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Show 2 BULLETIN Thursday, July 26,2007 At the u All stories and photos from The Associated Press Iraqi soccer triumph gives way to tragedy Documents I contradict f Gonzales I BAGHDAD—The dream run of Iraq's national soccer team captivated an otherwise despairing nation. But even in its moment of joy—the Iraqis are in the Asian Cup finals for the first time ever— violence struck Wednesday. Two suicide bombings killed at least 50 cheering, dancing, flagwaving Iraqis celebrating their national triumph. More than 130 other revelers were wounded. The attacks bore the hallmarks of Sunni militants who have fueled the violence tearing at the fragile fabric of Iraq for nearly four years. But these bombings, in parked cars less than an hour apart in separate corners of Baghdad, appeared designed to gain attention rather than target a particular sect. An ice cream parlor was the backdrop for the first attack, at about 6:30 p.m. A suicide attacker exploded his car in a crowd of people cheering near the al-Riwad shop in the predominantly Sunni Mansour neighborhood in west Baghdad, according to the Interior Ministry. At least 30 people were killed and 75 wounded, the ministry said. The second suicide car bombing took place in the midst of dozens of vehicles filled with revelers near an.Iraqi army checkpoint in WASHINGTON—Documents indicate eight congressional leaders were briefed about the Bush administration's terrorist surveillance program on the eve era of its expiration in 2004, contra- iar dicting sworn Senate testimony this week by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The documents, underscore questions about Gonzales' credibility as senators consider whether a perjury investigation should be opened into conflicting accounts about the program and a dramatic March 2004 con- y* frontation leading up to its po- ~ tentially illegal re authorization. A Gonzales spokesman main- \ tained Wednesday that the at- torney general stands by his testimony. n At a heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Gonzales repeatedly testified \'u that the issue at hand was not %i about the terrorist surveillance jg program, which allowed the Na- |£ tional Security Agency to eaves- ** drop on suspects in the United ^ States without receiving court % approval. J* Instead, Gonzales said, the -•* emergency meetings on March *.10, 2004, focused on an intelli- %y gence program that he would not ^ describe. £ Gonzales, who was then serv- *•; ing as counsel to Bush, testified % that the White House Situation *' Room briefing sought to inform congressional leaders about the pending expiration of the unidentified program and Justice Department objections to renew it. Those objections were led by then-Deputy- Attorney General Jim Comey, who questioned the program's legality. "The dissent related to other intelligence activities," Gonzales testified at Tuesday's hearing. "The dissent was not about the terrorist surveillance^progcnm "•—• "Not the TSP?" responded '^ Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. « "Come on. If you say it's about ££ other, that implies not. Now say ^ it or not." =a "It was not," Gonzales an- .s* swered. "It was about other in- & telligence activities." g Friday • Last day to reverse CR/NC option for term length and second session classes: Summer 2007academic deadline •Revisiting Utah's Past: All day @ Utah Museum of Fine Arts • Fold, Flap, Peep, Pull, Pop!: All day @ Marriott Library,first floor 128] Saturday • Revisiting Utah's Past: All day @ Utah Museum of Fine Arts • Real Salt Lake vs. New England Revolution: 7:30 p.m.@ Rice-Eccles Stadium • Toadaily Frogs!: All day @ Dumke Galla ry,UMNH Sunday • Revisiting Utah's Past: All day @ Utah • Museum of Fine Arts • Toadaily Frogs!: All day @ Dumke Gal; tary,UMNH. , .. L - , .. .,..,/^,.-,. • -DAY WEATHER OUTLOOK Friday 88/72 Mostly Sunny Saturday/ MINNEAPOLIS—Remains found earlier this week in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho may be those of a youth minister from Harrisville , Utah who disappeared a year ago while climbing. "We are hopeful that we've found him," said Jocelyn Francis Plass, the sister of Jon Francis, who practiced at Ascension Lutheran Church in Harrisville. 94/73 PartlyCloudvy WWW.WEATHER.COM Corrections and Clarifications The policy of The Daily Utah Chronicle is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at 801-581-8317. 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Ahmed Sattar, who makes a living selling kebabs on a sidewalk grill in the district, asked what could motivate the attacker. "I can't imagine what I had seen," said the 28-year-old Shiite. "The terrorist changed the happiness to sorrow, sadness. The place of joy was converted to a massacre in a matter of seconds. I'm wondering why." Editor In Chief - m.piper@chronide.utah.edu Press contact • press@chronicle.utah.edu Editorial letters • letters@chronide.utah.edu Business General Manager • j.sorensen@chronicle.utah.edu Director of Advertising • thurtado@chnjnide.utah.edu a member of the coroner's office are back on the mountain, but the weather is horrible," she said. Plass said the Custer County authorities were not letting the family near the remains, so all. they could do was wait for an official confirmation of the identity. "We're hoping it's Jon, but we're not sure," she said. Jon Francis was working at a Bible camp in Idaho when he disappeared on July 15, 2006. Friends have said he told his co-workers that he planned to climb the 9»733-foot Grand Mogul. Searchers said he made it to the top and signed the log book, but he didn't make it back down. The search initially drew the attention of'the governors of Idaho and Minnesota when Custer County officials called off the search, a move the family called premature. The family continued to organize searches, sometimes with professional guides. House Dems offer withdrawal bill ^•45 t>2 courted at KUI5 OU1 35 54 bi 34 Tristan's love buy. i«a0ing diagonally « *Hi.h~ 41 Adull beverage I 31 PI 48 — 10 ol them, each three letters 13 H 42 5^ 47 6 Architect I. M. 33 End in 8 44 breakup? 29 Foreign dignitaries 1/ 39 1 Cripp[e 3 Police depttille 26 Aaron and Raymond It) - 1 The West Wing" 19 Landing pad lor Santa 4i j^Hb Ji 1^ 27 17 "I am not a doctor, but I ptay one on TV." e.g. She said the remains were found Tuesday by mountain guides who rappelled down into crevices to search for the man's remains. On Wednesday, she said Custer County authorities were trying to get to the scene to examine the remains, but severe thunderstorms in the area were slowing their progress. "A deputy sheriff and • ' 1 it ¥ p Homeys 67 Not curronlly in ' use. as a theater 16 River to the Colorado 21 4 2 65 Japanese soup M the eastern district of Ghadeer, where an uneasy mix of Sunnis, Shiites and Christians live. At least 20 people died and nearly 60 were wounded, the ministry said. The barbarity of Wednesday's bombings will be remembered for what they abruptly ended. Qusai Bilal, a 35-year-old Sunni grocer in Ghadeer, was watching the unusual sight of a street party outside his store. Young people danced and waved flags when tragedy struck. Edited 1Dy Will Shortz i H 5 Ring „„ „, . 10 Places lo cool one s jets?: Aj-br Iraqis celebrate in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad on Wednesday after the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final. Tragedy struck just moments after these festivities took place when two suicide bombings claimed the lives of at least 50 revelers. Body appears to be missing hiker 94/72 Partly Cloudy Sunday www.doilyutQhchronide.com WASHINGTON—House Democrats have drafted new Iraq legislation they hope will appeal to Republicans fed up with the war: Start withdrawing troops in two months but leave it up to President Bush to decide when to complete the pullout. The vote will come next week, as members take up a $460 billion bill covering military spending for 2008. Another vote could come again in September, after Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus delivers a long-anticipated assessment on the war and Congress considers a $142 billion measure needed to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "This is big time," Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said of the upcoming fall debate. "When you get to September, this is history. This is when we're going to have a real confrontation with the president trying to work things out." The House has passed similar anti-war measures in the past, but has been unable to push the legislation through the Senate, where Democrats hold a slimmer majority and Republicans have routinely blocked such bills from advancing. Most recently, the House approved legislation that would have required troop withdrawals to begin this November and finish by April 1. Under his latest plan, Murtha said he envisions troop withdrawals to start in November and take about a year to complete. A draft of his proposal did not include a firm end date. In addition to the antiwar measure, Murtha said he also wants to propose next week amendments that would require troops to meet certain standards before being deployed and cut in half the $225 million budget for the Guantanamo Bay military prison. The prospects of Murtha's troop withdrawal measure Advertising 801581.7041 passing next week were unclear, as Republicans have said they are willing to hold off until September and Democrats questioned whether it goes far enough. "If they are not listening to reports from our generals today, how does anyone believe they will make an honest and objective decision in September?" asked Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, his party's leader. "Our national security is not a political football, and Republicans aren't going to treat it as such." Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., a leading anti-war advocate, said she wants to keep the April deadline. 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