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Show 2 Friday, April 27,2007 797-1769 statesman@cc.usu.edu Democrats focus on Iraq war in the first People primary Supreme Court nominees debate InJheNews Today's Issue Dedications Today is Friday, April 27, 2007- Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for all you Aggies out there. Good luck with finals everyone. Clarifications And Corrections --•- ~^ 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 .' • Man put to death by injection for shooting HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP)-A gang member convicted of fatally shooting an Amarillo couple during a botched beer theft at their grocery store was executed Thursday evening. Ryan Dickson, 30, spoke rapidly when asked if he had anything to say, expressing love to his family and apologizing to the relatives of his victims. No witnesses from his family or the victims' family attended the execution. "I am sorry for what I did, and I take responsibility for what I did," said Dickson, the 13th prisoner to be executed this year in the nation s busiest capital punishment state. Dickson was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m., eight minutes after he was injected with lethal drugs. Dickson, who had frequent run-ins with the law dating to age 9, was just two. weeks past.his,18th birthday when, he killed Carmelo Surace, 61, and his. wife, Marie, 60, in 1994. Destructive honeybee parasite found in Oahu HONOLULU (AP)-A tiny mite that has devastated mainland commercial honeybee hives and wild populations showed up in Honolulu hives for the first time this month and has now been confirmed in bee colonies across Oahu. The infestation has led the state to ask beekeepers to restrict transport of bees around the islands has raised concerns about the thriving commercial queen bee export industry on the Big Island, which so far has tested free of the mites. "This is going to be for us a nightmare, said Michael Kliks, head of the Hawaii Beekeepers' Association and owner of Manoa Honey Co. "When I saw that mite I knew exactly what it was. I knew exactly what it meant and I fell to my knees and almost began to weep because it's inexpressible what that sea change is for us in Hawaii." The parasites are blamed for destroying more than half of some mainland beekeepers' hives and wiping out most wild honeybees there. WASHINGTON (AP)-Angelina Jolie, helping an orphans advocacy ORANGEBURG, S.C. group establish its (AP)—Democratic presidenheadquarters in tial hopefuls flashed their the nation's capital, anti-war credentials Thursday pushed Thursday night, heaping criticism on for more U.S. aid President Bush's Iraq policy for education in in the first debate of the 2008 developing councampaign. tries. "The first day I would get "This is a happy us out of Iraq by diplomacy," day because it is said New Mexico Gov. Bill not often enough Richardson, one of eight that these children arej0UE rivals on the debate stage. represented in this town," Jolie said "If this president does not to a room crowded with cameras and get us out of Iraq, when I am reporters. president, I will," pledged Jolie appeared with four others to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton open the Washington headquarters of of New York. Global Action for Children, a nonparBut Clinton found herself tisan advocacy group formed in 2003. on the receiving end of critiNEW DELHI (AP)-A court cism moments later when forissued arrest warrants for Hollywood mer North Carolina Sen. John actor Richard Gere and Bollywood Edwards said she or anyone star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday for else who voted to authorize kissing at a public function, news the war should "search their reports said. conscience." Judge Dinesh Gupta issued the Edwards, in the Senate at (APPhoto/J. Scott Applewhite) warrants in the northwestern city the time, also cast his vote for of Jaipur after a citizen there filed a the invasion, but he has since SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D - I L L , left, shares a laugh with Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton, D-NY prior to the start of complaint charging that the public the Democratic presidential primary debate of the 2008 election hosted by the South Carolina State University in apologized for it. display of affection _ which he called Orangeburg, SC, Thursday, April 26,2007. Of the eight foes partician "an obscene act" _ offended local pating in the debate at South debate, lesser-funded contenders who seemed sensibilities, the Press Trust of India Carolina State University, four voted earlier in the most eager to challenge their rivals. news agency reported. day to support legislation that cleared Congress Bush is barred by the Constitution from runLast week, Gupta subpoenaed teleand requires the beginning of a troop withdrawal ning for re-election next fall, and the result is an vision footage of the event. by Oct. 1. The legislation sets a goal of a complete extraordinarily early start to the campaign to Such cases against celebrities _ withdrawal by April 1, 2008. succeed him. often filed by publicity seekers _ are "We are one signature away from ending this The debate - nine months before the kickoff common in conservative India. They war," said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. He said if Iowa caucuses - was 90 minutes long without add to a backlog of legal cases that Bush won't change his mind about vetoing the opening or closing statements from the candihas nearly crippled the country's bill, Democrats need to work on rounding up dates. A similar format awaits GOP candidate judicial system. enough Republican votes to override him. next Thursday. It was not immediately clear how In addition to Obama and Clinton, Sens. A ground rule limiting answers to 60 seconds the warrant would affect Gere, a freJoe Biden of Delaware and Chris Dodd of made for a rapid-fire debate but prevented follow- quent visitor to India. Connecticut also cast votes in favor of the legisla- up questions when any of the eight sidestepped tion. - as when Clinton and Biden avoided saying Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel and Rep. whether they agreed with Senate Majority Leader Dennis Kucinich of Ohio also participated in the Harry Reid's assessment that the Iraq war is lost. Late Night Justice Department lists documents being withheld in the firings of U.S. attorneys WASHINGTON (AP)-The Justice Department released a list of internal documents Thursday focusing on lawmakers' concerns and media questions about the firings of eight federal prosecutors, but the department resisted congressional demands for copies of the memos. The list of 159 e-mails and memos, spanning nearly three months, at the least demonstrates concern about how the dismissals were being publicly received before they erupted into a firestorm that has resulted in calls for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign. The small pile of documents, sent to Capitol Hill on Thursday night, also included e-mails about articles published in The Washington Post and The New York Times that quoted unidentified Justice officials justifying the firings. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, said congressional investigators requested those two stories to determine who the unidentified officials were. The new documents were released on the eve of closeddoor congressional testimony by Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty. Documents listed as not being released were all authored by Kyle Sampson, Gonzales' former chief of staff, who resigned March 12 over the handling of the firings. The list briefly describes each document being withheld. It shows that many of the memos and e-mails involve internal discussions over conversations with lawmakers. "Request for information from Sen. Ensign re: dismissal of Bogden," reads the description of one, dated Dec. 8 - two days after Nevada U.S. Attorney Daniel Bodgen and six other prosecutors were ordered to quit. "Discussion with Sen. Pryor staff re: ways a person can become a USA," reads another on Dec. 18. "USA" stands for U.S. attorney. The senators named in the emails are John Ensign, R-Nev., and Mark Pryor, D-Ark. Pryor had objected to the firing of U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins of Little Rock, who was replaced by Tim Griffin, a protege of White House, political adviser Karl Rove. Most of the e-mails on the list focused on media coverage of the firings. One, dated Jan. 13, is described as "Notifying FBI of Union-Tribune article re: Lam's resignation and FBI SAC D. Dzwilewski." Carol Lam was the U.S. attorney in San Diego, where Dan Dzwilewski is heading the FBI's local office until he resigned April 30. Culture Comments' David Letterman, April27,2007 Top Ten Reasons Rosie O'Donnell Is Leaving "The View" 10. Couldn't maintainrigorousonehour-a-day work schedule. 9. It's been akward ever since she threw Joy Behar through a plate glass window. 8.Gearing up for the KucinichO'Donnell 2008 campaign. 7. Fed up with Elisabeth Hasselbeck being sweet. 6. Taking time off to be with her fiance Donald Trump. 5. She feels she can get more feuding done by working at home. 4. No number four — writer too despondent after hearing the news. 3. Can make more money wrasslin' gators in Florida. 2.Tired of empty gin bottles in Barbara Walters' office. 1. Tested positive for steroids. ,-A SPPING COUPONS I 1 i I j I k 78 E. 400 N. next to Hastings 753-6463 C •linT^j llUHF 1 061 S. 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