The Mets may or may not sign Michael Bourn, but in their dealings with the center fielder, they've at least given baseball something new: the vaguely public contract negotiation as impenetrable art, along the lines of language poetry.

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The HiSoft-VanceInfo deal took 19 days (and many all-nighters) from negotiation to public announcement, which is very fast, says Lee.

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He said he was not calling for "the instant abandonment of nuclear power" but "just for a pause, for the referral of the strike price negotiation to the Public Accounts Committee, other select committees or to an independent panel of experts".

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Many of these appear to have been offered more for public relations purposes rather than for serious negotiation.

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SDLP's negotiation strategy demands that it make at least a public show of approval for anything the Irish government has endorsed.

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"Fota's public stance before this meeting was that they weren't in the mood for negotiation or compromise - and if we take that on board, the fact that they've got their way today must be seen as something of a capitulation by the FIA, " reported BBC Five Live's David Croft.

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Mr Gray went on to say Scotland's public sector pay needed to be tackled - but stressed the issue must be taken forward with proper negotiation, such as what workers would get in return.

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After much negotiation, Democrats and Republicans on the ethics committee agreed two weeks ago to subject Gingrich to public hearings that would have filled C-SPAN's daytime schedule for days.

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