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Show Saturday Utah Valley edition March io, 2007 www Jveraldextra.com 50 CENTS YOUR TOWN Gingrich concedes affair amid Monicagate Ben Evans THE ASSOCIATED YOUR NEIGHBORS Maibis Patriot Act abuse Director says he is accountable for illegal on Americans info-gatheri- ng Lara Jakes Jordan THE ASSOCIATED out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions, Attorney General Alberto Gon- zales left open the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against PRESS WASHINGTON The nation's top two law enforcement off icials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry . Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House FBI agents or lawyers who improperly used the USA Patriot Act in pursuit of suspected terrorists and spies. The FBI's transgressions were e spelled out in a damning audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine. He found that agents sometimes demanded personal data on people without official authorization, and in other cases improperly obtained 126-pag- .telephone records in nonemergency circumstances. The audit also concluded that d the FBI for three years to Congress how often it used national security letters to ask businesses to turn over customer data. The letters are administrative subpoenas that do not require a judge's approval. under-reporte- See A2 FBI, PRESS WASHINGTON Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group. "The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candi date, said in an interview with Focus on the Family founder James Dobson to be aired Friday, according A YOUR NEWSPAPER Rise and Shout to a transcript provided to The Associated Press. "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards." Gingrich argued in the interview, however, that he should not be viewed as a hypocrite for pursuing Clinton's infidelity. "The president of the United States got in trouble for committing a felony in front of a sitting federal judge," the former Georgia congressman said of Clinton's 1998 House impeachment on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. "I drew a line in my mind that said, 'Even though I run the risk of being deeply embarrassed, and even though at a purely personal level I am not rendering judgment on another human being, as a leader of the government trying to uphold the rule of law, I have no choice except to move forward and say that you cannot accept ... perjury in your highest officials.' " Widely considered a mastermind of the Republican revolution that swept Congress in the See GINGRICH, 5: 1 i V " ,f ', If ' J """"Nf A4 t ft - J- is ISAAC ' ' i BREKKENAssociated Press The Brigham Young bench celebrates a 9 victory over Utah in a Mountain West Conference tournament women's basketball game Friday in Las Vegas. Players include Ashley Cheesman (5) and Lauren Riley (52). The BYU men's team also bested Wyoming, 9S-8See Sports. 55-4- Huntsman signs student club regulations bill Jeremy Duda DAILY Governor: Insurance for all is key Huntsmanvisits health HERALD After much debate and numerous versions, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signed a controversial bill regulating student clubs at public schools. The bill requires parents to give consent before their children can join school clubs and organization and mandates that school boards must give such groups a seal of approval. Opponents have criticized the bill as an attack on GayStraight Alliance chapters. "This legislation simply codifies items already in the State Board of Education rules and makes clear that it is not targeting any one club or organization," Huntsman said in a news release Friday. "(It) also ensures that parents will have the right to approve of any school club or organization their child participates in." Huntsman said that he would have vetoed prior versions of the bilL This doesn't target a specific group. Those prior versions targeted a specific group," said See CLUBS, A4 clinic; discusses state's role in aiding uninsured Clouds LIFEaSTYU 11 SPORTS CI OUR TOWNS COMICS PI P4 M EDITORIALS AS TV GUIDE M BUSINESS a WEATHER fiSSIJ LOW 6 IP VOLUME 84 ISSUE 222 II 000501 1 lU-ri- " Nathan Johnson DAILY HERALD Gov. Jon Huntsman shook hands of the young and old, the sick and vulnerable, all patients at the Mount ainlands Community Health Center. The visit from the governor on Friday came amid preparations to move the nonprofit clinic' to a new location. More on the Mountainlands will be moving from its governor current location on I Huntsman Freedom Boulevard in in the joined Provo to the old county agreement to health department form the Utah building at 589 S. State Lake Commission. Sm Page INSIDE 1 St. In Provo. Mountainlands' A3 MARK) mis- sion in Utah County is to provide residents without access to health care the services they need to survive According to Lori Wright, development director of Mountainlands, it was the efforts of Utah County Commissioner Steve White that is making the move possible. Wright said that the commissioner worked hard, "making sure we have a home. The new facility will Increase the capacity of the center; however, it will require extensive remodeling. . The center will try to raise $1 RUIZDBily Harahj talks to Joey Durborow center and Dave Strong at Mountainlands Health Center in Provo. Huntsman toured the health facility Friday. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. remodel Wright said most of their donations come through business and institutions; however, the center welcomes all donations. When completed, the new south Provo facility will feature 21 exam rooms and a phar' macy. The governor's Friday afternoon visit revolved around a discussion with administrators and doctors about how the state could million for the best help the individuals who use such clinics as Mountainlands. Among discussion topics was how to help the uninsured become insured, particularly the state's children. Huntsman said getting everyone in the state insured is a "real challenge," but not one from which he will shy away. Working together, he said, was the key. . Huntsman cited Utah's Child Health Insur- - See GOVERNOR, A3 1 try i r! i : r-- mm |