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Reopening the estate is just the latest salvo in a feud among the descendents of Gideon Welles, who are trying to settle the issue of whether or not Ruth Welles possessions were distributed or sold legally.
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The leaders are expected to repeat a call from G8 foreign ministers urging North Korea to "fully cooperate" in the verification of its nuclear declaration and settle the issue of the country's past abductions of Japanese nationals.
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More important, the ruling does not settle the more troubling issue of whether international trade agreements signed by the federal government supersede local laws on the environment or safety, as well as those imposing human-rights sanctions.
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