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Show 2 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 BULLETIN www.dailyutahchronicle.corn All stories and photos from The Associated Press 16 Tuesday Dems counting down to health care vote WASHINGTON—House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Barack Obama's fiercely contested remake of the health care system, even though the legislation remained incomplete and lacked the votes needed to pass. Obama expressed optimism that Congress would approve his call for affordable and nearly universal coverage as he pitched his plan on a trip to Ohio, and congressional leaders showed signs of progress in winning anti-abortion Democrats whose votes are pivotal. At the same time, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., among the bill's sharpest opponents, said he was "less confident" than before that it could be stopped. "They'd have to be remarkable people not to fall under the kind of pressure they'll be under," he said of rank-andfile Democrats. Some of the pressure was aimed at Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who flew aboard Air Force One with DEGREE continued from Page 1 number of Americans with a college degree. Utah must raise completion rates overall and place extra focus on closing the college attainment gap for underrepresented students, according to Complete College America. "All students of color have potential," Christy said. Sup- N 60737° •2010 Organic Lecture Series: Reinventing the Automobile: 7:30 p.m. @ Warnock Engineering Building • Boguslaysky Scholarship Concert: 7:30 p.m. @ Libby Gardner Concert Hall • India: Its People, Dignity, and Challenges: All day @ Marriott Library •Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tourette Syndrome & Attention-Deficit Disorders (OCTADs) monthly meeting: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. @ 650 Komas Drive, Suite 206 17 Wednesday Mostly sunny 61 743° •O'Lucky U: St. Patrick's Day celebration: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 @ Union Patio •Sustainability Lecture: 9 Billion People. 1 Planet: 4 p.m. @ S.J. Quinney College of Law • Mothers of a Nation Photo Exhibit: All day @ Union Art Gallery • Our Town: 7:30 p.m. @ Pioneer Theatre Weather from the department of atmospheric sciences: http://forecastutah.edu House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., second from left, leaves a Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday. President Barack Obama during the day, then walked into a senior citizen center with the chief executive in time to hear a voice from the audience yell out, "Vote yes." A smiling Obama turned to the liberal lawmaker and said, "Did you hear that, Dennis?" Then, turning back to the audience, he added, "Go ahead, say that again." "Vote yes!" came back the reply. DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE German diocese suspends convicted sex abuser Kucinich, who said later he remains uncommitted, is one of 37 Democrats in the House who voted against Obama's legislation when it cleared the House last fall. In addition, the White House is laboring to hold the support of several other Democrats who voted for the earlier bill, but only after first supporting strict anti-abortion limits that would be altered the second time around. BERLIN—A German archdiocese that Pope Benedict XVI oversaw from 1977 to 1982 said Monday that a priest convicted in 1986 of sexually abusing children has been suspended for violating a condition that he have no contact with minors. The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising said in a statement Monday that it had removed the German priest, identified only as Rev. H., from his duties after "it was proved he did not comply with the conditions set following allegations of sexually abusing minors and a conviction in the justice system." Mexico violence factors in Spring Break plans SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas—Marquette University senior Kelly Magennis wasn't even up prepping for the start of the biggest Spring Break week on Texas' South Padre Island when the first text message arrived from her mom forbidding her from crossing into Mexico. "I said, 'Don't worry, I didn't even bring my passport,' " Magennis said, surrounded by several thousand like-minded spring breakers on the beach Monday. Whether it was grisly murders of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, during the weekend or months of reports about the drug war south of the border, students at the popular spot just off the southern tip of Texas said they were avoiding the short drive to Mexico. Sunny For many, parents' admonitions short-circuited Spring Break plans before they began. "Parents should not allow their children to visit these Mexican (border) cities because their safety cannot be guaranteed," said Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said in a warning issued March 4. The alert applied specifically to border towns and did not include other popular Mexican destinations such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, but University of North Texas student Katie-Ross Ward said the strong warning closed the deal for her parents. "My parents wouldn't let me go (to Mexico) because I have blonde hair and blue eyes," said Ward, 18. "They said I'd get kidnapped." The U.S. State Department issued its own warning Sunday, a day after an American consulate employee, her husband and the husband of a Mexican employee were gunned down in separate incidents in Juarez. Suspected drug gangsters chased down and opened fire on two SUVs carrying the families from a children's party, killing the adults and injuring two children. "Drug cartels and associated criminal elements have retaliated violently against individuals who speak out against them or whom they otherwise view as a threat to their organizations," the government warning said. Families of U.S. government employees in several northern Mexico cities were authorized to leave the country until April 12. port from the universities and family is the main thing that will keep students going, she said. A step-by-step program that directs students from start to finish would be ideal, said Neela Pack, associate director of government relations for ASUU and an undecided sophomore. "Something that would give students a path would be best," she said. Only 38 percent of Utahns between the ages of 25 and 34 have a college degree. "Anything that gives students a better chance to graduate is great," Pack said. The alliance also includes Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and West Virginia. EWS ODDITIES CHANGE IS IN THE AIR DETROIT—Detroit city employees will be urged not to wear perfume, cologne or aftershave as a result of a settlement in a federal lawsuit. ▪ Officials plan to place warning placards in three city buildings. The signs will warn workers to avoid "wearing scented products, including ... colognes, aftershave lotions, perfumes, deodorants, body/ face lotions...(and) the use of scented candles, perfume samples from magazines, spray or solid air fresheners." The employee handbook and Americans with Disabilities Act training also will bear warnings. ▪ The Detroit News reports the move stems from a $100,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit filed in 2008 by a city employee who said a colleague's perfume made it challenging for her to do her job. TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—A city police spokeswoman said Sunday that Officer Clayton Holmes had been checking traffic speeds with radar and stopped to fill out a report when he felt his car shaking. He found a bulldog chewing on the tires. After the dog attacked two passing cars and a second police car, officers used pepper spray and a Taser on it, but the animal wasn't deterred. By the time McCamey Animal Center staffers captured that dog and two others, it had chewed two tires and the entire front bumper off Holmes' patrol car. ▪ Officer Rebecca Royval said the dogs got out of a fence at a nearby welding shop. The owner was cited and the dogs were removed. Is The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published daily Monday through Friday during Fall and Spring Semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays). Chronicle editors and staff are solely responsible for the newspaper's content. 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EDITOR IN CHIEF: ARTS EDITOR: Rachel Hanson Joseph Peterson r.hanson@ chronicle.utah.edu j.peterson@ chronicle.utah.edu MANAGING EDITOR: PHOTO EDITOR: Sara Copeland Tyler Cobb s.copeland@ chronicle.utah.edu t.cobb@chronicle.utah.edu Crossword 54 Drum that's under all the others? 57 No. 2 in the statehouse 60 See 61-Across 61 Molecular 60-Across 62 How a bride and groom leave the altar, metaphorically 63 60-Across of computer memory 64 "Treasure Island," for one 65 Lecher 66 Required element in many figure skating competitions 67 Lead-in to while DOWN 1 Lover: Suffix 2 They're followed by the finals 3 Heap up 4 Filled with trees 5 Pipe material for Frosty the Snowman 6 Acrobat software maker 7 Presidential "no" 8" of the Sun" (Jack London novel) 9 Feeling well 10 Vehicle that taxis 11 Instrument for Kenny G 12 Part of a storm or a potato 13 Small amount 1 Education Secretary: More than math, reading important WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's proposal to overhaul the the Bush administration's "No Child Left Behind" program aims to broaden the focus beyond math and reading to "a well-rounded education," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Reading and math are important, but so are social studies, science, the arts and recess, Duncan said. -1-- wrirso A federal judge has denied a discovery motion filed by defense attorneys for a U student accused of sabotaging an oil-and-gas lease auction in Utah by running up prices and failing to pay for his bids. U.S. District Judge Dee Benson ruled Monday that prosecutors don't have to turn over any documents they might have that show the intent of other bidders who failed to pay for leases they bid on but were never prosecuted. Defense attorneys are trying to show that the government is selectively prosecuting Tim DeChristopher, an environmental activist. In a ruling from the bench, Benson said defense attorneys failed to show the other bidders who never paid up had similar situations to DeChristopher. DeChristopher's attorneys said they still plan to pursue that line of defense. ASST. 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NEWS EDITOR:Trent Lowe PROOFREADER: Rebecca Saley OPINION EDITOR:Craig Blake GENERAL MANAGER: c.blake@chronicle.utah.edu Jake Sorensen SPORTS EDITOR: j.sorensen@ chronicle.utah.edu Paige Fieldsted 41 45 46 48 Bryan Chouinard E tvflTURE Tir THIN GS 2010 58 59 -4 26 1)1 1,4401# Robert Kennedy, Jr. (- 27 "\ Wednesday, March 31 7 p.m. at Kingsbury Hall Buy One Ticket Get One Free with U of U ID 44 47 50 51 52 53 56 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Tickets start at $10 Purchase at KingTix www.kingtix.com 801-581-7100 PUZZLE BY ROBERT CIRILLO 21 about (approximately) 22 Diminish 25 French red wine 26 Prince Valiant's wife 27 "What God has Joined together, put let asunder" 29 What a lame joke might elicit 30 Israeli statesman Abba 32 Lesley of "60 Minutes" 33 "Wow!" 34 Like the A B C's One of TIME magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" 31 43 55 = KEYNOTE LECTURE Our Environmental Destin 39 42 Karissa Greene k.greene@ chronicle.utah.edu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: 36 49 54 57 30 38 40 ADV. 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