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Show Monday, March 22, 2010 Page 2 World&NatiOn Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com OarifyCorrect Snowmobiles, ATVs, lobster boats used for census PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Census workers are using snowmobiles, airplanes, all-terrain vehicles – even lobster boats – to visit the most far-flung, hidden-away dwellings when counting the nation's populace. Hand-delivering 2010 census questionnaires in the bush of Alaska, Maine's North Woods and other isolated regions isn't as simple as strolling up a front walk to a suburLOS ANGELES (AP) – Alice ban home. To get to the more remote remains the queen of the box homes, census workers might fly office. over mountains or onto far-removed Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's islands, four-wheel it through forests "Alice in Wonderland" took in and contend with deep snow, bone$34.5 million chilling temperatures and wildlife on to remain the the move. No. 1 movie In Maine, census workers will for a thirdbegin delivering forms this week by straight weekwhatever means it takes – ATV, snowend, accordmobile, cross-country skis or snowing to studio shoes – to get to those hard-to-get-to estimates places. JOHNNY DEPP Sunday. "You don't now what you're going The Disney release raised its to find," said Danielle Forino, who domestic haul to $265.8 million will use her ATV to get to hunting, and its worldwide total to $565.8 fishing and logging camps in the wilds million after just three weekends of far northern Maine. "And I defiin theaters, a huge result for a nitely anticipate coming across a lot of film playing in the typically slow wildlife; the bears are coming out so month of March. we have that to look forward to. And I'm not sure if the people will want to be bothered, but hopefully they'll be cooperative." One woman rode horseback to get to homes for the 2000 census, said Rick Theriault, manager of the Census Bureau's Bangor office for this year's SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A 31census. In Alaska, dog sleds are used. year-old man who allegedly held "We do whatever it takes to get the his girlfriend against her will in a job done," Theriault said. Utah apartment for three weeks has In all, 10-question census forms are been charged. being delivered to 134 million resiAnthony G. Whyms faces one dences in the United States and Puerto count of aggravated kidnapping Rico. and three counts of aggravated sexual assault. All are first-degree felonies. He also faces a count of second-degree felony aggravated assault causing serious bodily WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned injury to another. to success by President Barack Obama, Charges filed in state court the Democratic-controlled Congress Thursday allege Whyms beat the approved historic legislation Sunday woman, used tape to bind her night extending health care to tens of wrists and ankles and forced her millions of uninsured Americans and to have sex. The Unified Police cracking down on insurance company Department said she escaped the abuses, a climactic chapter in the cenMilkreek apartment Sunday. The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at 797-1762 or TSC 105. Celebs&People NatiBriefs Utah man is charged in kidnapping case Census forms were mailed last week to 90 percent of the homes, about 120 million of them. Census workers are visiting the other 10 percent in person to deliver the forms in areas that don't have regular mail service or "citystyle" addresses to receive mail. But only two places – much of Alaska and Maine's North Woods – have been designated by the Census Bureau as requiring special travel arrangements to reach remote locations. Those rural and sparsely populated areas, which contain less than 1 percent of all U.S. households, have irregular mail service and often cannot be reached by car. Those people, like everybody else, still have to be counted. Census officials in January kicked off the start of Census 2010 in one of those remote communities, the Inupiat Eskimo village of Noorvik, Alaska. To reach Noorvik, U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves and other census officials flew to the village and then rode by dog sled to a local school for a launch ceremony. Often, it's the weather conditions – extreme cold, high winds, blizzards – that make the going tough. The weather is cooperating so far this year in Alaska, but that wasn't the case a decade ago when storms made it hard for census workers to get in and out of places. "Ten years ago there were a number of (census workers) who were stranded for more than a week," said Ruben Del Valle of the Census Bureau's Alaska office. Forino, who lives in Fort Kent, Maine, along the Canadian border, is a crew leader overseeing other census workers in northern Maine. CENSUS WORKER Danielle Forino in Fort Kent, Maine, next to the all-terrain vehicle she'll be using to deliver questionnaires to camps in remote sections of the North Maine Woods. When she encounters trails where the snow is too deep she'll use snowshoes to reach her destinations. Maine and Alaska are the only two states that have been designated by the Census Bureau as requiring special travel arrangements to reach remote locations. AP photo Congress clears historic health care bill Sunday night tury-long quest for near universal coverage. Widely viewed as dead two months ago, the Senate-passed bill cleared the House on a 219-212 vote. Republicans were unanimous in opposition, joined by 34 dissident Democrats. Obama watched the vote in the LateNiteHumor David Letterman, March 9, 2010 Top 10 things that sound cool when said by Snoop Dogg 10."Yo." 9."I'm following Wolf Blitzer on Twitter." 8."Let's go to the GAP and buy underpants." 7."Shalom and Happy Purim to all!" 6."Instead of eating Haagen-Dazs, I might as well apply it directly to my thighs. Am I right, ladies?" 5."In the words of Ernie Anastos, `Keep plucking that chicken.'" 4."John Mayer is like sexual napalm." 3."Could you please pass the RiceA-Motha-******-Roni?" 2."My CD 'More Malice' is available March 23rd and if you illegally download it I'm coming to your house." 1."I'm just a simple old hockey mom from Alaska, you betcha." White House's Roosevelt Room with The nonpartisan Congressional Vice President Joe Biden and dozens of Budget Office said the legislation aides. When the long sought 216th vote awaiting the president's approval came in — the magic number needed would extend coverage to 32 million for passage — the room Americans who lack • The vo to was burst into applause and it, ban insurers from an exultant president 219-212 to move denying coverage on exchanged a high-five the basis of pre-existit forwa rd. with his chief of staff, ing medical conditions Rahm Emanuel. and cut deficits by an "We proved that we are still a people estimated $138 billion over a decade. capable of doing big things," the presiIf realized, the expansion of coverage dent said a short while later in televised would include 95 percent of all eligible remarks. "We proved that this governindividuals under age 65. ment — a government of the people For the first time, most Americans and by the people — still works for the would be required to purchase insurpeople. ance, and face penalties if they refused. A second, smaller measure — makMuch of the money in the bill would ing changes in the first — cleared the be devoted to subsidies to help families House shortly before midnight and was at incomes of up to $88,000 a year pay sent to the Senate, where Democratic their premiums. leaders said they had the votes necesFor the president, the events capped sary to pass it quickly. The vote was an 18-day stretch in which he traveled 220-211. to four states and lobbied more than Far beyond the political ramifica60 wavering lawmakers in person or tions — a concern the president repeatby phone to secure passage of his sigedly insisted he paid no mind — were nature domestic issue. According to the sweeping changes the bill held some who met with him, he warned in store for nearly every American, that the bill's demise could cripple his insured or not, as well as the insurance still-young presidency, and his aides industry and health care providers such hoped to use the victory on health care as hospitals, nursing homes and medias a springboard to success on bills to cal device manufacturers. tackle stubbornly high unemployment. PEAKER NANCY PELOSI of California holding the gavel used to pass Medicare Reform, laughs as she walks across the street and into the U.S. Capitol as the House prepares to vote on health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Walking with Speaker Pelosi are from left, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Rep. 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