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Show • TROOPS From page 2 better with Congress about the war. Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also attended. Facing diminishing public support on Iraq and pressure from constituents, lawmakers from both parties have complained that the administration must give them more information on Iraq. Later, Republican lawmakers went to the White House to hear from President Bush, Rumsfeld, Pace, the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad and top military commanders in Iraq. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said more briefings were planned for next week, and would include Democrats as well as Republicans from the House and Senate. McClellan also rebuffed critics of Bush's war policy, saying there was "disarray and disagreement" in the Democratic Party over how and when to get out of Iraq. In New York, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said, "The current administration confuses examination of failed policies with an admission of weakness, and debate with division," resulting in the lack of a real debate to "forge a winning strategy for America." Kerry also said the United States must reduce its forces in Iraq by "at least 100,000" by the end of 2006, leaving a force of 30,000 to 40,000. Rumsfeld said if next week's elections in Iraq go well he expects U.S. troop levels, which were boosted to nearly 160,000 this fall for elections, to return to the 137,000 level of summer. "The hope is that the conditions will permit some drawdowns in troops," he said. The Pentagon chief said the number of forces could fall below 137,000 next year depending on conditions, the recommendation of senior U.S. commanders and the president's final determination. On the issue of detainee treatment, Rumsfeld said negotiations between the White House and McCain were continuing. The White House hopes to reach a compromise that would satisfy administration concerns. "I haven't seen the latest draft, but my guess is they'll end up working something out," Rumsfeld said. USU Bid Sale Old Merrill Library Pre-Demolotion Sale Dec. 15-16,9 31X1-6 pm, Daily On-site, access from Hwy. 89 (4th No.) More than 1,000 Items including: desks, tables, study carrols, chairs, file cabinets, office furniture, shelves, conference tables, oak and marble paneling (if willing to remove it) Most items marked as'Cash and Carry'with no bid required. Everything must go or face the wrecking ball. Will remain open weekdays until noon Dec. 23 for final sales and pickups. 770-5981 for info. APPhoto TULANE UNIVERSITY is seen in New Orleans, Thursday. The university plans about 230 faculty layoffs and the elimination of some programs to cope with revenue lost following Hurricane Katrina Tulane University issues cutbacks, faculty layoffs because of Katrina NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Staggered by Hurricane Katrina, Tulane University announced Thursday that it is laying off about 230 faculty members, dropping some sports and eliminating several undergraduate programs, including electrical engineering and computer science. "This is the most significant reinvention of a university in the United States in over a century," declared Scott Cowen, the university's president. . The campus in the city's Uptown section has been closed since Katrina's floodwa- ters devastated New Orleans and drove out most of its halfmillion inhabitants. About two-thirds of Tulane's facilities flooded, including dormitories, and most of the students are now scattered at schools around the country. The private university plans to resume classes in mid-January, though it expects a costly one-third drop in enrollment Tuition accounts for 35 percent of Tulane s revenue. Before the storm struck on Aug. 29, Tulane had about 2,500 faculty members and 13,200 students and an annual budget of $593 million. The university put the cost of recovering from the storm at at least $200 million. Tulane said it will eliminate about 180 faculty positions at its medical school and about 50 at its other graduate schools and its undergraduate program. "I deeply regret that employee reductions were necessary to secure the university's future," Cowen said. "We have tried to make the reductions/as strategically and' humanely as possible, recog- nizing the hardship it places on those whose positions have been terminated." Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, said Tulane's plan is unprecedented in its scope and speed. "I have thought long and hard to see if I could identify a comparable change at another university in the last century, and I can't," Hartle said. The university said it will continue to participate in such NCAA Division 1 sports as football, baseball and men and women's basketball. New Hampshire and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Democrats Dick Durbin of Illinois and Ken Salazar of Colorado. Feingold issued a separate statement threatening a filibuster, a stalling technique designed to block the measure from coming to a final vote. It takes 60 senators to overcome a filibuster in the 100member Senate. "I don't think there will be a filibuster," Specter said. "I don't think it will succeed if there is one." Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the deal should satisfy everyone. "This agreement both preserves the provisions that have made America safer since 9/11 and increases congressional and judicial oversight, which should alleviate the concerns of those who believe the law enforcement tools endanger civil liberties," he said. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately denounced the deal, calling on lawmakers to reject the legislation because it intrudes too far into the privacy of innocent Americans. "This sham compromise agreement fails to address the primary substantive concern raised by millions of • Americans, as well as civil liberties, privacy and business organizations and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and in both chambers," said Caroline Fredrickson, the ACLU's Washington legislative office director. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, has not yet decided whether to support the agreement, a spokesman said. But the GOP-majority negotiating committee has enough votes to send the House and Senate the compromise if all of the Republican negotiators agree to it. • PATRIOT ACT BABY YOUR BABY More than 40 percent of college-age women in Utah who get pregnant don't plan for it. Are you ready? r :at healthy & exercise Take vitamins containing folic add • Talk to your doctor before you get pregnant • Avoid drugs, tobacco and alcohol Noxv is the time to Baby Your Baby. For more information call 1-800-826-9662 or visit www.babyyourbaby.org From page 2 McClellan said. "The president urges both houses of Congress to act promptly to pass this critical piece of legislation." Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada intends to vote against the measure as currently drafted, according to an aide. Feingold and five other senators from both parties issued a statement that said, "We believe this conference report will not be able to get through the Senate." They said they wouldn't support it in any form. 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