2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 26, 1995 Arafat presents peace accord to Cabinet GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Under attack yesterday from hard-lin- ers, Yasser Arafat defended anew peace agreement with Israel giving him con- trol over one-third of the West Bank and some of the trappings of statehood. "The dawn has started for the Palestin- ian people," a buoyant Arafat said yester- day, after returning to his headquarters following a week of talks that yielded the accord on Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Palestinian elections. The agreement, which is to be signed Thursday in Washington, was debated yesterday in a special session of Arafat's Cabinet. It was not clear whether there would be a vote, but dissent from the ministers was not likely. Arafat faces the tougher of task sell- ing the complex accord to his people, many of whom appeared indifferent or skeptical after months of delays. Even some Arafat loyalists were openly critical yesterday. Mustafa Natche, mayor of the West Bank town of Hebron, said he was disappointed that the agreement permitted 450 Jew- ish settlers to stay in Hebron, home to 120,000 Palestinians. "The symbols ofoccupation might dis- appear, such as the military headquarters from which the orders ofoccupation were issued," Natche said. "But the main prob- lem, the settlers, will remain." In fresh clashes in the troubled town, Palestinians and Israelis threw stones at each otheryesterday. Israeli troops stood by as one Israeli civilian hurled a stun grenade at Palestinian teen-agers. It was not clear if the man was a settler. S I * Lecture Notes. * Course Packets 0 Resume Services " Copy & Bindery * Fax Services BOOKSTORE L ctur s Grade A NoteTakers are Seniors and Grad Students. They attend class and take accurate and complete lecture notes. These notes can make great supplemental study guides. Militant Jewish settlers,includingthose in Hebron, have vowed to try and scuttle the agreement, but settler reaction was not expected before sundown today, the end of the Jewish New Year holiday. The Muslim militant group Hamas, a leading opponent of the peace talks, accused Arafat of selling out. "Hamas will be committed to its pledge for resisting the occupation," said spokes- man Ibrahim Ghosheh. The agreement was also denounced by Libya and Iran. Syria said the agree- ment was in Israel's favor and damaged peace efforts in the region. Syria's peace negotiations with Israel are deadlocked. The accord is to be signed at the White House on Thursday, with Egyptian Presi- dent Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Hussein scheduled to attend. The pact allows for Palestinian self- rule in 30 percent of the West Bank - containing most of its Arab population -aftera step-by-step Israeli troop pull- out from lands it has occupied since the 1967 Middle East war. The troop withdrawal will clear the way for Palestinians to elect a 82-mem- ber self-rule council with legislative and executive branches. Asked whether the accord would lead to statehood, Arafat was evasive. "Look, no doubt it's our right to look forward. It's a demand of our people," he said. "It's not very easy but we have to work on it." Earlier yesterday, Arafat briefed Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan in Amman and acknowledged that the agreement was not all he had hoped for. "We should always seek the best, but we don't have to be perfect," Arafat said. One of the immediate results of the agreement will be the release of hun- dreds of Palestinian detainees from Is- raeli jails this week. Anthro 110 Astron 103 810 Scl 101 Bio Sci 112 Bio Sci 241 Sio Sci 312 Chem 251 Crim Just 101 Econ 321 Geog 140 History 101 Mngmt 475 Nutr 151 Poli Sci 100 Fin/Econ 365 Stop by and check them out! Grade A Notes at Ulrich's Bookstore Second Floor " 549 E. 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It's welcome news for an admin- istration battered by the Republican revolution on Capitol Hill. But,sadly forClinton,freign-po yachieve- ments usually play better in the his- tory books than in the voting booth. Ask George. Bush, the political hero of Desert Storm. Or Jimmy Carter, the architect ofthe first major peace agreement in the Middle East. "Clinton will find that his for- eign-policy record and 60 cents will get him acupof colffeeand two votes," said University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato.F "Except in times of war, Ameri- cans don't care a lot about foreign policy,"'Sabatosaid."The only time they vote on foreign policy is when there is a direct domestic interest."' Foreign policy has never been Clinton's strong suit. For mst of his presidency, his approval rating in that area has beenv under 40 percent. Yet, there were never great expectations on that score.. After all, Clinton was elected to fix health care and other domestic problems, replacing apresident who, many Americans felt, spent too much time looking overseas. ; Democrats develpn lo * Medicare alternatives Las Angeles Tunes WASHINGTON - In a major tacti- cal shift, congressional Democrats are developing their own alternatives to the GOP Medicare reform plan in an effort to markedly soften the drastic changes sought by the Republican majority. The Democratic gambit - with White House backing - injects a new dynamic into the acrimonious and par- tisan debate just as it nears a crescendo in Congress, and is fraught with politi- cal perils for would-be Medicare re- formers in both parties. For the nation's 37 million Medicare beneficiaries, the reversal by Demo- crats all but ensures Congress will fun- damentally restructure a Great Society program, with higher out-of-pocket costs and a distinct move toward man- aged-care delivery systems. Although the plans are not complete, House Democrats are striving to limit reductions in future Medicare spending by $89 billion over 10 years. In the Senate, Democrats are work- ing to find a somewhat greater level of savings but still far less than would be required under the GOP's goal of $270 billion over seven years. Although the plans are not complete, House Democrats are striving to limit reductions in future Medicare spending by $89 billion over 10 years. "We're telling ourmembers: we don't have to fall into the Republican trap and be forced into doing things we don't want to be doing," one Democratic House staff member said yesterday. Want to help change education? 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"I'm extremely concerned that in their haste to balance the budget back there, they'll bust the budget down here," he said. Republicans say they will allow for 39-percent growth in Medicaid grants over seven years when they turn the program over to the states. Washington would send $772 billion to the states through 2002. But if Medicaid were left alone, the states would get $954 billion during those same years, according to the Clinton administration. What the GOP calls a 39-percent increase, the White House terms a 19-percent reduction. In 2002 alone, spending would be 30 percent below Medicaid's current trajectory. AROUND THE WORLD ww&p Kzcrr1 Simpson trial enters closing arguments LOS ANGELES - After a grueling eight months of testimony and legal wrangling, the lawyers in the O.J. Simpson case are girding for closing arguments that begin today before a long-suffering jury and a worldwide audience. "It is in summation that lawyers earn their keep," New York University law Prof. Stephen Gillers said yesterday. Both sides labored through the week- end on what will be their last chance to prevail in the case. At 10 p.m. Sunday, prosecutors were still at work trying to hammer out a compelling and cohesive narrative that points to Simpson's guilt in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Gillers was one of several legal experts interviewed yesterday who said the prosecution had lost ground during the trial and was now in a come-from-behind position. Part of the problem, Gillers and others said, was with lead prosecutor Marcia Clark herself, who is regarded as brilliant, but not particularly well-liked by the Noggins Hair Shop between 10 am and 2 pm and get a haircut for $9 (reg. $12). South University Under Tower Records 930-1892 Secretary of State: UN. must reform UNITED NATIONS - Secretary of State Warren Christopher told the 50th anniversary meeting of the U.N. Gen- eral Assembly yesterday that ifthe world body is to retain the support of the American people, it must undergo ma- jor reform to slim down and focus "on the tasks it performs best." "On this 50th anniversary year, we must shape the U.N.'s agenda as if we were creating the institution anew," Christopher said as he used the opening ofthisyear's assembly meeting to press the Clinton administration's call for reforms capable of defusing growing anti-U.N. sentiment in Congress. He called on the United Nations to become leaner and more efficient, taking on fewer tasks and performing more ef- fectively for less money. He also made clear that the United States believes the member countries must stop using the UnitedNationsasaporkbarrel andsource of patronage, and crack down hard on waste, fraud and corruption that provide an inviting target for its enemies. "It is time to recognize that the U.N. must direct its limited resources to the world's highest priorities, focusing on the tasks that it performs best," Christo- pher said. "The U.N.'s bureaucracy should be smaller. ... Each program must be held to a single standard-that is, it must make a tangible contribution jury because of her combative man- ner in the courtroom. "The great lesson here for trial law- yers around the globe is that optimism.. and confidence are contagious," Gillers said. "And Johnnie Cochran knows how to broadcast both. He has barely faltered at all in telegraphing these qualities." Diverse black arop supporta-mae WASHINGTON - The rousing vi- sion of a million black men, heads held.- high, marching through the nation's capital has united diverse black groups despite misgivings about the two mea who are leading the way. The males-only march being organized byNationofIslamleader LouisFarrakhan and ousted NAACP chief Benjamin Chavis is on its way to becoming reality, in spirit if not in numbers, on Oct. 16. The popularity of the march's mes- sage has largely overshadowed con- cerns about its two founders. Farrakhan has alienated many black leaders; Chavis was fired from the NAACP amid accusations that he misap- propriated funds. to the freedom, security and well-being of real people in the real world." Christopher proposed ending certain U.N. programs , consolidating programs with overlapping functions and being more selective in peace-keepingmissions Suspect arrested in cardinal's slaying MEXICO CITY - Federal agents yesterday announced the arrest of. one of the two principal gunmen alt- leged to have fired on Guadalajara's Roman Catholic cardinal more than a dozen times two years ago, a mut- der that continues to test the cred- ibility of President Ernesto Zedillo's government. The Mexican attorney general's of- fice said Edgar Nicolas Mariscal, known as "El Negro," was captured Sunday in the Pacific coast state of Sonora, carrying an Uzi submachine' gun and "fake" papers identifying him as an official of the state's transit department. The official communique stated that another gunman - one of 24 suspects already in custody in the case - identi- fled Nicolas Mariscal as one ofthe drug-' cartel hit men who participated in the killing of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo outside the Guadalajara Air- port on May 24, 1993. You've heard of HIV, but do you know about HIV? Hepatitis B Virus (H BV) is 100 times more contagious than HIV, with 75% of all cases occuring among 15-39 year olds. The good news: you can be immunized against Hepatitis E...j - From Daily wire services. h ed0 a t5 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. 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