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UNITED NATIONS
Iraqi PM says
terrorism could
fuel civil war
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki told the U.N. General
Assembly yesterday that terrorism
is threatening to erase any gains
made in reducing sectarian kill-
ings and establishing democratic
principles in his country.
He also warned that Iraq's
neighbors must stop the continued
flow into his country of weapons,
suicide bombers and funding for
terrorism, saying there would be
! "disastrous consequences" for the
region and the world if they failed.
"National reconciliation is
stronger than the weapons of ter-
rorism," al-Maliki said. But he said
healing is "not the responsibility of
the government alone."
"Today we feel optimistic that
countries of the region realize
the danger of the terrorist attacks
against Iraq, that it is not in their
interest for Iraq to be weak," he
said.
DETROIT
Wayne State
president to step
down next year
Irvin Reid's decade-long tenure
as president of Wayne State Uni-
versity will end next year.
Reid made the announcement
after yesterday's Board of Gov-
ernors meeting, the Detroit Free
Press and Detroit News reported.
His plans are to step down next
May, following commencements.
Reid was hired in 1997 as the
school's ninth president.
Over the past 10 years, Wayne
State built the 43-acre TechTown
research development park and
worked with developers on resi-
dential properties around the
school's campus just north of
downtown Detroit.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.
Treaty returns
rights to Indians
Ioseph C. Raphael remembers
the racial bitterness of the 1970s,
when clashes between tribal
fishermen and non-Indian sport
anglers around the Great Lakes
produced epithets, vandalism and
even gunshots.
Avoiding such nastiness was a
primary motive as five tribes nego-
tiated a tentative agreement with
the state to regulate how their
members hunt, fish and gather
plants on lands and waters making
up about 37 percent of Michigan.
Supporters hope the deal
announced yesterday will end
decades of bickering over what
rights Indians retained when sign-
ing away ownership of nearly 13.9
million acres under an 1836 treaty.
Four tribes have ratified the
settlement through their govern-
iog councils: the Grand Traverse
Band; the Bay Mills Indian Com-
munity; the Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians; and the
Little River Band of Ottawa Indi-
ans.
WASHINGTON
Pace reiterates
anti-gay rhetoric
at Senate hearing
Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, caused a
stir at a Senate hearing yesterday
when he repeated his view that
gay sex is immoral and should not
be condoned by the military.
Pace, who retires next week,
said he was seeking to clarify
similar remarks he made in spring,
which he said were misreported.
"Are there wonderful Ameri-
cans who happen to be homosex-
* ual serving in the military? Yes,"
he told the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee during a hearing
focused on 2008 war spending.
"We need to be very precise
then, about what I said wearing
my stars and being very conscious
of it," he added. "And that is, very
simply, that we should respect
those who want to serve the nation
but not through the law of the
land, condone activity that, in my
upbringing, is counter to God's
law."
- Compiled from
Daily wire reports
3,800
Number of American service
members who have died in the war
in Iraq, according to The Associ-
ated Press. The following service
members were identified by the
Department of Defense over the
weekend:
Staff Sgt. Kevin R. Brown, 38,
of Harrah, Okla.
Cpl. Anthony K. Bento, 23, of
San Diego
TREE AUCTION
In budget crisis,
state prepares
for the worst
Shutdown could halt
liquor sales, casino
gambling
LANSING (AP) - State govern-
ment was preparing for a possible
partial shutdown that could start
next week even as negotiations to
avoid a stoppage continued yester-
day at the Capitol.
Democratic Gov. Jennifer Gran-
holm said state parks and welcome
centers could be closed and Detroit
casinos and liquor sales could take
a hit if she has to shut down the
government on Monday because
a projected $1.75 billion shortfall
hasn't been resolved.
But essential services that pro-
tect health and safety - which
could mean prisons and police
patrols, although Granholm did
not specify - would keep running.
Tomorrow is shaping up as a
crucial day in the negotiations
between Granholm, Republicans
who run the Senate and Democrats
who make up the House majority.
Some lawmakers say it's the
deadline to adopt a temporary
budget extension so some state
payments aren't missed early next
week. Others say they might have
until Sunday to craft a temporary
deal. A continuation budget hasn't
been passed in Michigan since
1980, so there's no clear roadmap
on how to do it.
The Senate already has passed
a 30-day temporary budget exten-
sion. But the House hasn't acted on
the proposal because Democrats
want assurances higher taxes will
be part of the deal.
"In the event the Legislature
forces us into a partial govern-
ment shutdown, it is our inten-
tion to continue the most vital
services until a budget resolution
is reached," Granholm said in a
statement.
A spokesman for Senate Major-
ity Leader Mike Bishop (R-Roch-
ester) said the governor could
avoid a shutdown by supporting
the Senate's temporary budget
extension.
"Citizens must understand, a
shutdown of government will have
drastic consequences and there
will be nothing partial about it,"
Matt Marsden said. "Nobody is
authorized to appropriate or spend
state money if a budget has not
been passed."
Added the House's top Repub-
lican, Novi Rep. Craig DeRoche:
"The only thing worse for Michi-
gan's economy than a tax increase
would be a government shutdown.
... It's irresponsible."
BENJI DELL/Da
Bonsai enthusiasts from the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society gathered last night at the Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens for their annual
Bonsai tree auction. Trees, pots and tools were auctioned off.
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