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Southfield, MI 48075 admissions@ltu.edu Nigerian elections tainted by corruption LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The party of Nigeria's president did well in parlia- mentary elections, according to early results yesterday, though true voter senti- ment was tough to gauge because ballot- ing was marred by fraud and violence that killed more than two dozen people. President Olusegun Obasanjo's backers said the results were a good sign heading into Saturday's elections, in which he will seek a third term. Early results yesterday showed his Peo- ples Democratic Party won 135 of the 360 seats in parliament. Five opposi- tion parties shared 99 seats and the other contests were not yet decided. In the 109-seat Senate, the ruling party took 39 seats, compared with 27 for the opposition. There were 3,000 candidates for all 469 legislative seats. The vote was tainted by killings and allegations of voter intimidation and fraud. It was the first civilian-run ballot in 20 years in Africa's most populous nation. During the vote, more than two dozen people were killed in election- related violence, witnesses and voting observers said. In some places, the vote was peaceful, but there were not enough ballots. Several officials were arrested on charges of trying to stuff ballot boxes, and observers accused government "thugs" of stealing voting supplies at gunpoint. One group of international election monitors, the Commonwealth Observ- er Group, listed problems - missing ballot materials, long lines at polling stations and a lack of privacy for voters - but said the elections went better than some expected. "There were violent incidents in cer- tain places, but the most pessimistic pre- dictions were confounded," chairman Salim Ahmed Salim said in a statement. The U.S. Democratic Party's National Democratic Institute also said voting went better than expected but urged "concerted, extraordinary steps" to fix flaws. The elections were a test of civil ten- sions in this nation of 126 million peo- ple a week ahead of the presidential election, which pits Obasanjo against 19 opposition candidates. Both of Nigeria's previous attempts to hand over power democratically from one civilian administration to another were thwarted by military coups. Obasanjo took office in 1999, when the former military regime adminis- tered the vote. Twenty-five years ago, Obasanjo, too, was a military ruler, but he has transformed himself into a civil- ian statesman. IRAQ Continued from Page 1 meeting. Abbas, the leader of a Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner Achille Lauro in 1985, was captured by U.S. commandos on Monday, U.S. officials disclosed. A number of his associates also were detained during raids at several sites around Baghdad, these officials said on condition of anonymity. Abbas, whose name actually is Mohammed Abbas, led a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front, a Palestinian splinter group. His fac- tion was in Tunisia until the attack on the Achille Lauro, after which it relocated to Iraq. Leon Klinghoffer, an elderly American, was shot and tossed overboard in his wheelchair during the hijacking. There was no major combat dur- ing the day, but at least 10 Iraqis were reported killed and 16 injured in a clash between U.S. Marines and a stone-throwing crowd in Mosul in northern Iraq, The New York Times reported. Lt. Cmdr. Charles Owens, a spokesman at U.S. Central Com- mand in the Persian Gulf, denied reports that U.S. troops shot into the crowd but said he didn't have other details about the incident. Central Command reported an unidentified Marine was shot to death in Baghdad by a member of his unit who misto-ok him for an Iraqi soldier. Another Marine, Cpl. Ariel Gonzalez, 25, of Hileah, Fla., was killed Monday when a commer- cial refueling vehicle collapsed on him in southern Iraq, the Pentagon said. Late yesterday night, the Pen- tagon announced a third accidental death: Army Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, of Midland, Mich., was killed Monday in a truck crash. While anti-American sentiment flared in Iraq, U.S. forces also won cooperation from civilians eager to U.S. commandos in Baghdad have captured Abul Abbas, the leader of the vio- lent Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner Achille Lauro in 1985, U.S. officials said yesterday. Abbas was taken by American special operations forces during a raid Mon- day night on the southern outskirts of the capital city, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Several of his associates were also detained during raids at several sites around Baghdad, defense officials said. Commandos, tipped off by U.S. intelligence to Abbas' whereabouts, also seized documents - including Yemeni and Lebanese passports - and weapons such as rocket-propelled grenades, officials said. American officials would not say whether Abbas would be held inside Iraq, taken to a third country or detained at a U.S. base. They also would not say whether he would face charges in the United States. Abbas was sentenced in absentia to life in prison in Italy for masterminding the Achille Lauro hijacking. The man known as Abul Abbas, whose name actually is Mohammed Abbas, led a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front, a Palestinian splinter group. NEWS INBRIEF K HEADLINES FROM AROUND TEWORL D HONG KONG Nine more victims join SARS death toll Doctors saved the baby of a preg- nant woman dying of the respiratory ailment known as SARS, delivering the child by Caesarean section, hospi- tal officials said. The mother was one of nine people whose deaths were reported yesterday as Hong Kong struggles to combat the disease. The global toll topped 150, defying Asia's battle to stop severe acute res- piratory syndrome. U.S. experts warned the just-revealed genetic code for the suspected SARS virus doesn't explain how it arose but should lead to better tests to detect it. The SARS mother's baby was born April 1, according to Hong Kong's Princess Margaret Hospital, which declined to release information on the baby's gender or condition. The Ming Pao daily said the baby was not full-term but doctors decided, the 34-year-old mother was so sick they should go ahead with the birth. WASHINGTON FBI cracks down on corrupt lab scientists Reformed after controversy in the mid-1990s, the FBI crime lab is dealing with new wrongdoing by employees that has opened the door for challenges of the lab's science in scores of cases involving DNA and bullet analysis, several internal doc- uments show. One FBI lab scientist, who con- nected suspects to bullets through JERUSALEMr Palestinians, Israeli army exchange fire A Palestinian fugitive emerging from a building surrounded by Israeli soldiers opened fire yesterday, killing an Israeli officer before being shot dead by other sol- diers, the army said. At the Karni truck crossing between Israel and Gaza, meanwhile, a Palestinian opened fire and threw grenades, killing two Israeli workers and wounding another three before he was shot and killed by army troops, the army said. In the West Bank city of Nablus, troops from an elite army unit, backed by heli- copters, encircled a building in the Rafidiyah neighborhood and called on three fugi- tives holed up inside to surrender. As the three emerged from the building, the third in line, Mazen Fraitekh, fired a pistol, killing Lt. Daniel Mandel, 24, and wounding another soldier. Fraitekh was shot and wounded and retreated into the building, military offi- cials said. Mandel, from the Jewish settlement of Allon Shvut in the West Bank, was a Cana- dian citizen, according to the Canadian embassy in-Tel Aviv. Local residents said Mandel was from Toronto. Troops remained outside the five-story building for several hours, even- tually storming it to discover Fraitekh had died of his wounds. al ".s ' lead analysis, has been indicted after admitting she gave false testimony, and a technician has resigned while under investigation for alleged improper testing of more than 100 DNA samples, according to records and interviews. In addition, one of the lab's retired metallurgists is challenging the bureau's science on bullet analysis, prompting the FBI to ask the National Academy of Sciences to review its methodology, the records obtained by The Associated Press show. SEAT[LE Starbucks faces inter- national boycotts Having installed its chic coffee stores across much of North America, Star- bucks Corp. is aggressively expanding overseas - and like other global retail- ing icons, is finding that international fame can carry a price. Starbucks has been boycotted by anti-war protesters in Lebanon and crit- icized by New Zealand advocates seek- ing higher coffee prices to farmers. Faced with the possibility of terrorist attacks, the company has pulled out of Israel. Such dissent overseas recalls some of the problems faced by McDonald's Corp., which has been targeted by everyone from anti-war demonstrators to vegetarians. What some see as growth, others see as corporate colonialism. What some see as international expansion of Star- bucks, others see as the outright hijack- ing of foreign cultures. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. 0 0 6 WASHINGTON U.S. Army captures Palestinian terrorist Help: " Create a health care system that puts patients first and provides quality care; " Ensure access to quality public services you can count on; " Win justice for janitors and other building service employees; and " Win access to affordable health care for all Americans. We're looking for people who: * Are passionate about helping people improve their lives; - Are willing to fearlessly pursue social and economic justice; and " Possess a strong work ethic. To apply send your resume to: SEIU Organizing Department 1313 L Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Or log onto www.seiujobs.org to apply online. For more information, check the Web site or call 202-898-3364. 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