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Show O Saturday February 9, 2008 www www.heraldextra.com YOUR TOWN I A irf V HIIU4: YOUR NEIGHBORS 11 1 n in m w. 3V YOUR NEWSPAPER IN LIFE & STYLE vsaiiSMiRS COME TOGETHER Interfaith coalition invites understanding among local denominations 2008 LEGISLATURE Poll: To help economy, get out of Iraq Jeannine Aversa ' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The heck with Congress' big stimulus bill. The way to get the country out of recession and most people think we're in one - is to get the country out of Iraq, according to an Associated Press-lpso- s poll. Pulling out of the war ranked first among proposed remedies in the survey, followed by spending more on domestic programs, cutting taxes and, at the bottom end, giving bates to poor people in hopes they'll spend the economy into recovery, The $168 billion economic rescue package Congress rushed to approval this week includes rebates of $600 to $1,200 for most taxpayers, the hope being that they will spend the money and help revive ailing businesses. President Bush is expected to sign the measure next week. Poor as well as seniors and veterans who live almost entirely off Social Security and disability benwage-earner- efits, would get $300 checks. H owever, just 19 percent of the people surveyed said they planned to go out and spend the money; 45 percent said they'd use it to pay bills. And nearly half said what the government really should do is get out of Iraq. ' Forty eight percent said a pullout See ECONOMY, Sixty-on- e asked in percent of those a recent poll think the U.S. economy is currently in a recession. nation's economic problems? A lot HSome Q Little rjNone President Bush m tastt-EStmbmrn- How much confidence do you have in the following's ability to turn the economy? 12 Congress Mortgage lenders fan ebesh President Bush fBi'ji'B&CTSJ'ia Congress fwrnsCTicsciterji Wall Street 14 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Consumers mssxjmsssxs and sure NOTE: Don't know not 11 lvni'iaaRm 16 replies are omitted A3 AP i I' jf f I tt i-- 9 v 4 Rette Speight DAILY VftM AT;: v r'i yau "i. ikJ..' "r' At , W f ttp , - I nothing would be irresponsible. "What we do here as leaders is the 'art of the possible', not the 'art of the perfect,'" Huntsman said. "Let us not forget that." The measure, labeled House Bill 133, would create a task force to explore different health care options and give legislators a "comprehensive look at health care" said Rep. Merlynn Newbold, m.t -- Jordan. Clara, who Rep. David Clark, sponsored the bill, said the bill will revolve around three numbers: 3, 6 and 10. "Three is the first step," Clark said. I See 111 1 t Lawn lady, Orem strike plea deal i JOHNSTONDaily Herald rl Jeremy Duda kiteboarder launches into the air during the Superfly Snowkiting Competition at Powder Mountain on Friday. Snowkiting enthusiasts from over the world have converged on Powder Mountain for three days of competition and festivities at the resort. Experienced snowboarders and skiers wearing a harness attach themselves to a small foil kite and catch the wind to speed them both down and up the mountain. DAILY HERALD A contentious trial and a showdown between Orem city and a superstar defense attorney from Los Angeles were averted when a plea deal was reached in the case of a woman who grabbed international headlines after she was arrested in a dispute over her unwatered lawn. At a change of plea hearing at Orem's 4th District Court on Friday, Betty Perry L-JL- -Jall See IMMIGRATION RAID IN LINDON 30 people may face criminal charges Lauran Neergaard THE - ASSOCIATED PRESS HERALD The popular drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday. The Food and Drug Adminis WASHINGTON Up to 30 illegal workers arrested in an immigration raid Thursday at Universal Industrial Sales Inc's plant in Lindon may face criminal charges for identity theft, forgery and document fraud, according to U.S. Immigration Enforcement officials on Friday. The ICE raid, which began at 8 a.m. Thursday and ended at 3 a.m. Friday morning, netted a total of 57 illegal immigrants from Latin America or more than half of Universale work force in Lindon. Of the 57 men arrested, 51 were immigrants from Mexico, anti-wrink- s PLEA, A3 FDA warns of deaths in children treated with Botox Grace Leong DAILY A6 t MARK 1 HEALTH, I Want more? Additional coverage on the 2008 Legislature, A2 , H HERALD. It could be 10 years before health care reform hits Utah, but legislators got started Friday by passing the bill unanimously in the House of Representatives. "We can't wait, we must act now," said Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., adding that to do ! V approves liraltli care 01 Extreme Kites w Efl Which of the following deserves blame for the Economy poll tration's warning includes both version Botox, a wrinkle-specifi- c called Botox Cosmetic, and its competitor, Myobloc, drugs that all use botulinum toxin to block nerve impulses, causing them to relax. In rare cases, the toxin can spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body, paralyz- - See BOTOX, A3 100-pl- two were from Argentina, two from Uruguay, one from El Salvador and one from Honduras, ICE officials said. ICE referred the 30 cases on Friday to the Utah County Attorney's Office for possible criminal prosecution. At the same time, an unspecified number of the 57 arrested may also face federal criminal v .; MARIO . Maria Gonzales consults with Annabella Cruz RUIZDaily Herald of Division of Child and in Orem on Friday during a meeting for families of those detained during an ICE raid at Universal Industrial Sales Inc. in Lindon on Thursday. Gonzales has See RAID, A 6 no id.ea where her husband Edgar Ibarra is being detained. 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