Massive rally in Philippines calls for Arroyo's resignation; state of Georgia yet to reform police pensions so 1st black officers get full benefits...

2 March :: A demonstration estimated in excess of 50,000 and including former presidents Corazon Aquino and Joseph Estrada called for Philippine pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's resignation, amid allegations her husband took multi-million-dollar kickbacks in a telecommunications deal... State of Georgia yet to reform pension system to permit African American police officers who worked before 1976 to collect full pension state pays to retired white officers and those who joined the pension system after that date; state Rep. Tyrone Brooks says he will push to take the case to litigation if the legislature does not act... Ahmadinejad visits Baghdad, says trip aims to achieve regional peace and security; Iranian pres. will meet with Iraq pres. Jalal Talabani and PM Nouri al-Maliki, both of whom have visited Teheran since taking office; Ahmadinejad has said the two nations share close ties and have a shared interest in establishing peace in Iraq, which he says includes the withdrawal of US troops... IHT reports "Israeli aircraft and troops attacked Palestinian positions in northern Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 54 people and wounding more than 100 in the deadliest day of fighting in more than a year. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven wounded, the military said"...