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Show 2 • BULLETIN Tuesday, February 26,2008 At the J—' u All stories and photo from The Associated Press Pentagon asked to probe if delays led to casualties 26, Tuesday • Founders Day lecture: Ann Weaver Hart: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. @ Milton BennionHall ; ;• Bennion Center Condiment Drive: Dude, Where's the Mayo?!: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.@ Union • "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 7:30 p.m. @ Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Wednesday WASHINGTON—The Marine Corps has asked the Pentagon's inspector general to examine allegations that a nearly two-year delay in the fielding of blast-resistant vehicles led to hundreds of combat casualties in Iraq. The system for rapidly shipping needed gear to troops on the front lines has been examined by auditors before and continues to improve, Col. David Lapan, a Marine Corps spokesman, said Monday night. Due to the seriousness of the allegations, however, "the Marine Corps has taken the additional step" of requesting the IG investigation, Lapan said in an e-mailed statement. In a Jan. 22 internal report, Franz Gayl, a civilian Marine Corps official, accused the service of "gross mismanagement" that delayed deliveries of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected trucks. Gayl's study, which reflected his own views, said cost was a driving factor in the decision to turn down a February 2005 "urgent" request from battlefield commanders for the so-called MRAPs. Stateside authorities saw the hulking vehicles, which weigh up to 40 tons and can cost as much as a $1 million each, as a financial threat to programs aimed at developing lighter vehicles that were years from being fielded, charged Gayl, who prepared the study for the Marine Corps' plans, policies and operations department. Gayl, a retired Marine officer, is 27 • American in Danger Former White House Adviser Stephen Studdert: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. @ Hinckley Caucus Room, OSH 255 •Women's Basketball vs. TCU: 7p.m.@ Huntsman Center • Film Series: "Paradise Now" and "West Bank Story": 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. @ Utah Museum of Fine Arts Thursday • J.28 — • Master Plan Final Town Hall Meetings: 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. @ Heritage Center, Rooms 1A and B • The Great Immigration Debate: Noon @ Utah Museum of Fine Arts Dumke Auditorium • Tristan and Yseult: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. BabcockTheatre >-DAY WEATHER OUTLOOK Tuesday 42/31 Partly Cloudy Wednesday 44/37 Partly Cloudy Wednesday- • • .^ 46/36 '-""^jj-;-.i t A Category I mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle is driven on a test course during a media demonstration at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. the science and technology adviser to Lt. Gen. Richard Natonski, who heads the department. The Associated Press first reported on Gayl's study Feb. 15. At that time, Gayl's work had not been reviewed by his immediate supervisor, Col. David Wilkinson, Lapan said Monday. "The paper represents Gayl's personal opinions and is clearly marked as such," Lapan said. "It is both preliminary and pre-decisional, and therefore a mis characterization to term his work an official study or report." Gen. Robert Magnus, the Marine Corps' assistant commandant, disputed Gayl's conclusions in a re- Corrections and Clarifications The policy o/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.r i Crossword "And I don't want the next Republican president to be lonely," Bush said. "And that is why we got to take the House, retake the Senate, and make sure our states are governed by Republican governors." The pep talk came in the midst of a presidential campaign that largely has overshadowed Bush's final year in officeVBush has promised to be an active fundraiser, and he had no WASHINGTON—President Bush predicted Monday that voters will replace him with a Republican president who will "keep up the fight" in Iraq. "I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008," Bush told donors at the Republican Governors Association annual dinner, which raised a record $10.6 million for GOP gubernatorial candidates. 58 60 SI t PUZZLE BY STELLA DAILY A N D BRUCE VENZKE Pepsi vis-a-vis 34 Coke 37 Symbol of justice 38 Racetracks 40 Bout decision 42 Didn't stay o n Kertuffles PartofM.l.t: Abbr. 45 Highway toll unit Its academy is in New London, Conn. 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The best solution to the deadly roadside bombs planted by insurgents was to add extra layers of steel to the less sturdy Humvee, they said. "I don't think (the study) stands up to the facts about what we did, about what the industry was capable of doing and why we did what we did," Magnus told the newspaper in an interview. "I just don't think that's accurate." Bush says successor will keep U.S. in Iraq Partly Cloudy WWW.VVXATHER.COM 1 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Editor in Chief • m.plper@chronicle.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@chmide.utah.edu VIENNA, Austria—The U.N. nuclear monitoring agency presented documents Monday that diplomats said indicate Iran may have focused on a nuclear weapons program after 2003 — the year that a U.S. intelligence report says such work stopped. Iran again denied ever trying to make such arms. Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, the chief Iranian delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency, dismissed the information showcased by the body as "forgeries." He and other diplomats, all linked to the IAEA, commented after a closed-door presentation to the agency's 35-nation board of intelligence findings from the U.S. and its allies and other information purporting to show Iranian attempts to make nuclear arms. A summarized U.S. National Intelligence Estimate, made public late last year, also came to the conclusion that Tehran was conducting atomic weapons work. But it said the Iranians froze such work in 2003. Asked whether board members were shown information indicating Tehran continued weapons-related activities after that time, Simon Smith, the chief British delegate to the IAEA, said: "Certainly some of the dates ... went beyond 2003." He did not elaborate. But another diplomat at the presentation, who agreed to discuss the meeting only if not quoted by name, said some of the documentation focused on an Iranian report on nuclear activities that some experts have said could be related to weapons. She said it was unclear whether the project was being actively worked on in 2004 or the report was a review of past activities. Still, any Iranian focus on nuclear weapons work in 2004 would at least indicate continued interest past the timeframe outlined in the U.S. intelligence estimate. A senior diplomat who attended the IAEA meeting said that among the material shown was an Iranian video depicting mock-ups of a missile re-entry vehicle. He said IAEA Director General Oli Heinonen suggested the component—which brings missiles back from the stratosphere—was configured in a way that strongly suggests it was meant to carry a nuclear waVhead. Advertising 801581.7041 EDITOR IN CHIEF Matthew Piper MANAGING EDITOR Becca Kra hen b u h l PRODUCTION MANAGER KelllTompklns ART DIRECTOR Tyler Soelberg NEWS EDITOR Dustln Gardiner ASST. NEWS EDITOR Rochelle M c C o n k i c ASST. NEWS EDITOR Ana Breton NEWS In Brief Utah State Senate approves bigger shots, wine cooler limit More potent cocktails could soon be available in Utah, but wine coolers might be more difficult to find. The Utah Senate combined two bills Monday aimed at changing the state's liquor laws. Under the proposal, flavored alcoholic beverages such as wine coolers and Zima would be banished from convenience stores and supermarkets. They would only be sold in state liquor stores. The bill would also increase the size of the standard shot from one ounce to one and a half ounces. As a result, extra shots known as sidecars that customers can pour into drinks would be eliminated. Another change is a single ounce of extra flavoring could be used in drinks—a reduction from the current 1.75 ounces—but an increase from the original proposal of a reduction to one-half ounce of flavoring. Buttars issues an apology during visit to black church A Utah lawmaker who described a bill as a black, ugly baby was applauded after he apologized at a black church. The pastor of Calvary Baptist Church said Sen. Chris Buttars was "shaking like a leaf' when he appeared Sunday. Buttars, R-West Jordan, asked the congregation for forgiveness and said his remarks on the Senate floor were "stupid." Some in the pews responded with "all right" and "amen." On Feb. 12, Buttars explained his opposition to a bill: "This baby is black, I'll tell you. This is a dark, ugly thing." "I knew as soon as I said it that it was a horrible remark," Buttars told the congregation. He said he never meant it as a reference to a person. "All I can do is say I'm sorry," he said. ?•*• ^*** i .> The Rev. France Davis said he invited Buttars after talking to him for an hour last week. "It takes a big person to say, 'I'm sorry,'... and to do it off of familiar territory," Davis told church members. "I want—on behalf of you if there are no objections—to accept his apology," the pastor said and the two men briefly embraced. MTV hopes to cash in on Utah's made-for-TV magic PROVO—MTV is tapping into Utah's knack for producing blockbuster made-for-TV musicals. The cable network is filming "The American Mall," the tale of a young woman fighting to save her mother's music store, at Provo Town Centre. Disney Channel's wildly popular "High School Musical" and its sequel were filmed in Salt Lake City and St. George. MTV has hired Utah-based Bonnie Story to choreograph the movie's dance numbers. Story was also a co-choreographer on Disney's projects. "The American Mall" is geared toward an older audience, ages 18 to 25, and features some outfits unlikely to make the cut on Disney's network. "I thought it was a music video. They're dressed a little more racy than what you see at the Provo mall," said Jim Britt, 46, who was shopping recently when he saw young female dancers dressed in black hot pants and tank tops. Filming ends this week. News 801 581.NEWS * Fax 801 581.FAXX REDUX EDITOR Danny Letz ASST. REDUX EDITOR D a n Fletcher , OPINION EDITOR LindseySJne '%'.'%. '*,'.. '< '•;.*• ,;; SPORTS EDITOR .•'•',?'•'&• \ T o n y Pizza ASST. SPORTS EDITOR CodyBriinner PHOTO EDITOR Jarad Reddecopp ONLINE EDITOR Andy Thompson l PAGE DESIGNER Sean McMlllian GRAPHIC DESIGNER 7 Christian Petersen COPYEDITOR Danny Mace 1 Cynthia Robldoux ADVERTISING DESIGNER Sean Halls ACCOUNTANT DeannaJohnson COPYEDITOR BUSINESSMANAGER Gabrlele Chaffin Rachel H a n s o n COPY EDITOR Anna Kartashova DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Tom Hurtado PROOFREADER Davis Burningham GENERAL MANAGER Jacob K . 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