bipartisan group of states.

Jim Desler

They were claiming they had a significant insurance settlement coming, I think the number 2.5 million dollars was batted around.

Scott Cameron

It will also give us more time to mediate a settlement.

Patrick Sullivan

This settlement sends a strong message that companies are responsible for promptly informing EPA about risk information associated with their chemicals. This is an unprecedented penalty, in the administrative context.

Granta Y. Nakayama

I have very serious concerns that the settlement as it's written could effectively make it impossible for the FDA to regulate tobacco.

David Kessler

Very little, if any, of the (settlement) funds come from parish funds.

John Salveson

The system is in great shape, but the levees are sinking. If we don't get the money fast enough to raise them, then we can't stay ahead of the settlement. The problem is the federal funds have dried up.

Al Naomi

The settlement announced today is part of the company's ongoing efforts to put behind us regulatory and legal issues dating back to 2003 and earlier.

David Palombi

We are aware of the situation, and we are committed to making sure Virginia's rights under the [Master Settlement Agreement] are protected.

Tucker Martin

If we get close to a peace settlement, we will consider what role, if any, the United States will play in its implementation.

Nanda Chitre

I'm very disappointed. I thought from some of the talks we had earlier in the month we'd get something accomplished. We've been led on, a little bit, to believe we were going to get a settlement and we didn't.

Shaun Rinier

It's been a long time coming. Hopefully this settlement will provide some comfort and some closure for them.

Robert Gibbens

It's a fair settlement. This has been litigated for more than four years and we've had some adverse court rulings.

Herbert Milstein

The organization later faced a class action lawsuit, and I got a rebate check as part of the settlement. Customer service problems can be very expensive for companies, and a lot of times they don't think about the long-term costs and the loss-of-loyalty issues they create.

Kristen Detienne

As consideration for the release from the terms of his contract, Jenson has agreed a financial settlement, ... I am glad that we have brought this matter to a conclusion and we can return to what we do best - racing.

Frank Williams

[Military action is] very visible, very clear for our people now, ... But what is the alternative: to capitulate by signing that wrong settlement or to allow others to commit crimes against us?

Vuk Draskovic

Let's just say that there was a settlement but, like many other creditors, I've been left out of pocket.

Michael Slater

We need to finalize the written document of the settlement, and then they will consent and withdraw their plan.

Lee Woodard

A group of foreign nationals returned to the settlement after the December 26 incident and were met with resistance from the locals. A fight erupted between the two groups whereby several people were injured and two confirmed dead.

Katlego Mogale

Microsoft has not given up its exclusionary policies...Indeed any settlement in fact validates the Commission's case. Since the Commission is not bound by any private settlement, ECIS therefore urges the Commission to vigorously defend its 2004 Decision.

Thomas Vinje

Exploration is the essence of the human spirit. As evidenced by Jamestown's stature as the first permanent English settlement in America and NASA's missions beyond this world, the drive to explore the unknown has been one of the constants in the history of the nation.

Lesa Roe

We'll look at a relatively small subset of cases. But we have no intention of entering into a global settlement of any kind.

Kent Jarrell

I wouldn't put odds on it, but I really do think a settlement is going to happen.

George J. Mitchell

I expect the company to offer an upfront settlement of $1 billion. That, in a sense, could make NTP go away, but it could be as high as $1.5 billion.

Benjamin Bollin

Taft-Hartley is not a terribly effective tool. It's pretty much a lead pipe cinch that if there is an order to end this, we will not have the most productive reopening of the ports, ... That's why I was hoping there would be a negotiated settlement. But that's not going to happen.

Robin Lanier

I'm afraid that these kind of agreements will not help us in getting more information. I'm afraid there is some clause in this settlement which binds the party to keep some of the facts secret. Our commission will have to look at other possibilities of gaining evidence by testimony or other initiatives.

Thomas Bach

There will be no change in our position today until there is a lasting settlement on Cyprus.

Abdullah Gul

Attorney General Cooper believes that the people of North Carolina are due the full amount under the Master Settlement Agreement, and he will fight in court if necessary to see that full payments are made.

William Mckinney

The possibility of a settlement with Arthur Andersen presented many complicated and interconnected issues that required the agreement of numerous parties. Despite our extensive efforts, in the end these simply could not be worked out. Without their resolution, any settlement would have worked to the detriment of the class.

Trey Davis

You're always hopeful in contract talks. Both sides want to reach a settlement, but at this point nothing has changed.

Candice Johnson

Microsoft's repeated disclosures to the press to spin its position in settlement are a significant obstacle to making progress.

Gina Talamona

All other things being equal, if the SEC brings an enforcement action and gets a settlement, the cost of private litigation usually is larger than that. But it's very hard to make a prediction in this case.

Joseph Grundfest

I think I still got my point across, irrelevant to the jury deciding or not. Plus, with the jury you never know. I mean, there's always that risk. And with the settlement presented to me I was happy.

Adam Fisher

We believe the service measures addressed in this Colorado quality of service settlement cover many customer issues and will appropriately monitor our electric service quality and customer service.

Fred Stoffel

These are all individual settlements so the union doesn't have to vote on anything to approve it. It's a fair settlement ... absolutely, and it resolves a number of concerns raised by the officers and the city.

Alex Garcia

We hope this round will be a step toward achieving comprehensive settlement and a comprehensive solution, at the forefront of which comes a lifting of the embargo imposed on our people for more than 12 years.

Naji Sabri

Unless the U.S. gives up its double-dealing attitude toward the six-party talks and hostile policy toward the DPRK, the resumption of the talks and the settlement of the nuclear issue cannot be expected.

Rodong Sinmun

There was nothing they were seeking that was impossible to achieve. I've been a proponent of settlement from the moment the lawsuit was filed.

Ion Sancho

Palestinians will point across the road to an Israeli settlement where they see a swimming pool being filled and they point to their own community where there's barely any water at all -- and they'll express a great deal of anger about it.

Michael Klare

It makes the prospect for settlement of the underlying case much more problematic.

James Sutton

We're going to look at the Elections Enforcement Commission, how they operated, what they did with the governor's campaign and that may open facts and information beyond just the Elections Enforcement Commission ? issues such as were they pressured into making a settlement agreement.

Rep. Christopher Caruso

We're about a week away from reopening, once we get the (insurance) settlement.

Todd Nace

When someone sues outside their marriage, it's sometimes a way ... to manipulate public perceptions to try to get somebody to be intimidated into a settlement that you otherwise might not have gotten.

Jacalyn Barnett

We talked about our options . . . It was clear that teachers and staff in this district felt we have no other choice but to go on strike if we can't reach a fair settlement. We have never been on strike. This was not an easy decision but one we felt we had to make.

Lisa Uphoff

We believe as many do that the settlement of the litigation need not be linked to a reassignment of the registry agreement. We think that the contract should run its course, that the contract should be put up to bid, and that there should be no linkage between settling litigation and assigning the .com registry name.

John Berard

The total cost to Boeing is similar to the previous contract offer and meets our definition of a reasonable settlement.

Alan R. Mulally

These settlement agreements represent an equitable conclusion to one of the significant private civil litigation issues arising from actions and events that took place at the company prior to 2003.

Peter Urbanowicz

Lumber prices should decline slowly, but a settlement of the trade dispute would be a much larger positive for profitability. The U.S. sounds fairly serious about finding a resolution, now that its appeals are nearly exhausted.

Mark Connelly

The settlement reflects that we are strongly committed to growth, to service quality and to facilities-based competition.

Richard Notebaert

Before the Easter vacation there was short-covering in London as next Wednesday is also the settlement day there, so after the vacation there should be more stop-loss buying.

Wang Zheng

You really have an unfair, ironic and outrageous situation here, ... The one company that had the courage and took the steps of breaking with the entire industry ? is now in a position where it's going to be bankrupt if the settlement is enacted.

Marc Kasowitz

I'd say shareholders go backward. Management goes backward. Labor goes backward. What a settlement!

David Littman

The timing of the release of this report is questionable. It's posturing on their [Children's Rights] part. They're aiming to increase media pressure as we go into settlement talks tomorrow, and it begs the question whether their heart is really set on mediation.

Joseph Delmar

We think it's a good settlement for people who bought the discs.

Cindy Cohn

We're committed to cooperating with the independent examiner as well as fulfilling all of our other obligations under the settlement.

Dick Parsons

We had a 25-year high settlement price and that encouraged some profit-taking.

Billy Flahive

Any future settlement is about minority rights and safety.

Hua Jiang

It's very difficult to come to a settlement with people whom they brand as terrorists and with an international community which they always claim does not understand the issues.

Chris Hill

We have to get down to the brass tacks. If this is going to move, we, as tribal leaders, have got to put a (settlement) figure in this bill. Right now, it's blank. We can't leave it blank.

Tex Hall

We must take advantage of the exceptional situation that has presented itself to strengthen the settlement blocs.

Limor Livnat

Directing a portion of the settlement funds towards the town's groundwater resources at Saw Mill Pond would greatly benefit North Kingstown's groundwater resource.

Town Manager Richard Kerbel

Abercrombie is starting to take the first steps in implementing programs to come into compliance with the settlement.

Jack Lee

Bonding for this purpose will not impact the city's debt limits or credit rating, ... and will continue the city's receipt of tobacco settlement funds with zero financial risk to the city.

Richard Riordan

I assumed that when I explained to them who I was and that I wasn't a computer downloader, it would just go away. I didn't really understand what it all meant. But they just kept insisting on a financial settlement.

Patricia Santangelo

It's a very broken business process. Companies just don't have tools to do this in the right way. Sometimes the cost of discovery can be higher than whatever settlement ends up getting paid in a lawsuit.

Andrew Cohen

The right to vote is a fundamental guarantee for all American citizens. This settlement agreement continues our unprecedented commitment to ensuring voting access to every citizen.

Wan J. Kim

These talks were held in confidence and we will not have anything to say until a settlement is reached.

Thomas Weisel

Today's settlement again demonstrates this administration's commitment to secure major pollution reductions and to achieve the benefits envisioned by the Clean Air Act.

Granta Y. Nakayama

I'm happy with the way it has worked out. We reached an amicable settlement in the matter. I think everyone acted in good faith.

Roger Zastrow

We would hope that the final for m of any legislation would take into consideration the compacts we have already negotiated, settlement agreement we have reached, and all the work that has gone into this project by tribes, the city and the state.

Tom Shields

The settlement issue is important to address because without an effective process there could be an erosion of confidence in the product itself.

Robert Pickel

Although MP3.com has entered into settlement agreements with the five major record labels, they have chosen to ignore their infringing actions with respect to independent record labels.

Gene Hoffman

We believe the settlement was fair in that it provides Ms. Mack and her two sons with compensatory damages for the violation of their civil rights in that the police executed an erroneous no-knock search warrant.

Norman Siegel

If they lose these next three cases, Merck will be in deep trouble. They will have given the plaintiffs a road map on how to successfully try these cases, and the pressure for a global settlement of these suits will start to grow.

Michael Kelly

The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development.

Frederick Jackson Turner

Russia will search for ways of settlement without sanctions and the use of force ... but Iran must show wisdom and flexibility. If Iran doesn't help, Russia won't be able to do anything.

Alexei Arbatov

Fair and equitable settlement.

Carolynn Martin

I think Turkey has a very important role to play in achieving a diplomatic settlement.

Gregory Schulte

If the settlement is approved in August, they will get everything they are entitled to under the settlement.

James Beldner

The strike will go on. We're ready for a settlement, but it has to be an honorable settlement.

Gurudas Dasgupta

I think it strongly suggests they (Netscape) believe the (proposed) settlement will not restore competition in the market, that it's not enough for their needs.

Spencer Waller

The Palestinian Authority ... worked day and night so Bethlehem could be ready for this fabulous occasion. We worked under a very difficult situation -- a lack of infrastructure and continued (Jewish) settlement activity, and the suffocation of this city.

Tayeb Abdel Rahim

There needs to be more clarity. It's my understanding this is just a settlement, so therefore it doesn't change the laws or clarify any issues.

Jim Baldwin

The current price of Dana's bonds reflects the demand from the credit derivatives market for settlement.

David Feinman

They've got to go through the whole proposed settlement in there.

Paul Omodt

There's nothing unusual or deprecatory in the letter (of settlement).

Dale Edwards

We're seeing a definite decline in settlement rates. But we don't know how it will pan out in the fishery.

Lewis Incze

No progress was made, so things haven't changed at all. We came in prepared to move off our final offer (of 14 percent), and we're willing to split the difference at 12 percent. That's a fair settlement.

Peter Callero

The settlement is the first case in the United States brought under the federal False Claims Act against a foreign company for false billings for work on a foreign military base.

Thomas Grande

I think the industry gave in quite a bit. The [tobacco company] CEOs were very interested and very pressured into getting a settlement done. They were perfectly willing to pay the extra $60 billion if necessary.

Allan Kaplan

The declaration is one-sided and has a political aspect which could weaken UN efforts to secure a settlement for Cyprus. It is not possible for us to share this approach.

Namik Tan

I think the amount of the settlement speaks for itself. The merits of the claim were not valid.

Brad Young

The appeal is what it is. Meantime the parties are working to come to a common agreement. I appreciate the township is listening to its constituents. A settlement would save everyone a lot of time and trouble.

Jim Lynch

If our competitors want to do the same things, they really have to become payment system operators. They'd have to integrate it in-house and then get approval from the Fed to do settlement, and that's a big step.

George Thomas

I think it's unfair to raise people's hopes that there might be a settlement in sight if you don't believe that, and I don't happen to believe that's the case.

Richard Shoemaker

Since then there has been a settlement offer, which the class has denied.

Joshua Knapp

We fully endorse the corrective actions required by the settlement ...to make the Texas City refinery a safer place.

Ross Pillari

The proceeding has been suspended. It's not at all unusual for the commission to suspend a proceeding with a prospect of a settlement.

Bryan Lee

I don't know if I would look at it in terms of good or bad. I'm pleased we got a settlement. ... I'm pleased that we were able to avoid going to court.

Steve Byrne

We made the settlement because we wanted to get 2001 behind us, and it was very attractive when you lumped in all these other years.

Rod Sierra

[The settlement sets a dangerous precedent for future zoning permit disputes in Eureka Springs, Harrison said.] Anybody turned down may now come back to the City Council and offer money and have full expectation of receiving their permit, ... And well have no way to turn them down because weve done it before.

Kathy Harrison

It would appear to a casual observer that the second wave of settlement offers is the product of a more difficult economic climate for the archdiocese, as well as some legitimate concern about the bona fide nature of some small percentage of these alleged abusive acts.

Patrick Jones

It was a good settlement. The clients were concerned about going to trial. They were happy with it.

Thomas Foley

The reason why we're reporting this to the Security Council is to move diplomacy to a new phase so we can see if we can achieve a political settlement.

Greg Schulte

A flood of memories came back to him and he was, literally, paralyzed. So, 'John Doe' wasn't looking for a settlement, per se. This came back to him in a rush and he was in very, very bad shape, very traumatized, and what he was looking for was help and answers.

Marc Pearlman

I do not agree that we weren't close to a settlement. I believe everybody was acting in good faith. And I had believed we had made substantial progress.

Aaron Podhurst

The class action settlement is consistent with the settlement principles announced in connection with our major advertiser settlement program and is intended to treat all advertisers fairly.

John Cruickshank

[But a Florida shareholder last week had filed an objection to the company paying the fees, and Schwartz agreed.] It's a very good settlement, but I don't see the corporation paying for it, ... What I argue with is the corporation or the shareholders paying $25 million or $24 million or $1 million.

John Schwartz

I don't think they want to be perceived as doing a lay-down in some kind of face-saving settlement, especially where that won't end the case, with the states going forward.

Spencer Waller

My objective was not to get a big settlement. It was more to make a statement that what he did was wrong and accept responsibility that he was at fault.

Jeff Fleming

We are happy this is all behind us. All throughout these negotiations, which resulted in a civil settlement, we sought to assure the jobs and futures of all the very talented people at the Strong companies and to enable Strong Funds to continue to serve its many investors.

Stanley Arkin

To bring it up now, as an attempt to gain leverage and a better settlement during the divorce, is just reprehensible.

Dan Klores

When the judge took the bench, he said the parties should make an effort to settle this today or he would make a decision. This offer is less than the initial amount, but it is the bottom number for the settlement.

Jay Williams

The tribe is obligated by the settlement agreement to pay a fee for its children who attend the school district, same as the fee for students who attend from outside the county.

Jay Bender

We are certainly gratified by the Board of Supervisors' vote to accept the settlement agreement we proposed, ... We have said that this represents a true win-win for Comcast and the residents of San Francisco. And we believe the deal is exactly that.

Andrew Johnson

We are pleased to have reached an amicable settlement with [Research In Motion].

Donald E. Stout

A comprehensive settlement, one that covers all the outstanding issues, has been reached. Everybody has signed off on this.

George Thompson

We are pleased to have reached a settlement with the attorney general in this matter. Federated believes in accurate and responsible advertising.

Robin Reibel

Judging from the money spent, nobody won. It cost the dairymen and the city a lot of money. But I think the city of Waco didn't get much for their money in this settlement.

Jim Bradbury

This settlement represents a big step forward in the efforts to protect Pikes Peak. We're very happy the city appears committed to do this work, and to do it on a binding schedule.

Michael Freeman

It's our position that the settlement says we have to open the roads concurrently. And, we would have to follow the proper process in order to change that, which could involve going back in front of a judge to amend the settlement.

Denise Vedder

The amount of the settlement is confidential, but I am very satisfied, ... For me, a shot from tee to hole is a hole-in-one. There's no doubt in my mind about it.

Adam Fisher

This settlement is important because it protects the family farm and the financial security of the family and his children.

Tom Griffin

We feel that we can get a better settlement in negotiations voluntarily with Northwest management than we can get through the bankruptcy court.

Mark Mcclain

We're not going to let this happen.... Delete 'mobility-impaired' from last sentence above per the Interim Settlement agreement.

Julia Hollenbeck

This settlement should not have a significant effect on our business going forward.

Frank Newman

I think most of us were a little bit appalled by the kind of settlement that the last director got. We're making sure, for the public's sake, we have these things under control.

Paul Tate

We've just completed a draft recommendation for a common communication protocol for settlement and clearing in the EU. The final version will be published in March 2006, and we're looking for infrastructure to be compliant with the terms of that protocol within two years.

Andrew Douglas

Each of the bills is in key respects expressly contrary to the rulings and the recommendations of the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization.

John Ashe

We are making it clear that, for us, the central issue is actual need of cessation of settlement activities and construction of the wall.

Nasser Al kidwa

This settlement serves as a wake-up call for Congress to ensure that all businesses that buy and sell our most personal information are held accountable, and that they protect vulnerable consumers from having their sensitive information stolen.

Susanna Montezemolo

Everyone wants a political settlement, everyone wants a diplomatic solution, but for that to be successful the political leadership needs to come to the conclusion that they need to give up their nuclear ambitions.

Gregory Schulte

There are two issues here. The heart of the settlement is the $14-21 million the city has agreed to pay to stop future problems along the highway. There's an additional $300,000 expenditure in the settlement to clean up areas already harmed by the sediment drainage. We think the Forest Service should help cover these costs.

Michael Freeman

This state followed the federal government's lead and totally deregulated our electricity markets. If FERC accepts this settlement and thereby punishes Maine for restructuring, it will be a clear message that they have abandoned the nation's experiment with electric power sector deregulation.

Kurt Adams

We were hoping for a little bit more toward our side, but we do realize that it is time for a settlement and it's time to move on.

Kate Shaw

The emissions reductions required by this settlement will lead to cleaner air and significant environmental and public health benefits.

Kelly Johnson

The proposed settlement will provide significant benefits for consumers who bought the flawed CDs. Under the terms, those consumers will get what they thought they were buying -- music that will play on their computers without restriction or security risk.

Cindy Cohn