Black and Newman settle

"Mr. Newman acknowledges that Lord Black is entitled to the presumption that he is innocent of any wrongdoing and apologizes for and retracts any contrary impression his words may have conveyed."

With that apology, former Maclean's editor and the author of Here Be Dragons (2004) has settled with Conrad Black, who in turn is dropping his suit for more than $2 million in damages and an injunction against further distribution of the book. Black objected to suggestions in the book that he had behaved criminally. (Black had Newman served with the writ at Maclean's 100th anniversary gala, causing much talk.)