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2ATallahassee Democrat Thursday, February 23, 2006 From Page 1A vmw.TAIMII SSK E.rom Fed extracted promises in ports deal FOR MORE Florida lawmakers ready for ports showdown. 4A To Arab world, U.S. opposition to ports deal looks like bias. 2E I if Imiiii hi TAMARYN WATERS Democrat Tallahassee Police Chief Walt McNeil, center, said TPD is adding a $10,000 reward to the $1,000 Crime Stoppers reward for information about the disappearance of All Gilmore. McNeil was joined by Bishop Thomas Masters (on McNeil's right), who is the founder of PBC Coalition to Stop the Violence, and other supporters from West Palm Beach and Tallahassee.

UAE company required to cooperate with future inquiries By Ted Bridis THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON The Bush administration secretly required a company in the United Arab Emirates to cooperate with future U.S. investigations before approving its takeover of operations at six American ports, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. It chose not to impose other, routine restrictions. As part of the $6.8 billion purchase, state-owned Dubai Ports World agreed to reveal records on demand about "foreign operational direction" of its business at U.S. ports, the documents said.

Those records broadly include details about the design, maintenance or operation of ports and equipment. The administration did not require Dubai Ports to keep copies of business records on U.S. soil, where they would be subject to court orders. It also did not require the company to designate an American citizen to accommodate U.S. government requests.

Outside it pledged to continue participating in security programs to stop smuggling and detect illegal shipments of nuclear materials. Bush faces a potential rebellion from leaders of his own party, as well as a fight from Democrats, over the sale. It puts Dubai Ports in charge of major terminal operations in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia. Senate and House leaders urged the president to delay the takeover, which is set to be finalized in early March. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said the deal raised "serious questions regarding the safety and security of our homeland." House Speaker Dennis Hastert, asked the president for a moratorium on the sale until it could be studied further.

In Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the agreement was thoroughly vetted. "We have to maintain a principle that it( doesn't matter where in the world one of these purchases is coming from," Rice said Wednesday. She described the United Arab Emirates as "a good partner in the war on terrorism." legal experts said such obligations are routinely attached to U.S. approvals of foreign sales in other industries. "They're not lax but they're not draconian," said James Lewis, a former U.S.

official who worked on such agreements. The conditions involving the sale of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. were detailed in U.S. documents marked "confidential." Such records are regularly guarded as trade secrets, and it is highly unusual for them to be made public. The concessions described previously by the Homeland Security Department as unprecedented among maritime companies reflect the close relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

The revelations about the negotiated conditions came as the White House acknowledged President Bush was unaware of the pending sale until the deal had already been approved by his administration. Bush on Tuesday brushed aside objections by leaders in the Senate and House. He pledged to veto any bill Congress might approve to block the SEARCH CONTINUES A group of friends and volunteers plans to canvass another neighborhood with fliers this weekend. They will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Save-A-Lot parking lot, 2525 S.

Monroe St. 11 vac GILMORE From Page 1A spokesman John Newland said. "Until we find her, we're not going to let it go." Her disappearance has triggered a strong, emotional reaction from friends and co-workers. More than 150 people attended a vigil in her Wilson Green neighborhood days after she was reported missing. Last Saturday, friends headed out to south-side neighborhoods and handed out fliers, hoping that their effort would generate information.

Gilmore and her husband, James Gilmore, were separated at the time of her disappearance. Newland said he's been cooperative during the investigation, but no one has been ruled out as a suspect. At Wednesday's news conference where McNeil announced the reward, Bishop Thomas Masters of Riviera Beach said his church also was assisting Gilmore's family and networking to get information on her disappearance out to the public. Efforts also are being coordinated by Florida University's student government and alumni associations. Gilmore graduated from FAMU in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in health-information management.

FAMU spokeswoman LaNedra Carroll said students plan to pass out fliers through "dorm storm- ing," and sending e-mails to students and alumni members. "We have the technology to send e-mails to several thousands of students and alert alumni to this situation," Carroll said. "We're all concerned about our FAMU graduate." She said the university will explore as many methods possible without impeding the progress of the ongoing investigation. JUUAN PECQUET Democrat Anais Smart, 8, takes a break from her coloring book to look at a map of the Frenchtown watershed Wednesday evening during a packed meeting at City Hail. Her family's church, Trinity Missionary Baptist, would be affected under a city proposal to build a stormwater retention pond in the area.

agreement, but some lawmakers said they still were determined to capsize it. Dubai Port's top American executive, chief operating officer Edward H. Bilkey, said the company will do whatever the Bush administration asks to enhance shipping security and ensure the sale goes through. Bilkey said Wednesday he will work in Washington to persuade skeptical lawmakers they should endorse the deal; Senate oversight hearings already are scheduled. "We're disappointed," Bikley said.

"We're going to do our best to persuade them that they jumped the gun. The UAE is a very solid friend, as President Bush has said." Under the deal, the government asked Dubai Ports to operate American seaports with existing U.S. managers "to the extent possible." It promised to take "all reasonable steps" to assist the Homeland Security Department, and Tallahassee revitalize this community if its heart and soul is taken away?" asked Cory Rollins, whose family owns property in the area. Commissioners said they welcomed the public input, program () Fairview, pre-intemational baccalaureate program () Griffin, pre-advanced placement program Nims, technology studies program, pre-intemational baccalaureate program () Raa HIGH SCHOOLS Godby, college-prep program, English as second language program Lively, academy of academics and technology (), information technology career academy () Rickards, international baccalaureate program (), health sciences transportation becomes more limited. That child still can ride a school bus from the nearest available bus stop that hauls children to that school.

But if that bus stop isn't workable, parents are responsible for taking their child to school. How tight and fast is the March 1 deadline? Applications must be in by no later than 5 p.m. that day, and must be signed by two principals, the one at GEORGIA CASH 3: (Noon) 222 -fia CASH 3: (Night) 222 -na CASH 4: (Noon) 222 -na LOTTO SOUTH: 222 na MEGA MILLIONS: 221 14-23-27-36-45 36 "We're going to step up to the plate," said FAMU SGA President Ramon Alexander, who labeled the disappearance "a serious issue." He also said the SGA is raising money to go toward the reward. Masters knew Gilmore as a young church member of New Macedonia Baptist Church in Riviera Beach, and he performed her marriage ceremony about five years ago in Tallahassee. Masters, who is nationally known for his involvement in juvenile-justice issues and the Under Our Wings program, said he's pleased with the amount of work the police have invested in Gilmore's case.

However, he said the family, friends and supporters are putting their heads together more and more each day. "Every hour, it seems like we get another idea We're continuously asking ourselves, 'What more can we he said. Masters got involved after receiving a phone call from Gilmore's parents. He, along with members of Mothers Against Murders, were in Tallahassee talking to the police and FAMU representatives in an effort to generate more local response. Masters said he's contacted pastors at Christian Heritage Church in Tallahassee, where Gilmore was a member.

Christian Heritage is also assisting by sending nearly 4,000 e-mail alerts to church members. Contact TaMaryn Waters at (850) 599-2162 or tlwaterstallahassee.com. EDITORIAL some of the first blacks to own property in Tallahassee, at a time when city leaders are trying to breathe new life into the long-neglected community. "Can the city of SCHOOLS AVAILABLE UNDER SCHOOL-CHOICE PROGRAM CITY From Page 1A moving more people and even entire apartment complexes, and would cost more than the $17.2 million Rollins Pond proposal, city stormwater management director John Buss said. People opposed to the proposal question how big a threat flooding really is and say their neighborhood shouldn't be sacrificed to solve overflow problems that mostly occur downhill, around Carter Howell Strong Park.

"We are being asked to carry water for somebody else," said Rodney Landers, who grew up in a house that would border the proposed pond. "We don't want to be water carriers." But mostly, they defend the historic significance of a neighborhood settled by SCHOOLS From Page 1A tapestry magnet program. So popular is school choice that about 5,000 of the 33,000 children in Leon schools this year were relocated because of the choice policy. "We are trying to present parents with the opportunity for school choice to the extent we're able to do it," said Jon Cramer, Leon County schools' director of planning and policy. Some strings attached There are limitations on school choice, however.

The primary one is space. Schools already at capacity in terms of numbers of students are excluded from the school-choice roster. And as of the 2006-07 school year, constitutional limits on class sizes become tighter with the limits on students per teacher counted on a per-school basis, not just as a school-district average. That means Leon schools must be extra careful not to overload a school with extra students. "We only have some schools that have the space "Can the city of Tallahassee revitalize this community if its heart and soul is taken away?" Cory Rollins family owns property in the area and asked staff to take it into consideration.

But they still recognized that any solution to the flooding risk in Frenchtown would be painful. "Whatever we do," Commissioner Allan Katz said, "there is going to be some displacement." And, if nothing is done, Commissioner Mark Mus-tian added ominously, city leaders might meet again one day soon and wonder how a disaster similar to Hurricane Katrina couldn't be avoided. Contact Julian Pecquet at (850) 599-2307 or jjpecquettallahassee.com. career academy () SAIL, magnet school () CHARTER SCHOOLS C.K. Steele-LeRoy Collins Community Middle School School for the Arts and Sciences (K-8) () magnet school magnet program () new career academy FOR MORE INFORMATION School choice forms and more information on programs are available at schools involved or on the Internet at www.planning.

Ieon.kl2.fl.usschool choiceschoolchoice.htm Or call 487-7546 for assistance. the school the child is leaving and the one at the school the child would be attending next year. Some programs also require that students meet certain criteria. Parents will be notified before the end of March whether their child will be able to take advantage of school choice. Contact senior writer Diane Hirth at (850) 671-6546 or dhirthtallahassee.com LOTTERY CASH 4: (Night) 222 -na FANTASY 222 -na Tallahassee Democrat gJ 277 N.

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