al 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 3, 2002 NATION/WORLD Congress discusses war in Iraq NEWS IN BRIEFft WASHINGTON a0 WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats and Republi- cans in Congress began closing ranks yesterday behind a resolution giving President Bush broad authority to use military force against Iraq. Bush hailed the development and suggested war with Baghdad could become "unavoidable" if Sad-' dam Hussein does not disarm. Full compliance with all U.N. Security Council demands "is the only choice and the time remaining for that choice is limited," Bush said, standing with top congressional leaders in the Rose Garden. Bush struck a deal on the resolution with House leaders in the morning, and momentum quickly built behind it throughout the day. Leaders of both parties predicted passage, probably next week, by large margins. "Mr. President, we delivered for your father. We will deliver for you," said Sen. John Warner of Vir- ginia, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Said House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D- Mo): "We disagree on many domestic issues. But this is the most important thing that we do. This should not be about politics. We have to do what is right for the security of our nation and the safety of all Americans." As part of the deal with the House, Bush bent to Democratic wishes and pledged to certify to Con- gress - before any military strike, if feasible, or within 48 hours of a U.S. attack - that diplomatic and other peaceful means alone are inadequate to protect Americans from Saddam's weapons of mass destruction. The resolution also would require Bush to report to Congress every 60 days - instead of the 90 days suggested by the White House - on matters relevant to the confrontation with Iraq. Preschool teacher wounded by shooter NEW YORK (AP) - A former police officer shooting from his apartment window wounded a pre- school teacher taking children to a playground during a three-hour spree in a sprawling housing com- plex. Brian Berrigan, 33, was found sit- ting at a table inside his fourth-floor apartment at Stuyvesant Town, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. Bullets crashed through windows N TW 0 Mon-Home GamesL $1.00 L" IF YO U DIDN'T VOT E FO R US, STOP BY A ND CALE TASTE W HY TID E PLACE YOU DID VOTE FOR LOST. LA DRINKS tFRIDAY I*I Sine 1983 0 JHNKN ADDNC G WO*R LD'S GREATS 27 Taps Full Menu! GUMET SANDWICKS 75 cent WE DEIVER.BOTTLES 929 E. A NN ST. - 913.9200 Oso O -vc 600 PA CK AR D ~ 741.9200 1207 S. UNIV E RSIT Y ~ 827.2600 " ANN A RBOR Mon-Home Games JI M MYJO HN S.C OM SATU RDAY - 0 2 J M Y J H ' F R N H S . I C) ( T H E T L E D O P R E M I E R E O F T H E S H O W T H A T H A S R O C K E D T H E W O0 R L D ! THE and into parked cars, hitting the shoulder of the 22-year-old teacher, whose name was not released. There was no indication that the shooter knew the teacher. None of the six or seven children from the Manhattan Kids Club pre- school was injured, and the teacher was expected to bereleased from Bellevue Hospital, Kelly said. Twenty shots were fired, including one at a police car. Law calls for chane of embassy location JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat appealed yesterday to one of his toughest critics - Presi- dent Bush - to block a U.S. law that calls for moving the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to disputed Jerusalem. "It is a catastrophe. We can't stay silent," Arafat said of the measure passed by the U.S. Congress. Bush signed the bill into law, but views it as advisory rather than manda- tory, and says he has no plans to move the embassy to Jerusalem, where Pales- tinians seek to establish a capital in the eastern part of the city. In another development, Arafat's Fatah movement has dropped the idea of prodding the Palestinian leader to relin- quish some power by appointing a prime minister. The Fatah campaign had been the most serious political chal- lenge to Arafat in years, but the effort was sidetracked during Israel's 10-day siege of Arafat's compound, which ended earlier this week. Fatah had been pushing for a prime minister who would run the day-to-day affairs of government. Palestinian Planning Minister Nabil Shaath, a senior Fatah member, said that at a Tuesday meeting of the Fatah Cen- tral Committee "the consensus of the members is that the prime minister should be appointed after the establish- ment of a Palestinian state and drafting a constitution." The sensitive issue of moving the U.S. embassy arises periodically, invari- ably drawing a sharp Palestinian response. If the United States relocated the embassy to Jerusalem, it would be seen as recognition of Israel's claim to the entire city and would challenge Pales- tinian aspirations to set up the capital in the Arab part of the city as part of a future state. "It can't be accepted at all, for the Christians and for all the Muslims," Arafat said at his battered compound in Ramallah, just a few miles north of Jerusalem. Bush has been consistently critical of Arafat, saying he has failed to show leadership and crack down on Palestin- ian militants over two years of violence. However, Bush said he would maintain the long-standing U.S. policy on Jerusalem. The United States, like most of the international community, has never rec- ognized Israel's annexation of east Jerusalem, which it captured from Jor- dan in the 1967 Mideast War. The Unit- ed States says Jerusalem's ultimate status should be determined in peace negotiations between Israelis and Pales- tinians. But the Jerusalem clause in the U.S. spending bill signed by Bush states that no money could be spent on official U.S. documents that listed Israel with- out identifying Jerusalem as the capital. Also yesterday, Israeli officials dis- missed a rebuke by British Prime Min- ister Tony Blair, who said U.N. resolutions have to be respected, whether they apply to Iraq or the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Palcstinians have longcr omnlained HOUSTON Charges placed on Enron executive Andrew Fastow, the Enron executive who masterminded the financial schemes that brought down the compa- ny, was charged yesterday with inflating the energy giant's profits and siphoning off millions for himself, his family and friends. The former chief financial officer is the biggest Enron figure targeted by the Justice Department so far. Prosecutors may use him to build a case against other insiders, including former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling and for- mer chairman Kenneth Lay. Fastow, 40, surrendered to the FBI and was led away in handcuffs. He was charged with fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. Under a deal with his lawyers, prosecutors recommended his release on $5 million bail. Prosecutors said Fastow executed "clandestine transactions" through a web of off-the-books partnerships to hide $1 billion in Enron debt. WASHINGTON Malaria gene in mosquitoes found Researchers have sequenced the genes both for the parasite that caus- es malaria and for the mosquito that spreads it to humans. The double triumph gives medical science new weapons in the war on a disease that kills almost 3 million people a year. Researchers hope that gene map- ping will reveal genetic vulnerabili- ties that can be exploited to control the mosquito that is essential to the parasite's deadly work. Already sci- entists have identified gene weak- nesses that my be exploited to disrupt the life cycle of the malaria parasite. For the mosquito, researchers have found genes that may lead to better insecticides or repellents, and to a better under- standing of why the insect prefers humans for its blood meal. Completing the gene mapping of malaria and its vector comes at a criti- cal time in international public health, officials said. NEW YORK Broker for Stewart pleads guilty in court An assistant to Martha Stewart's stockbroker pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor charge that he took a payoff to keep silent about an alleged insider stock tip given to Stewart. Douglas Faneuil, 26, pleaded guilty as part of a deal to testify against Stewart and others who allegedly sold shares of ImClone Systems Inc. last December, if she is ultimately charged in the case. The charge is receiving money or other valuables "as consideration for not informing." Stewart dumped nearly 4,000 shares of ImClone just before the stock price plunged on news the Food and Drug Administration would not review its highly touted cancer drug, Erbitux. Court papers did not identify the "tippee" who received the insider infor- mation, but all the- details of the anony- mous wrongdoer clearly point to Stewart. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. U.S. troops comb Mghan mountains In the largest ground operation in Afghanistan in six months, up to 2,000 U.S. Army troops are searching the mountains of southeastern Afghanistan for Taliban and al-Qaida holdouts. The troops from the 82nd Airborne are part of a new strategy that puts more regular soldiers into the hunt for enemy fighters while lessening the strain on special forces units that could be needed for a war in Iraq. The Army soldiers are combing an area of Afghanistan's Paktia province that borders Pakistan and has long been a focus of U.S. efforts to rid the country of members of the terrorist network and its Taliban allies. The region has been the scene of clashes between rival warlords and scattered attacks on U.S. soldiers. Afghan President Hamid Karzai suggested during a visit to Qatar over the weekend that deposed Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar might be hiding along the Pakistani border. Army soldiers have questioned six suspects and uncovered several small caches of weapons during searches so far. The operation, dubbed "Alamo Sweep," is the largest since Operation Anaconda in March and is expected to continue for several weeks at least. TRENTON, NJ. Court hears arguments to replace senator Democrats fighting a crucial battle for control of the U.S. Senate told the state's top court yesterday it isn't too late to replace Sen. Robert Torricelli's name on the ballot. Republicans argued that state law is clear: Candidates cannot be replaced on the ballot if they drop out within 51 days of the election. Torricelli dropped out with 36 days left. After hearing arguments for about 2 1/2 hours, the state Supreme Court justices adjourned without indication when they would rule. Leaving Torricelli's name on the Nov. 5 ballot would only confuse voters, said Angelo Genova, a lawyer for state Democrats. Genova said the intent of the 51-day rule is meant solely to ensure there is enough time to prepare ballots. Only about 1,600 ballots have'been mailed, and there's enough time to make new ones, Genova said. But Peter Sheridan, attorney for Republican candidate Douglas Forrester, said: "I believe the statute should be enforced as it presentlyreads. We don't believe there are any extraordinary circumstances." 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