1.   But investors must realize that these bargain deals sometimes come with conditions and hefty side charges.

2.   Drug charges against Dionne Warwick were dropped Wednesday after a Miami-Dade County judge agreed to a plea bargain deal, which included a drug treatment program.

3.   Gov. Christie Whitman signed into law Monday a measure that creates a new traffic offense and clarifies the rules that allow municipal prosecutors to accept plea bargain deals.

4.   Last Friday, Udi Hargov and Igal Damary pleaded guilty to the lesser charges after the prosecution dropped charges of conspiracy and espionage in an apparent plea bargain deal.

5.   Ten other tax inspectors agreed to plea bargain deals for reduced sentences.

6.   The legislation was designed to prevent suspects from leaving the country, but it also allows prosecutors to make plea bargain deals in exchange for testimony and evidence.

7.   The two pleaded guilty to the lesser charges after the prosecution dropped charges of conspiracy and espionage in an apparent plea bargain deal.

8.   There was no immediate reaction from prosecutors and it was not clear if Speight had cut a plea bargain deal.

9.   Wall Street opened slightly higher Tuesday as traders sought bargain deals in the wake of the pronounced drop a day before.