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Show 2 Wednesday, Jan. 17,2007 797-1769 i i statesman@cc.usu.edu Today's Issue \lh The News Dedications q~r Today is Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007- Todays issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for JoAnna Phillips, an undeclared freshman from North Logan, Utah. Clarifications And Corrections ... ~'."'."" "3 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 AQuickLook • " '" Severe weather warnings to be more specific SAN ANTONIO (AP) The National Weather Service will stop issuing countywide severe weather warnings this fall, instead putting out warnings that are more geographically specific, the federal government said Tuesday. Beginning Oct. 1, the weather service will use well-known landmarks such as highways or rivers when issuing such "storm-based warnings" for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods and marine hazards. Severe weather warnings are currently issued for entire counties. Severe weather watches will continue to be issued by county; they indicate less imminent weather that does not require immediate action. Lawsuit for Quran in courtroom oaths RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A lawsuit filed by the ACLU and a Muslim woman seeking the use of the Quran or other non-Christian texts in addition to the Bible for courtroom oaths should be allowed to go forward, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. A trial court dismissed the lawsuit in December 2005, saying there was no controversy that warranted litigation. The three-judge appeals panel disagreed but did not comment on the merits of the case. The lawsuit, filed in July 2005, claims the state law that says witnesses must take an oath on the Bible is unconstitutional because it favors Christianity over other religions. State law allows witnesses preparing to testify in court to take their oath by laying a hand over a "Holy Scriptures," by saying "so help me God" without the use of a religious book, or by an affirmation using no religious symbols. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue SPANISH SURGEON JOSE LUIS GARCIA SABRIDO, seen'in this Dec. 26,2006 file photo speaks to journalists at-Madrid's Gregorio Maranon Hospital. The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Tuesday thai Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in grave condition after three failed operations, citing two unidentified sources from the Gregorio Maranon hos1 pital that employs surgeon Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, who flew to Cuba in December to treat the 80-year-old Castro. Castro in bad condition after surgery MADRID, Spain (AP) Fidel Castro has had at least major media outlet about Castro's condition. three failed operations and complicationsfroman The report was not made public in Cuba, where intestinal infection, and the Cuban leader faces "a the government runs the media and Cubans have very grave prognosis," a Spanish newspaper reportbecome accustomed to very limited details about ed Tliesday. their ailing leader's health. Some criticized the unofficial reports by sources outside Cuba, saying A Cuban diplomat in Madrid said the reports they were speculative and likely false. were lies and declined to comment. "It's another lie and we are not going to talk "If Fidel is exercising his right to keep everything about it. If anyone has to talk about Castro's illness, concealed, well then, let him keep things conit's Havana," the diplomat said, speaking on condicealed," said Ana Casas, who hadn't seen the El Pais tion of anonymity because of official policy. report. "It's for his own good, so people don't talk such nonsense like they're doing in other countries." The newspaper El Pais cited two unidentified sources from the Gregorio Maranon hospital in the The U.S. government had speculated that Castro Spanish capital of Madrid. The facility employs sur- could suffer from cancer — a supposition denied by geon Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, who flew to Cuba in Garcia Sabrido. Some U.S. doctors believed Castro December to treat the 80-year-old Castro. was suffering from diverticular disease, which can cause bleeding in the lower intestine, especially in In a report published on its Web site, El Pais people over 60. In severe cases, emergency surgery said: "A grave infection in the large intestine, at may be required. least three failed operations and various complications have left the Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, laid That idea was supported by El Pais, which up with a very grave prognosis." reported that its sources said Castro had suffered a bout of the disease. Cuba has released little information on Castro's condition since he temporarily ceded power in July "In the summer, the Cuban leader bled abunto his brother, Defense Minister Raul Castro, until he could recover from emergency intestinal surgery. El Pais' report, which could not immediately be • CASTRO confirmed, was a rare detailed description from a see page 14 Kentucky train derails Phoenix man charged with nine murders PHOENIX (AP) A man suspected of being the area's serial "Baseline Killer" has been indicted on charges including nine counts of first-degree murder, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The 74* charges against Mark Goudeau, which also include 15 counts of sexual assault and 11 counts of kidnapping, stem from crimes committed between August 2005 and June 2006 throughout the Phoenix area. AP Photo/Janet Wome SMOKE RISES FOUOWING a train crash near Irvine, Ky., Monday, Jan. 15,2007. Four runaway rail cars struck two parked locomotives in east-central Kentucky on Monday, causing a fire, spilling a chemical that prompted a limited evacuation and orders that others stay indoors. BROOKS, Ky. (AP) Several train cars carrying volatile chemicals derailed and exploded Tliesday south of Louisville, shutting down a highway and forcing evacuations of homes, businesses and a school, authorities said. No serious injuries were reported, but at least 11 people near the crash checked themselves into a hospital and were soon released, authorities said. Officials asked residents within a mile to evacuate. The blaze produced a large column of black smoke in the mostly rural area. Television footage showed several blazing cars stacked across the rail lines and flaming liquid flowing down ditches from the mangled tanker cars. The fire continued into Tuesday evening, and officials said they will likely have to let the chemicals burn themselves out. The chemicals on the CSX train contributing to the fire were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease, a CSX spokesman. "These substances themselves are pretty toxic, H-*T" sfci&^v [Culture Comments David Letterman, Jan. 16, 2007 Top Ten Little-Known Facts About Barack Obama 10. As as child, was taunted with "Obama's so fat jokes." 9. After finishing Harvard law, served as Doug Llewelyn's understudy on "The People's Court." 8. Follows Bush's weekly radio address DJ-ing the "Barock and Roll Power Hour." 7. Real last name: Obamawitz. 6. At Senate hearings, throws on his iPod whenever John Kerry has the floor. 5. Played Kenickie in the Senate production of "Grease." 4?. Makes immigration speeches as hilarious, uninformed foreigner "Borat Obama." 3. Even Donald Trump can't think of anthing nasty to say about him. 2. Presides over Congressional Committee to lower Al Gore's body fat. 1. Only running for president to piss off Hilary. see page 14 FREE 110 South Highway 165, Providence • 787-1844 885 North Main Street, Logan • 753-2412 Order online at www.webtires.net Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday Late Night • TRAIN Brake System Inspection TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Michael J. Fox, whose advocacy ads created a stir in last fall's elections, will attend President Bush's State of the Union address next week as a guest of Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin. Both are staunch supporters of embryonic stem-cell research. Fox, 45, suffers from Parkinson's disease. As the 2006 elections neared, he appeared in television campaign ads for political candidates who support the research. 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