Ally Pledges Not to Lobby a Ferrer City Hall
Date: 29 January 2005
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Michael SLACKMAN
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Very Discreetly, China Buries Zhao, Its Troublesome Ex-Leader
Date: 29 January 2005
By JOSEPH KAHN
Joseph KAHN
Some 2,000 mourners and at least that many police officers turn out for restricted funeral service for Zhao Ziyang in Beijing, as authorities take steps to ensure that final commemoration of former leader would not touch off anti-government protests (M)
World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: Bribery Case Against Acting Premier Is Dropped
Date: 29 January 2005
By Sophia Kishkovsky (NYT)
Sophia NYT
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun dismisses bribery charges against Yulia Tymoshenko, who is Pres Viktor A Yushchenko's choice for Prime Min (S)
Australian's Long Path in the U.S. Antiterrorism Maze
Date: 29 January 2005
By RAYMOND BONNER
Raymond BONNER
Mamdouh Habib, Egyptian-born Australian with intense devotion to radical Islam, was in US custody for over three years; he was transported from Pakistan to Afghanistan to Egypt to prison at Guantanamo Bay; US designated him 'enemy combatant,' saying he admitted to having prior knowledge of Sept 11 attacks and to having trained some of hijackers; Habib says he confessed while in Egypt only to stop waves of torture; Habib's journey came to unexpected end on Jan 28 at Sydney's international airport when he stepped off executive jet and was set free; photo (M)
2 Men Are Sentenced in M.T.A. Scheme
Date: 29 January 2005
State Supreme Court Justice Roger S Hayes sentenced plumbers Alex Figliolia Sr to maximum of 63 months in prison and his son, Alex Figliolia Jr to maximum of 99 months after they plead guilty to bribing Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials so they could fraudulently overcharge agency for labor and materials (S)
The Long Road to a Vote
Date: 29 January 2005
By Bakhtiar Dargali
Bakhtiar Dargali
Op-Ed article by Bakhtiar Dargali, Iraqi Kurd who emigrated to US in 1976 when he was 15, holds that when he heard about plans for Iraqis in US to vote in Iraqi national elections, his initial reaction was not to participate because he is American citizen; says he changed his mind after 31 marines were killed in helicopter crash while they were on mission in support of election (M)
Third Journalist Was Paid To Promote Bush Policies
Date: 29 January 2005
By ANNE E. KORNBLUT
Anne KORNBLUT
Health and Human Services Dept confirms paying Michael McManus, conservative commentator who is director of nonprofit group called Marriage Savers, $10,000 to help train counselors about marriage; Government Accountability Office tells Education Dept it is investigating $240,000 contract with commentator Armstrong Williams; Maggie Gallagher, another conservative writer, has admitted having $21,500 deal with Health and Human Services Dept; Pres Bush demands that departments of Education and Health and Human Services stop hiring commentators (M)
Snubbed by Conservatives, Bruno Returns the Gesture
Date: 29 January 2005
By PATRICK D. HEALY
State Sen Joseph L Bruno will boycott New York's Conservative Party conference as punishment for its refusal to endorse his re-election (M)
A Maestro's Class in Music Appreciation, in Talk and Performance
Date: 29 January 2005
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Daniel WAKIN
Daniel Wakin reviews conversation about, and performance of, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring conducted by Pierre Boulez with London Symphony Orchestra (M)