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The NYT lead's headline emphasizes the closeness of the Israeli parliament vote, which the paper says is far from the strong victory Barak expected, while the WP 's stresses that Barak is making it clear to his Cabinet and the parliament that he is willing to cede the Golan Heights back to Syria in return for security guarantees.
All the papers report that the National Transportation Safety Board will not cede authority of the investigation to the FBI until it consults further with Egyptian officials, who think the investigation is culturally biased.
Why bicker over artistic control when you can just cede the hall to the sponsor?
The Israeli cabinet agreed in principle to cede more land to Palestinians.
Newsweek 's scoops: 1) Ted Kaczynski's lawyers have talked to the Justice Department about avoiding the death penalty; and 2) if Kaczynski wants to get life without parole, he must cede any right to appeal the sentence.