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Joyce Purnick Metro Matters column discusses frenetic environment created by New York City media when Democratic presidential aspirants discuss issues in CBS-New York Times televised debate (M)
Fire at Bay Terrace apartment in Queens (NYC) kills 14-year-old Hana Yoo; police say fire was not accident, and that they have arrested Ok Ki Gang, one of three mothers who lived in apartment with their daughters (M)
Iraqi Governing Council unanimously agrees on interim constitution to serve as government framework through next year; constitution, most progressive such document in Arab world, provides for independent judiciary, equal treatment under law, regardless of gender or ethnicity, and civilian control over military; designates Islam as 'a source' of legislation, not 'the primary source,' as demanded by several members; Iraqi officials, in another key compromise, reportedly agree to let thousands of Kurdish militiamen keep their weapons as part of 'national guard' under command of regional governments; guard system would be nationwide, suggesting militias now retained by many of political parties would not be expected to disarm; accord on militias is part of wider deal granting continued autonomy to Kurds; constitution reportedly envisions that 25 percent of seats in national assembly will be held by women (M)
Pres Jean-Bertrand Aristide flees Haiti with wife and small security detail on American jet dispatched by Pentagon; is heading for Central African Republic with no final destination in mind; is denied exile in South Africa by Pres Thabo Mbeki; decided to resign after White House statement, reacting to attack on Haitian Coast Guard installation by pro-Aristede mob, questioned his fitness to rule; incident convinced Bush administration officials that Aristide and his armed loyalists sought to block return of intercepted refugees to Haiti to keep alive threat of refugee exodus; Aristide, in shift, then contacted Amb James B Foley through aide to ask whether his resignation would help nation and about possible exile sites; photo (M)
One General to Another Frequent telephone calls between Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan illustrate the intensity of their countries' relationship. PAGE A9
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 25, 2004, covering March 1, 2004.
Norah Jones
Kanye West
Kenny Chesney
OutKast
Josh Groban
2004Mian Ghulam Jilani, Pakistani general (born 1914)[†]
Mian Ghulam Jilani also known as Kaka, Speen Dada, and Jilly, was a politician, businessman, and former two-star general in the Pakistan Army. As a British Indian Army officer during World War II, he survived a Japanese POW camp in Singapore. He played a key role in establishing the ceasefire during the First Kashmir War. During his stint as the Military attaché of Pakistan to Washington (1952-1955), he helped negotiate Pakistan's membership in the Baghdad Pact and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
In 2004, the world population was approximately 6,503,377,772 people[†]