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Show Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 Page 4 Bush: Attacks attitude toward terror [ | continued from page 3 www.ppau.org Did you know.... A y C S V O t e for Transit will fund CVTD an additional 1/4 of 1% that's $.25 for every $100 you spend. are tired of the president's efforts to play politics with national security and practice the politics of division." Congress earned Bush's scorn even while he offered praise because a key Senate committee has passed a new eavesdropping bill containing many provisions the president wants. "It's an important step in the right direction," he said. Bush repeated earlier criticisms of a move to combine spending bills for the Defense Department and veterans programs with one for labor, health and education matters that Republicans consider bloated. Bush also lamented that his emergency spending request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan still languishes. "When it comes to funding our troops, some in Washington should spend more lime responding to the warnings of terrorists like Osama bin Laden and the requests of our commanders on the ground." Bush said, "and less time responding to the demands ofMoveOn.org bloggers and Code Pink protesters." PRESIDENT B U S H compared Democrats' attitudes to those who ignored the rise of Lenin, Hitler. AP photo Bill: New veto fight for health care Dl continued from page 3 With this increase CVTD proposes: • • • • • 15 Minute Peak Route Buses Express Routes Earlier and Later Hours of Service Main Street Service More Routes and Bus Stops Remember to Vote November 6th Sponsored by: Missouri, joined the compromise negotiations in recent days. It is unlikely either of them would support a bill that raises taxes. Rather, officials said their intention was to coax as many concessions as possible from the Democrats so that the next measure would be one that other Republicans among the rank-and-file could comfortably support. As an example of the unusual political maneuvering on the legislation, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced shortly after the vote that Democrats would not immediately send the measure to the White House. And Reid said that out of deference to rank-and-file House Republicans who are involved in the talks, he would ask Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to call for an immediate attempt to override a veto. Whether it succeeded or not, such a vote would only add to the political discomfort of GOP lawmakers who have supported the president so far on the issue, but may eventually part company with him. As part of the negotiations, House Republicans presented a proposal several days ago that requires a 90-percent signup rate for the poorest eligible children before a state can expand coverage. According to a description of the proposal made available to The Associated Press, no adults could be covered begin- ning Oct. 1, 2008, except for pregnant women, although any adults currently receiving benefits could be transferred to Medicaid. ; All applicants would be required to stipulate that family assets did not exceed $1 million. Anyone seeking coverage would have to provide a birth certificate as proof of citizenship, a provision designed to bar illegal immigrants from receiving benefits. The proposal from House Republicans made no mention of the tobacco tax increase. The legislation that passed the Senate drew the support of 45 Democrats, 17 Republicans and two independents. All 30 votes in opposition were cast by Republicans. Degrees: Partnership with Chinese 01 continued from page 1 needs the approval of the Board of Regents. Israelsen said the change to departments is something Provost Raymond Coward and the Provost's Office has been working on, trying to move the degrees to an academic home. "We want the degree housed in-department because that's where the commitment to excellence is," Fawson said. The economics degree requirements will be the same as they are at the Logan campus, Israelsen said, as are entrance requirements to the program. The professors as USU create the curriculum, syllabuses and lesson plans and then have course instructors who deliver the material at the Chinese universities, Fawson said. All classes are taught in English, and if USU students in China aren't able to meet the requirements, they can take intensive English classes. Communication between the two professors or the sister universities is daily with e-mail, phone calls or Web-camera conversations, Fawson said. "We have a very strong and outstanding partner-working relationship," Li said of USU in Logan and those in China. Retired professors have been sent to China to teach specific classes, and some current USU professors spend intensive weeks at each university Li said. The USU professors and students in China have also come to spend time at the Logan campus allowing them a new experience, Li said. There are more than 200 new students this semester at the three universities, Li said, and between the three universities, there are 816 total students this semester. \ The engineering department is also looking at offering degrees to USU students in \ China, said Li, who is worki ing with the group. While the Chinese Ministry of Education has strict rules about foreign degrees, Li said USU has maintained a good relationship, which allows them to bring pro-: grams in faster. USU students also benefit from having campuses in China, Israelsen said. A group of 40 students is going to visit China this summer and experience not only the universities, but ; also the culture, he said. It also opens up opportunities from | them in working with larger, international corporations ! housed in China, he said. j The International .j Cooperative Education and Initiatives members said they hope the proposal to change to an economic degree and move the directing back into the department will pass before the end of this school year. -alison.baugh@aggiemail.usu. edU 31 N. Main St. 753-1292 ITMILHEAD) |