71.   Both union officials and employers applauded Mandela for sending top ministers to resolve the dispute.

72.   A failure to resolve the dispute could force the U.S. government to default on its debt, something that could drive investors from American securities and weaken the dollar.

73.   A failure to resolve the dispute could force the U.S. government to default on its debt, something which could drive investors from American securities and weaken the dollar.

74.   A lawyer for Sears argued that a class-action suit is the best mechanism for resolving the dispute.

75.   A lawyer for Sears earlier argued that a class-action suit is the best mechanism for resolving the dispute.

76.   A church spokesman said Methodist culture encouraged resolving such disputes outside the courtroom.

77.   A GM spokesman, Pat Morrissey, said the union and the company are meeting today in Indianapolis to resolve the dispute there.

78.   A GM spokesman, Pat Morrissey, said the union and the company were meeting today in Indianapolis to resolve the dispute there.

79.   A lawyer for Sears had argued that a class-action suit is the best mechanism for resolving the dispute.

80.   A judge is likely to send McCarthy and Michigan to a mediator to resolve the dispute.