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Show Women’s Conference coming to BYU | LIFE & STYLE Saturday APRIL 22, 206 2006 www.heraldextra.com Utah Blaze beat defending AFL champions | sports Daily od UTAH VALLEY EDITION 50 CENTS YOUR TOWN: YOUR NEIGHBORS - YOUR NEWSPAPER Iran young Breaking the stalemate in Iraq stifled by country’s ambitions» Alliance agrees on prime minister Hammoud the spokesman fetheShiite alliance, announces Jawad al-Maliki’s coiled in the sullen stare of Abbas Kayhan,25 years old and stuck a move thatbreaks the long impasse over forming a new governmentaimed atpulling Iraq outofits sectarian strife. Al-Maliki replaces outgoing Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, whoseattemptto stay nomination for prime minister on Fridayin SHAFT, Iran — The question that preoccupies mostof Iran lay BAGHDAD,Iraq — TheShiite alliance nominated a tough-talking Shiite politician, Jawadal-Maliki, as prime minister Friday in Baghdad for a second term hadraised sharp opposi- tion from Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders and causeda deadlockthatlasted months as MOHAMMED HATO Associated Press Sunni and Kurdish politicians signaled they would accept al-Maliki — a closeally of al-Jaafari in the Shiite Dawa Party — clearing the wayfor parliament on Saturday to elect top leadershippositions, including the president, and launchthe process of putting together a government U.S. and Iraqiofficials are hoping that a national unity government representing Shi- ites, Sunnis and Kurds will be able to quell both the Sunni-led insurgencyand bloody Shiite-Sunni violence that has raged during thepolitical uncertainty. If it succeeds, it could enable the U.S. to begin bringing home the country’s security crisis worsened in the wakeoflast December'selection. behind the counterofhis father's cornerstore.It pulled his heavy - brow even lowerandtraveled downa forearm that shuddered See IRAQ. A3 in anger with each word. “But what about me?” the young man demanded, smack in the colorless:center of a gen§ ~ eration whose complaints have driven Iranian politics for more than a decade,with nosatisfaction in sight “You people, you have got a é—yery good life in the U.S. What is this place?” He glanced down the main street of a towncalled Shaft, where young men with gelled hair and nojobs sauntered at aimless angles. “Everything is miserable.” While the world focuses on Iran's nuclear ambitions,Iranians focus on the unmet aspira- tions of the two-thirds of the population that is younger than 30. Nearly three decadesafter a revolution that swept aside a monarchist system grounded in privilege, the typical Iranian has seen average incomeshrink under a religious governmentthat has cultivated anelite ofits own atop a profoundly dysfunctional economy. ~ ‘The 80 percent of the population working in theprivate sec- tor struggles mightily to make a-living in the 20 percent of the economythatis not controlled by the government. The end product is a frustration edging into resentmentthat informs every private conversation with ordinary Iranians and frames every public issue. It explains the stunning landslide victory 10 months ago of a relative unknown named Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,the only candidatein the presidential race who campaigned against therich. Dissatisfaction also accounts for much ofthe public support for Iran’s nuclear program, BINOD JOSHI Associated Press See IRAN, A6 owerto the people: Pro-democracy supporters shout slogans and march in a demonstration against King Gyanendra in Katmandu, Nepal, on Friday. Tens of thousands of protesters marched on the outskirts of Katmandu on Friday, again defying a government-imposed curfew a day after security forces opened fire on demonstratorskilling four people. See A2 FOR SALE * See a photo you wouldlike to have in your home oroffice? Daily Herald photos now are available online at heraldextra.com/gallery. OURTOWNS D1 OBITUARIES D4 BUSINESS DG. UFEaSTLE 81 COMICS ___ OPINIONS AS WEATHER C8 SPORTS a A ese ab “| can't let him go out ‘til they catch that guy. He’s goingto try again.” Provo mother, whose 12-year-old son was grabbed by a mantrying to abduct him Kidnapping suspectstill loose Katie Ashton DAILY HERALD INSIDE ar 2 Sunny and nice HIGH 73 owas VOLUME 83 ISSUE 265 Wn) , Until Provo police catch the man who tried kidnapping her son, oneworried motheris keeping her house locked and her children inside. The 12-year-old boy, who fought off his attacker Thursday morning, is also speaking out. After taking a short cut through a church parking lot on his way to Timpanogos Elementary School, a man grabbed him,covered his mouth and tried ‘ing him to his car. The attack happened at 376 N. 700 West. But the boy wasn’t going to give up withouta fight. And evenafter the man let him &o,the boy saidhe kept hitting him until he got in his car and tookoff. Provopolice describe the man as in his 40s, andatthe timeof the ab- and kicked him.” but are following up on some good ieads, Provo Police Capt. Rick Healey said. “There's beenofficers out, interviewing people and stopping cars,” Healey said, about attempts to.find duction'attempt he was wearing a the suspect. red baseball cap, He has medium to long, dark blonde hair and limps. But this isn’t the first time the boy has seen this man, his mother said. The mothersaid her son saw the man on Wednesday. The Suspect pulled up andoffered the boy andhis friends a ride. Oneof the boy’s friend was about to get in the car, until he tugged on him and Line the suspect they didn’t need a “I fought him,” he said, “I bit him ri haveyetto find the man, The boy remains nervous, and his mother keeps her children inside just in case the suspect continues to drive aroundthe neighborhood. “I can't let him goout 'til they catch that guy,” the 12-year-old’s mothersaid. “He's going to try again.” Andhe did try again, but with anothertarget at 5 p.m. on See SUSPECT, A6 | WWWHERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE itz) LES SCHWAB www.lesschwab.com Marchers protest American Indian health benefit cuts im Graham SALT LAKECITY — To chanting and the pound-. ing of drums, hundreds of people marched Friday against $33 millidn in proposed federal cutbacks that could shut down someurban health clinics for American Indians. “We're upset that our centeris being threatened, and we're hereto send a message that you don't mess witha federalobligation,” said Dena Ned,executive director of the Indian Walk-In Center in Salt LakeCity. “Just because welive off the reservation doesn’t mean we'renot in need ofhealth care.” About400 people marched peacefully almost twomiles from the clinic to the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building fora rally. police Set Lamar Ewell said. President Bush's 2007 budget proposal says urban Indians could use regular community health centers. His budget calls for adding moreandlarger health centers for poor people undera $182 million funding increase. See BENEFITS, A3 mi) |
