Show mi The rattu Local house of straw sturdier than the one built by 3 little pigs —A3 ©eimaii Aggie softball beats San Jose State — AS L'oganlUtahlOOOZSSO BridgerlahdXDailTINewspaper’ VolIMdyjJLMonda'MarchCJSOO Woothor ntra Cooler with b ' chance of snow Two from US among 5 slain ISLAMABAD Pakistan (AP) — A grenade attack on a Protestant church packed with Sunday worshippers killed five people — including an American woman and her daughter — in an assault clearly aimed at Pakistan’s foreign community No group claimed responsibility for the attack in which at least one young man in black — some witnesses said : two — ran through die center of die church hurling grenades But suspicion fell on Islamic extremists Ten Americans were among the 45 Famfiy members of grenade attack victims wait at a local people injured most of whom were forhospital in Islamabad on eigners police and hospitals said One Sunday body remained unidentified late Sunday — PageA12 Update mi Social security returns as big campaign issue McCiatchy Newspapers in grenade blast at Pakistan church and officials said it may be the assailant President Bush condemned die attack on the Protestant International Church and called it an act of terrorism He pledged to find those responsible and bring them to justice: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the assault was aimed at presiundermining Pakistan’s pro-U-S dent at a time when he is trying to quell Islamic fundamentalism following the Tkliban’s fall in neighboring The church about 400 yards from the US Embassy is located in the guarded diplomatic quarter in the heart of Pakistan’s capital and primarily serves the foreign community The overwhelming majority of Pakistanis are Muslim and few Pakistani Christians live in Islamabad Survivors spoke of deafening blasts choking smoke and pandemonium They said terrified parents screamed for their children and stunned worshippers dived beneath chairs and behind cement pillars as bits of flesh were hurled through the air Afghanistan The attack occurred at 10:50 am during a sermon before 60 to 70 worshippers Dozens of police and soldiers rushed to the scene See ATTACK on A12 ' WASHINGTON — Social Security has quietly slipped back onto the agenda ror die fall congressional campaign even though Congress doesn’t intend to do a thing about it this year except talk With Rep Robert Matsui in the vanguard Democratic leaden are spotlighting a message that the election of a Republican majority would mean benefits cuts and die risky privatization of the retirement insurance system “Republicans have a secret plan to cut benefits” Matsui said after meeting last week with Democratic candidates “We have to keep this ' issue alive because voters are entitled to know before the election how the candidates would vote “This is not about politics but it should be on the campaign agenda and we intend to keep it there" said Matsui senior Democrat on the House Spcial Security subcommittee Republicans say they’re ready for die debate “We’re not surprised that Democrats are going back to the Social Security issue” said Kevin Sheridan spokesman for die Republican National Committee “We're expecting nothing less than an onslaught on Social Security Hie Democrats are so lacking m other issues that they have to scare people” Republican leaders are counseling GOP candidates to stick with President Bush in favor of overhauling the system before it starts to slide toward a deficit as baby boomers begin to retire “Our polls show that a majority of Americans seniors as well as young people understand that this system needs reform and they support the ' president in standing firm for a better system” Sheridan said Matsui disputed the GOPpollsHe said that while voters are concerned about the fiiture of Social Security under current conditions they oppose changes that would cut bene- fits andTake away die government guarantee of benefits Robert Bixby Social Security specialist at the Concord Coalition describes the current political maneuvering as “show biz not a real debate It’s not about substance : It’s about politics Thefohtical battle has embroiled House Majority Leader Richard and Minority Armey in Leader Richard Gephardt o In odd way Armey has endorsed aproposal guaranteeing benefits to current Social Security recipients even as the system was being privatized David C John of the Heritage Foundation says die idea would hefy compact attempts by reform oppo-nen-ts jto scare senior citizens into believing that their benefits will be Touch of home for National Guards student sorority local businesses send USU D-Ca-lif - D-M- "rSee POLITICS on A7 ' : i Indos Classified Comics t Jf: i BS MB3 MovieaLuB2 V OWtuarieaA6 Opinion A4 8portsAd Wwwhjn6Wscom ‘wecare’ comforts for those posted overseas By Jeremiah Stetder staff writer H brother Timothy walked the Saudi Arabian desert as a Green Beret during the Persian Gulf conflict Showers were few letters were appreciated and packages containing evaporated milk and pudding mix were a sought-aftcommodity Nearly a decade later Janea Broussard is shipping several boxes of dried Ramen noodles baby wipes shaving cream deodorant er ft Cl ' and a hodgepodge of other homegrown comforts to other National Guardsmen overseas “A lot of media has been focusing on Sept 11 with the a a fire fighters ' and police ' department” un i ' i&K--- : - Ufl Good Neiqhborj Brent StevenaHeraki Journal spearheaded a coflection of Rams and letters to be sent to the United See GUARD on A7 4': yCv- ‘ - : ' 'A 4S My Vi " Janaa Brousard of this Apha Chi Omega States Army19th Special Forces Group DOHA Qatar (AP)—At home or abroad it’s not easy to seemtich of Dick ' " V:' Cheney After spending many days since Sept 11 in secure hideaways die vice president is ona whirlwind tour of one of the world’s least securevenues the Middle East But he’s not getting much more public exposure: Most of Cheney’s ' trip entails long meetings with who kings princes sultans and presidents crave privacy even more than he does : While he's beendealing witb two critical issues — violence and whether to expand the war on terror to Iraq he’s had little to say about his meetings t ’’“Weneyer said we were coming outhere widi a plan” said Mary kfidalin his corn- munications director ? Still Cheney seems to be 'enjoying the 'v tnpMostof the leaden he s seen he knew aheady “The familiarity lets them get right ' to die subject” Matalinsaid ' 10-d- ay Spate of accidents follows snow storm on Wasatch Front S dots ’ : ' A spring snow storm dumped between 3 inches and a foot of snow on the roadways and r in the mountains during the early morning hours said Mike Conger meteorologist with die National Weadier Service Some of the vklley’s benches also logged nearly l2 inches an f m t 1 1 § 1 1 AP photo i Vies President Dick Chaney greet American troops stationadat the AJ Udeid Air Baseoutskto Dqha Qatar on Sunday Cheoey aho met with Qatari Shefit Harrad bin KfuriifaAl Than! to dto-cusa Mkfcte East security issues and the military cooperation between the United StatM and the Persian Gulf amirata of snow Hie winter wuher caused two big rjgs to i : i y' : : j collide near Spmiish Fork on Interstate 15 V ' : monnng said Doug McQeve ' spokesman for the Utah Highway Patrol The v ' trucks became entangled as they dashed: S V which closed the freeway for several hours' v ' See SNOW on AU 3- rV - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Drivers slipped slid and skidded across Salt Lake and Utah ' counties Sunday creating close to 200 acci- - try w ' frjf' Cheney’s still mostly out Israeli-Palestini- “ veryimpor- - tant But it seems like we have forgotten that there are people still fighting this war It has- n’t ended for them! They are not in recovery' they are still fighting We wanted to make sure they knew they weren’t overlooked or forgotten over hoe” She is not alone in her concern nor in her efforts’ Broussard a corporate communication major at Utah State University was joined by the Alpha Chi Omega sorority local business? men and other university students in creating care packages for overseas soldiers By happenstance the packages are being rent to the Army’s llJth Special Forces Group — the very same unit her brother served in She didn’t ask for that but it comes as a pleasant surprise to both Broussard and her brother Some of Timothy 'fc buddies are still serving in dud unit Though some of the soldiers are fighting in Afghanistan 1st Lt Ryan King of the Nation-al Guard said he couldn’t disclose their whereabouts even if he knew' 'Bui he said the soap baby wipes razors : - ) |