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Lawyers on both sides of a suit accusing the state of shortchanging New York City's schools have agreed to explore a settlement.

The comments, by Stuart E. Schiffer, who is temporarily in charge of civil litigation at the Justice Department, came after Attorney General John Ashcroft told lawmakers in June that he had named a team of lawyers to explore a settlement.

[C12.] Tobacco Settlement to Be Explored Attorney General John Ashcroft notified lawmakers that he had named a team of lawyers to explore a settlement of the Justice Department's multibillion-dollar civil lawsuit against the tobacco industry.

Don't we want to see people of this background given greater responsibility as they learn to play a shaping role in the future of the NYPD ... Neither can the NYPD initiative to explore a settlement in the Schoolcraft case be called bizarre.

A reader writes to question this column's depiction of the secret attempt by Bronx Captain Brandon del Pozo to explore a settlement with whistleblower cop Schoolcraft by offering him a cushy job and the ability to testify against two top-ranking police officials after police dragged him from his apartment to Jamaica Hospital's psychiatric ward, where he was held for six days.

"Typically, after the conference the agent speaks with the parties separately, advises them on the merits of their position, and explores a settlement," he said.

Representative Charles B. Rangel and the House ethics committee have been exploring a settlement to the numerous accusations against him, which would allow the 20-term congressman to avoid an ugly public trial and could prevent further political damage to Democrats nationally.

But Senator Richard J. Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who sponsored today's hearing, said he was concerned by news reports indicating that the department was not aggressively pursuing the case and was exploring a settlement to avoid a trial against an industry that was an important Republican contributor.

NEW YORK -- In an about-face, New York City is exploring a settlement with the plaintiffs in two lawsuits against the NYPD's Muslim surveillance program.

The city is exploring a settlement in two other lawsuits over its post-9/11 surveillance of Muslims -- but not in the case of the New Jersey Muslims.

Gleason has hired a noted Boston lawyer, William J. Dailey, to explore a possible settlement.