71. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who addressed the gathering, urged his compatriots to celebrate the occasion in spite of the pain they hold in their minds and hearts. 72. President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the gathering on Monday. 73. Prominent government critics, including Megawati Soekarnoputri, Amien Rais and Ali Sadikin, joined and addressed a gathering of thousands of mourners at the university. 74. She changed her mind Friday only after convention organizers revoked her invitation to address the gathering next week. 75. Suu Kyi and her supporters recently have begun a cat-and-mouse game with the authorities, who seek to block her from addressing public gatherings without actually arresting her. 76. The Council holds its annual meeting in Washington every spring but this is the first time in memory a U.S. president has agreed to address the gathering. 77. The National Conference of Black Mayors also invited Bush to address the gathering but he declined, said Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, a Democrat. 78. The summit was further marred when the Palestinian delegation walked out of the morning session after Lebanese organizers prevented Arafat from addressing the gathering live by satellite. 79. They were already on the parade grounds when President Ramos addressed the gathering. 80. They heckled Rabin as he addressed a gathering in Metulla, a town in the valley below the heights. |