2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 21, 2003 41 NATION/!WORLD Jackson NEWS IN BRIEF 1-- I- surrenders E SFROM N RN THE WF LONDON Bush, Blair vow to increase efforts in ]Iraq .0 himself to authorities SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Trailed by a phalanx of TV cameras, a handcuffed Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molesta- tion yesterday after arriving by private jet to face charges that could finish off his already declining career and send him to prison for years. The self-styled."King of Pop" imme- diately posted $3 million bail and waved to reporters and flashed a V-sign before leaving the Santa Barbara County jail in a black Suburban escorted by three sher- iff's motorcycle officers. "He's come back specifically to confront these charges head-on," defense attorney Mark Geragos said. "He is greatly outraged by the bring- ing of these charges. He considers this to be a big lie." "Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons," Jackson added in a state- ment issued by a spokesman. "The truth will win this marathon in court." With Jackson's riches and global fame, the advent of 24-hour cable news channels, and the rise of TV cameras in the courtroom, the allegations set the stage for what would be one of the most sensational celebrity court cases the world has ever seen. Authorities released no details of the case beyond a warrant accusing the 45- year-old Jackson of multiple counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, an offense punishable by three to eight years in prison. But news reports have said the child was a 12- or 13-year-old boy who visited Jackson at his Neverland Ranch, a story- book playland where the singer was known to hold sleepovers for children and share his bed with youngsters. Jackson returned to California from Las Vegas, where he was mak- ing a video, a day after authorities announced a warrant for his arrest had been issued. Jackson's leased jet landed at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport and rolled its nose into a hangar before those aboard stepped out. A law enforcement convoy took him to the main county jail, where the handcuffed singer, wearing a black coat and pants with a white shirt and white tie, was escorted inside and booked for investigation of child molestation. The jet on which Jackson arrived took off after he left the jail, but it wasn't known if Jackson was aboard. Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Pappas char- acterized Jackson and his represen- tatives as cooperative during the 30- to 45-minute booking process. Reporters swarmed the airport, the jail and sheriff's headquarters, awaiting Jackson's return. A PA RT ME NT H OM E S A ifordiable! 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes Standing shoulder to shoulder with President Bush, Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed yesterday not to retreat "one inch" in Iraq after deadly attacks against British targets in Turkey. A somber Bush told the families of British soldiers killed in Iraq "they didn't die in vain," while anti-war demonstrators protested his European visit. Tens of thousands marched peacefully through central London chanting "George Bush, terrorist!" and pulling down a 17-foot tall effigy of the president that recalled the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad. The main focus of war allies Bush and Blair was on the deadly bomb blasts in Istanbul that hit the British consulate and a major British bank, killing more than two dozen people - including the top British diplomat in Istanbul - and wounding hundreds of others. "The nature of the terrorist enemy is evident once again," Bush said at a news con- ference with Blair. "Our mission in Iraq is noble and it is necessary. No act of thugs or killers will change our resolve.... We will finish the job we have begun." Blair said, "What this latest terrorist outrage shows us is that this is a war. Its main battleground is Iraq." Blair said the attack could not be blamed on Bush's visit, nor the U.S.-British alliance. "Our response is not to flinch or give way or concede one inch," he said. PITTSBURGH Hepatitis outbreak sickens more than 500 When avid University of Pittsburgh football fan John Spratt skipped the Pitt game on Oct. 11, Joseph Spratt knew his younger brother was sick. Neither of them realized how sick. Barely a month later, Jack Spratt was dead at age 46 of liver failure, the third and latest fatality in the biggest known outbreak of hepatitis A in U.S. history. More than 540 people have fallen ill over the past few weeks after going to a now-closed Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant, and investigators say scallions may have been the source of the virus. Spratt, who worked at a payroll processing company, fell ill after having the chicken fajitas with his 17-year-old daughter on Oct. 5 at the restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall, about 25 miles from Pittsburgh. (His daughter did not get sick, apparently because she did not eat all the condiments that came with the fajitas.) "A Pitt-Notre Dame game, he wouldn't give that up unless he was pretty sick," said his brother. By Pitt's Oct. 25 game, Spratt was feeling fine and thought he had gotten over the flu or whatever it was, his brother said. 10 ATLANTA Wireless providers redesign service plans Cell phone companies are blanket- ing the market with price cuts, extra minutes, premium services and sleek handsets to lure customers from rivals and make sure their own sub- scribers don't bolt come Monday. That is when new federal rules will begin that allow legions of dis- satisfied customers and bargain- hunters to switch wireless companies without losing their cell numbers. Wireless phone companies tried hard to block the rule from taking effect, but are trying to make the best of it now that it is here, baiting customers with some of the most generous deals ever. They are offering more minutes and cheaper rates, camera phones and other cutting-edge handsets, as well as enhanced features such as faster Internet connections and walkie-talkie services. VIENNA, Austria U.N. agency discusses strong Iran resolution The U.N. atomic agency has identi- fied Russia, China and Pakistan as among the probable suppliers of equipment Iran used to conduct sus- pected nuclear weapons programs, diplomats said yesterday. The diplomats spoke to The Associ- ated Press as the International Atomic Energy Agency weighed how harshly to censure Tehran for two decades of covert nuclear activities Iran says were aimed at peaceful purposes. The IAEA's 35-nation board is debating the wording of a resolution that would sat- isfy the U.S. WASHINGTON GOP leaders seek support for Medicare House Republican leaders coaxed conservatives to support a sweeping Medicare drug bill yesterday, arguing that health-related tax breaks and meas- ures to curb spending on health care should outweigh discomfort at creating a new government benefit for 40 million Americans. "If you have to be pure you can't accomplish anything on the left or the right ... and you can't govern," said House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, arguing that the legislation would provide the most comprehensive reform of the program since its creation in 1965. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. A pA JOHs Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. 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