Leiter talks cut off
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Mets executives gathered Tuesday night at a nightclub in Chelsea, smiling for the cameras with Kris Benson, celebrating the right-hander&#39;s new contract with the club and hailing his new charity.
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China has cancelled talks scheduled for  this week between its foreign minister and his German  counterpart after Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama,  denounced by Beijing as a separatist.
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Takeover talks between two of Manchester United&#39;s biggest shareholders and Malcolm Glazer appear to have broken down. It is believed the US businessman has failed to reach a deal with John Magnier and JP McManus
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A strike by London Underground which crippled tube services has been called off following peace talks.
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An afternoon session of talks in Hanoi  between North Korea and Japan was canceled, the Vietnam  Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
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An afternoon session of talks in Hanoi between North Korea and Japan was canceled, the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
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Mets left-hander Al Leiter filed provisionally for free agency Friday, awaiting a decision by the team on its $10 million option. New York has until Nov. 15 to exercise the option or elect to pay a $2 million buyout.
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Talks aimed at restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland will peter out unless the IRA reveals details of its offer to end paramilitarism, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble said today.
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TORONTO (CP) - NHL labour talks hit a roadblock Tuesday after the NHL tabled a proposal that included a salary cap. The talks lasted about 3Â½ hours.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Published reports out of New York indicate the Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks have halted trade talks involving five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson.
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The two main political parties in Israel have hit an obstacle in their talks on forming a government of national unity. Israeli officials had expected a deal yesterday between the Likud Party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Opposition Labour Party.
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Talks between team owners and  locked-out players broke off without agreement Thursday,  leaving hopes for an ice hockey season hanging by a thread.
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The company talks down a recent inexplicable stock run-up.
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The NHL and the players&#39; association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the union&#39;s first new proposal in nearly a year.
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The NHL and the players' association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the union's first new proposal in nearly a year.
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The National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association broke off talks yesterday in Toronto aimed at ending the lockout and beating a weekend deadline to save the season.
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Negotiations broke off Thursday between the N.H.L. and its Players Association as hope dwindled for saving even a fragment of the season.