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Show 1 Wednesday, April 25,2007 797-1769 statesman@cc.usu.edu Mexico City lawmakers vote to legalize abortion Today's Issue Dedications Today is Wednesday, April 24, 2007Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Tara Finnerty, a junior majoring in • dietetics from Farmington, Utah. Clarifications And'Cofrections '_ ""_] 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 Colorado to mark 40th year of abortion law DENVER (AP)-Forty years after Colorado passed the nation's first liberalized abortion law, anti-abortion activists are marking the anniversary by talking about future strategy to outlaw the procedure. Leaders in the national anti-abortion movement — including Alan Keyes — plan to be in Colorado on Wednesday to mark the 1967 signing of the Colorado law by then-Gov. John Love, a Republican. They see the event as a watershed moment that paved the way for other states, and then the nation, to legalize abortion. "Frankly, since Colorado started it, I've always felt it was our responsibility to reverse it," said Leslie Hanks, vice president of Colorado Right to Life. Abortion rights supporters, meanwhile, say the law was a modest step reflecting a growitig'pusK for women's rights and concern for women : who had suffered botched, illegal Riot breaks out at prison in Indiana NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard. Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman Java Ahmed said more than one cell house was involved in the disturbance at the New Castle Correctional Facility, about 43 miles east of Indianapolis. Correction Commissioner J. David Donahue said the riot began after a group of inmates from Arizona took off their shirts in the prison's recreation area to show staff they wouldn't comply with orders. They had been told to keep them on. Corrections officials sent emergency squads and county and state police to the prison. New Castle Mayor Tom Nipp said the entire city police force was also activated. Helicopter pictures showed officers in riot gear standing outside the prison fence and at least two fires burning in the courtyard. Authorities later secured the prison perimeter and confirmed that no inmates escaped, although some were still out of their cells, Indiana State Police Sgt. Rod Russell said. All staff members were accounted for. MEXICO CITY (AP)—Mexico City lawmakers voted to legalize abortion Tuesday, a decision likely to influence policies and health practices across Mexico and other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America. The proposal, approved 46-19, with one abstention, will take effect with the expected signing by the city's leftist mayor. Abortion opponents have already vowed to appeal the law to the Supreme Court, a move likely to extend the bitter and emotional debate in this predominantly Catholic nation. APPhoto/Dario Lopez-Mills "Decriminalizing ANTI-ABORTION ACTIVISTS carry baby coffins on their shoulders as they approach Mexico City's Assembly, Tuesday, April abortion is a historic 24,2007. Mexico City lawmakers were preparing to legalize abortion, a decision likely to influence policies and health triumph, a triumph of practices across Mexico and in other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America. the left," said city legislator Jorge Diaz Cuervo, procedure even under but is unlikely to attract Calderons conservative a social democrat those circumstances. patients from the United National Action Party, who voted for the bill. The new law will States, where later-term which opposed the abor"Today, there is a new require city hospitals to abortion is legal in many tion measure. atmosphere in this city. provide the procedure states. Under the Mexico "We go to great It is the atmosphere of in the first trimester City law, abortion after lengths to protect (sea) freedom." and opens the way for 12 weeks would be pun- turtle eggs," said city Nationally, Mexico private abortion clinics. ished by three to six lawmaker Paula Soto, allows abortion only Girls under 18 would months in jail. a member of Calderons in cases of rape, severe have to get their parents' Mexico City is domiparty. "Lucky turtles! birth defects or if the consent. nated by the leftist woman's life is at risk. The procedure will be Democratic Revolution • ABORTION Doctors sometimes Party, at odds with almost free for poor or refuse to perform the see page 10 President Felipe insured city residents, European astronomers find potentially habitable^lanet outside solar system WASHINGTON (AP)—For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earthlike temperatures, a find researchers described I\iesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe." The planet is just the right size, might have water in liquid form, and in galactic terms is relatively nearby at 120 trillion miles away. But the star it closely orbits, known as a "red dwarf," is much smaller, dimmer and cooler than our sun. There's still a lot that is unknown about the new planet, which could be deemed inhospitable to life once more is known about it. And it's worth noting that scientists' requirements for habitability count Mars in that category: a size relatively similar to Earth's with temperatures that would permit liquid water. However, this is the first outside our solar system that meets those standards. "It's a significant step on the way to finding possible life in the universe," said University of Geneva astronomer Michel Mayor, one of 11 European scientists on the team that found the planet. "It's a nice discovery. We still have a lot of questions." The results of the discovery have not been published but have been submitted to the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. Alan Boss, who works at the Carnegie Institution of Washington where a U.S. team of see page 10 in a nearby convoy on the fateful day, "I was ordered not to tell him what happened." "You were ordered not to tell him?" repeated Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. "Roger that, sir," replied O'Neal, dressed in his Army uniform. The revelation came as committee members questioned whether, and when, top Defense nclngti 's Premier Scuta HparoncntB ft * ft ft ft ft 677 East 600 North 679 East 600 North 675 East 600 North I-or more information call Garla (435) 7SS-8525» Pager (435) 206-1929 • darSadclarklpcu.net .L . _ . . ft ft ft ft OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)-Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. Officers with Suffolk County's computer crimes .. .^ . j NELSON unit created an online profile of a 14<-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager. "I got to chat online with the predators and made phone calls, too," Nelson said by phone from Atlantic City, N.J. "The Suffolk County Police Department was there the whole time." The operation was filmed for a segment of "America's Most Wanted" that will air Saturday on Fox. Police spokesman Tim Motz said the operation was ongoing and declined to comment Tbesday evening. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)-The FBI offered a $5,000 reward Tbesday for help finding whoever mailed dozens of threatening letters — including some containing a potentially harmful insecticide — complaining about TV coverage of college cheerleaders and professional female athletes. The writer or writers complained that ESPN and ABC crews have exploited cheerleaders, WNBA players and WTA Tour players through certain camera angles, even though those angles were rarely shown on the air. The FBI released excerpts of two letters in the hope of identifying who sent them. "For the past 6-7 years, ESPN and its nationwide networks have exploited cheer/dance teams all across the country. They do this by parking their TV cameras on these women for their own personal entertainment," an excerpt from one letter said. Late Night David Letterman, April 23, 2007 Top Ten Things I Learned From 'American Idol" 10. The camera adds ten pounds to your mohawk. 9. Work hard and make sacrifices, you can finish in 7th place. 8. It's very important to "keep it real, dawg." • PLANET Ranger who saw Tillman hit with friendly fire said he was ordered to conceal info WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army Ranger who was with Pat Tillman when the former football star was cut down by friendly fire in Afghanistan said Tuesday a commanding officer had ordered him to keep quiet about what happened. The military at first portrayed Tillman's death as the result of heroic combat with the enemy. Army Spc. Bryan O'Neal told a congressional hearing that when he got the chance to talk to Tillman's brother, who had been People officials and the White House knew that Tillman's death in eastern Afghanistan three years ago was actually a result of gunfire from fellow U.S. soldiers. The committee also heard from Jessica Lynch, the former Army private who was badly injured when her convoy was ambushed in Iraq in 2003. She was later rescued by American •TILLMAN see page 17 7. Should have gone for the Immunity Idol — oh wait, that's "Survivor." 6. On-camera Simon is a bit nasty, but off-camera, he's a total jerk. 5. Voting for yourself 100 times an hour causes some wicked carpal tunnel. 4. When you forget the words, just do this (Sanjaya belts out, • "OHHHHHHH.") 3. Honestly, I thought I was auditioning for "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" 2. Nothing. 1. America loves performers with bad hair — right, Dave? Single Student Apartments Across the Street from Campus Fully Furnished Private Bedrooms and Bathrooms Desk, Bed, Bookshelves in Bedrooms Large Closets -Vacuum Living Room withTV, DVD, and VCR Player Modern Fully Equipped Kitchens CableTV with Outlets In Bedrooms House Phone with Apartment - Private Number Washer and Dryer In each Apartment Central Heating and Air Conditioning High Speed DSL Internet Service Private Parking - No Hassles Fireplaces |