<DIV>And how do you propose to do that, when one of the parties has publicly stated he has no interest in the process?</DIV>
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<DIV>RickK<BR><BR><B><I>"Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004>Fred Bauder wrote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004>> <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>You grossly exaggerate. We'll catch em at dawn, mediate </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>> em in the morning, arbitrate em in the afternoon, hang em </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>> and be home in time for supper.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>That makes mediation seem like a mere formality. Don't you think </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>we should actually try to mediate? You know, find common ground </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>as a basis for a harmonious relationship?</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=444360417-21012004><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Ed Poor, aka Unsolved Equation</FONT></SPAN></FONT><TT></DIV></TT></BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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