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your quick guide to news from around the world Price of programs for poor biggest concern 1 WASHINGTON — The real treat at a recent brown-bag lunch for 16 anti-poverty activists was supposed to be a briefing on President Clinton’s forthcoming 1 welfare initiative. But by the time White House domestic policy adviser Jeremy Ben-Ami finished, it seemed that the administration’s chief con cern wasn’t improving programs for the poor, but the price tag. “We’d suggest something and he’d say, ‘If we fix that, here’s what it costs,”’ said Jennifer Vasiloff, executive director of the Coalition on Human Needs. “It was discouraging to have that as the overriding concern.” In the zero-sum game of elimi nating annual deficits by 2002, many programs for low-income Americans may be on the chop ping block. Yasser Arafat accepts Israeli withdrawal 2 TEL AVIV, Israel — Jordan’s King Hussein persuaded Yass er Arafat Sunday to accept a pro longed Israeli withdrawal from West Bank rural areas, sources said, in a concession that could hasten a comprehensive accord on expanding Palestinian autono my. “We can envision the end of the negotiation in sight,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne tanyahu after meeting with Hus sein. “Because of the important initiative His Majesty took, we have made considerable progress.” Earlier in Gaza, Yasser Arafat agreed to Hussein’s proposal that Israel could prolong its three stage withdrawal from West Bank rural areas, narrowing the gap on the key sticking point in the talks, a top Palestinian official told The Associated Press. Two female Citadel cadets will not return 3 CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two female Citadel cadets who said they endured freshman hazing that included having their clothes set afire announced Sunday they ■ would not return to the military college. “The school’s promises to me and my family that knob life would be rough but safe were crit ical to me,” Jeanie Mentavlos of Charlotte, N.C., said in a state ment released by her attorney. “Because The Citadel broke its promise, I cannot return.” While a federal judge had of fered to take steps to assure the women’s safety, “it is apparent to me...that while I might be physi cally safe on campus, I would not be welcome,” Kim Messer of Clover said in a similar statement. Eleven male cadets face disci plinary action. 'SiPizza Pipeline Get the Real t eal rAny"f2” •8M80S1 [ ONE ITEM WF Plus One(l) FREE 22 oz. Soft Drink ONLY FREE DELIVER* INCLUDING UO CAMPUS! Pizza Pipeline Limited delivery area. Not valid vyith any other offer. 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