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The Serbian government later ordered the unit disbanded, saying its 300 members must return their weapons, uniforms and insignia within 30 days. Police also detained Sasa Pejakovic on suspicion of aiding Jovanovic, Zivkovic said. The prime minister said police uncov- ered a German-made sniper rifle sus- pected of being the murder weapon used to assassinate Djindjic as he left an armored car in front of his downtown Belgrade headquarters. The weapon was found buried in the Serbian capital. Late yesterday, a police statement said tests performed by ballistics experts indicated that Jovanovic "undoubtedly" fired the bullet that killed Djindjic. Jovanovic had ties to the Zemun Clan, an organized crime ring blamed by authorities for plotting and carrying out Djindjic's slaying, Zivkovic said. "This is not the end of the investiga- tion," he said. "We are happy with what has been done, but we won't be satis- fied until all those involved in this murder are arrested and tried." Milosevic's regime allowed crime fig- ures to fight with notorious paramilitary units in the Balkan wars. After the con- flicts, he gave them a free hand to join regular police forces linked to under- world figures running lucrative drug trafficking operations, authorities said. Djindjic made enemies by declaring war on 9rgwzed crime, which flou ished in Serbia under Milosevic's rule. He also angered some Serbs by pledg- ing to arrest war crimes suspects want- ed by the U1;. tibunal in F uague,. Netherlands, where Milosevic now is being tried. Congress reworks Bush's tax P la cut pa WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted yesterday to slash President Bush's proposed $726 billion tax-cut- ting package in half, handing the presi- dent a defeat on the foundation of his plan to awaken the nation's slumbering economy. The vote to shrink the tax reduction to $350 billion through 2013 was a major coup for Democrats. Joined by a handful of moderate Republicans, they have been trying to shoot down the president's proposed tax cuts or make them smaller, arguing they make no sense with an expensive war with Iraq under way and federal deficits expect- ed to soar to new records. Even as signs have emerged about public concern over the war, polls show Bush continues to have strong support from voters for his perform- ance as president. Even so, yester- day's vote underlined that his popularity has not cowed Democratic rivals from challenging his domestic policies. The Senate's 51-48 vote came the same day Bush formally asked Con- gress to rush him $74.7 billion to pay for the initial costs of the Iraqi war and other expenses of the U.S. war against terrorism. Members of both parties said they expect the price tag of Bush's war package to grow by billions before congressional approval. With the war spending likely to push this year's fed- eral deficit toward $400 billion or beyond, Democrats and moderate Republicans were emboldened to push their amendment to make the tax cut smaller. "What you're seeing is more con- cern than there was last week" about the wnor'c metecnidCaeA Vcn Thn lRroo1 NEWS IN BRIEF_1 Na x a IHEEAllLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD f a... ..; SEOUL, South Korea North Korea: U.S. preparing an attack North Korea claimed again yesterday the United States may attack the commu- nist state after the war in Iraq and spark a "second Iraqi crisis." North Korea accused Washington of inciting a dispute over the North's suspect- ed nuclear weapons programs to create an excuse for invasion. "No one can vouch that the U.S. will not spark the second Iraqi crisis on the Korean Peninsula," North Korea's state-run Minju Joson newspaper said. North Korea will "increase its national defense power on its own without the slightest vacillation no matter what others may say," the paper said. On Monday, Pyongyang said Washington was using the war against Iraq as a test for military action against the North, labeled by President Bush part of an "axis of evil" with Iran and Iraq. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun dismissed the allegation as "inaccurate and groundless" and said U.S. officials repeatedly have pledged to resolve the issue peacefully. Early this month, President Bush said he believed the standoff could be resolved diplomatically, but noted it could be resolved militarily if diplomacy fails. The standoff flared in October when U.S. officials said Pyongyang admitted having a secret nuclear program in violation of a 1994 pact. JERUSALEM Palestinian children, gunmen killed in W. Bank Israeli forces killed two children and three gunmen in the West Bank yesterday, doctors and Israeli Radio said. Three Palestinians were sentenced to life in prison by an Israeli military court. Israeli forces looking for suspected Hamas militants in Bethlehem shot three Pales- tinian gunmen dead after they opened fire on the soldiers from a car, Israel Radio said. The report said soldiers then opened fire on another car they thought was trying to run them over, killing a 10-year-old girl. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. A spokeswoman at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem said three wounded were brought there from Bethlehem - a father, mother and 15-year-old girl. In the West Bank town of Jenin, a 14-year-old boy was killed and a 12-year-old boy was seriously wounded by fire from an Israeli tank, doctors said. The Israeli mili- tary said they were shot while climbing on an armored vehicle and trying to steal a machine gun. In the Gaza Strip, soldiers opened fire on two suspicious figures near the Jewish settlement of Morag, hitting one, military sources said. WASHINGTON Order delays release of historic documents President Bush issued an executive order yesterday that will delay the release of millions of historical docu- ments for more than three years and make it easier to reclassify information that could damage national security. Bush signed the 25-page order three weeks before the government's April 17 deadline for the automatic declassifica- tion of millions of papers 25 years or older. Historians and declassification experts have mixed reactions to Bush's order. Some say its provisions are less restrictive than they expected and oth- ers argue it further cloaks government activities. a . .k Amending a less restrictive order signed by President Clinton, Bush's action gives agencies until the end of 2906 to rejlpase the hocunp.ents - a wide gamut of national security deci- sion-making, from military records to diplomatic documents. RICHMOND, Va. Court upholds secret trial for terror suspect A federal appeals court ruled Mon- day that the government can keep secret some of the proceedings in the case of the only person charged in the United States in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The court ruled that a May 6 hearing in Zacarias Moussaoui's case will be closed to the public, and that certain classified witness statements submitted by prosecutors may be kept from the defense. According to previously unsealed documents, Moussaoui wants the gov- ernment to produce Ramzi Binalshibh, who is alleged to have helped plan the Sept. 11 attacks, so he can testify for Moussaoui. Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema has issued a secret ruling that would allow Moussaoui access to Binalshibh, according to a government official speaking on condition of anonymity. HONG KONG Tourists caughit fatal disease on pane trip Adding to fears that a deadly flu-like illness is being spread by air-'travelers, Hong Kong officials said yesterday nine tourists apparently came down with the deadly disease after another passenger infected thenon a flighttoBeijing.,.a The World Health Organization insisted air travel is safe but said its sci- entists are investigating each case to make sure the disease is not spread through ventilation. In recent weeks severe acute respira- tory syndrome, or SARS, has spread beyond hospitals, where dozens of health care workers became infected, to schools, with at least four closed for several days, and now to air travelers. Hong Kong officials said the nine tourists became sick after a mainland Chinese man with SARS infected them on a March 15 Air China flight to Beijing. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. >> 0l The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by stu- dents at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $105. Winter term (January through April) is $110, yearlong (September through April) is $190. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be pre- paid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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