Tobacco's plea seeks to avert huge U S court payments
Four cigarette makers controlling most U S retail sales pressed the Justice Department and Elena Kagan to skip Supreme Court review and explore a negotiated settlement to avoid a 10 year old racketeering case. They face potential penalties for concealing smoking dangers and nicotine manipulation.
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Deal near for O'Brien to leave Tonight
NBC and Conan O'Brien near a settlement expected to exceed 30 million dollars. The agreement would allow O'Brien to depart this fall and let Jay Leno reclaim The Tonight Show after 17 years. O'Brien has about two and a half years left on his NBC contract with a high salary range cited by observers.
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End of Nazism Makes Pope Happy Says Benedict XVI
Vatican reports Pope Benedict XVI expressed happiness at the end of Nazi tyranny in Germany as he resumes studies for the priesthood. He recalled postwar seminary life in Freising while preparing for his Rome synagogue visit and amid debate over Pius XII’s wartime role.
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