I 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 18, 2004 NATION WORLD #~' :snrtns,~ Haiti PM seeks international aid PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's prime minister warned yester- day of an impending coup and appealed for international help to con- tend with a bloody uprising that has claimed 57 lives. But the United States and France expressed reluctance to send troops to put down the rebellion. Aid agencies called for urgent inter- national action, warning Haiti is on "the verge of a generalized civil war." The U.N. refugee agency met with officials in Washington to discuss how to con- front a feared exodus of Haitians. Yesterday, airlines in Port-au-Prince canceled flights to the northern port of Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second largest city, after witnesses in the barricaded city saw a boat approach and rumors swept the town that rebels were about to attack. In the western port of St. Marc, an American missionary said his life has been threatened by supporters of Presi- dent Jean-Bertrand Aristide. "We are witnessing the coup d'etat machine in motion," Prime Minister Yvon Neptune said yesterday, urging the international community "to show it really wants peace and stability" Haiti's 5,000-member police force appears unable to stem the revolt, but Aristide and Neptune stopped short of asking for military intervention. Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday, "There is frankly no enthusi- asm right now for sending in military or police forces to put down the violence." Powell said the international com- munity wants to see "a political solu- tion" and only then would willing nations offer a police presence to implement such an agreement. Powell spoke by telephone with French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, who called an emergency meeting in Paris yesterday to weigh the risks of sending peacekeepers and dis- cuss how otherwise to help Haiti, an impoverished former colony that is home to 2,000 French citizens. "Can we deploy a peacekeeping force?" de Villepin asked on France- Inter radio, noting it "is very difficult" amid violence. NEWS IN BRIEFft HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD JERUSALEM Arafat, Qureia dispute over financial reform A disagreement over financial reform erupted into a major dispute between Yasser Arafat and his prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, and threatens to hold up vital foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority, officials said yes- terday. The confrontation, which centered on salary payments to Palestinian security forces, is seen as a key test of Qureia's ability to clean up his gov- ernment's finances. International donor countries are becoming increasing- ly impatient with what they see as Palestinian foot-dragging on reform, and are scaling back aid. Financial reform is one of the Palestinian obligations under the U.S.- backed "road map" peace plan. The road map has been stalled for months, with both Israel and the Palestinians failing to carry out the first steps. The Arafat-Qureid dispute is perhaps their most serious since the prime minister took office late last year. In general, Qureia has been trying to accommodate Arafat, rather than challenge him. I I AP PHOTO A student throws a rock at the police during an opposition march in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune warned of an Impending coup yesterday. C l AT&T Wireless strike deal SAN FRANCISCO Judge: Gay mamrage licenses may be illega A judge said yesterday that San Francisco appears to be violating the law by issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, but he declined to order an immediate halt to the weddings. A conservative group had asked Judge James Warren to immediately stop the weddings and void the 2,464 same-sex marriages performed in the city since Thursday. Instead, Warren issued a nonbinding cease-and-desist order and told the city to return on March 29 and explain its legal position. "We are extremely happy and gratified that a stay was not issued," City Attorney Dennis Herrerra said. Mayor Gavin Newsom said through a spokeswoman that the city would keep performing the marriages despite the court order. "We will continue to issue mar- riage licenses until the court rules we can no longer do so," spokeswoman Darlene Chiu said shortly after the ruling. The Proposition 22 Legal Defense and Educa- tion Fund had asked the Superior Court judge to issue an order commanding the city to stop issuing the licenses, or show cause explaining why it would not. ATLANTA (AP) - Cingular Wire- less agreed to pay nearly $41 billion to buy AT&T Wireless Services to create the nation's largest mobile phone com- pany, raising concern among consumer advocates that it may hurt competition and impede lower prices. The deal announced yesterday between the second and third largest U.S. wireless companies would create a cellular giant with 46 million sub- scribers and 70,000 employees. Cur- rent market leader Verizon Wireless has 37.5 million customers. The deal - subject to approval by AT&T Wireless shareholders and fed- eral regulators - would be a boon for Atlanta-based Cingular's efforts to cut costs, fill service gaps and expand its spectrum, or radio frequency, in sever- al key U.S markets, thus enabling it to offer wireless Internet access at broad- band speed. "This combination is expected to create customer benefits and growth prospects neither company could have achieved on its own, and will mean better coverage, improved reliability, I enhanced call quality and a wide array of new and innovative services," said Stan Sigman, president and chief exec- utive of Cingular, who will continue to lead the company. Some fear the merger could reduce the fierce competition that has driven down prices in the U.S. cellular mar- ket, trimming the number of national players from six to five. "Losing a competitor in this kind of market hurts consumers, especially when you're merging the big players," said Mark Cooper, director of research PRIMARY Continued from Page 1. state nominating contests Edwards won in South Carolina. Dean, who has yet to finish first in any contest, still leads the senator in delegates because of his early accumu- lation of unpledged delegates. But Dean campaign aides said yes- terday the former frontrunner will con- sider endorsing another candidate and scaling back his campaign. Sharpton has 16 delegates, seven acquired in Michigan. Kucinich remains in the running with two del- egates. at the Washington-based Consumer Federation of America. "It's not five and six that's merging. It's two and three, and that's a much bigger impact on competition." Guzman and Co. analyst Patrick Comack said he doesn't expect prices to go up if the deal is approved. "You still have some very aggressive com- petitors out there," he said. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. of San Anto- nio and BellSouth Corp. of Atlanta, said it will pay $15 cash per share. The race moves next to Hawaii and Idaho, which hold their caucus- es Feb. 24, on the same day as Utah's primary. These contests are a prelude to "Super Tuesday" on March 2, when 10 states determine the distribution of their pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention in July. Former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley was forced to exit the 2000 presidential race when former Vice President Al Gore swept 16 states on Super Tuesday four years ago. - The Associated Press contributed to this report. BAGHDAD, Iraq U.S. compiles list of Iraqi rebel leaders The U.S. military yesterday issued for the first time a wanted list of dozens of key figures suspected of leading the anti-U.S. insurgency in Iraq, including a $1 million reward for a senior Baath Party figure believed to be running guer- rilla cells. In Tikrit, three Iraqis, including a 10- year-old, were killed yesterday when a 120 mm mortar fired by U.S. soldiers landed on their house. The U.S. base at Tikrit has been receiving fire from insurgents over the past few nights, the military said. The list of 32 wanted people included suspected cell leaders, former members of Saddam Hussein's military and regional Baath leaders thought to be helping the insurgency, said Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations chief. FORT POLK, Lax Bush visits miiary base to gain support Snapping a sharp salute before cheer- ing soldiers, President Bush put his cre- dentials as wartime commander in chief' on display yesterday against suggestions he ducked his military duty as a child of privilege during the Vietnam War. Cheers of "USA, USA" and enthusi- astic applause greeted Bush as he took an outdoor stage at this military base that has trained and deployed more than 10,000 troops to Iraq and Afghanistan since America was struck by terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. "My resolve is the same as it was on the day when I walked in the rubble of the twin towers," Bush said. "I will not relent until this threat to America is removed. And neither will you." Bush's appearance provided a TV- ready opportunity to emphasize his national security responsibilities and leadership of the war against terror, a role the White House wants to empha- size with voters as he heads into a re- election battle. DENVER Federal court upholds do-not-call registry Handing a victory to consumers who loathe telemarketers, a federal appeals court yesteday upheld the popular do- not-call registry, dismissing claims it violates free speech rights and is unfair to business. 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