…2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 9, 2001 NATION WORLD 0 Northern alliance gains ground; NEWS IN BRIEF The Washington Post JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - The opposition Northern Alliance said yesterday that it gained ground in its battle to capture the key northern city of Mazar- e-Sharif, and a senior alliance official said rebel leaders decided to await the outcome of the battle before launching an offensive on the Afghan capi...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD War may cost $1 billion a month - t a: ; NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD 4 ; e y c, WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. helicopter lost in Afghanistan a week ago cost up to twice as much as the government spends yearly on scenic byways. Each cruise missile is worth several American homes. The total expense of the Afghan war may be nearly as hard to find as people hiding...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 13, 2001 NATION/WORLD U.S. to put aircraft in Tajikistan WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration cheered signs that the Taliban were deserting the Afghan capital as defense officials said yester- day they planned to base U.S. aircraft in the bordering country of Tajikistan. Taliban fighters could be seen streaming out of Kabul after dawn today. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 14, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush, Putin to limit nuclear power WASHINGON (AP) - President Bush pledged yesterday to slash the United States' nuclear arsenal by two-thirds, to as few as 1,700 warheads, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said he might "respond in kind." Despite the AmericAn gesture, Putin renewed his opposition to U.S. missile shield plans. In private talks, a special White House tour...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 15, 2001 NATION/WORLD U.S. prepares new plan of action WASHINGTON (AP) - The commander of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, seeking to capitalize on sudden success, is preparing a new military plan for tracking down the leaders of the al-Qaida terrorist network and their Taliban supporters. American ground troops, now present in small numbers, still figure to play a role. But the scale and nature of...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 16, 2001 NATION/WORLD Doomed jet was jolted by turbulence , NEW YORK (AP) - The rudder of American Air- lines Flight 587 began shifting erratically and the air- liner careened sideways before taking a sudden nosedive seconds after it was jolted by turbulence from another jumbo jet, according to flight data. With their inquiry focused on why the tail fin and rudder sheared off cleanly before the cras...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 19, 2001 NATION/WORLD Israel demands week of peace; 2 militants die JERUSALEM (AP) - On the eve of a major U.S. policy statement, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday refused to ease demands for a week without violence as a condition for peace talks with Palestinians. A bomb went off near the King David Hotel in Jerusalem while police tried to defuse it. No one was hurt by the device, whi...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 20, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush signs airport security bill WASHINGTON (AP) - The gov- ernment began taking charge of airport security yesterday at the start of the holi- day travel season. President Bush signed legislation that will have more screeners peering in passengers' bags and more sky marshals flying on planes. "Today we take permanent and aggressive steps to improve the securi- ty of our airwa...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 21, 2001 NATION/WORLD 6 Connecticut woman has anthrax WASHINGTON (AP) - A letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy was laced with billions of anthrax spores, authorities said yesterday, and a suspected case of the most deadly form of the disease mysteriously appeared in Connecticut. An elderly woman in a rural area of the state pre- liminarily tested positive for inhalation anthrax, the first suspected ca...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 26, 2001 NATION/WORLD Scientists clone human BOSTON (AP) - A research com- patible cells pany reported yesterday it had cloned transplantat the first human embryo, a development Lanza an it said was aimed at producing geneti- tive Micha cally matched replacement cells for interest in patients with a wide range of diseases. embryos in But the news from Advanced Cell birth to a ci Technology of Worce...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 27, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush asks Congress for cloning ban WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush appealed to Congress yesterday to outlaw human cloning after scientists reported they had created the first cloned human embryo. "The use of embryos to clone is wrong," Bush said. "We should not, as a society, grow life to destroy it, and that's exactly what is taking place." Several lawmakers returning fro...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 28, 2001 NATION/WORLD Ousted: KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) - Talks among four Afghan factions on how to share power once the Taliban are defeated got off to an optimistic start yesterday, with a U.S. official saying all sides favor giving Afghanistan's former king a role as a unifying figure, The U.j. government's Central Asia envoy, James E Dobbins, said the sides indicated in informal discussions...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 29, 2001 NATION/WORLD 0 Taliban commander rallies troops KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban's supreme leader radioed his commanders yesterday and called on them to fight to the death against Americans in southern Afghanistan, where U.S. Marines were building up their forces at a desert base. In Washington, U.S. officials said a small group of soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division has asse...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 30, 2001 NATION/WORLD 41 Citizenship offered for terrorist info WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to gain improved cooperation, the Justice Department yes- terday offered foreigners a fast track to American citizenship if they give investigators useful informa- tion about terrorists. "The people who have the courage to make the right choice deserve to be welcomed as guests into our country and perhaps to ...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 3, 2001 NATION/WORLD U.S. doubles aircraftin The Washington Post WITH U.S. MARINES IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN - Combat helicopters from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived at this forward operating base in the Afghan desert yes- terday, enhancing the ability of U.S. reconnais- sance patrols to hunt Taliban forces in a war that one senior Marine officer said "seems to be reaching a culmination po...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 4, 2001 NATION/WORLD Taliban defends aiortin Kandahar KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Anti-Taliban fighters battled for control of Kandahar's airport yesterday as American bombers pounded suspected hide-outs of Osama bin Laden in the rugged White Mountains near the border with Pakistan. Fighters loyal to former Kandahar governor Gul Agha said they fought their way into the airport compound, but were push...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 5, 2001 NATION/WORLD M I 2 die from Israeli missile attack NEWS IN BRIEF1" HEDINE FRO ARUDTH O yy.-- -4I RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel used bombs and missiles yesterday to pressure Yasser Arafat to move against Palestinian militants, striking just yards from the Palestinian leader's West Bank offices and in the Gaza Strip. Two Palestinians were killed and about 150 were injured in the att...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 6, 2001 NATION/WORLD U.S. urges JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. envoys would b urged Yasser Arafat to take harsh mea- for relati sures against Islamic militants in meet- would be ings and a phone call hours before a More t suicide bomber detonated explosives some of t yesterday outside a Jerusalem hotel, fur- ered in tt ther rattling terror-weary Israelis' nerves. yesterda In Arafat's boldest move yet again...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 7, 2001 NATION/WORLD Worker opens fire in Ind. actory GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A man returned to the factory where he worked after a dispute and opened fire yesterday, killing a co-worker and wounding six others, authorities said. A SWAT team later found the gunman dead inside the simulated-wood factory with an appar- ently self-inflicted gunshot wound. A shotgun was under his body. "All I'm aware of is ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 10, 2001 NATION WORLD 4 Bombings put pressure on Arafat JFERUSALEM (AP) -A suicide bomber set off an explosion at a busy intersection in northern Israel yes- terday, failing to kill anyone other than himself but intensifying already heavy American and Israeli pres- sure on Yasser Arafat. Secretary of State Colin Powell said a string of recent bombings are "destroying his (Arafat's) authori- ty an...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD A Bush may release bin Video showing al-Qaida leader celebrating success of attacks could be made public within days WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden claims he calculated in advance how many casualties "the enemy" would suffer on Sept. 11 and was delighted to see his estimate surpassed, according to a videotape President Bush wants the world to see. The president said the t...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD 4 U.S. to pull out of missile treaty WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, eager to deploy a missile shield long sought by Republicans, soon will give Russia notice that the United States is withdrawing from a landmark 1972 arms-control treaty, U.S. government officials said yesterday. The pact bans missile defense systems. Bush will invoke a clause in the Anti-Ballistic Missi...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, January 4, 2001 N ATI NWOL Arafat responds to Clinton's plane WASH INGTON (AP) -- President Clinton's drive for an Israel i-Palestin- ian accord gained new life yesterday with word from Yasser Arafat that he was willinig to negotiate with Israel based oni his interprctat ion of Clinton's formula for a settlement. Israel responded by agreeing to send negotiator Giilead Slier to Washington to confer today wit...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 5, 2001 NATION/WORLD Arab leaders criticize peace proposal Arafat looks to reach deal before end of Clinton's term CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Arab for- eign ministers criticized key points of President Clinton's peace proposal yesterday, insisting Palestinians have a "sacred" right to return to Israel, a position flatly rejected by Israel. But Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said he still hoped a peace dea...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 8, 2001 NATION WORLD Clinton: Divide Israel into 2 states NEW YORK (AP) - President Clinton told the people of Israel yesterday that their land is also the Palestinians' homeland and "there is no choice but for you to divide this land into two states for two people." Clinton also urged the Palestinians in a major address to find the courage to accept his framework for a negotiated settlement and "n...…
…2 The Michigan Daily -- Tuesday, January 9, 2001 - ------ ATION wORLD Israelis fight proposal to divide Jerusalem ACROSS THE NATION JERUSALEM (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Israelis and Jews from around the world rallied outside the stone walls of the Old City yester- day, saying Jerusalem must not be divided. Police estimated that as many as 100,000 people - many of them bused from towns across Israel and settlements in the West Bank and G...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 10, 2001 N ATION! WORLD MENINGITIS Continued from Page 1 -Lantry said. The bacteria can be car- ried in a person's ear or nose. Lantry added that "it depends on what a person's immune system is like to begin with" and what conditions, such as stress, exist at the time of infection. The University of Michigan Med- ical Center has "extensive barriers and _precautions against communicable di s- case...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD AcROSS THE NATION New labor secretary search begins 1, (' intnn'c nPncinn Pctimntpd at - 72.A WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Bush anm moved quickly yesterday in search of a new candidate Ash for labor secretary after the abrupt withdrawal of his him first choice. Bush's team also mounted a vigorous Sen defense of another contentious nomination, that of for- ping mer Sen. John...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD MIK Continued from Page 1 1983, is scheduled to speak at Hutchins Hall in support of affirmative action at the Law School on Monday, said Jessica Curtin, a member of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary. Conyers' speech is one component of BAMN's Summit of the New Civil Rights Movement, a series of events cul- minating in the start of the affirmative...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, January 16, 2001 NATION/WORLD Biographer disputes memory of King DYSON Continued from Page 1A American mind as the "I Have a Dream" man, delivering his famous speech to a sea of listeners in front of the Washington Monument. Today the real King "is all but obscured," Dyson said. The legacy most Americans cele- brate is an incomplete one. Dyson said King recognized that "while race is important, class is imp...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 NATION/WORLD NIKE Continued from Page 1 Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights, said the committee hasn't discussed the CLC agreement. "The committee hasn't acted on this - it's something we need to talk about," Root said. Bollinger and the committee "spoke (yesterday) morning about some of the differences between (the CLC) and the draft code," Root said. "There's some differences ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 18, 2001 NATION/WORLD TRIAL Continued from Page 1A for students in the middle zone; students with high scores are usually admitted regardless of race and students with low scores are usually rejected. University lawyers contend there are a number of flaws in Larntz's study. "He did the wrong analysis and he did the wrong analysis wrong," University Deputy General Counsel Liz Barry said. Barry sai...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 19, 2001 NATION/WORLD Comittee OKs Abraham as Secretary of Energy WASHINGTON (AP) - Spence Abraham, President-elect Bush's nominee for energy secretary, gained easy endorsement yesterday from the Senate Energy and Natur- al Resources Committee, only hours after he appeared before the panel. The committee agreed by voice vote to recommend confirming Abraham, a former senator from Michigan who lost a ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 22, 2001 NATION WORLD Ousted Estrada to e investigated PfIILLIPINES (AP) - Prosecutors said today they were launching a criminal investigation into former President Joseph Estrada for allegedly plundering mil- lions of dollars in office. The announcement came as Estrada's replacement, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was putting together her government, trying to ease divisions in the country caused by the...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 23, 2001 NATION/WORLD Girls face more pressure to drink WASHINGTON (AP) - 'Ihe tremendous pres- sures of peers who drink and teen-age parties appear to have more influence on teen girls than boys as they wrestle with the decision of whether to drink, a federal study found. The study, released today, was conducted by a research branch of the National Institutes of Health. Bruce Simons-Morton, who le...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 24, 2001 NATION/WORLD BUSH Continued from Page 1 math and reading, the option of direct- ing any funds towards private schools was enough to make the New Democ- rat Coalition announce their own edu- cation plan through of one-time vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Lieber- man (D-Conn.). In a statement made yesterday morning, Lieberman made it clear that the two plans have much in common. "We are...…
…2A - The Michign Daily - Thursday. January 25. 2001 NATION/WORLD Joint programs examined for environmental studies, science SiN R E Continued from Page 1A Prof. John Knott. who chairs the implementation committee. Knott said the comtmittee wil examine new courses, the changring role of faculty and core requirements. The oilfic ial pro posal fixr the development ol'the committees adds more duties to that list, including examining the role of...…
…2 --- The Michigan Daily - Fraay, January 26, 2001 NATION WORLD UHS Continued from Page 1 "All people should oc eating ,omplex carbohydrates, plant chemi- als, calcium or soy products, vegeta- Kes, and meat or meat substitutes," Nakamoto said. "Many students forget bout calcium or don't like :he meat they serve in the dorms. These items are essential" Nakamoto pointed out that students who drink beverages with too much caf- 'eine ae often v...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 29, 2001 NATION/WORLD NEW YEAR Continued from Page 1A Steele, who fed the dragon. The lion performed the traditional lion dance, which is supposed to bring good luck and fortune. But the lion wasn't the only sight to see. Four Directions was one of the many shops which hosted events to celebrate the incoming year. Attendees of the festivities were able to see their names written in Chinese calligraph...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 30, 2001 NATION/WORLD City to choose from five finalists for police chief I CHIEF Continued from Page 1 city of Ypsilanti, said the most important thing to him is communication between citizens and the police force on both a "filter-up" and "filter-down" direction. "I would look at the community and see if there are issues that need to be addressed," King said: "We need to make sure people underst...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 31, 2001 NATION/WORLD Michigan senators oppose Ashcroft WASHINGTON (AP) - Michigan's two Democ- ratic senators said they will vote against President Bush's nominee for attorney general, Republican for- mer Sen. John Ashcroft. Although Ashcroft appears to have enough votes to win approval by the Senate as early tomorrow, many Democrats have announced their intention to vote against him because of ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 1, 2001 NATION/WORLD Skier sent to EAGLE, Colo (AP) - A skier was sentenced to 90 days in jail yesterday for a deadly collision on the slopes at Vail four years ago that prompted a crack- down on reckless skiing. Nathan Hall, 21, who was convicted of negligent homicide, wept in court as he apologized to the family of Alan Cobb, the 33-year-old Denver man who was killed in the collision. "I stand ...…
…2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 2, 2001 NATION/AORLD Barak calls off summit with Arafat NEWS IN BRIEF' ~ 4: ® Prime minister cites continuing violence as 4 die from gunfire JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak yesterday called off international efforts to arrange a summit meeting with Yasser Arafat, his aides said, citing continuing violence on a day two Israelis and two Palestinians were killed by gunfire. The prime...…
…2A --The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 5, 2001 NATION/WORLD Sharon expected to defeat Barak JERUSALEM (AP) - An angry and dejected Israeli electorate faces a stark choice this week between Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his push for a final peace deal with the Palestinians, and the hawkish front-runner Ariel Sharon, who won a boost yesterday when he was endorsed by Israel's ultra-Orthodox bloc. The deck seems heavily stacked in favor of...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 6, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush defends sweeping tax WASHINGTON (AP) - Flanked by a jumbo refund-check stage prop, President Bush asked Americans to get behind his proposed tax cuts yesterday and said the reductions should be retroactive to Jan. 1 to "help get money into the people's pockets quicker." He warned Congress and an army of lobbyists against add-ons, saying his plan is the right size "and I'm...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 7, 2001 Layoff woes boost NATION/WORLD support WASHINGTON (AP) -- With layoff notices mounting and con- sumer confidence plunging, the promise of President Bush's tax cut may be coming in the nick of time to avert a full-blown recession, economists said yesterday. Analysts said the activity surround- ing Bush's rollout of his $1.6 trillion plan and the favorable comments tax relief is generating ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 8, 2001 N ATION/W ORLD Indiana man fires shots outside White House; no one armed WASHINGTON (AP) - A middle-aged accoun- tant with a history of mental illness fired several shots outside the White House yesterday and then was shot by the Secret Service as he waved his hand- gun menacingly, authorities said. The tense, noon- time standoff sent tourists running for cover. The midday drama unfolded jus...…
…2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 9, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush delivers tax plan to Congress WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush sent his $1.6 trillion, 10-year tax-cutting proposal to Con- gress yesterday, insisting it is a necessary tonic for the economy. "A warning light is flashing on the dashboard of our economy and we just can't drive on and hope for the best," he said. "We need tax relief now. In fact, we need tax relief yesterday,"...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD Ruling in N SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major record labels hope today's long-awaited appellate court ruling in their case against Napster Inc. will force millions of computer users to pay for music the online music swapping service has allowed them to get for free. But if Napster wins, the ruling could unleash any number of other ventures that have been waiting for guidance on whethe...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 13, 2001 NATION/WORLD pacecraft lands on asteroid Comets may be next challenge for NASA COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) -The NEAR spacecraft touched down on the, barren, rocky surface of Eros, success- fully completing history's first landing on an asteroid. NEAR's landing at about 3:05 p.m. EST yesterday was confirmed when Mission Control received a beacon signal from the craft resting on the sur- face of Er...…
