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Show DAILY Local legislators pull for county backing Jens Dana DAILY HERALD their efforts aren't organized. Forinstance, Clark said he serves on the appropriations subcommittee that will decide how much funding the Utah Utah County residents are the envy ofthe state with re- Valley State College digital gard to legislature leadership, said Rep. Stephen Clark Saturday, but they aren't capitalizing on their position. learning centerwill receive, yet hardly anyonefrom either Provoor Oremis lobbyingthe committee. “Not one‘of my colleagues has heard from anybody from Utah Countyon thatissue, Clark, R-Provo, spoke to community leaders Saturday morning atIntermountain HealthcarePlaza as part of Eggsand Issues, a chance for state legislators to meet with community members.Helisted. theroster oflocallegislative leaders, including Senate President John Valentine, R-Orem, and House Majority Leader Jeff Alexander, R-Provo,as examples of Utah County's political prestige. “Utah Countydelegation is ina high-profile, power posi- tion,” Clark said. “But we don’t work together. We havegreat strength uphere, but we're not as coordinated as | think we should be.” Locallegislators are contrib- uting to the session with importantbills including tax reform and transportation, he said, but upthere,all of us can work together to get that agenda done.” Provo Mayor LewisBillings said he agreed Utah County residents should support legislative efforts that impact local interests,including Provo Republican Rep. Rebecca Lockhart’sbill to fund transportation expenses. “Wereally need to get behind those who are working on transportation,” he said. Spanish Fork,he said. “Nobody “There are hugedecisions to be is saying to my colleagues, made.” . ‘Weneed this downhere,this Billingsalsosaid he thinks it would be a good ideato host is important.” ongoing monthly meetingslike Tobe fully effective, Clark EggsandIssues, even though said,the local mayors, the he meetswithstatelegislators businesscoalition, the chamregularly becausethere are so bers of commerce and commanyissuesto discuss with the munity members need to get together with legislators once public. “If we could keep the diaa month throughoutthe year to decide what the main prilogue going, we would probably be moreeffective in the orities for Utah County are beforethelegislative session Legislature,”hesaid. Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, even starts. “Whatweoughtto be doing said he thinks Clark's suggesis holding these meetingsall tionis too idealistic. “You can’t negotiate and through the summer,”hesaid. “Weoughtto be focused on flesh out very complex issues what we need so when we get with a large group,”hesaid. except” Rep. Mike Morley, R- PROVO BRANCH GRAND OPENING SPECIAL OFFERS Sm Open a FREE CHECKING Account & Receive a FREE 64MB Goldenwest Memory Stick! Minimum $100 deposit required. HERALD lran Continued from Al breaking agreements and [AEA seals — will not succeed and will not be tolerated by the international community,” President Bush saidin a statement. Iran remained defiant, threat- ening to do precisely what referral was meant to prevent. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered the resumption of uranium enrichment and an end to snap IAEA inspections ofits nuclear facilities, according to statetelevision. “As of Sunday, the voluntary implementation ofthe additional protocol and other cooperation beyond the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty has to be suspended underthe law,” Ahmadinejad saidin letter to Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh, whoalso is the head of the nation’s nuclear agency. Javed Vaeidi, deputy head of Iran’s powerful National Securi- ty Council,also said his country “now to implementfuller scale of enrichment.” Iran says it wants to enrich only to make nuclear fuelfor generatingelectricity, but concerns that it might misuse the technology accelerated the chain of events that led to Saturday'sreferralto the Security Council. Tehran took IAEA seals off enrichment equipment Jan. 10 and said'it would resume small-scaleactivities. Vaeidialso said a proposal to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia was dead. Moscow has suggested that Iran shift its plan for large-scale enrichment of uranium to Russianterritory to alleviate international concern Iran might use the process to develop an atomic bomb. Other Iranian commentreflected Tehran's fury at Washie 0) S- .25% Discounts on Home Equity Loans and Auto Loans! 2 42, way Becoming a member is easy! Stop by or call and we'll get you qualified in minutes. & PROVO BRANCH NOW OPEN! Conveniently located inside Ream’s Family Foods: 2250 N. University Parkway 373-8900 - www.gwcu.org RA Goldenwest 7 ‘UWE LEIN/Associated Press Aman holds a banner reading: “No Nuketo the Mullahs”in front of the Theatiner church near the venueof the 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany on Saturday. ington. The Islamic Republic NewsAgency quoted Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar describing U.S.leaders as “terrorists and the main axis. ofevil in the world.” Najjar was responding to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who at a high-level security conference in Munich, Germany, repeated Washington’s view ofIran as the “world’s leading state sponsor ofterrorism.” Sen. John McCain, speaking at the sameconference,said military action could not be ruled outif diplomatic efforts fail to stop Iran from develop- ing a nuclear bomb. Europeanleaders expressed support for the referral, througha resolution drafted by France, Britain and Germany onbehalfof the European Union. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the vote showed “the international community's determination to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East.” EUforeign policy chief Javier Solanasaid through a spokesmanthat he hoped the vote would send“aclear signal to Iran that it must comply with the demands ofthe international community.” Russia’s government urged Iran to “respond constructively” to the IAEA'sdecision,“including the restoration of a voluntary moratorium onall uranium enrichmentworks.” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the “convincing”vote sent a “clear signal to Tehran” to take accountofinternational concerns. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said he was“very concerned andupset” by Iran's decisionto retaliate. 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