BERLIN The German government on Jan. 8 signed off on a reform plan for the process of returning art looted by the Nazis, despite criticism from victims' families and lawyers. The change would mean " Germany will better live up to its historical responsibility," Culture Minister Claudia Roth said in a statement. Germany in 1998 signed the Washington Declaration which commits 44 signatory nations to track down and return art stolen by the Nazis to its rightful owners. Almost 80 years after the