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Show StatesmanCampm News Page 4 JON SCHMIDT Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008 McCain reminds Biden he s been tested HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican John McCain told voters in this key electoral state Tuesday he was personally tested by the same kind of crisis that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph Biden warned Barack Obama will almost certainly (ace if elected president. McCain recalled being ready to launch a bombing run during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which Biden said over the weekend tested a new President John F. Kennedy and was the template for the kind of "generated crisis" the 47-year-old Obama would face within six months of taking office. "1 was on board the USS Enterprise," McCain, a former naval aviator, said in the capital city of Harrisburg. "I sat In Concert With Jake White, Steven Sharp Nelson & "Painting the Finish Line" November 1 st -7:00PM Kent Concert Hall Tickets Now On Sole: $12.00/510.00 (Groups of 10 or more) The CSA Box Office (435) 797-8022 or online at www.boxoffice.usu.edu wm mil WKoau^ssussr in the cockpit, on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, off of Cuba. I had a target. My friends, you know how close we came to a nuclear war." As the crowd of several thousand began to swell with cheers and applause, he added with dramatic effect: "America will not have a president who needs to be tested. I've been tested, my friends." Biden told two fundraising audiences in Seattle over the weekend that he expected world figures to test Obama early if he wins the election in two weeks. "He's gonna need you - not financially to help him - we're gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him," Biden said. Biden predicted Obama would fare well because he's "got steel in his spine." In citing the Cuban Missile Crisis, though, he evoked a historic event in which McCain played a part. "The Enterprise, sailing at full speed under nuclear power, was the first U.S. carrier to reach waters off Cuba," McCain wrote in his memoir, "Faith of My Fathers." "For about five days, the pilots on the Enterprise believed we were going into action. We had never been in combat before, and despite the global confrontation a strike on Cuba portended, we were prepared and anxious to fly our first mission." He added: "Pilots and crewmen alike adopted a cool-headed, business-as-usual attitude toward the mission. Inwardly, of course, we were excited as hell, but we kept our composure and aped the standard image of a laconic, reserved, and fearless American at war." McCain spent all day Tuesday in Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania, worth"21 Electoral College votes, before heading Wednesday into New Hampshire, a formerly reliable GOP state which Obama has made competitive this year. Though it has only four of the 270 electoral votes needed REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Sen. John McCain campaigned at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pa., Tuesday. AP photo to win the presidency, New Hampshire could swing the election under some voting models which predict a very close Electoral College split. The 72-year-old McCain regularly questions whether Obama - a first-term senator - has the experience to be president. He also questions whether the Illinois Democrat has the character to stand up to his own party and to stick with his core philosophical views. In a region experiencing World Series fever, McCain underscored his argument by noting Obama had expressed support for both teams playing in the upcoming baseball championship. Standing just miles north of Philadelphia, whose Phillies will represent the National League starting Wednesday against the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays, McCain noted Obama has ( identified himself with both teams while campaigning in their two politically important home states. Obama said over the weekend in Philadelphia that while he was a Chicago fan, "Since the White Sox are out of it, I'll root for the Phillies now." On Monday in Tampa, Obama was introduced by a Rays pitcher and said, "I've said from the beginning that I am a unity candidate, bringing people together. So when you see a White Sox Fan showing love to the Rays - and the Rays showing some love back - you know we are on to something right here." McCain told employees at TCI Millwork Inc. in Bensalem: "Now, I'm not dumb enough to get mixed up in a World Series between swing states. But I think I may have detected a little pattern with Sen. Obama. It's pretty simple really. When he's campaigning in Philadelphia, he roots for the Phillies, and when he's campaigning in Tampa Bay, he 'shows love' to the Rays." As boos echoed through a cavernous warehouse, he added:"It's kind of like the way he campaigns on tax cuts, but then votes for tax increases after he's elected." McCain ended his day with a rally at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, just outside Pittsburgh. TV anchor victim of attack PRECISION • BEAUTY • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Police investigating the attack on a popular TV anchorwoman say they've found no evidence to suggest she was targeted because of her high-profile job. Anne Pressly, 26, was in critical but stable condition Tuesday. Police had said Monday that she suffered severe trauma to her head and had life-threatening injuries, but she has improved since then. Her family said she eventually would recover. Investigators are talking with her co-workers and friends and have considered whether a stalker or someone in the news recently may have beaten the KATV anchorwoman, but police Sgt. Cassandra Davis said there was no evidence of that. "Right now, it's being treated as a random incident," Davis said. "It's unfortunate that it was Ms. Pressly, a news reporter, someone that's visible in the community. With what we have, we can only treat it as a random attack, that FOREVER Identification number inscribed on all diamonds The Needham Brilliant is known for precision, beauty and lasting value. There is no other diamond like it. These diamonds come with a special diamond grading report, a precise cut to assure maximum light return and a laser inscribed identification number for security purposes. You may also personalize your diamond with a laser inscription seen only under 2Ox magnification. The Needham Brilliant...Precision...Beauty...Forever. Experiment at heart of gun scare Where Utah Gets Engaged! I l l Xorth S h i m • ~>2-~l N H i i '•••. \ ( 7 / n i/htiin.i Middle of the block at the sifln of the dock mil being a robbery." Detectives have not yet been able to talk with Pressly. Her purse was missing and a burglary was one possibility, but there was no sign of forced entry into the home. Investigators were not sure of a motive, and Davis said police haven't received many tips. Pressly's home is in the Heights neighborhood - a mix of bungalows and mansions near the Little Rock Country Club. Her mother found her unresponsive in bed after going to Pressly's home because she didn't answer a wake-up call. She was found a half-hour before she was to appear on the ABC affiliate's "Daybreak" program. Pressly had a small role in the Oliver Stone movie "W," which opened Friday. She appeared as a conservative commentator who speaks favorably of President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" event on an aircraft carrier early in the Iraq war. CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Dry-ice explosions on Clemson University's campus last week were mistaken for gunshots, resulting in a campuswide alert and charges against two graduate students. But a professor said Tuesday the two were doing a legitimate chemistry experiment complete with safety gear. "This was blown out of proportion by people who didn't know what gunshots sound like," said material sciences professor Gary Lickfield. Michael James Seeber and Kyrylo Chernyshuk were charged this week with disturbing school, a misdemeanor. Both are 22year-old engineering students studying material sciences. The students put dry ice into one-liter bottles Oct. 14, creating explosions and loud bangs, police said. Witnesses who heard the noises reported gunshots, and the university warned people to stay inside. The message was recalled an hour later. Lickfield said Tuesday the students were conducting their experiment outdoors as a precaution. He said the noise was more like a popping bag than a gunshot. The students began cooperating with police as soon as they realized what happened, Lickfield said. Seeber and Chernyshuk are hoping to have the charges dropped or to get into a program that would erase the charges from their records in exchange for community service, Lickfield said. Seeber didn't immediately return a message and a phone listing for Chernyshuk could not be found. Religion in Life IWA Service Week Friday 10/24 at 11:30 In preparation for their Service Week on October 28-30, the IWA has set boxes up around the institute to collect donations. They need toys, books, and winter clothing for all ages. Register for institute at wise.ldsces.org Justin Osmond is the son of Merrill and Mary Osmond. He is the Public Relations Coordinator and Spokesperson for Starkey Hearing Foundation. 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