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NAMES & FACES

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Annan asked his audience not to "focus on the negative," and discussed the U.N.'s goals in peacekeeping, nuclear arms control and the fight against AIDS.

End Notes

· Four women who claim they each were held at gunpoint by Phil Spector will be allowed to testify when the legendary record producer stands trial on murder charges, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Monday.

· Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf presented Brazilian pop legend and Culture Minister Gilberto Gil with the Polar Music Prize at a ceremony Monday in Stockholm. The Royal Swedish Academy of Music cited Gil, 62, for his "unflinching creative engagement in bringing to the world the heart and soul of the rich music of Brazil."

· C-list celebrity sighting! Crooner Harry Belafonte and model Kathy Ireland were spotted dining (separately) at Teatro Goldoni on K Street on Monday.

-- Complied by Chris Richards from staff and wire reports

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