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Show t «l Today'slssue Today is Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. Todays issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Clint Root, a senior majoring in powerlifting from Providence, 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. Afar/Briefs" Medevac helicopter crash kills 4 in Md. DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) - A medevac helicopter taking accident victims to a trauma center crashed in suburban Washington early Sunday, killing four of the five people aboard, authorities said. The accident killed two police officers on board, one of them the pilot. Also killed were an Emergency Medical Services staffer and one of the accident victims, said Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. A second accident victim survived the crash, which happened near Andrews AFB. Officials lost radio contact with the craft, known as Trooper 2, around 12:30 a.m. as it was headed to the base, according to a press release from the Maryland State Police. The crew had radioed in that it needed to land due to weather conditions. Maine preps as hurricane Celebs&Peopte races toward Nova Scotia MACHIAS, Maine (AP)Fishermen moved boats to shelter from a rare burst of tropical weather along Maine's rugged eastern coast Sunday as a weakening Hurricane Kyle spun past on its way to Canada, threatening a glancing blow equivalent to a classic nor'easter. A hurricane watch for Maine was discontinued Sunday, but a tropical storm warning remained in effect from Stonington, at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, to Eastport on the Canadian border, the National Hurricane Center said. The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued a hurricane warning for parts of southwestern Nova Scotia, with tropical storm warnings for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The Category 1 storm's track was expected to bring its center ashore in southwestern Nova Scotia late Sunday, but by then it is expected to have less than hurricane strength, said Peter Bowyer of the Canadian center in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. There were no immediate plans for evacuations in Maine, although residents were warned of potential power outages and interruptions in ferry services to islands. Heavy rain lashed the state Sunday for a third straight day. As much as 5.5 inches had L O B S T E R M A N J A S O N COLBY beaches his 42-foot fishing boat in an estuary, Sunday, in Milbridge, Maine. Lobstermen in eastern Maine were taking precautionary measures to protect their vessels from Hurricane Kyle. AP photo already fallen along coastal areas. Flood watches were in effect for the southern two-thirds of New Hampshire and southern Maine through Sunday evening. Maine emergency responders had been bracing for wind gusts as high as 60 mph and waves up to 20 feet, but as the storm pushed toward the Canadian Maritime Provinces, it became clear that the state was escaping a direct hit. Officials still expect strong winds and "the attendant power outages," Lynette Miller, spokeswoman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency, said Sunday evening. "We're cau- tiously optimistic that things will not be as bad as we originally feared." Residents of the area, which New Englanders refer to as Down East, are accustomed to rough weather, but it most often comes in the winter when nor'easters howl along the coast. Maine hasn't had anything like a hurricane since Bob was downgraded as it moved into the state in 1991 after causing problems in southern New England. "It probably won't be much different than a Nor'easter except we don't have to deal with the snow," said Jesse Davis of Marsh field. 7 stabbed in NYC nightclub fight Who wins, who loses under proposed bailout plan? NEW YORK (AP) - Police say as many as seven men were stabbed during a quarrel at a nightclub in New York City. Two are in critical condition. The bloody fight erupted around 4 a.m. Sunday inside the Tahona club in the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. Police are trying to determine the exact number of victims - from five to seven. Two of them are in critical condition at Elmhurst Hospital. The Tahona is aflashyclub with state-ofthe-art sound, video and lighting, featuring live bands and a big dance floor. WASHINGTON (AP)-The proposal to bail out U.S. financial markets to the tune of up to $700 billion creates a lot of potential short-term winners, as well as some losers. Wall Street and the banking industry are perhaps the biggest winners. Scores of banks and other financial institutions faced with going under stand to gain a lifeline that should allow them to start making loans again. Under the plan that congres- sional aide sought to put into final form Sunday, the Treasury Department can start buying up troubled mortgage-related securities now held by these institutions. These securities are clogging balance sheets, leaving banks without the required capital to make new loans and putting the banks dangerously close to insolvency. Banks not only have slowed lending to individuals and busi- House approves nuclear pact WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has voted overwhelmingly to approve a landmark pact that would allow the U.S. to provide nuclear materials to India. The deal still faces major obstacles in the Senate. The prospects for passage before President Bush leaves office in January are uncertain. The House approved the measure by a 298-117 vote in an unusual Saturday session. The accord reverses three decades of U.S. policy by shipping atomic fuel to India in return for international inspections of India's civilian reactors. PROTESTORS MARCH OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. TREASURY building in protest of the proposed Wall Street bailouts, Friday. AP photo nesses, they have stopped making loans to each other. The rescue plan should help restore confidence to financial markets. There are other winners, too, if the bailout works as intended: anyone soon trying to borrow money - for cars, student loans, even to open new credit card accounts. Top executives at troubled financial institutions, on the other hand, are in the losing column because the proposal would limit their compensation and rules out "golden parachutes." Of course, these executives may take solace in knowing their jobs still exist. Investors, including the millions of people who hold stock in their 401(k) and pension plans, should benefit. Failure to reach a deal over the weekend could have sent stock markets around the world tumbling on Monday. Homeowners faced with foreclosure or those who have lost their homes get little help from the agreement. Nor will it help people whose houses are worth less than what they owe get refinancing or take out equity loans. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds did a little rushing into it after all. The couple married this weekend, according to publicist Meredith O'Sullivan. She did not provide details. Us Weekly reported on its Web site Sunday that the small wedding JOHANSSON took place at a resort outside Vancouver, British Columbia. Guests included Scarlett's mother, Melanie Sloan, and her brother, Adrian Johansson, the magazine said. The couple announced their engagement in May. "We're just enjoying our time," the actress said last month. "We're just recently - very recently - engaged. So, you know, we're just taking it easy. And no big plan yet. But it's a good time and we're just... enjoying our time to be young and engaged. "I mean, I'm 23. There's no reason to rush into it. Everything feels very natural and relaxed." LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors say they have charged the father of "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere with misdemeanor battery for an incident in which he allegedly hit his wife. Alan Panettiere faces up to a year in a Los Angeles County jail if convicted. He was arrested on Aug. 11 on suspicion of striking his wife, Lesley. At the time, a sheriff's spokesman said Panettiere was accused of hitting his wife three times with an open hand. The 49-year-old was later released on $50,000 bail after the arrest. LateNiteHumor From the David Lettcrman Show Sept. 26,2008 Top ten surprises in the presidential debate 10. Jim Lehrer began proceedings with, "Which one of you morons wants to go first?" 9. McCain answered every question by cupping his ear and saying, "How's that?" 8. Opened with closing statements, closed with opening statements 7. McCain said he had more fun at the Lincoln-Douglas debates 6. Everybody was talking about the new "Late Show Fun Facts" book available at bookstores everywhere 5. McCain pledged to fill entire cabinet with sassy underqualified hockey moms 4. Obama said he'll be on the next season's "Dancing with the Stars" - this guy will do anything 3. Both had uncomfortable restroom stories involving Sen. Larry Craig 2. They picked some guy out of the audience from New Jersey to read a Top Ten list 1. The winner - Tina Fey |