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Show SEES ES Thu MARCH 9, 2006 www.heraldextra.com Daily YOUR TOWN: YOUR NEIGHB: wk UTAH VALLEY EDITION 50 CENTS ras VALLEYS WHEMLY EwroRTainnEMT oUIDE SPORTS | IN UV TODAY BYU WOMEN WIN IN FIRST ROUND OF MWC TOURNAMENT Matthew McConaugheylives the good life in ‘Failure to Launch’ PRESIDENTVS. REPUBLICANS Tran: “Harm and pair’ to US. Threat comesin face of nuclear sanctions Molly Moore and Colum Lynch THE WASHINGTON POST here. “So if the United States wishes to choosethat path,let theball roll.” VIENNA — Iran on Wednesday threatened the United States with “harm and pain”if the U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions on the Islamic republic overits nuclear program,as all sides hardenedtheir positions in the escalating dispute. GERALD HERBERT/Associated Press House Armed Services chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., holds anewsconference on bill he is submitting in reaction to the Dubaiports deal. “The United States may have the powerto cause harm andpain,but it is also susceptible to harm andpain, Javad Vaeidi, head of the Iranian ree egation to the International Atomic Energy Agency, told the agency’s board during an all-day, closed-door meeting Panel will The board was meeting in advance of the Security Council's consideration of Iran's program,a majorescalation in international pressure against the country. In New York, council ambas- sadors began discussingfirst steps the body might take, probably a formal call from the council's president for Iran to stop enrichmentof uranium. Responding to the Iranian words, White House spokesman Scott McClelJan told reporters in New Orleans that “provocative statements and HANS PUNZ/AssociatedPress Javad Vaeidifrom theIranian delegation,right, listens to Iran's ambassadorto the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh during a news briefing after a session ofthe See IRAN, A4 International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday. VEGETARIAN LOVERS attempt to block ports deal Liz Sidoti THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Ina congressional election-year repudiation of President Bush, a Housepanel dominated by Republicans voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to block a Dubai-ownedfirm from taking control of some U.S port operations, Democrats clamored for a votein the Senate, too. By62-2, the House Appropriations Committee voted to bar DP World, run by the governmentof Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, from holding leases or contracts at USS.ports. The landslide vote was the strongest signal yet that more than three weeks of White House efforts to stunt congressional position to the deal have not been successful. Bush has promised to veto any such measure passed by Congress. Butthereis widespread public See PORTS, AS JEREMY HARMON /Daily Heralc PETAactivists Mike Brazell, left, and Theresa Moore get encouragementfrom a passerby during a demonstration on the cornerof CenterStreet and University Avenuein Provo on Wednesday: The pair demonstrated in underwear 12 promotetheidea that vegetarians makebetterlovers. PETA turns some heads with Provo demonstration Heidi Toth DAILY HERALD 6 exy lingerie” turned into pajama pants and a skimpytop, a “passionate oTOS FOR SALE See a photo you wouldlike to havein your homeoroffice? Daily Herald photos now are available online at heraldextra.com/gallery. “It's a lot of fun. We're just not out screaming andyelling.” make-outsession” beMike Brazell camea kiss or twoin the Peoplefor the Ethical cold while passingout literature and Treatmentof Animals the “gaping onlookers” included people wipeglance! as they drove by and police officers watchingto ensure the demonstration remained peaceable. to becomevegetarians,said Mike But to be fair, the “public display of » Brazell, an employee of the People passion” that morphed into shivering for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, activists did turn the promised heads. which sponsored the “Live Make-out The point is to encourage people Tour” that stopped in Provofor lunch Wednesday.It’s healthy,it's good for animals — and vegetarians makebetter lovers. “It's a lot of fun,” he said. “We're just not out screamingandyelling.” Brazell, dressed only in white boxer shorts with red hearts, was at the northwest corner of Center Street and University Avenue holding signs, sing out literature, waving to people and kissing fellow demonstrator Theresa Moore. Thepassionatekissing was tempered by the lack of a bed — the corner wasn't big enoughfor the queensized mattress — and the unexpected arctic weather — the temperature was in the high30s at noonwith brisk winds blowing in from the northwest. “I'm socold,” Mooresaid with a laugh,shiveringin thechilly wind as she wavedat cars. The big reason for this movement, Brazell said, is vegetarians tend to be morefit. Plus, the saturated fat and cholesterol from meatclog all the arteries in the body, he pointed out, so vegetarians arelesslikely to be impotent “I want to know what proof they have that vegetarians make better lovers,” said Steve Winn, who works See PETA, A4 INSIDE SPORTS OURTOWNS BUSINESS CELEBRATIONS 81 B10 BE A3 comes i HOROSCOPE OBITUARIES OPINIONS WEATHER 87 AS Snow and rain Impact of parental notice law seen in drop in teen abortions HIGH 41 LOW 28 Laura Beil ‘THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Ef ISSUE 22 DALLAS — Abortion rates among Texas minors have ee apparently because of the state’s parental notification law,althoughit may be driving some older girls into sis of teen abortion andbirth The legislation would rerequirement. rates since passage of Texas’s quire a doctorto notify a girl’s The ACLUof Utah has ntal notification act. The parent or guardian at least 24 called the bill “constitutionally wri tookeffect in 2000, hoursbefore she obtains an infirm” becauseit doesn't also tonotify abortion andsaysthe girl must . include a bypass option for the the ered of aminor girlseek- haveparental consent. parental notification requireing an abortion. There are exceptions inthe’ ment. Utah lawmakers passedan abortion consent bill Peaukerbe) this The measure still Jon Huntsman Jr.oe beforeit becomes law. _law for medical emergencies and situations involving abuse or incest, and there is a judicial mechanism sothata bypass avoid the consent Huntsman spokesman Mike Mowersaid thefinalversion of the bill hasn't been sent over .to the governor'soffice yet, but that it could arrive as soon as today. “Wehaven't seen thefinal version,” Mowersaid, “but he'slikely tosignit.” The Texas research found the abortion rate among 15year-olds was 18 percent lower in the three years after the law wentintoeffect than it was in thetwoyearsbefore. See ABORTION, A5 ine| ee |