Two articles of note:
Rumsfeld Says Weapons From Iran Found in Iraq
By Daniela Deane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 9, 2005; 3:09 PM
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday that weapons have been found in Iraq that were "clearly, unambiguously" from Iran and that the weapons would ultimately become a problem for Tehran.
Speaking at a Pentagon briefing with Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Rumsfeld said it was unclear whether the weapons were coming from elements of the Iranian government or from other parties in that country.
"What you do know is that the Iranians did not stop them from coming in," he told reporters. "It's notably unhelpful for the Iranians to be allowing weapons of those types to cross the border," said Rumsfeld. He offered no further specifics on the weapons.
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By Ben White
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 9, 2005; 5:48 PM
In a sharp blow to advocates for stronger corporate oversight, a Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Walt Disney Co. board members did not violate their duty to shareholders when they awarded Hollywood super agent Michael Ovitz a $140 million severance package in 1997 to push him out the door.
The $140 million award came after Ovitz spent an unhappy 14 months as Disney president and deputy to his one-time close friend, chief executive Michael D. Eisner, who concluded that his chosen successor was a flop.
The decision in the case came six months after the end of a gossipy and celebrity-soaked trial that laid bare intimate details of one the strangest and most disastrous executive partnerships in recent business history.
The ruling, from Delaware Court of Chancery Chief Judge William B. Chandler III, is expected to have enormous implications for other cases involving corporate directors' legal responsibility to protect shareholders and serve as a check on management. Many public companies are nominally headquartered in Delaware, so rulings from the state often set critical precedents in corporate law.
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