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The governor negotiated a budget deal with democratic leaders, although he hadn’t finished negotiating labor concessions with state unions.
Meanwhile, negotiations have broken off in conflicts between the Israelis and Palestinians, and between Thailand and Cambodia - and former President Jimmy Carter, who’s negotiated many a deal, is talking to North Korea.
Maybe he needs to step in to the NFL labor dispute, where negotiations broke off a while back, and the future of the league seems to be in the hands of a judge.
But, it’s not just politicians who need to be master negotiators; William Ury says we all use these skills every day. He’s co-founder of the Harvard Negotiation Project, and author of the best-seller, “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In.”
We’ll talk about the art of reaching a deal – Where We Live – right after this news.
