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8A NEWSAffJe CJatlotte $o«t Thursday, January 8, 2004 Sudaa rebel group agree to Share Oil revenues By Andrew England THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya - The Sudanese government and southern rebels agreed on how to share the countr^s wealth, including oil rev enues, solving a key issue and taking a major step toward ending their 20-year conflict, mediators and dele gates said Tuesday. The government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army agreed to split net oil revenue from southern Sudan 50-50 dur ing a six-year transition period, said rebel spokesman Samson Kwaje. The struggle for resources - particularly the country’s oil reserves, which are located mainly in the south - has been one of the main issues in Africa’s longest-running war, in which more than 2 million people have per ished, mainly through war- induced famine. “It’s a big breakthrough because oil has been at the center of the fighting,” Kwaje told The Associated Press. “It’s a very important piece of the agreement.” Sudanese officials con firmed that an agreement had been reached, but declined to comment. The agreement would also set up a monetary system allowing for Islamic banking in the north and Western banking in the south and introduce a new national currency, Currently, all Sudan’s major banks are run under Islamic law, which for bids most forms of interest. Sudan’s civil war erupted in 1983 when southern rebels took up arms against the predominantly Arab and Muslim north. The rebels say they are fighting for greater equality for the south and for southerners to have the right to choose whether to remain part of Sudan. Africa’s largest country joined the ranks of oil exporters in 1999 and is cur rently producing some 250,000 barrels per day. When Sudan began pump ing oil, the rebels and inter national human rights groups accused the Sudanese government of forcing tens of thousands of southern villagers to flee the oil region. In July 2002, shortly after the peace process began, the parties agreed to a six-year transition period during which the south will have a regional administration. After that period, southern ers will vote in a referendum on whether to secede. Two key issues, remain in the peace talks: the adminis tration of three disputed areas in central Sudan and power-sharing, which includes the rebel group’s representation in a govern ment, National Assembly and civil service during the transition period. Chief mediator Lazaro Sumbeiywo said the wealth sharing deal was a major breakthrough, but cau tioned: “The journey is on, but we have not reached the destination.” Peace talks are being held in the Kenyan town of Naivasha, 60 miles northwest of Nairobi. Under the wealth-sharing agreement, which is expect ed to be signed Wednesday, the warring parties agreed that non-oil revenue from the south will also be spUt 50-50, while all northern revenue will be distributed to northern states and the national government, Kwaje said. S.C. NAACP gives Democrats a pass on boycott By Jennifet Holland THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. - When the political whirlwind dies down after South Carolina’s Democratic presidential pri mary on Feb. 3, the state chapter of the NAACP has a message for visitors: “Don’t come back.” The civil rights group con tinues to push its economic boycott of the state and wants all tourists and busi nesses to stay away until the Confederate flag is removed from Statehouse grounds. But the field of White House hopefuls have been given a temporary reprieve from the sanctions as they bring an entourage of cam paign staff and media and spend thousands of dollars on advertisements, travel and food leading up to the state’s first-in-the-South pri mary. “A presidential candidate is trying to win a national office, and we understand they are going to be coming into South Carolina,” state chapter president James Edwards Gallman said. “They have made it known they are not in defiance of the sanc tions. They have made it known that they believe strongly that the Confederate flag should not be placed in its current location.” North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman each stay in private homes dur ing every visit to the state to honor the NAACP’s boycott. A spokeswoman for Dick Gephardt said the Missouri congressman agrees with the goals and principles of the boycott but chooses to stay in hotels to support the workers of the state. The Rev. Joe Darby, vice president of the state NAACP chapter, said he understands it’s logistically impossible at times for cam paigns to stay with support ers. “Some of them may not have a friend in South Carolina,” he said. But when their campaigns are over in South Carolina, he won’t hang out the wel come sign. “Don’t come back down for pleasure,” Darby said. Lieberman Never Looked So Good! 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Storms will track through the northern Plains and into the Great Lakes. Cold air will continue to dominate the East, although it will not be as harsh as recent days. Much of the Southeast will have a period of dry weather. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly doudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, l-ihunderslorms. r-rain, sf-$now flurries, sn-snow, l-ice. World Traveler’s Cities Sun & Moon Today Friday Saturday Sunday Monday City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Amsterdam 43 37 r 41 37 c 49 42 pc 43 37 pc 42 34 c Berlin 37 28 c 32 30 sn 41 34 sn 42 32 r 38 31 c ■ Buenos Aires 83 64 pc 87 68 s 79 57 pc 81 59 s 85 62 s Cairo 53 36 pc 60 40 pc 62 40 pc 56 38 c 63 44 pc Jerusalem 42 29 c 50 35 pc 53 38 pc 51 32 pc 47 36 c Jc^iannesburg 78 55 r 80 59 pc 79 56 c 74 52 c 73 54 r London 48 38 r 46 45 pc ■55 40 c 43 37 sh 44 39 c Madrid 54 43 r 58 46 pc 59 45 pc 56 39 pc 54 44 pc Mexico City 68 43 s 64 40 c 64 39 pc 68 44 s 70 43 pc Moscow 10 -2 sf 13 0 c 12 0 c 11 3 sn 19 10 c Paris 42 32 r 45 41 c 50 41 sh 42 29 c 39 38 c Rio de Janeiro- 80 67 t 77 66 r 77 69 t 82 71 c 78 65 r Rome 50 38 c 49 41 pc 58 46 pc 62 45 pc 50 36 c Juan 83 71 pc 83 72 s 85 72 s 83 71 s 81 70 c Seoul 37 19 s 37 21 c 28 11 s 27 9 pc 28 17 pc Sydney 81 58 pc 75 58 s 81 66 s 82 59 c 76 63 Tokyo 38 28 s 41 35 pc 48 34 pc 39 27 s 39 29 pc Toronto 17 9 c 15 13 c 19 19 pc 30 19 sn 24 1 sn Winnipeg 7 -1 sn 16 9 c 20 3 c 12 -6 c 12 -7 pc Zurich 42 34 c 39 36 c 45 41 pc 45 30 pc 36 33 sn Sunrise^ Thu., Jan. 8 7:33 a.m. Fri., Jan. 9 7:32 a.m. Sat., Jan. 10 7:32 a.m. Sun,, Jan. 11 7:32 a.m. Mon., Jan. 12 7:32 a.m. Tue.,Jan. 13 7:32 a.m. Wed., Jan. 14 ....7;32a.m. fi‘****i»= Sunsef^ 5:27 p.m. 5:28 p.m. 5:29 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:31 p.m. 5:32 p.m. 5:33 p.m. Moonrise Moonset Thu,, Jan, 8 6:24 p.m. 8:35 a.m. Fri., Jan. 9 7:27 p.m. 9:15 a.m. Sat., Jan. 10 8:30 p.m, 9:50 a.m. Moon Phases Full Last New First o o • c Jan. 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