The final countdown - 4

Vice closes on blitzed Baghdad
"US forces tightened their grip on central Baghdad yesterday, advancing street by street and blitzing targets with planes and tanks as Iraqi defenders fought an unequal battle with anti-tank weapons and rifles."

PM urges supporters to persuade people to vote PN
"Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami yesterday made a strong appeal to supporters to use the last days of the electoral campaign to persuade more people to vote for the Nationalist Party in the country's best interest."

Rapporteur to Malta rules out reopening of EU negotiations
"The rapporteur for Malta to the European Parliament, Ursula Strenzen has called on the Labour Party to 'stop fooling' the electorate into believing it can squeeze out a better deal out of the EU."

The Times editors ask police to proceed against Mintoff
"Three editors of The Times yesterday wrote to the police commissioner requesting him to take criminal action for defamation against former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff."

Journalists express concern at Sant's 'hostility'
"Seventy-five journalists, editors, columnists and media commentators have signed a statement expressing concern at the 'increasingly hostile attitude' being demonstrated by Labour leader Alfred Sant towards journalists and commentators who work for media not owned by the Labour Party or the General Workers' Union."

AD pushing for No. 2 votes
"Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Harry Vassallo yesterday insisted that his party was not competing with the Nationalist Party for first preference votes."

Sant spells out MLP's plans to regenerate ports
"A future Labour government would investigate if and how the conditions imposed on the Cottonera Waterfront Project were being observed, Labour Party leader Alfred Sant said yesterday."

Youth council objects to 'reform' pledge
"The National Youth Council has objected to the promise to reform the council made by the Labour Party in its leaders' 'pact'."

MLP commitments 'vague'
"The Labour Party leadership's idea of a 'pact' with the Maltese people was a good one and would be especially useful in a situation where Malta was not going to join the EU. However, the pact fades into insignificance when compared to what Malta would achieve if it joined the EU, Friends of the Earth said."

Labour's pact described as a 'bogus contract'
"Alternattiva Demokratika described the pact signed by Alfred Sant and the two MLP deputy leaders as a bogus contract containing unsubstantiated promises and dangerous proposals which aggravated rather than solved the country's problems."

Sant challenges PM to make 'pact' with people
"Labour Party leader Alfred Sant yesterday challenged Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami to make a pact similar to the one he and the MLP's two deputy leaders had made with the people on Monday."