2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 20, 2003 NATION/WORLD U.S. unleashes Despite renewed air offensive, explosion from car bomb kills child BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb exploded outside the home of a tribal leader in a city west of the capi- tal yesterday, killing one child in yet another attack aimed at a U.S. ally. The explosion in Ramadi targeted the house of Sheik Amer Ali Suleiman, according to his cousin, Yasser Ali. Suleiman was not injured but at least one child was killed, he said. Suleiman is a leader of the Duleim tribe, one of the largest Sunni Muslim tribes in Iraq. He is a member of the city council and is close to the Americans. A U.S. military spoke Baghdad confirmed there w bombing, but had no furthe The press office of the 8: borne Division, which ist Ramadi, was not answering phone. Ramadi, 60 miles west of capital of Baghdad, is part oft Triangle" where anti-U.S. at concentrated. Rebels have repeatedly police stations and Iraqis per be cooperating with the occup Meanwhile, military offic yesterday that American jets u some of the biggest bombs in inventory against suspectedi targets in central Iraq. A new offensive agains bombing sman in dubbed "Operation Iron Hami was a car began Tuesday and continued y r details. day with sounds of firing in the 2nd Air- tal. An American general said based in offensive was to intimidate the its tele- rillas by "planting the seeds of d in their minds" that they can the Iraqi overcome U.S. power. he "Sunni Two 2,000-pound, satellite-gu tacks are bombs were dropped late Tuesday Baqouba, 30 miles northeast of B attacked dad, on "camps suspected to have ceived to used for bomb-making," said Maj. pation. don Tate, a spokesman for the -ials said Infantry Division. unleashed Jets also dropped 1,000-p the U.S. bombs on "terrorist targets" nea insurgent northern city of Kirkuk, he said out elaborating. t rebels, Elsewhere, insurgents fired on a campaign mer" supply convoy north of Samara yester- ester- day, witnesses said. American troops capi- returning fire killed two Iraqis, includ- d the ing a teenager, the witnesses said. guer- There was no confirmation from doubt the U.S. military, but the sounds of ever gunfire could be heard during a telephone conversation with wit- aided nesses. near A roadside bomb exploded yes- 3agh- terday in the southern city of Basra, been damaging a British civilian vehicle Gor- but causing no casualties, according 4th to British spokesman Maj. Hisham Halawi. )und In recent days, U.S. forces have used r the heavy artillery, battle tanks, attack heli- with- copters, F-16 fighter-bombers and AC- 130 gunships to pound targets in central U.S. and northern Iraq. NEWS IN BRIEF. HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD LONDON Bush visits Europe, seeks support for Iraq President Bush urged Europe yesterday to put aside bitter war disagreements with the United States and work to build democracy in Iraq or risk returning the nation to terrorists. Anti-war demonstrators mobilized for a march of tens of thousands today. Bush conceded in a speech that deep differences remain over Iraq, even among staunch war allies, the United States and Britain. But, he asserted, "we did not charge hundred of miles into the heart of Iraq and pay a bitter cost of casualties and liberate 25 million people only to retreat before a band of thugs and assassins." His speech followed an elegant welcoming ceremony with Queen Eliza- beth II at Buckingham Palace, which included a 41-gun salute and a review of troops on foot and on horseback. Meanwhile, anti-war protesters made preparations for huge demonstra- tions against Bush's 3 1/2-day state visit. There were isolated, smaller demonstrations around the city yesterday. At one point, as the president's motorcade arrived at Banqueting House for his speech, noisy demonstrators could be seen and easily heard just two blacks away. The demonstrators, held back by police lines, could not be heard inside the hall where Bush spoke. Potential designs for World Trade Center memorial unveiled I BOSTON Legislators debate gay marriage laws Now that Massachusetts' highest court has declared that gay couples have the right to marry under the state constitution, the political debate begins over how the Legislature should react. In its 4-3 decision, the Supreme Judicial Court gave the Legislature 180 days to rewrite the state's marriage laws for the benefit of gay couples. "We declare that barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obliga- tions of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution," Chief Justice Margaret Marshall wrote. The seven gay couples that filed the lawsuit and their attorney argue thatthe decision leaves state lawmakers little leeway to do anything but change state mar- riage statutes to reflect the court's decision. Legal experts and some opponents said the decision is ambiguous and leaves open the possibility of civil unions, similar to those practiced in 'Ver- NEW YORK (AP) - Eight com- peting designs for a memorial to the nearly 3,000 victims of Sept. 11 - including reflecting pools, walls of names and a tomb for the unidenti- fied - were unveiled yesterday as the rebuilding of the World Trade Center entered a delicate new phase. A 13-member panel chose the eight finalists from a record 5,201 proposals for commemorating the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, as well as the 1993 trade center bomb- ing. The panel will settle on a final design by the end of the year. The designs include gardens, maple trees, soaring light beams and private areas for relatives of the dead. One envisions a blue light projected upward from a resting place for the unidenti- fied remains of trade center victims. "We really now are at the point that gives the families hope," said Monica Iken, whose husband, Michael, was killed at the trade cen- ter. She said each design "brings you into a space that says this is a sacred, spiritual, peaceful place of reflection where we're going to honor and remember." But deciding on a 'final memorial is certain to create friction and hurt feelings. The Lower Manhattan Development Corp., the agency overseeing the com- petition, had issued guidelines that say all proposals should recognize the tow- ers' footprints and preserve a wall that is the only remnant of the original complex. It also said that all victims need to be recognized, and that some should not be made to seem more important than others. However, some firefighters and their families have been pushing to have the fallen rescue workers hon- ored together and to have an inscrip- tion describing their sacrifice. Rosaleen Tallon, whose brother, fire- fighter Sean Tallon was killed, said yesterday her family would remove his name from the memorial if he could not be listed with his colleagues. But many firefighters, dozens of whom arrived to view the plans on dis- play, said they were encouraged to find at least three designs proposed listing rescue workers' names together. Other entries proposed alphabetical listings, while one suggested that victims could be grouped together along with their relatives, friends or colleagues. The designers, whose names were not known to the jury who selected them, found different ways to recog- nize the 2,982 victims of the 1993 and 2001 attacks. Michael Jackson thanks his audience during the Radio Music Awards in this Oct. 27 file photo at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Warrant seeks'ng of Pop' on charges of chil1d molestation ANN ARBOR REALTY LOCATION - LOCATION - LOCATION Central Campus Efficiencies, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apts. Starting at $575/mo. Includes some utilities. ANN ARBOR REALTY 616 CHURCH (734) 663-7444 Open Mon-Fri, 9 am to 5:30 pm aMa6O0 rel SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities issued a warrant for Michael Jackson's arrest on charges of molesting a child and asked the pop superstar yesterday to turn himself in and surrender his passport. Jackson's spokesman called the allegations "scurrilous and totally unfounded." The 45-year-old King of Pop was accused of multiple counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. A decade ago, Jackson was also accused of molestation but was never charged because the youngster refused to testify. "I am sad that there is another vic- tim out there. I feel bad for the family. I feel bad for the victim. Beyond that, I feel it is a sad thing for all those involved," District Attorney Thomas Sneddon Jr. said at a news conference. Jackson was believed to be in Las Vegas working at a recording studio. "Get over here and get checked in," the prosecutor said. Sneddon would not say when or where the alleged crimes took place or how old the youngster was. He said an affidavit outlining the details will be sealed for 45 days. But Brian Oxman, an attorney who has represented the Jackson family over the years, told CBS that the case involves the alleged molestation of a 12-year-old boy at Jackson's Neverland Ranch, the storybook playground where the singer has been known to hold sleepover parties with children. Oxman is not representing Jackson. CBS immediately pulled a Jackson music special planned for next Wednesday on his greatest hits and the impact on pop culture of the former child star who got his start with his brothers as a member of the singing- and-dancing Jackson 5. "Given the gravity of the charges against Mr. Jackson, we believe it would be inappropriate at this time to broadcast an entertainment spe- cial," the network said. On Tuesday, as many as 70 law enforcement officers spent 12 hours searching the Neverland Ranch for corroborating evidence. The $12.3 mil- lion ranch has a mansion, its own zoo and amusement park. Each of the sex charges is punish- able by three to eight years in prison. Sneddon would not say how many counts Jackson faces. Bail will be set at $3 million, author- ities said. mont, rather than marriage. It also is could be amended by the voters. WASHINGTON Investigators pinpoint origins of blaCkout The nation's worst blackout began with three power line failures in Ohio and should have been contained by operators at FirstEnergy Corp., a three- month government investigation con- cluded yesterday. The report by a U.S.-Canadian task force said the FirstEnergy operators did not respond properly, allowing the Aug. 14 outage to cascade, eventually cutting off electricity to 50 million people in eight states and Canada. The task force also cited outdated procedures and shortcomings at a regional grid monitoring center in Indi- ana that kept officials there from grasp- ing the emerging danger and helping FirstEnergy deal with it. "This blackout was largely preventa- ble," Energy Secretary Spencer Abra- ham said. The task force said it found "no computer viruses or any sort of illicit cyber activities" to blame. WASHINGTON , Candidates' rivals gain financing boost Fund-raising front-runners Presi- dent Bush, Howard Dean and John Kerry are giving the rest of the presi- dlential candidates a short-term boost in the wallet by skipping taxpayer financing next year. WASHINGTON House passes tougher mutual-fund laws Because the three are turning avyay the assistance from taxpayers who check a box on their returns, the eight candidates still participating in the pro- gram are expected to get substantially more federal money at the start of the primary season. The Federal Election Commission initially estimated candidates would only get 40 cents to 50 cents of every dollar they were entitled to when the first checks are sent in January. based on the state Constitution, which Yesterday, the House overwhelmingly voted to toughen penalties for mutual fund abuses and to make sure investors are provided with more information.. The 418-2 vote came as mutual fRind scandals escalate, more big-name com- panies are cited by authorities and a money stampede continues outof implicated funds. 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