2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 17, 2003 .................................... .......... ..... . .. ... . . . . . . .... I I EMMMMMMMMM NATION/WORLD Council NE approves'NEWY- new Iraq Ferrsy The investig ~focused yester tle before the re s o Uton City Counci transportation medication he UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The The pilot, A Security Council unanimously adopt- slitting his wris ed a resolution yesterday aimed at "The assistai attracting more troops and money to other captain c help stabilize Iraq and speed its inde- The 310-foo pendence - a diplomatic victory for shore in chopp Washington after the bitter dispute its right side an over the war. The crash le The resolution's success hinges on dead, one wom whether it generates additional funds Blood sampl for Iraq's reconstruction at next on Smith Indi week's donors conference in Madrid, enforcement, s Spain, and whether countries decide to send new forces to Iraq. WASHINGTO In a dramatic shift, France, Ger- many and Russia - key opponents of U.S. ed os the U.S.-led war against Iraq - sup- ported the resolution. But they imme- Both suppo diately ruled out any new military or billion Iraqi r financial help, reflecting ongoing con- as the Senate cern about the speed with which The vote ap Washington would transfer authority similar $87 b to Iraqis. Iraq and Afgh The resolution gives U.N. authori- The loan pr zation to a multinational force under spending pack unified command that will be led by The House the United States and calls for troop vide about $6 contributions as well as "substantial elsewhere, anc pledges" from the 191 U.N. member The bulk of states at the Madrid donors confer- full $20.3 bil ence on Oct. 23. chopped it do The 15-0 vote was a coup for Sec- funds for buy retary of State Colin Powell, who restoring the c called the outcome "a great achieve- ment" - although he cautioned that JEBAUYA REF the resolution should not be seen as . "opening the door to troops." PaleSfln Powell led six weeks of intense U.S. arest ati lobbying and worked the phones from the early hours Wednesday. When he Palestinian a launched his final diplomatic blitz, arrests yesterda U.S. officials were concerned the res- U.S. diplomatic olution might get only the minimum militants fro nine "yes" votes needed for adoption. includes former A day earlier, France, Russia and ian security forc Germany failed to persuade the Unit- Palestinian p ed States to include in the resolution a fire with milita timetable for restoring Iraq's sover- security official eignty. Instead, the draft calls for the as an FBI team U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Coun- lead the investi, cil - in cooperating with the coali- bombing, whic tion and a U.N. representative - to security guards provide the Security Council by Dec. The suspects 15 with a timetable for drafting a new members of t constitution and holding elections. Committees, a g The resolution makes clear that the men from vario U.S.-led occupation of Iraq is tempo- members of the rary and states that "the day when gruntled follo Iraqis govern themselves must come Fatah movemen quickly." It urges the U.S.-led Coali- A source said tion Provisional Authority now run- been in the sec ning the country to let Iraqis govern trols, but the gr the country "as soon as practicable." could prove emb WS IN BRIEF )^ ;: A S FROMA U T WORLD accident investigation begins gation into the Staten Island ferry wreck that killed 10 passengers day on whether the ship's pilot blacked out and slumped over the throt- essel crashed into a concrete pier. lman Michael McMahon, after a briefing from city emergency and officials, said the crash may have been related to the pilot's health and was taking for a possible blood-pressure problem. ssistant Captain Richard Smith, attempted suicide after the crash by ts and shooting himself with a pellet gun, police said. nt captain at the controls collapsed," McMahon said. "By the time the ould get control of the ship, it was too late." t ferry slammed into a concrete pier as it approached the Staten Island y, wind-swept waters Wednesday afternoon, ripping a giant hole along d severing the limbs of three passengers. ft more than 60 people hospitalized, eight in critical condition. The an and nine men, ranged in age from 25 to 52. es were taken from Smith and the rest of the crew. Early test results cated alcohol was not a factor, according to a high-ranking law ource speaking on condition of anonymity. Authorities were still N se to approving Iraqi rebuilding plan rters and foes of converting half of President Bush's $20.3 ebuilding plan into a loan flashed signs of optimism yesterday rolled toward a showdown. proached as the House and Senate edged toward approval of illion measures to finance American military operations in anistan as well as the reconstruction of both countries. oposal loomed as the most serious challenge to the mammoth age that the president proposed on Sept. 7. and Senate bills both mirrored Bush's plan. Each would pro- 6 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and d $21 billion for rebuilding those two nations. f the money was for Iraq. While the Senate bill provided the lion for rebuilding that Bush sought, the House measure wn to $18.6 billion by erasing politically fragile proposals: 'ing $50,000 garbage trucks, creating Iraqi ZIP codes and 4 ountry's marshlands. UGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip dan forces tack suspects uthorities began making ry in a deadly attack on a convoy, detaining seven m a rogue group that members of the Palestin- es. olice briefly exchanged ants in two of the raids, s said. The arrests came arrived in the region to gation into Wednesday's ;h killed three American and wounded a fourth. arrested yesterday are he Popular Resistance group of dozens of armed us factions, many former security forces and dis- wers of Yasser Arafat's lt. none of the suspects had urity forces Arafat con-' oup's links to the forces barrassing to Arafat. ul celebrates ar as pope bpe John Paul II cele- years as pontiff yester- to tens of thousands his admiring Polish countrymen and the men who help run his church to pray for him, say- ing his future rested in the hands of God. The festivities, made bittersweet by the pope's obvious ailments, highlighted John Paul's role as one of the most influential religious fig- ures of the last century as he reached a milestone matched by only three of his predecessors. At least 50,000 people covered St. Peter's Square for the pope's evening anniversary Mass. LONDON Magician emerges from suspended box David Blaine is getting ready to leave his box. The American magician is approach- ing Sunday's end to a 44-day fast-cum- vigil in a dangling plastic case. The 30-year-old, who previously has been buried alive and encased in a block of ice, says the feat is both the hardest and "the most beautiful" thing he's done. Over the past six weeks, onlookers have reacted with a pungent mix of sup- port and ridicule, while commentators puzzled over whether the stunt offered tasteless spectacle or spiritual insight. One man was arrested for firing paint- filled balloons at Blaine. 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