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Show 2 Friday, Sept. 30,2005 797-1769 statesman@cc.usu.edu Today's Issue People Today is Friday, Sept. 30, 2005. Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for KayC Christensen, a senior majoring in parks and recreation from Elsinore, Utah. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul dodged questions about : a review that Fox-TV said found ; no evidence that she had an affair with a former contestant, and Simon Cowell said viewers can expect more scandals among competitors. "I'm sitting right here happy doing what Im doing," Abdul said Wednesday when asked if she felt vindicated by a report last month by two law firms that found nothing to corroborate former contestant Corey Clark's claim of an affair with the former pop star. Abdul did say later that "when you have a show this successful it's crazy we haven't had any more discrepancies." LONDON (AP) - Two British newspapers have reported that Kate Moss has checked into a rehabilitation clinic in Arizona. Friends of the 31-year-old supermodel, who was photographed apparently snorting cocaine, tofd The Times that Moss flew to The Meadows clinic, where she will spend a month in "medical treatment and therapy." A nurse on duty at the Wickenburg, Ariz., facility said she couldn't confirm or deny a patient's presence. Clarifications mSLorrectians The policy of The Utah Statesman 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 797-1762 or TSC 105. National Briefs .Photo courtesy of Ap PRESIDENT BUSH signs the commission appointing John Roberts as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States prior to swearing-in ceremonies Thursday, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Looking on is Judge Roberts. Scientists observe wild gorillas using basic tools For the first time, biologists have documented gorillas in the wild using simple tools, such as poking a stick in a swampy pool of water to check its depth. Until now, scientists had seen goril- . las use tools only in captivity. Among the great apes, tool use in the wild was thought to be a survival skill reserved for smaller chimpanzees and orangutans. The research in the Republic of Congo's rainforests was led by Thomas Breuer of the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, which released details of his study. Breuer is in Africa and was not immediately available for an interview. "This is a truly astounding discovery," he said in a statement. "Tool usage in wild apes provides us with valuable insights into the evolution of our own species and the abilities of other species." Hundreds evacuatate California as fire nears LOS ANGELES - A wind-whipped 17,000-acre wildfire raced across hills and canyons along the city's northwestern edge Thursday, threatening homes and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. Some 3,000 firefighters aided by aircraft struggled to protect ridgetop houses along the Los Angeles-Ventura county line, a rugged, brushy landscape west of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. Officials said the blaze was 5 percent contained as it burned toward such communities as Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Calabasas and Agoura. Numerous homes were evacuated in nine areas, and the Red Cross reported 500 people were staying at five of its shelters. At least one home and five other structures were lost, but 2,000 buildings had been saved by firefighters, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky said "We are guardedly optimistic, if the weather cooperates, if the public cooperates," Yaroslavsky said. Roberts takes oath as Chief Justice BY JESSE J. H O L L A N D Associated Press Writer ' WASHINGTON (AP) - John G. Roberts Jr., a conservative protege of the late William H. Rehnquist, succeeded him Thursday and became the nation's youngest chief justice in two centuries, winning support from more than threefourths of the Senate after promising he would be no ideologue. Roberts, at 50, becomes the 17th chief justice, presiding over a Supreme Court that seems as divided as the nation over abortion and other tumultuous social issues. The court opens a new term on Monday. "The Senate has confirmed a man with an astute mind and kind heart," President Bush said mation of what is for me a bedrock principle, that judging is different from politics." All of the Senate's 55 Republicans, independent James Jeffords of Vermont and half of the 44 Democrats supported him. He said he would try to "pass on to my children's generation a charter of self-government as strong and as vibrant as the one that Chief Justice Rehnquist passed on to us." "What Daniel Webster termed the miracle of our Constitution is not something that happens in every generation, but every generation in its turn must accept the responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution and bearing true faith and allegiance to it," Roberts said. just before Roberts was sworn in by acting Chief Justice John Paul Stevens, "All Americans can be confident that the 17th chief justice of the United States will be prudent in exercising judicial power, firm in defending judicial independence and above all a faithful guardian of the Constitution.' Bush is expected to make his second Supreme Court nomination within days, one that conservatives hope will move the court to the right. Replacing Rehnquist with Roberts keeps the court's current balance, but replacing the moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with a conservative could tilt it rightward. Roberts called the Senate's 7822 bipartisan vote for him "confir- Late Night David Letterman> Sept. 1, 2004 Top Ten Signs You Have a Bad Travel Agent 10. Gets you cheap airfare then asks, "You know now to fly a 737, right?" 9. For best rate, you have to agree to a Saturday night stay with him Judge orders release of Abu Ghraib photos Judge rejects arguments photos will provoke terrorists BY LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge Thursday ordered the release of dozens more pictures of prisoners being abused at Abu Ghraib, rejecting government arguments that the images would provoke terrorists and incite violence against U.S. troops in Iraq. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said that terrorists "do not need pretexts for their barbarism" and that suppressing the pictures would amount to submitting to blackmail. "Our nation does not surrender to blackmail, and fear of blackmail is not a legally sufficient argument to prevent us from performing a statutory command. Indeed, the freedoms that we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns and missiles with which our troops are armed," he said. Hellerstein ordered the release of 74 pictures and three videotapes from the Abu Ghraib prison, potentially opening the military up to more embarrassment from a scandal that stirred outrage around the world last year when photos of 2003 abuse became public. 8. The itinerary shows you crossing the Pacific Ocean on Amtrak The photographs covered by Thursday's ruling were taken by a soldier. A military policeman who saw them turned them over to the Army. Some may be duplicates of photos already seen by the public. An appeal of Hellerstein's ruling is expected, which could delay release of the pictures for months. Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Thursday that releasing the photos would hinder his work against terrorism. "When we continue to pick at the wound and show the pictures over and over again it just creates the image - a false image - like this is the sort of stuff that is happening anew, and it's not," Abizaid said. CATCH OF THE MY 7. Reserves you a great package for seven days and two nights 6. Laughs crazily when you say you're on a five-week working vacation 5. Books you on something called "Dulta Airlines" 4. Looks at you funny after hearing there's a "South" America 3. "Rental car" turns out to be a \ donkey with cupholders 2. No matter what your destination, you have a layover in Afghanistan 1. 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