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Show Tuesday, Febniaty 7, 2006 DAILY HERALD ~ MORNING BRIEFING FAST FACT The phrase “passing the buck” probably came into use} ores late 19th century. In 1872, Mark Twain Wrote thatplayérs wouldpass an object — hat “buck” is an old word to remind them of who was to deal. It is also possible that ik Compiled from Daily Herald wire services Pay The WORLD The NATION Iran tells IAEA to remove surveillance cameras, agency seals Museum takes down VIENNA,Austria — Iran has toldesInternational Atomic Energy Agency nS remove gayellcaes coat and agency seals from ke and nuclear equipment by the end of next week in response to referral to the U.N. San rity Council, the agency said Monday. Tran’s demands came two days after the IAEA reported Tehran to the council overits isputed atomic program. Ina confidential report to the IAEA’s 35-member board on Monday, agency head Mohamed ElBaradeisaid Iran also announced a sharp reduction in the number andkind paintings stolen by Nazis VIENNA,Austria — Vienna’s Belvedere Gallery took downfive Gustav Klimt paintings Mondayand packed them for return to a California woman whose family owned the works whenthey were stolen by the Nazis. of IAEA inspections, effective immediately. The report was made available to The AssociPress. About 10,000 people hadlined up for hours over the weekendfor final glimpse ofthe cherished paintings, which have hung for decades at the gallery in Belvedere Castle and are considered national treasures. Last month, an arbitration court ruled that the paintings must be returned to Maria AltmannofBeverly Hills. Mulesdeliver election materials in Haiti GONAIVES,Haiti — Mules JASON REED/Reuters Oprah Winfrey pays herrespects in front of the casket of Coretta Scott King asshelies in honorin the historic Ebenezer Church on Auburn Avenuein Atlanta on Monday. Coretta Scott Kin remembered at church ATLANTA — Thousands of mournersfiled past the casket Moussaoui tossed from courtroom of Coretta Scott King on Monday, paying their respects to the “first lady ofthecivil rights movement”atthe historic church where her husband shared his dream forracial equality in the 1960s. Peoplelined up for blocks outside Ebenezer, Baptist Church, waiting for hoursin freezing rain for a momentto bid farewell to the widow ofthe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Acrossthe street, at least 1,000 peoplefilled the church's newerfacility for a musical tribute,including Oprah Win- terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui disrupted the opening of his sentencing trial Mondayandwas tossed out of court as selection began for the jurors who will decide whetherhe lives or dies. Hedisavowed his lawyers andpledged totestify on his frey and other entertainers own behalf in the trial that is such as Gladys Knight. “For me, she embodied royalty. She was the queen,” Winfrey said. “You knew she was a force.” Winfrey laughed as she described persuading Kingto get a new hairdo on her TV show. Andshe becameemotional whenshe told how King,in the week before her death, sent her a handmadequilt that her husband's mother had passed down. Fourout offive voters will use new equipment Fewervoters will cast their ballots by punching a card or pulling a leverin this November’s elections as the country continues to turn to newer, electronic machines, according toa study released Monday. While the.study says old systemsthat were proneto error are on their way out, experts also note that means many Americanswill be voting on unfamiliar equipmentthisfall. Atleast four outoffive registered voters will use the newer generation of machines — ei- ther ATM-style touchscreen machinesor ones that ask voters to fill in the blanks, Backin 2000,a little more thanhalf the voters had access to the latest technology. build a middle school. Thecourt said the seizure by eminent domain ran afoul of a clausein the U.S. Constitution that keeps Congress from establishing religion or preventingits free exercise. New Fed chair vows to work with Congress ALEXANDRIA,Va. — Pro- claiming “I am al-Qaida,” to begin March 6. Anoftenvolatile figure in his proceedings, Moussaoui was removed from the Associated Press courtroom four separate times.“This trial is a circus,” An artist rendering shows he declared. “I wantto be Zacarias Moussaoui, heard.” Of his lawyers, he secondfrom right during said: “These people do not jury selectionin his terrorist conspiracy trial in represent me.” Alexandria, Va. Afterjury selection, expected to take a month, a penalty trial will determine whether the 37-year-old Frenchman of Moroccan descent, the only personin the U.S. charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,will be put to death or sentenced to life in prison. Hepleaded guilty last April to conspiringtofly planes into U.S.buildingsbut claims he had no sa sai 11 plot. Hoyer ey eye Celebrity private eye Anthony Pellicano was charged Monday with wiretapping such stars as Sylvester Stallone and Keith Carradine and bribing a policeofficer for dirt on Hollywood figures. Pellicano,61, pleaded not guilty to racketeering,interception ofelectronic communications and other offenses. He was charged along with a Los Angeles police officer and a telephone company employee in an indictment unsealed Monday. New Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke vowed Mondayto dohis best to carry out the central bank’s mission offighting inflation,fostering economic growth and nurturing a healthyjobs climate. “Ourmission as set forth by the Congress is a critical one,” Bernankesaid Mondayathis ceremonial swearing-in at the Fed's headquarters. Bernanke's first day on the job was last Wednesday. President Bush attended the ceremony, marking only the third visit by a president to the Federal Reserve Manyquestionsleft unansweredin teen gunman’s rampage | inn property for religious school ruled unconstitutional HARRISBURG,Pa. — city ape violated the separation churchandstate whenit seized a woman's hometo help a religious groupbuild a private school in a blighted Philadelphia neighborhood,a state appeals court ruled Monday. In a 4-3 ruling, the Common- wealth Court said the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authorby should not have taken the property in 2003 so the Hope Partnership for Education could | GALEN s MOUNTAIN HOME,Ark. — The teenager suspected of attacking three menat a Massachusetts gay bar andkilling an Arkansas officer and a female companionleft a note indicating he planned “something violent,” authorities said Monday. Jacob D. Robida, 18, was fatally wounded when he opened fire on officers at a roadblock following a high-speed chase through the Arkansas hills. He was shot twicein the head and died at a hospital Sunday. In New Bedford, Mass., wherepolice say Robida attacked patrons at Puzzles Loungewith a hatchet early Thursdayand then opened fire with a handgun,detectives found whatthey considered a troubling messagein Robida's room,Bristol County District Attorney Paul Walsh Jr. said Monday. “Wedidn'tinterpret it necessarily as a suicidenote, but it wa. certainly the note of a desperate man who had some plans to continue doing some- Jaden with sacks ofballots wereled into Haiti’s countryside Mondayto reach a remotevillage on the eveofelections aimed at putting Haiti’s experiment with democracy backontrack. Hoursbefore polls open today, thousands of U.N. peacekeepers fanned out to guard against attacks by heavily armed gangs, some of them loyal to Jean-BertrandAristide, the president ousted in a rebellion two years ago. Canadian prime minister vows to improve U.S. ties TORONTO — Stephen Harper, who promises to mend Canada’s frayed relations with the United States, was sworn in as the nation’s 22ndprime minister Monday, marking the first time in more than 12 years that the Conservative Party will rule this traditionally liberal nation. The 46-year-old economist has pledged to cut taxes, clean up government carruption and reconsider such hot-button issues as gay marriage. He ae over for outgoing Lib- al Party leader Paul Martin, sat 18month government was marred by indecision and the inability to rise above an ethics scandal that outraged many Canadians. "1 os eth lings slain in sectarian kil Gunmenandroadside bombs killed at least 11 people across Iraq on Monday,while police found the bullet-riddled bodies of two menin the capital, the latest victims of sectarian killings. Angry Iraqis in the coun* try’s south, meanwhile, threw stones and shot at Danish Austria had hoped to | find a way to buy back the paintings,but officials conceded last week they could not afford the $300 million price tag. troops following the furor over publication of caricatures ofIslam's Prophet Mi mad, a Danishmilitary official said Monday. No one was injured, In southern Baghdad,police found the bodies of two brothers seized from their home late Sunday by menclaiming to be Interior Ministry commandos,said Lt. Maitham Abdul-Razzaq. The twobrothers, both Sunni Arabs, wereshot repeatedly and found with their hands and legs bound. Yemenlooks at ——— help for escaped convicts SAN‘A, Yemen — Investigators are looking into the possibility that Yemeniintelligenceofficers helped 23 alaida prisoners — including a militant convicted in the 2000 USS Cole bombing — escape from an undergroundprison located beneatha heavily guarded security headquarters,officials said Monday. The prisoners escaped Fri- day, apparently by digging a tunnel some 180 yards long that emerged at a mosque, the security officials said. home after the attack at the bar, but it was unclear whether he left the note beforeor after the attack. The contentof the note was not immediately released. Marine's drowning death is detailed SAN DIEGO — A Marine whose drowning has led to criminal charges against four Marines had twice asked not.to be forced to undergoa strenuous training exercise but was ordered to get in the swimming pool or he would flunk the Eee military documents mydocuments provide other details about the death of Staff Sgt. Andrew Gonzales, 30, ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press Surveying the damage Henry Julien Jr., centerright, flanked by other demonstrators, holds up the flag that draped his father’s casket that was recovered from his mother's home only a few blocks aw . Members of the Louisiana Legislature are on a bus tour, background, of the Lower Ninth ‘ard to see the damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in New Orleans on Monday, Gov. Kathleen Blanco wanted the legislators to see the damage first hand on the firat day of their special session for hurricane recovery that opened Monday. and about the intense exercise known as “water polo.” In the exercise, swi instructors play the role of panicky swimmers, clawing and gral their would-be rescuer. Gonzales,a drill instructor, was pulled from the pool after several minutes of the exercise. Attempts at resuscitation failed. | curity to electoral loaded on a mule in the amall town of Archanie, Haiti, on londay. Electoral materials are being taken by mule to the tiny town of Michelle in northeast Haiti where about iythert mhto go vote. Haitians will vote t in the first since the oe rmet President‘Seerebortrand Aristide in February |