The anti-agreement MP William Ross emerged from the meeting saying executive members had passed a "very sensible resolution".

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Others who have travelled the well-worn path include former Senator George Mitchell, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni and diplomats William Burns and Dennis Ross.

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The schools are Borrodale on Skye, Achaphuibil near Fort William, Achnasheen in Wester Ross and Glenborrodale in Ardnamurchan.

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Ricky "Freeway" Ross was serving a prison sentence a decade ago when rapper William Roberts, who previously worked as a Florida correctional officer, adopted "Rick Ross" as his stage name, according to the lawsuit.

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Penney filings are internal, since Vornado (Steven Ross) and Pershing Square (William Ackman) bought shares over a year and a half ago in an activist campaign that led to multiple seats on the Board.

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