Good news from the AA front. They've revised their awards a bit over the weekend and now bookings are permitted as one-way tickets rather than having to worry about open-jaws and such.

No more international gateway stopovers, but one-way rewards. Not too shabby.
http://www.wanderingaramean.com/2009...o-one-way.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ay-awards.html