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Congress interviews players on Palmeiro Congressional investigators looking into whether Rafael Palmeiro lied under oath are interviewing players who know him, including a Colo rado Rockies outfielder sus pended this year for steroids, the Associated Press has learned. Palmeiro testified to the House Government Reform Committee in March that he never had used ster oids. The Orioles slugger, one of four players in history with 3,000 hits and 500 homers, was suspended by Major League Baseball for 10 days in August for failing a drug test.

BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi parliament began debate yesterday on a resolution condemning Turkey for its recent decision to authorize strikes against Kurdish rebels inside Iraq, as an estimated 15,000 Kurds from a village on the border between the two countries protested the Turkish move. Debate on the measure, which will urge Iraq's northern neighbor to rely on peaceful means to resolve disputes, is likely to last several days. Several party leaders in parliament voiced support for such a resolution, but some said the wording must be tempered also to condemn attacks by the Kurdish rebels and voice understanding for Turkey's position.

Edgewood track coach Roy Norris knew his boys squad had a chance to upset C. Milton Wright in Thursday's Harford County Track and Field Championships, but he also knew the Rams would need every victory theycould get in the field events.The boys competition came down to the final field event of the day -- the triple jump. With every otherevent complete, C.M. Wright held a 23 1/2-point lead. The Rams wouldget 24 points if they could sweep the top three spots in the triple jump. If none of the Mustangs landed in the top six point-scoring spots, Edgewood would win the title by half a point.

Nothing could prepare Edgewood's boys basketball team for the state final four like a regional championship game against archrival Aberdeen.The Rams (22-1) needed all the offense and all the defense it could muster to beat second-seeded Aberdeen, 57-55, in the Class 2A, Region IV championship before a packed gym Friday night at Edgewood.The victory sends the Rams to the University of Maryland's Cole Field House later this week to try to win Edgewood's first state titlesince 1975.The Rams will get the top-seeded spot in Class 2A, pitting them against either Wilde Lake or Hammond in the 9 p.m. game Friday.

PHILADELPHIA - One of the lost landmarks of American history may soon be brought back to public view - not only because it was the nation's first real "White House" but because it was also the abode of slaves. Described by George Washington as "the best single house in the city," the four-story mansion that once stood here at Sixth and Market streets was his official residence for nearly all his presidency and served John Adams for all but four months of his. Historians and architects have been trying to have the demolished house rebuilt or marked with a commemorative structure for years, with little success.

PHILADELPHIA -- A funny thing happened to Independence Park this past year -- people decided they cared about it. They cared enough to demonstrate in the streets, draw up petitions, write politicians and attend lengthy meetings -- whether about reopening Chestnut Street or acknowledging George Washington as a slaveholder. The message to the National Park Service in all cases has been simple: Let us in and listen. Apparently, that has not been an easy task for officials at Independence National Historical Park.

With the start of the regional playoffs about a week away, seven of the county's nine boys basketball teams have all but clinched berths.Joppatowne (13-4 overall, 7-4 league), defending state champ in Class 1A, should have no trouble holding onto the top spot in its region.Also in Class 1A, Harford Vo-Tech (11-5), which doesn't play a Harford County league schedule, could get the No. 2 spot. Havre de Grace (3-16, 0-11) should wrap up the sixth-seeded spot behind Bohemia Manor, Kent County and Perryville.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The line outside the downtown Djakarta Theater started forming two hours before the movie began. Sorta Karama, 40, a nurse, bought her ticket three days in advance and left work early to get a good seat. Bomar Muhaimin, a lawyer, brought his two young children to what he called a "historic event." By the time the movie started, the 900-seat theater had people standing in the back and the balcony and sitting in the aisles. Long banned by former President Suharto, the film, "The Year of Living Dangerously," which depicts the dictator's murderous rise to power in the 1960s, was screened publicly last week for the first time in Indonesia to overflow crowds at the Jakarta International Film Festival.

By Jeff Seidel, Special to The Sun Dunbar struggled with mistakes in the first half of its Class 1A South regional final at Poly on Saturday. Bad snaps on punts and fumbles slowed the Poets early, helping set up two Forest Park touchdowns and causing Dunbar plenty of aggravation in the early minutes. But No. 14 Dunbar eventually settled down after the slow start. The Poets still had problems with other mistakes, but big plays helped them score the game's final 24 points en route to a 32-12 victory over Forest Park.

COLLEGE PARK -- Edgewood's Steve Lewis came to the state basketball tournament with a reputation as a scorer, but after his two-point performance in his team's semifinal win over Wilde Lake Friday night, Lewis had something to prove.Last night, he lived up to his billing, but his 28 points were not enough, as Prince George's County's Forestville used its height advantage inside to put away Edgewood, 77-59, in the state Class 2A boys championship game.For three quarters Lewis, a smooth shooting 6-foot-2 senior guard, kept the Rams (24-2)