Other responsibilities include negotiations with Congress and state governors.

Those discussions have included negotiations about splitting up Global One's assets, said an executive close to the talks.

That political process, he said, had to include negotiations, "which will lead quickly to a Palestinian state" or "an interim state."

However, contingent contracts can often include negotiations regarding flextime, job sharing, responsibilities, etc.

Olsziewski said that future government policy included negotiations with the trade unions on social protection during budget cut-backs which were to come.

These included negotiations with street-walkers who, lanterns in hand, had come in looking for trade.

"With Hamas, it will be very difficult to reach a joint program" that includes negotiations with Israel, he said.

The policy options being debated in the Bush administration include negotiations and sanctions.

Both conferences included negotiations concerning disarmament, the laws of war and war crimes.

These include the international courts, the United Nations and negotiations.