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  Monday, 3 March 2003

 < 3:47:59 PM>.

Cdn. compromise on table at meeting of Security Council members
A compromise to the Iraq crisis will be the topic of discussion Monday as the 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council meet with Canada's ambassador to the UN. F U L L   S T O R Y
[CBC News]

 < 2:11:50 AM>.

U.S. Says Hussein Must Cede Power to Head Off War 'Later, asked whether Mr. Bush's standard for war goes beyond that of the United Nations, Mr. Fleischer said, "It's disarmament and regime change."

The Canadian prime minister, Jean Chrétien, in Mexico City where he is consulting on the Iraq issue, said today with visible agitation: "If you start changing regimes, where do you stop, this is the problem? Who is next? Give me the list, the priorities."

Hours before Mr. Fleischer spoke, the Russian foreign minister, Igor S. Ivanov, derided the variety of America's stated goals for Iraq. "The talk now is not about disarmament but about a change of regime," Mr. Ivanov said to reporters in Beijing. "In recent days, the military option against Iraq is posed like a step aimed at democratic transformations in the Arab world." Mr. Ivanov added that "Russia has the right to veto" and "will use it if it is necessary in the interests of international stability." '

 < 12:46:29 AM>.

Federal Tories debate competing visions
Federal Tory leadership hopefuls traded barbs Sunday during a televised debate featuring contrasting opinions on Iraq and Canada's marijuana laws. F U L L   S T O R Y
[CBC News]