1. A leadership crisis disrupted operations of the World Trade Organization on Monday after weekend negotiations collapsed, with no breakthrough in sight. 2. But last week, a U.S. District Judge overruled the magistrate and said the statement could be used, setting the stage for the weekend negotiations. 3. During negotiations last weekend, Kozlowski agreed to resign. 4. Lawyers were studying the plan to decide whether it was promising enough to warrant weekend negotiations. 5. That was an apparent response to negotiations last weekend, in which CSX and Norfolk Southern discussed the possibility of Norfolk Southern buying tracks once CSX and Conrail merged. 6. The document, reached during frantic weekend negotiations, would force Yeltsin to relinquish some of his extensive powers. 7. The plan emerged late Sunday night after non-stop negotiations this weekend in Birmingham, Ala., between lawyers for manufacturers and women. 8. The two hope to set the groundwork for additional high-level negotiations next weekend. 9. Yeltsin was scheduled to meet Monday with Chernomyrdin to discuss the weekend negotiations with parliament leaders. 10. Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres are expected to open the new round of negotiations next weekend, although a venue has not yet been selected. |