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Show Celebs&People Today'slssue Today is Friday, April 3, 2009. Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Jason Sanders, a senior majoring in broadcast journalism from North Orem, Utah. ClarifyCorrect A headline in Wednesday's issue said 265 proiessors arc participating in the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program. That is incorrect. Those participating in the program include administrators, faculty and staff. Summiteers OK big loans, no econ rescue Briefs Plant tied to pistachio recall stops shipments FRESNO. Calif. (AP)- A New York plant tied to a nationwide pistachio recall caused by salmonella fears says it has stopped shipping pistachios and addressed health and safety problems found inside its plant. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating Commack, N.Y.-based Setton International Foods Inc. as part of the salmonella scare involving its sister company, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. The central California plant earlier this week recalled 2 million pounds of nuts over fears of possible salmonella contamination. New York agricultural authorities found live and dead cockroaches and rodent droppings inside the Long Island plant last month. LflfeMfeHunior Madoffs home lost almost $2M in value NEW YORK (AP) - Even Bernie Madoff isn't exempt from the real estate slump. The Florida mansion that prosecutors seized from the Wall Street swindler appears to have lost a big chunk of its value since Palm Beach County officials assessed its taxable value last year at $9.3 million. A new appraisal that federal officials did in March pegged the property's likely market price at $7.45 million. Facebookers get e-mail saying Obama is cousin PROVO.Utah(AP)-AProvo social networking company played an April Fools' Day joke - or at least tried to - on 18 million Facebook users. Familylink.com sent e-mails to active users of its "We're Related" application on Facebook saying that President Barack Obama confirmed them as his fourth cousin, once removed. The e-mail was written in the style of those the company sends to users of "We're Related," which lets people connect to family members through their Facebook pages. PARK CITY. Utah (AP)-Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety will be in a brace for two weeks but is not expected to need surgery after injuring ligaments in his right knee at the U.S. Alpine Championships last weekend. "We're optiLIGETY mistic for Ted so far," U.S. Ski Team medical director Richard Quincy said in a statement released Thursday. Ligety was hurt when he fell during downhill practice Saturday in Alaska. He traveled to Utah to be G20 LEADERS POSE for a group photo at the G20 Summit in the Excel Centre in London, Thursday, April examined and have an MR1 exam. 2. AP photo "I feel pretty fortunate that it's not as bad as it could be," Ligety said. "At this point, I'm just going to rest and recuperate in Park City. I'll have regular checkups and will hopefully be able to get back into preparing for the Olympic season in the not-too-distant future." The Vancouver Olympics are in February. LONDON (AP) - Anxiously assembled at the much remained to be done. Ligety won the combined event most perilous moment for the global economy The leaders said they would watch the results at the 2006 Turin Games and took since the Great Depression, the world's financial closely - and meet again in September, in New powers pledged hundreds of billions of dollars for York in conjunction with the next United Nations home a bronze in the giant slalom at this year's world championships. emergency loans to combat spreading chaos. But General Assembly. MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A man who they rebuffed President Barack Obama's bid for European and U.S. markets surged ahead of authorities say tried to break onto the new stimulus spending and made no guarantees. the summit's actions, and Wail Street held most set of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" "This was the day the world came together of the gains after the results were announced late was ticketed on his way to California to fight back against global recession," declared Thursday. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the sumObama, in his first major venture into interna- and let go, despite telling a police officer in Alabama that his plan to mit host, as he led a choreographed show of unity tional diplomacy, failed to get U.S. trading partdesigned to boost confidence in homes and board- ners to spend more money on job-creating stimu- meet contestant Shawn Johnson was "a little bit crazy." rooms everywhere. "This is just the beginning," lus programs, as the U.S. and Britain have done. Robert O'Ryan, 34, was arrested added Obama. The proposal was opposed strongly by France and in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and police Among the initiatives by the Group of 20 Germany. said a search of his car turned up a industrial and developing countries: a pledge of "1 think we did OK," Obama told reporters shotgun and handgun, both loaded, $1.1 trillion for lending to less-well-off countries afterward. "When I came here, it was with the along with duct tape and love letand promises of tighter regulation over financial intention of listening and learning, but also prohigh-flyers in the U.S. and other rich nations. viding American leadership. And I think the docu- ters. The celebrity gymnast s family obtained a restraining order against Collectively, the measures were an attempt to ment that has been produced as well as concrete O'Ryan the next day, saying she free the clogged pipes of capitalism, so spendactions reflect a range of our priorities." feared for her life. ing, lending, borrowing and manufacturing can expand instead of continuing to retreat. But any CI See G20 SUMMIT, page 12 impact will take time to make a difference, and Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges CHICAGO (AP) - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich was indicted Thursday on charges of trying to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat along with new corruption allegations that he tried to extort a congressman. A sweeping 19-count federal indictment alleges that Blagojevich discussed with aides the possibility of getting a Cabinet post in the new president's administration, substantial fundraising assistance or a high-paying job in exchange for the Senate seat. Obama's deputy press secretary, Josh Earnest, said the White House would not comment. The indictment does not allege any wrongdoing by Obama or his associates. Prosecutors also accused Blagojevich and members of his inner circle of scheming to line their pockets with millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains, squeezing contractors, hospital owners and others seeking state business for kickbacks they planned to split after the governor left office. "I'm saddened and hurt but I am not surprised by the indictment. I am innocent," Blagojevich said in a statement. "I now will fight in the courts to clear my name. I would ask the good people David Letterman Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Top Ten Signs You Have A Lame Computer Virus 10. Computer occasionally emits the odor of steamed clams. of Illinois to wait for the trial and afford me the presumption of innocence that they would give to all their friends and neighbors." His brother, two former aides, a former fundraiser and a lobbyist were also indicted. Blagojevich's wife, Patti, was not indicted. The indictment alleges Blagojevich told an aide he wanted to stall a $2 million state grant to a school that was championed by a congressman until the lawmaker's brother held a political fundraiser for the governor. The congressman's identity wasn't released. It also says Blagojevich was involved in a corrupt scheme to get a massive kickback in exchange for the refinancing of billions of dollars in state pension funds. Convicted fixer Tony Rezko paid Blagojevich's wife, Patti. a $14,396 real estate commission "even though she had done no work" to earn it and later hired her at a salary of $12,000 a month plus another $40,000 fee, the indictment said. And, according to the indictment, Blagojevich told an aide he didn't want executives with two financial institutions getting further state business after he concluded they were not helping his wife get a high-paying job. 9. Signs onto Ebay as you; places several modest bids on Burt Reynolds memorabilia. 8. Only music you can download is Kenny Loggins. 7. Tech support guy says give your computer rest and plenty of fluids. 6. Computer emails your friends catty comments about the size of your ass. 5. Mapquest directions always lead you to a Cinnabon in Yonkers. 4. No matter what book you order on Amazon, you get Artie Lange's "Too Fat to Fish." 3. When you hit the F7 key, your pants fall down. 2. Only website you can access is for "The Slanket", the blanket with sleeves. 1. Replaces hilarious Top Ten jokes with entries that aren't funnv. Get Spring Sal e New shipment of longboards from Loaded & Arbor 15% off 65 S. 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