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ODD COUPLE: Here's a tough-to-beat ticket for 2000: Retired Gen. Colin L. Powell and pop star Janet Jackson. The two appeared arm in arm Tuesday at a youth center in Washington--Jackson in an orange crop-top showing her navel and Powell in a conservative blue suit (navel covered)--to announce that the hip-hop singer will donate a portion of her upcoming concert proceeds to programs that provide mentors for youths. Despite the joint appearance, this unconventional coupling is no sure thing. Powell has said umpteen times that he is happy running the America's Promise volunteer effort and has no designs on the White House. And Jackson, a timid speaker, seems to thrive more on a concert...