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Show I Wednesday, Sept. 6,2006 797-1769 statesman@cc.usu.edu Today's Issue Calderon is Mexico's president-elect Dedications. . ^ / ^ i f Today is Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006. Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Katy Sheanshang, a freshman majoring in elementary education, from North Ogden. Clarifications 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 A Quick LooK^^^^ Detroit teachers picket on first day of school DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Public Schools officials canceled classes until further notice Tuesday, the eighth day of a teachers strike. It was supposed to have been the first day of school for the district's 130,000 students. But instead, students returning from summer vacation were greeted by teachers on picket lines instead of in classrooms. The decision to cancel classes came after Wayne County Circuit Judge Susan Borman ordered that both sides return to the bargaining table Wednesday morning. "I don't think anyone disputes the facts that it's difficult to have the kind of learning you want to go on when you don't have a full complement of teachers," district spokesman Lekan Oguntoyinbo said. Borman denied a request by district attorneys to order 9,500 members of the Detroit Federation of Teachers to end therr strike and return to work. Instead, she scheduled more hearings Thursday to hear testimony from both sides and evaluate the district's motion. At issue is a 1994- state law that bars strikes by public employees. Sixth storm could become a hurricane MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Florence formed far out in the open Atlantic on Tuesday, and forecasters said it will probably become a hurricane. But they said it was too soon to tell whether the sixth named storm of the hurricane season would reach the United States. Florence had sustained wind near 45 mph, 6 mph over the threshold for a tropical storm. The minimum for a hurricane is 74 mph. "Our forecast does have it becoming a hurricane by Friday morning — minimal hurricane, Category 1," National Hurricane Center meteorologist Mark Willis said. At 11 p.m. EDT, the storm was centered 895 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands, or about 2,086 miles southeast of Miami, and was moving west-northwest at about 12 mph. Tropical storm force winds extended 145 miles from its center. The storm follows on the heels of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which was briefly the season's first hurricane. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Felipe Calderon was declared president-elect Tuesday after two months of uncertainty, but his ability to rule effectively remained in doubt with rival Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowing to lead a parallel leftist government from the streets. The unanimous decision by the Federal Electoral Tribunal rejected allegations of systematic fraud and awarded Calderon the presidency by 233,831 votes out of AP Photo/Marco Ugarte 41.6 million cast in the July 2 elections SUPPORTERS OF MEXICAN presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador march at the main Zocalo plaza in Mexico City, Mexico on Tuesday Sept. 5,2006. Lopez Obrador, has already vowed to ignore the decision as Mexico's top electoral court began its long-awaited — a margin of session Tuesday to announce a final ruling in the hotly disputed July 2 elections an unappealable decision expected to favor ruling party 0.56 percent. The candidate Felipe Calderon. ruling cannot be appealed. A smiling Calderon emerged The decision by the seven judgCalderon from party offices to wave at es — who have split their votes now must win over millions of supporters. He was scheduled to in disputes about other elections Mexicans angry that President — also found that Fox endangered address the nation later Ibesday Vicente Fox, who is from the election by making statements and meet with Fox on Wednesday. Calderon's party, didn't make that favored Calderon, and that Calderon, a 44-year-old former good on promises of sweeping energy secretary and career politichange — and fend off thousands business leaders broke the law cian, promised during the camof radicalized leftists who say they by paying for ads against Lopez Obrador, who promised to govern paign to create jobs and keep the will stop at nothing to undermine on behalf of the poor. economy growing, and since the his presidency. election he has adopted some of But the problems weren't seriLopez Obrador, whose support Lopez Obrador's ideas on how to ous enough to annul the results, is dwindling but becoming more help Mexico's poor majority. radical, said he will not recognize they said. Fox greeted the court's deci"There are no perfect elections," the new government. sion with a smile during an Judge Alfonsina Berta Navarro "I do not recognize someone appearance in Cancun, then pubHidalgo said. who tries to act as the chief fedlicly congratulated Calderon and The court rejected most of eral executive without having invited Lopez Obrador to begin Lopez Obrador's allegations, legitimate and democratic reptalks aimed at "strengthening the including his claim that an ad resentation," Lopez Obrador told nation and our democracy." campaign comparing him to followers at Mexico's main central Venezuelan President Hugo Markets, which had expected plaza, the Zocalo. Chavez unfairly swayed voters. Tuesday's ruling, were unchanged. Lopez Obrador has vowed-to World leaders, including Japans block Calderon from taking power The court also dismissed Lopez Obrador's claim of subliminal prime minister and several Dec. 1. Protesters outside the trimessages in television ads by proCentral American presidents, bunal wept as the decision was Calderon businesses. congratulated Calderon on his announced and set off firecrackvictory. The courts president, Leonel ers that shook the building. Castillo, called on Mexicans to The White House, in a state"We aren't going to let'him unite and mend the deep divisions ment, congratulated the people of govern!" Thomas Jimenez, a 30year-old law student, screamed as the election revealed. "I hope we conclude this elechundreds of protesters threw eggs toral process leaving confrontaand trash at the courthouse. • ELECTION tion behind," he said. see page 9 People^ MJWNews LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gwen Stefani is no longer just a girl. Now she's a doll, too. The singer, actress and fashion designer announced Tuesday that she will bring her trademark rock 'n' roll style to the toy industry with a series of limitededition dolls. There are eight fashionable dolls in all, and Stefani has dubbed the line Love. Angel. Gwen Stefani Music. Baby. The dolls are meant to replicate the colorful looks Stefani sported on her latest world tour. "The Harajuku Girls and I wore such wicked costumes we had to share them with the world again," Stefani, 36, said in a statement. Each 10-inch doll looks like the platinum-blond rocker or one of her Harajuku Girl dancers and comes with Stefani-inspired collectibles such as posters, pocket mirrors or trading cards. NEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs and his longtime girlfriend, model Kim Porter, are expecting twins, the hip-hop mogul's spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated Press on TXiesday. Combs, 36, and Porter, 35, announced the pregnancy last month. They have an 8-year-old son Christian, and Combs has a 12-yearold son Justin from a previous relationship. In an "emergency announcement" video posted Monday on his Myspace.com page, Combs broke the news. "Two more Combs. Two! World, you're in trouble now," he said, calling himself a "champion." Late Night ^Culture Comments David Letterman, Sept. 21, 2OO4Top Ten Signs You're Not Going To Win A Genius Grant Turkey, a Muslim country with ties to Israel, pledges peacekeepers to U.N. Lebanon force 10. "You often hear things like, 'Quit licking the jumper cables'" BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) —Turkey on Tuesday became the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties to Israel to pledge troops to an expanding international peacekeeping force that will monitor a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. Hundreds of Lebanese army troops rolled into southern villages after Israeli soldiers withdrew from five of them, slow but steady steps toward implementing a U.N.-brokered peace plan agreed last month. In two of the villages, dancing women showered the soldiers with rice and men slaughtered sheep to fete their arrival, witnesses said. Meanwhile, U.N. chief Kofi Annan said he could get some positive news within two days on a deal to convince Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon. 8. "You've tried to put a postage stamp on your e-mail" Ruling party lawmakers in T\irkey voted in favor of the deployment of peacekeeping troops despite objections from opposition parties and street protests by thousands. While many Turks regard the Lebanon peacekeeping mission as a dangerous venture that could lead to clashes with fellow Muslims, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogans party insisted on contributing. He argued it would raise Turkeys profile on the international stage. Turkey, which has diplomatic relations with Israel, is aspiring to join the European Union. The peacekeeping force in Lebanon is expected to swell from 2,000 to 15,000 troops. About 1,250 Italian and French reinforcements have already arrived. Under a U.N. Security Council mandate, the mission known as UNIFIL is deploying throughout the south with an equal number of Lebanese soldiers as Israeli forces withdraw. Annan's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi told The Associated Press a deal to lift the Israeli blockade was in the works and would entail deploying French, Italian, Greek and German ships to patrol the Lebanese coastline. Such a move could assure Israel its arms embargo on Hezbollah would still be enforced. Israel has said it would lift the blockade only after protections are in place to prevent the Hezbollah militants from getting more arms. Israel has allowed some commercial flights •TURKEY see page 9 9. "Your contribution to society: Socks for Kitties" 7- "You are described as 'Bushes que'" 6. "Vowed to use $500,000 prize money to see 'Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo' 50,000 times 5. "Wrote thesis on "The Medicinal Powers of Nutter Butter Cookies'" 4. "Can't figure out your computer's Caps Lock key" 3. 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