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Show Tbrfm/slssue Celebs&Peopie Today is Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Sydney Chamberlin, a junior majoring in Physics from Salt Lake City, Utah. ClarifyCorrect 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. Apple CEO apologizes for iPhone price cut MIMS H A C K E T T JR., center, mayor of Orange, N.J., attempts to cover his face in the back of a car as he is driven away from the Clarkson S. Fisher U.S. District Courthouse in Trenton, N.J, Thursday, Sept. 6. Hackett SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -Apple Inc. CEO and other public officials were arrested by the FBI Thursday in connection with a federal corruption probe, the Steve Jobs apologized and offered $100 U.S. Attorney's office said. AP Photo credits Thursday to customers who shelled out $599 for the most advanced model of the iPhone, only to have the company unexpectedly slash the price $200 in a push to boost holiday sales. In a letter on the company's Web site, Jobs acknowledged that Apple disappointed some of its customers by cutting the price of the iPhone's 8-gigabyte model and said he has received hundreds of e-mails complaining about the price cut. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - FBI agents brokerage company purporting Thursday. Neither were messages left at But Jobs added that "the technology arrested 11 public officials in towns to employ the government's two Reid's and Rivera's offices. road is bumpy," and there will always be across New Jersey Thursday on charges cooperating witnesses and undercover people who pay top dollar for the latest Steele, an assemblyman since 1996 electronics but get angry later when the of taking bribes in exchange for agents. and deputy speaker since 2002, also price drops. influencing the awarding of public The probe widened when serves as a Baptist minister in Paterson. Jobs said Apple will hand out $100 contracts, the U.S. Attorney's Office Pleasantville school board members He's charged with accepting $14,000 in credits for Apple's retail and online stores said. referred the cooperating witnesses to bribes, according to the complaint. He to iPhone customers who aren't eligible for Two of those arrested are state public officials in northern New Jersey, had been Passaic County undersheriff a rebate. lawmakers, two are mayors, three are Drewniak said. but resigned from the $89,900-perCustomers who bought an iPhone city councilmen, and several served on Democratic state Assemblymen year post on Thursday, said sheriffs within 14 days of the price cut can get a the school board in Pleasantville, where Mims Hackett Jr. and Alfred E. Steele spokesman Bill Maer. refund of the price difference if they have the scandal began. were arrested, as was Passaic Mayor Jenna Pollard, who answered the the original receipt. All 11, plus a private individual, Samuel Rivera. Also arrested were Keith phone at Steele's office and identified are accused of taking cash payments Reid, the chief of staff to Newark's City herself as his chief of staff, said she had of $1,500 to $17,500 to influence who Council president; Passaic councilmen no comment and didn't know if Steele received public contracts, according to Jonathan Soto and Marcellus Jackson; had a lawyer. criminal complaints. two current Pleasantviile school board One of the former school board members, three former board members "Today we witnessed another members, Maurice "Pete" Callaway, is NEW YORK (AP) - A filmmaker who and a private citizen. One of the example of the disease that affects now a Pleasantville city councilman was behind documentaries that bashed former school board members is now a the state of New Jersey; the disease and the brother of former Atlantic Rupert Murdoch and Wal-Mart is now Pleasantville city councilman. of public corruption that spread like City Council President Craig Callaway, focusing on Rudy Giuliani, creating an wildfire from south to north," said "This is another sad day for the who is serving time in federal prison "online viral video campaign" about the the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, presidential candidate timed to coincide people of New Jersey," said Assembly from stemming from an unrelated Christopher J. Christie. with the anniversary of the Sept. 11 Minority Leader Alex DeCroce. corruption scheme. attack. All 12 suspects, wearing handcuffs "Once again, New Jersey's culture of "It's just a horrible day in Robert Greenwald on Thursday and leg shackles, made initial court corruption is national news." Pleasantville," said John Deserable, a launched the first of four short videos appearances on Thursday afternoon. Rivera is a former police officer and monitor sent by the state Department about Sept. 11 and the Republican former The charges against them were professional wrestler. of Education to oversee the district's mayor. The others are planned to launch explained, they were advised of their Hackett, 65, is both a legislator and finances. "It's another black eye to throughout the month. rights and a $200,000 unsecured bond mayor of Orange, a city of about 33,000 the district that we don't need. The The videos attack Giuliani by saying -to be paid only if they miss a court residents 15 miles west of New York children deserve better than this." he failed to prepare New York City for a appearance - was set for each. City. He was convicted of kidnapping Thursday's arrests were the latest in major disaster, he ignored sick ground A federal complaint charges each of in 1975 and sentenced to 30 years in an anti-corruption campaign waged by zero workers after the terrorist attack the 12 with accepting payments from prison, but was pardoned a year later Christie's office. and he profited financially from his companies that offered insurance and when the victim recanted and Hackett's More than 100 public officials in the association with the tragedy after leaving roofing services to cities and school cousin confessed. state have been convicted on federal office in 2001. districts, Drewniak said. Hackett is accused of accepting corruption charges in the lastfiveyears. "We want to use this forum to reach The investigation began last year $5,000 in bribes, according to the 1\vo other Democratic state senators, people and show and tell and say, 'Look with Pleasantville schools, near complaint. Wayne Bryant of Lawnside and Sharpe here are some truths that we want Atlantic City, Drewniak said. The FBI A phone message left at Hackett's James of Newark, are among others you to know,'" Greenwald told The established an undercover insurance office wasn't immediately returned facing pending corruption charges. Associated Press. The video blitz has an accompanying web site, therealrudy.org. The Giuliani campaign questioned Greenwald's motivation and timing. 11 public officials arrested in NJ. corruption probe Giuliani subject of harsh documentary Norwegians intercept Russian bombers Ferrer keeps up run at U.S. Open NEW YORK (AP) -David Ferrer kept up his surprising run at the U.S. Open, reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal by defeating Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 63, 7-5 on a quiet Thursday at Flushing Meadows. After running Rafael Nadal ragged earlier this week, Ferrer finished off Chela with a 100 mph ace down the middle on a second serve. "Very fast. Three sets. It's better for the next match," Ferrer said. The 15th-seeded Spaniard known for his great returns will be back to face the winner of the night match between No. 3 Novak Djokovic and No. 17 Carlos Moya. "I prefer Carlos because he's my friend and he's a Spanish guy," Ferrer said. OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norwegian F-16 fighters scrambled twice Thursday to monitor a flight of eight Russia bombers that neared the Nordic country's territory in the latest show of air power by the Kremlin, defense officials said. The British Ministry of Defense separately confirmed that British jets were also involved, but did not give immediate details. Russian news agencies quoted air force spokesman Alexander Drobyshevsky as saying the long-range bombers had begun patrols of distant areas of the globe late Wednesday, in accordance with plans announced by President Vladimir Putin for a resumption of the flights. Lt. Col. John Inge Oeglaend, of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters, said the bombers, all Tu-95s, neared but did not enter Norwegian airspace in the far north. "They followed a normal route in international airspace," he said by telephone from the western Norway port of Stavanger. He said they flew near Norway's northern tip over the Barents Sea, then over the North Atlantic and back. Oeglaend said two Norwegian fighters were sent up both times that the Russian aircraft approached Norway, in keeping with normal practice. The Tu-95 bombers began the patrols "over the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans involving in-flight refueling," ITAR-Tass and Interfax quoted Drobyshevsky as saying. He said the flights were not violating international regulations and that the planes "are flying over neutral waters, not approaching close to the air borders of foreign countries," according to ITARTass. Drobyshevsky said that "practically all (the bombers involved) are being shadowed by NATO jets," the reports LAS VEGAS (AP) - With skin, snakes and smooches in her past MTV repertoire, there's no telling what's in store Sunday when Britney Spears opens this year's Video Music Awards. The 25-year-old tabloid magnet will perform "Gimme More," the first single from her upcoming album, MTV announced Thursday. Spears is a VMAs veteran: She covered the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" in 2000, stripping down to a nudecolored bikini top and matching pants; a year later, I she performed "I'm A Slave 4 U" with a 7-foot albi- SPEARS no python around her neck. In 2003, she and Madonna had the watercooler moment of the year with an open-mouth kiss - in the opening act. Sunday's show in Las Vegas will mark Spears' latest - and biggest - step toward a career comeback after a period of public misbehavior, short-lived marriages, ultra-short hair-don'ts and other misadventures. Her long-awaited new album is due for release Nov. 13 on Jive Records. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Suzanne Pleshette is very much alive, and ever her saucy self. In a rare public appearance Wednesday night for a 35th-anniversary tribute to "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972-78), her most enduring work, the veteran actress showed that a year of serious personal and health matters hasn't dampened her spitfire personality. "I'm cancerrfree, my (breasts) are great and ... I'm extremely, extremely rich," she told The Associated Press, generating howls of laughter from a packed audience during a panel discussion featuring the beloved sitcom's cast and crew. In August 2006, it was announced that the actress, 70, was being treated for lung cancer. In April, her actorhusband Tom Poston died from respiratory failure. Even as late as Wednesday afternoon, publicists would not confirm Pleshette's participation in the tribute, and she did not walk the arrivals line, where Newhart spoke about his longtime leading lady's health. "It is not cancer," he said. "She had an operation, they got it all. She then developed a pulmonary problem. She went in the hospital. When she went in the hospital, she caught pneumonia, so she went back in the hospital. It was touch and go. She's here tonight, and she told me, "Yesterday, I couldn't have made it.'" LateNiteHumor Top 10 New York City Cabdriver Demandsfrom Sept 5,2007 10-Increase legroom by removing brake pedal 9-Option to overcharge foreigners 8-Wi-Fu turbans 7—If a passenger finds any food in the back seat, driver gets half 6—Satellite radio so we can listen to Arabic shock jock Mahmoud Stern AN RAF F3 TORNADO as it shadows a Russian Tupolev 95 strategic bomber Bear-H aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean on Thursday Sept.6 AP Photo said. Norway, a member of the NATO alliance, and Russia shared land and ocean borders in the Arctic, including the vast Barents Sea. According to Oeglaend, this is the third time Norwegianfightershave scrambled since mid-July to monitor a rising number of Russia military air 5-Beaded car seats upgraded to even beadier 4-Better selection of DVDs to watch while driving 3—Finally make mirrors in which objects are not closer than they appear - Are we living in the stone age, people? 2-Bonus if we go whole week without ramming into a Starbucks 1-No pants, no problem |