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November 6, 2007 Volume 102, Issue 56

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“Diversity is spelled LGBTIQQA” Last night freshmen came to understand diversity in another installment of the First-Year Success Series | Page 3

Colbert drops bid for the Presidency The conservative talk show host personality is no longer able to enter the race as a Democratic Council vote determines his fate | Page 5

The current topics on the ballot concerning Bowling Green and Wood County

Musharraf’s choice puts country in a bind

By Kelly Day Campus Editor

The suspension of Pakistan’s constitution leads to arrests of human rights activists, lawyers and others | Page 4

Writers on strike in Hollywood The first strike by writers in 20 years has all of the networks airing reruns of late-night talk shows like “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” | Page 6

Football keeps it together in spite of injuries With Sheehan’s shoulder healthy again and the second-string members taking charge, the Falcons are optimistic after Friday’s win against Akron | Page 7

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The issues at hand

Women’s basketball conquers Findlay Despite a low shot percentage, the team managed to win its first game of the season | Page 7

Issue:

Issue:

Local Option Election on Sunday Sales of Liquor

County Levy

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This tax money would fund Wood Country’s Bowling Green Protective Services, residents may vote which protects abused, on whether the city’s neglected or dependent Meijer store, located children and would also at 2111 E. Wooster St., help protect senior and will be able to sell wine elderly citizens in the and mixed beverages county. The levy was on Sundays. Meijer had passed in 1988 and again to circulate petitions in 1998. If passed, this to get this issue on the year’s replacement levy ballot. would be in effect for another 10 years.

With a majority With a majority “Yes” vote: “Yes” vote:

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Meijer will be permitted to sell alcoholic drinks For owners of a $100,000 home, the tax on Sundays from 10 would cost $39.80 per a.m. to midnight. year.

Do you like that it’s getting darker earlier?

With a majority With a majority “No” vote: “No” vote: Meijer will not sell alcoholic beverages on Sundays.

The tax levy will not be replaced.

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Issues aside, the fight continues Accusations of false campaign ads have come from both Buehrer and Latta

By Tim Sampson City Editor

It’s time for the voters to have their say, but not before the candidates get their final words.

Yesterday, the Ohio Elections Commission found State Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, guilty on four counts for making false statements against his rival, State Sen. Steve Buehrer, R-Delta. On the same day, Latta filed his own complaints with the OEC and the Federal Elections Commission over false claims and an alleged violation of federal election laws.

The OEC ruled unanimously that Latta incorrectly characterized Buehrer as being opposed to school prayer and public postings of the Ten Commandments in a direct mail ad that was sent out to voters across the 5th district last month.

In the advertisement, Latta used information from an opinion survey Buehrer had filled out in 2002 for the voter advocacy group Project Vote Smart.

On the survey, Buehrer failed to respond to two questions dealing with the topics of school prayer and public postings of the Ten Commandments.

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Bob Latta

Republican candidate for the 5th district House seat

Republican candidate for the 5th district House seat

The OEC ruled that Latta made a false statement in saying Buehrer was opposed to these issues when he merely failed to declare an opinion.

Latta was reprimanded in a public letter from the commission chair, Martin Parks, who said there was “clear and convincing evidence” that false statements were made.

But the Latta campaign defended their ad, arguing the substance of the mailer was true and that the ruling dealt with semantics.

“Steve Buehrer validated our mail piece by saying that he has no public position on teacherled voluntary school prayer,” Latta said in a written statement.

Buehrer’s campaign manager Jim Banks said there’s a big difference between “teacherled” school prayer, which the Project Vote Smart survey dealt with, and voluntary school prayer. He said his candidate

Ribeau speaks about diversity at USG forum

By Kristen Vasas Reporter

University President Sidney Ribeau stressed the importance of diversity and uniqueness on campus during the Undergraduate Student Government general assembly meeting last night.

The topic spurred from the recent appointment of a chancellor for higher education.

Chancellor Eric Fingerhut will be touring BGSU tomorrow and Thursday.

A master plan for higher education was created under Gov. Ted Strickland and calls for all Ohio universities to adhere to requirements.

Fingerhut, who will try to get a feel for University academics, programs and mission statements while visiting the campus, will report back to Strickland.

Ribeau stressed the idea that portraying the uniqueness of BG is vital because some Ohio universities, including Cleveland State University and the University of Akron, may be forced to merge into one major school in the near future. “[The chancellor will be] tryingtofigureoutthedistinct mission of the University, as well as trying to see whether taxpayers’ dollars are being spent wisely,” Ribeau said.

“This will require us to look at our academic programs to see whether they are duplicative or unique.”

USG then went on to discuss what makes BG unique, namely the integration of study abroad programs as

Sidney Ribeau The University’s President gave a speech last night

has always supported voluntary school prayer.

“They’re trying to confuse the issue, which is what they’ve done from day one of this campaign,” Banks said.

Before the OEC found him guilty yesterday, Latta filed his own complaints with the commission, accusing Buehrer of making false statements concerning his record on abortion.

Latta has taken issue with a direct mail ad sent out by the Buehrer campaign that challenged Latta’s anti-abortion stance by saying he supported a bill in the state legislature that made a chicken pox vaccine mandatory for Ohio school children.

Matt Parker, Latta’s campaign manager, said Buehrer’s ad falsely states the vaccine was made from aborted fetal tissues. He also said the ad

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Democrats threaten White House

By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press

well as the BgeXperience.

“To me, BG is not known by the uniqueness of its programs,” USG President Johnnie Lewis said. “I didn’t come here for the programs, but for the experience. The experience and the people are what makes Bowling Green unique.”

Ribeau also stressed the importance of being prepared for a multicultural, changing world after college.

“Are you prepared to work in environments with multilingual backgrounds?” he said. “Do you speak enough languages? Will you be able to do business in China?”

According to Ribeau, because of the different economic powers emerging in China and India, the chancellor is calling for selective universities, including Miami University, BGSU, Kent State and Ohio University, to have language requirements.

“We will not just be looking at the language, but also the culture,” Ribeau said.

“As we consider changes and altercations, USG will be very involved in it.”

Speaker Jeremy Lehman also felt that it would be a great opportunity for students to learn not only the

WASHINGTON — House Democrats threatened yesterday to hold President Bush’s key confidants in contempt of Congress unless they comply with subpoenas for information on the Justice Department’s purge of federal prosecutors last winter.

The White House shrugged off the ultimatum, saying the information is off-limits under executive privilege and that the aides in question — White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former presiPresident dential counselor Harriet Miers — George W. are immune from Bush prosecution.

His confidants “It won’t go any- may be held in where,” predicted contempt of White House press secretary Congress Dana Perino.

Congressional Democrats nonetheless submitted their 102page report, and a Republican rebuttal, to the House clerk yesterday afternoon. The report accused Miers of contempt for failing to appear and testify as subpoenaed. She and Bolten were charged with failing to produce documents on whether the prosecutors were fired at the White House’s behest.

Also in the sights of House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich.: Karl Rove, the architect of Bush’s rise

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Flood hits Mexican coast More than 20,000 citizens left stranded, waiting for aid

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VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — Hungry and dehydrated victims of one of the worst floods in Mexico's history scrambled for government packages of food and medicine, while at least 20,000 people remained trapped yesterday on the rooftops of homes swallowed by water.

Residents were running dangerously short of food and water after nearly a week of floods left 80 percent of the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco under water and destroyed or damaged the homes of about half a million people. Gov. Andres Granier ordered central streets in the state capital of Villahermosa

closed to all but rescue workers to prevent looting.

Authorities said two more bodies were found Sunday in the brackish waters covering much of the region.

If the deaths are confirmed to have been caused by the flooding, the disaster's death toll would stand at 10.

The destruction spread to neighboring Chiapas state, where helicopters flew emergency personnel to a town that was partially buried from a landslide. Officials said there were deaths, but they did not know how many yet because they were still waiting for rescuers to report.

President Bush expressed his

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STRANDED: People evacuate a flooded area in Villahermosa, Mexico, on Sunday. Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon called the flooding one of Mexico’s worst recent natural disasters.

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for disorderly conduct.

THURSDAY Ryan Connors of Canfield, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence and disorderly conduct.

A female student was brought home by her ex-boyfriend and while she was asleep, he stole money and a part of her computer. He then called her later to tell her this and threatened her.

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Officers cited somebody who was driving on the sidewalk in front of the Education Building.

Overnight someone entered the trunk of a truck parked on Eighth Street and took two speakers and an amplifier, total value of $300.

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6:35 P.M.

A student reported two subjects were attempting to break into a residence hall.

FRIDAY 5:25 A.M.

A male subject tried to gain entry into McDonald residence hall three times and they kept sending him away. The subject was dropped off at Founders and advised to stay inside and not to cause any problems.

12:17 P.M.

A student in Kohl Hall reported his X-Box 360 stolen from his room.

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fails to mention the bill had an option for children not to be inoculated based on their religious beliefs.

“The mailer is clearly deceptive,” Parker said. “Latta has always been 100 percent prolife.”

In addition to accusations of fraudulent statements, Latta also filed a complaint on Friday with the Federal Elections Commission alleging that Buehrer broke the law by using a BGSU student to illegally coordinate campaign activities.

Latta said the Buehrer campaign broke the law when Banks put freshman Andy Hooser, the secretary of the BGSU College Republicans, into contact with a consultant working for the political action committee Club for Growth.

The consultant, Chris Baker, offered Hooser $100 to gather public documents concerning Latta’s record while serving as Wood County Commissioner, Hooser said.

Club for Growth has publicly endorsed and provided funds to the Buehrer campaign and federal election law forbids a candidate from coordinating campaign activities with any PAC that donates more than $1,000, said Scott Pullins, an attorney for the Latta campaign.

9:20 A.M.

A woman on Sixth Street walked out of her apartment to see a man riding away on her bike. She chased the man down and got her bike back.

The suspect fled from the scene and police were not able to locate him.

10:20 A.M.

Sometime between 2 and 4 a.m., an unknown person entered an unlocked apartment on North Main Street and took a laptop computer.

3:14 P.M.

Sometime on Thursday, someone broke into a vehicle on Baker Drive and stole a 12-gauge shotgun valued at $175.

3:56 P.M.

SATURDAY 12:08 A.M.

Overnight, someone took a concrete birdbath, valued at $150, from a home on South Church Street.

A male subject was taken to the Link after trying to harm himself. He was 5:58 P.M. Jason R. Bauer, 20, of Bowling later released and taken home by a Green, was cited for disorderly friend. conduct on East Wooster Street. He 12:50 A.M. and his band were playing too loud A female subject was trying to harm and this is the second time police herself and taken to the Link . She had to respond that day. was later released and taken home 11:12 P.M. by the officer.

Jarrell McPherson of Cleveland 2:42 A.M. Heights, Ohio, was cited for falsificaComplainant reported two laptops tion and given a warning for criminal were stolen from a room in Rodgers. tresspassing by McDonald West.

Maintenance was called to repair a window that was broken out during MONDAY the burglary.

FLOOD From Page 1 sympathy yesterday to Mexican President Felipe Calderon over the suffering caused by the flooding. Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said Bush told Calderon the United States was ready to help the Mexican people meet their immediate needs and rebuild their lives and communities.

U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza said the U.S. had pledged $300,000 in emergency assistance to Tabasco and Chiapas.

“Americans know only too well the horrible impact of such natural disasters on the lives of individuals and communities, and we

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Kayla Marie Molczan of Butler, Pa, was cited for underage under the influence and given a verbal warning

Michael J. Travis, 22, and Matthew David Mitchell, 21, of Bowling Green, were each issued civil citations for disorderly conduct for playing loud music.

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“Clearly...Latta is doing everything he can to distract voters from the fact he was found guilty on four counts...”

Jim Banks | Campaign Manager Pullins said that Hooser was used as a go-between for the Buehrer campaign and Club for Growth.

Banks defended his actions by saying all he did was give Hooser a phone number the day before Clubfor Growth even announced its endorsement of Buehrer. He said this hardly qualifies as campaign coordination.

“Clearly what’s happening here is that Bob Latta is doing everything he can to distract voters from the fact he was found guilty on four counts of making false statements against Steve Buehrer,” Banks said.

Buehrer and Latta are competing with three other candidates for the Republican nomination in the special election to replace the late U.S. Representative Paul Gillmor.

The person who wins will face the Democratic nominee on Dec. 11.

CONGRESS From Page 1 to the White House and a top political adviser who left last summer.

House Democrats were trying to round up a majority to pass the citation, said two House officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process was ongoing.

In a separate letter, Conyers urged White House Counsel Fred Fielding to comply.

“As we submit the committee’s contempt report to the full House, I am writing one more time to seek to resolve this issue on a cooperative basis,” Conyers said in a letter to Fielding.

The Congressional Research Service, Conyers added, reported that in at least 74 instances, sitting White House advisers have testified before Congress once there was a committee contempt vote.

“I very much hope that we can similarly avoid a constitutional confrontation in this case,” Conyers said.

If the report is passed, the House would forward the citation to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia for prosecution.

The White House showed no signs of budging, maintaining that the law does not require a U.S. attorney to prosecute someone carrying out a president’s invocation of executive privilege.

are anxious to join the international community in providing assistance to our neighbors,” he said.

After Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. in 2005, Mexico sent a convoy of about 200 unarmed soldiers and medical personnel across the border to aid in the recovery with portable kitchens and water treatment equipment.

Mexican government officials worked furiously to distribute aid, and authorities continued trolling the water-filled streets looking for stranded residents.

Villahermosa, the state capital, was still completely under water, though river levels had begun to drop after rising to historic levels.

The National Water Commission said it had begun efforts to start pumping the streets.

USG From Page 1 language of different nationalities, but also the culture.

“In particular, Chinese is a rapidly growing language that we’re going to have to know,” he said. “It would be an advantage to be able to communicate with bilingual students.”

Ribeau also stressed the importance of more co-ops and internships in all areas of education.

“It is important to tailor your education to your expectations, but also towards your future work,” he said.

“Internships need to continue to focus on the individual.”

BG snow removal plans made

By Megan Armentrout Reporter

-Municipal Administrator John Fawcett brought Ohio Magazine to the attention of the council.

The magazine named Bowling Green as one of the top five Ohio hometown cities.

-Planning Director Rick Ketzenbarger distributed a brochure to council members concerning snow removal. The brochures will soon be issued to residents. The city has hired a company for snow removal.

Homeowners are to have sidewalks clear 24 hours after it stops snowing. He explained this is “an aggressive approach to get sidewalks clean” and to keep people from walking in the streets. The sidewalks around school are the major target areas due to children walking to school.

-Public Works Director Brian Craft addressed fall leaf removal. The city is making progress with the leaf pickup and they will cycle the town until all the leaves are down.

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Program focuses on equal rights First-Year Success Series proposes a different perspective on LGBT issues

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By Semira Chowdhury Reporter

Last night, a group of freshmen watched a movie and learned more about the issues lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders deal with every day.

The gathering, which was part of the First-Year Success Series, attempted to give students a different perspective on LGBT issues.

The section, “Diversity is spelled LGBTIQQA” stands for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, Intersex, Queer Questioning and Ally.

The presentation, led by graduate assistant, Annie Russel, and academic adviser, Andrea Krukowski, began with a movie.

The movie, “If These Walls Could Talk 2”, takes place in 1961 and depicts how people react to an older lesbian couple.

One specific scene showed the couple at the movies holding hands, while a group of teenag-

ers sitting behind them laughed and teased them.

Later in the movie, one of the partners dies and the movie shows the hardships the other partner has to go through while her partner’s family tries to sell her house.

After the movie, a discussion was held about the issues that took place in the movie.

Russel asked the audience to imagine their parents or another couple in the same situation.

How would it have been handled differently if they were heterosexual? she asked.

There are no laws that protect LGBT people in the same situation, she said.

The presenters used the term “heterosexim”. Heterosexim consists of the privileges heterosexuals have.

For example, Russel said, only six states allow gay parent adoption and Ohio has one of the toughest laws against it.

Russel explained that it is not fair for people that are living

“I thought that this presentation was very informative and it helped open my eyes to the hardships homosexuals go through in their day to day lives.”

Jordan Brester | Freshman together or are members of the LGBT community because they should be allowed to adopt a child if they want to.

The presenters also explained that there are no laws protecting LGBT people from getting fired from a job any other issue that has to deal with discrimination.

The session challenged people to think about LGBT issues and what they can do about it.

Russell explained how people can talk to one another about the issues to spread awareness or, “deconstructing heterosexual privilege”.

Another way to deconstruct your heterosexual privilege is

not to make assumptions about people, Russel said.

Rather than ask a man if he has a girlfriend, the question should be more broad, she said.

Russel hopes that people understand LBGT issues better and the hardships they have to face in their day to day lives.

“I hope that people have a general awareness about what LGBT people go through and how they can help other students on and off campus,” she said.

Freshman Shawn Everhart said he felt it was a good experience that brought out important and useful issues.

“It was a very eye opening

presentation that brought up some serious issues that would be beneficial for everyone to learn about,” he said.

Krukowski hopes that awareness spreads all over campus and people learn what the resource center has to offer.

Freshman Jordan Brester said she enjoyed the presentation and thought it was useful to see what LGBT people have to go through everyday.

“I thought that this presentation was very informative and it helped open my eyes to the hardships homosexuals go through in their day to day lives,” she said.

Krukowski said she wished more people could attend and spread the message across campus.

“The greater numbers that come in here to hear about these issues the better. I think that even though somebody doesn’t participate or talk that’s the first step to understanding LGBT issues,” she said.

COLUMBUS — Trustees overseeing Antioch College said Saturday they have reversed an earlier decision and will keep the school open.

The reversal is contingent on whether alumni and the school can meet fundraising goals over the next three years, board chairman Art Zucker said.

Antioch, which is known for its pioneering academic programs, will close some buildings and dormitories, and will downsize the faculty to meet budget constraints, he said.

Because of the school's small endowment and funding shortage, the declaration of financial exigency made by the board in June remains in effect, a college

statement said.

The declaration is a formal statement made by an institution that is facing an imminent financial crisis.

Alumni and school officials must raise $6.6 million in cash

by Dec. 15, another $12 million

by May 2008, an additional $26 million by June 2009 and an additional $19 million by June 2010, Zucker said.

The school will continue offering credits to current students, and the next class of graduates will receive degrees, pending the approval of academic accreditation boards, Zucker said.

Trustees announced in June that because of declining enrollment, heavy dependence on tuition and a small endowment, the college would close after the spring term, reorga-

nize and reopen in 2012.

Alumni formally asked the trustees last month to reverse the decision, saying they had raised $18 million primarily in pledges to keep the school going.

They feared that temporarily closing the college would scare off badly needed donors and make it difficult to recruit faculty and attract new students when the school reopens.

The resurgence of alumni support and cooperation between trustees and the alumni board made Saturday's announcement possible, said Nancy Crow, a board member and alumni board president.

“It's going to take a heroic effort on the part of the alumni, and this is just the very beginning,” said Jim Rose, a 1956 graduate who was a professor

at Antioch until the theater department was closed for financial reasons in 1984.

The college, founded in 1852 and located about 15 miles east of Dayton, is the flagship for Antioch University, which has five other campuses in Ohio and on the East and West coasts.

Antioch, which costs $36,000 a year to attend, has an $18 million operating budget and a $2.6 million deficit. Enrollment is down to 230 students.

The alma mater of Coretta Scott King, “Twilight Zone” creator Rod Serling and two Nobel Prize winners, Antioch College doesn't grade classes, encourages students to develop their own study plans and combines academic learning with experience through a co-op program in which students leave campus to work in various fields.

Statements inadmissable in accidental train death case OXFORD — The prosecutions of three Miami University students charged with helping an underage student get drunk before she was struck and killed by a freight train were dropped because a judge said the women’s statements were improperly obtained.

Butler County Judge Rob Lyons ruled Friday that the statements of Kristina Sicker and Kathleen Byrne cannot legally be used against them because the detective who questioned them did not give the women the Miranda warning advising the women of their rights to obtain an attorney and avoid making statements that can be used against them.

Police used “an element of trickery” to illicit their incriminating responses, Lyons said.

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The case of a third student, Christine Carr, also was dropped because of problems with her statements.

Five women were charged with giving alcohol to Beth Speidel, 19, before her death April 14. Speidel became separated from her friends and was killed while walking away from campus about a mile from her dorm. Her blood-alcohol content was 0.229, nearly triple the 0.08 legal limit for Ohio drivers.

The case against another woman, Danielle Davis, was settled last month when she agreed to perform community service and attend an alcohol education program.

Prosecutors say they have enough evidence for the case of the fifth woman, Maureen Grady, to move forward. Her trial is scheduled for Jan. 24.

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Do you like that it’s getting darker earlier?

“No, because it makes me tired earlier.”

“No, it’s depressing.”

ADAM KOONS, Freshman, Business

HEATHER ZECHMAN, Freshman, Communication Disorders

“Not really, because I’m scared to walk alone in the dark.”

“Yes, because I AM a vampire.”

AMANDA PENNY, Freshman, Actuarial Science

AARON WILBURN, Sophomore, Psychology

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Pakistan’s dangerous slide, minus constitution America’s forgotten “If Osama and his band of bearded walking ‘Fly Over’ majority bombs are hiding in the rugged PakistanMWENDAH M’MAILUTHA COLUMNIST

On Saturday, Nov. 3, embattled Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf put his country’s constitution on leave. In other words, the Pakistan constitution is now suspended and rule is by whim and diktat.

Supreme Court judges, including the chief justice, have been sacked; opposition politicians, human rights activists and lawyers have been arrested on trumped-up charges and independent media gagged.

Pakistan’s human rights commission boss Asma Jahangir says Musharraf has “lost his marbles.” He did a long time ago, if you ask me.

The government is inaccurately justifying the thuggish actions as constituting a state of emergency. It is the second coup against Pakistanis by their president, who blistered into power in a dramatic Oct. 1999 coup.

To vindicate his ill-advised actions, Musharraf says he does not want to see Pakistan

TOMORROW IN FORUM Jason Snead looks at campus safety from a personal perspective — what habits can you change?

Sean Martin says the protests and posturing in Jena was a rush to judgment.

A column from Levi Joseph Wonder.

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Afghanistan borders, the world is better off with order and predictability in Islamabad.” commit suicide. Methinks he is softly, but quickly killing Pakistan and jeopardizing the war on terror.

By putting the constitution in abeyance, Musharraf achieved several things: foreclosed the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of his presidential win in the elections of Oct. 6 and thrown his opponents into disarray (albeit temporarily).

It is also a hedge he can use as leverage to compel continued support from the U.S. The Musharraf’s stars changed color after 9/11.

Pakistan not only abuts Afghanistan but also Iran.

Fortunately for Musharraf, Iran is in the “axis of evil.” While Afghanistan, home of the Taliban, is assumed to be harboring Osama bin Laden and his loyalists.

The turn of events made Pakistan strategic in the war on terror and its president ingratiated himself with the U.S. The war on terror needs Pakistan. If Osama and his band of bearded walking bombs are hiding in the rugged Pakistan-Afghanistan borders, the world is better off with order and predictability in Islamabad.

Musharraf obviously knows this and he is taking advantage to compel U.S support.

However, a slide into more anarchy is the most likely result of Musharraf’s fiat. The country is now oozing with uncertainty and rebellion.

The country’s fringe in

the northwest, bordering Afghanistan, (including north and south Waziristan and MirAli) are playing ground for the Taliban and al-Qaeda sympathizers.

Growing opposition to Musharraf’s rule at home has reinvigorated the militants along the lawless border.

Militancy thrives best in anarchy and this is what Musharraf is serving the militants by his stubbornness and ill-advised decisions.

Pashtuns, the majority in Afghanistan, occupy the lawless border belt. They are believed to be sympathetic to the Taliban, and their irredentist claims to some Pakistan territory isn’t any help.

The Pashtun, a people with a fancy martial heritage, also have an honor code (Pushtunwali) more precious than life itself.

They are fiercely tribal; Pashtuns first, Muslims second and then Afghans. The lawlessness of the frontier districts and the honor code makes it easy for militants to wander all over the region, including Iran and even Iraq.

According to a survey by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group, Terror Free Tomorrow, Osama has a higher approval rating, at 46 percent, to Musharraf’s 38 percent in Pakistan.

Therein lies the danger of letting Pakistan slide into mire.

Anarchic Pakistan is a price too high for the world to pay and it behooves the U.S. government

to reverse the slide. After all, it knows Musharraf best, having helped prop him up.

Left to his own devices and delusions, Musharraf is so drunk with absolute power that he is oblivious of his actions’ implication to world security.

Judging from the muted response, the U.S. is obviously unhappy with the situation.

Since 2001, the U.S. has extended approximately U.S. $11 billion in support to Pakistan.

This has mainly gone to support the country’s military and in essence to entrench Musharraf.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned that the U.S. will no longer continue its approximate $150 million monthly support to Pakistan. In addition, U.S.-Pakistan defense talks, scheduled for today have been suspended.

Definitely, there is need to do more. The U.S. should consciously contain the excesses of Musharraf before the region melts into a conflagration.

One way could be to reorient U.S. funding to Pakistan.

More of the cash should go into social and capital infrastructure, rather than in trendy weapons and gadgets.

Terrorism and militancy are products of poverty, economic exclusion and political frustration. Lack of good schools or effective health care systems, cyclical poverty and despondency are incubators for terrorism and militancy.

The U.S. should first aim to win the hearts and minds of Pakistanis and Afghans before cozying up to the Musharrafs of this world.

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Liberal progressives claim a monopoly on righteous indignation. After all, they seem to have all the momentum.

Universities acknowledge a relatively progressive agenda, and there is a vicious outcry anytime conservative agendas are pushed forward. Consider the storm of indignant op-eds, cartoons and blogs regarding the veto of State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

The same indignation — with less severity — occurs every time an Iraq war funding or troop extension bill is passed, whenever an immigration bill that favors strengthening our policies is introduced, and every time a state tries to limit access to abortion or strictly define marriage.

So how is it that any form of conservative agenda can stand before such a ferocious impetus for change? This plaguing question has a remarkably simple answer.

The U.S. is unlike any other country. More pertinently, we are not a European country.

The population density of Europe is dramatically higher than that of the U.S. Case in point: In 2005 the population density for the U.K. and Germany were approximately eight times that of the U.S. (U.K.- 246, Germany- 232, U.S.- 31, in population per square kilometer), while France, Hungary and Austria (110, 109 and 98 respectively) had approximately triple the population density of the U.S. My point being that the U.S., at a measly 31 souls per square kilometer, is still essentially a frontier nation.

We no longer send brave families into the wilderness to stake their claims, and we no longer slaughter the people who happened to precede us, but we are still predominantly rural. Yet somehow we have become so accustomed to thinking of the U.S. as a collection of big cities (D.C., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc.) that we are forgetting everything in between. In fact, there is even a political term for this: “Fly Over Zones.” Everything between the east and west coasts, with the exception of parts of the Midwest (especially during election cycles) is considered irrelevant.

Businesspersons and politicians alike fly from coast to coast with no more thought for what lies in between than “Oh my, that’s a pretty view.” But the simple fact is, tucked away in that wilderness is the bulk of the U.S. population. Here’s the best part: They vote. And they have senators and congresspersons. And they won’t go away, even if you ask nicely.

Admittedly I am not a citizen of one of America’s “Fly Over Zones”, as I grew up in a suburb of Columbus. I did, however,

“People don’t want new deals and more responsive governments. They want their lives on their terms, and they will fight for them.” spend 10 weeks in the middle of Montana. Their few cities remain few and far between, and the locals I had a chance to talk to left me with one resonant message: They are happy with their lives, their families, their jobs and their country.

Every time a well-meaning individual wants to socialize medicine, expand the definition of marriage, or impose harsher gun controls, it is the staunch men and women of “Fly Over America” who kindly bring them back to their senses.

In return, America has labeled these people backwards, uneducated and incestuous bigots. An especially ironic condemnation, as it comes from the theoretical bastion of acceptance and plurality.

Here’s the long and short of it. Individuals living in a 21st century frontier pick up lessons on life I can only hope to one day understand. They understand the importance of both self-assurance and community relations, and as such believe in family and public values that progressives scoff at as backwards or even repressive. But at the end of the day, this is their country too.

Imagining “Fly Over America” from the perspective of a liberal, I cannot help but recall a line from British satirist Terry Pratchett: The problem with being on the side of the people is that, once you actually take stock, the people rarely live up to your expectations. I have a hunch that about sums up the perspective of the socialminded advocate. But the simple truth is that advocate has failed to measure up. There is a reason Rush Limbaugh and Fox News enjoy such popularity. People don’t want new deals and more responsive governments. They want their lives on their terms, and they will fight for them. I like to think our founders foresaw this standoff, and placed the answer at our fingertips. You might notice the first amendment does not read “Congress shall ensure freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly.”

It reads “Congress shall make no law….” It translates: “Leave your people alone so they might finally find happiness.”

It is painfully ironic that we, a nation born in opposition to outside infringements, now forget about our own population, except to condemn their independence.

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Republican candidates run bitter campaigns

By David Espo The Associated Press

Buehrer and Latta battle it out for Paul Gillmor’s seat

By John McCarthy The Associated Press

COLUMBUS — Facing next year's congressional elections minus three incumbents, Republicans are doing themselves no favors by staging a bitter primary for a fourth U.S. House today.

Steve Buehrer and Bob Latta are waging a mud-soaked campaign for the seat that belonged to Paul Gillmor, who died Sept. 5 in an apparent fall down the stairs in his suburban Washington home. The winner will run Dec. 11 for the seat that's been Republican for decades.

The outcome of that election will provide a compass for 2008's congressional contests. Reps.

David Hobson of Springfield, Deborah Pryce of suburban Columbus and Ralph Regula of the Canton area already have announced they won't seek re-election.

Hobson's district is considered safe for the Republican candidate, but Regula's and especially Pryce's will take strong — and expensive — campaigns to stay in the GOP column. Democrats are expected to also charge hard for the seats held by Republicans Steve Chabot of Cincinnati, who got 52 percent of the vote in 2006, and Jean Schmidt of Loveland,

who won by fewer than 3,000 votes.

Republicans have controlled the Ohio delegation since the GOP sweep of 1994. The GOP now has an 11-7 majority in Ohio, so a swing of three seats would give Democrats control.

Republicans have said they will make a serious run at Democrat Zack Space of Dover, who easily took the eastern Ohio seat held

by Bob Ney, now imprisoned after a bribery scandal.

Recent polling by Quinnipiac College in Ohio found Democrats leading Republicans in each possible presidential matchup, and Republicans are still smarting from last year's near sweep by Democrats of statewide offices the GOP had held for more than a decade.

The Democrats' best chance is in Pryce's central Ohio district, which has been in the GOP column for decades. However, Pryce won last year only after a recount and the loser, Mary Jo Kilroy, is a lock for the Democratic nomination next year.

Republicans had been struggling to find a candidate after former Attorney General Jim Petro turned them down.

Another strong candidate, state Sen. Steve Stivers, initially

Crucial decisions to make in the off-year election

By Chris Sundheim The Associated Press

Although most of the nation is focused on the 2008 campaign, voters still have important decisions to make in today's off-year election, including choosing governors in Mississippi and Kentucky, electing four big-city mayors, and considering a host of ballot initiatives.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, one of the few politicians to emerge from Hurricane Katrina looking good, was heavily favored to defeat a Democratic opponent who laced his criticism of the Republican incumbent with religious references.

Religion also figured prominently in Kentucky, where Gov. Ernie Fletcher was trailing badly in the polls and ordered that the Ten Commandments be displayed alongside other historical documents in the state Capitol the day before the election.

In Mississippi, Barbour's campaign capitalized on his successful management of the hurricane recovery, stressing job growth and rebuilding along the Gulf Coast.

In contrast, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco came under such widespread criticism for her response to the hurricane that she did not seek another term. And New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's hopes of winning higher office have almost certainly been damaged by the city's sluggish recovery.

Blanco's decision to step down opened the way for Republican Rep. Bobby Jindal, the Oxfordeducated son of Indian immigrants, to win last month's Louisiana governor's race, the nation's only other gubernatorial contest this year.

Barbour's opponent,

“They’ll either say it was a vote for change if Democrats win, or it will be the Republicans saying, ‘Not so fast.’�

Brian Brox | Tulane Univ. Prof.

Democratic trial lawyer John Arthur Eaves Jr., quoted Scripture when he accused the governor of being beholden to “moneychangers� such as big tobacco, oil and insurance companies through his old Washington lobbying firm.

Barbour responded in a recent debate by reciting a passage from the Book of Daniel in which a hand appears out of nowhere to write a message on the wall of the temple in Babylon. If another hand appeared and wrote out a denial of Eaves' allegations, Barbour said, “that wouldn't be good enough for my opponent.�

Brian Brox, a political science professor at Tulane University, said the gubernatorial elections are largely focused on state and local issues, not on developments affecting the 2008 national election.

But “there will be a lot of people trying to spin it that way after the fact,� Brox said. “They'll either say it was a vote for change if Democrats win, or it will be the Republicans saying, 'Not so fast.'�

In Kentucky, Fletcher acted yesterday on the Ten Commandments following a decision by a federal judge who ruled that a previous injunction in a separate court case did not apply to the display erected in the Capitol.

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COLUMBUS — The way Democrats figure it, they borrowed about 500,000 voters in bellwether Ohio last year and ended more than a decade of statewide political frustration.

Now they seek a more durable relationship in time for the 2008 presidential election.

Their salesman of choice?

That would be Gov. Ted Strickland, off to a fast start as the state's first Democratic chief executive in 16 years, and the face of an attempt to remake the party in his own soothing, centrist image.

As governor, he said in an interview in his statehouse office, “we've tried to avoid being overly partisan.� As party builder, he said he wants to focus on “what I call the kitchen table issues ...the basic issues that are important to a family's quality of life.�

Strickland's first budget passed with only one dissenting vote in the Republican-controlled legislature. It included a property tax cut for seniors and the disabled as well as more money for higher education. It also provided health insurance for children living in families with up to about $62,000 in income — a bipartisan accomplishment that stands in contrast to the veto struggle now unfolding in Washington over the same issue.

Steve Buehrer Republican candidate for Ohio 5th district seat in U.S. Congress.

Bob Latta Republican candidate for Ohio 5th district seat in U.S. Congress. turned party officials down, but he told The Columbus Dispatch on Sunday that he planned to run for the seat and was expected to formally announce his candidacy at a yesterday afternoon news conference.

Kirk Schuring, a state senator from Canton, is the likely GOP candidate for Regula's northeast Ohio seat. Democratic state Sen. John Boccieri of New Middletown has the field to himself for the Democratic nomination.

In southwest Ohio, Democrat Victoria Wulsin of Cincinnati is repeating her run against Schmidt and Democrats are confident that state Rep. Steve Driehaus, also of Cincinnati, can finally topple Chabot.

No Republican has ever won the White House without carrying Ohio, and President Bush sealed his second term with a statewide victory of 118,601 votes. Two years later, an estimated 563,000 Ohioans who supported Bush backed Strickland for governor, and 442,000 of the president's voters helped Sherrod Brown topple Republican Sen. Mike DeWine.

Already, the party has sent out thousands of pieces of mail bearing Strickand's picture, urging likely Democratic voters to seek absentee ballots for 2007 municipal elections.

Mail will go out to the presumed Bush-Strickland voters over the winter, a reminder to them, party officials say, that they sought change at the polls and got it. “The governor is re-establishing the state Democratic Party,� conceded Rep. Pat Tiberi, a former leader of the Legislature elected to Congress in 2000. Referring to former Republican Gov. Bob Taft's plunge from political grace — the state Supreme Court reprimanded him over ethics violations — Tiberi pointedly noted that a governor's popularity can erode quickly.

Besides, he said, “The unanswered question on the Democratic side is, 'Does Ted Strickland's moderate attraction for independents as a pro-gun minister from southeast Ohio flip over to the presidential can-

Ted Strickland The Democratic governor avoids being overly partisan. didate?�

A few miles north of the state Capitol, in the suburb of Worthington, the voters Democrats covet are in plentiful supply, their future political decisions unmade.

Jenny James, a 30-year-old event planner, hurries into Flowers On High. “I did vote for Strickland,� she says, adding she doesn't recall having heard much about what he's done since taking office. “I consider myself a conservative, but I didn't vote for Bush� in 2004, she said. Looking ahead, she says she likes Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton “but not just because she's a woman.� In the next breath, though, she says she also likes former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, leader in nationwide polls for the Republican nomination.

Kim Youse, 46, voted for Bush as the “best of two evils,� and now says Strickland “is doing OK. I don't think he's doing outstanding.� She struggles with the war in Iraq. “I think there need to be some troops coming home,� she said, but “I don't think all the troops should come home.�

Stephen Colbert is no longer running for president South Carolina declines to put Colbert’s name on the state’s primary ballot to the dismay of fans NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert has dropped his bid for the White House.

His announcement came after the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council voted last week to keep the host of “The Colbert Report� off the state’s primary ballot. The vote was 13-3.

Colbert poses as a conservative talk-show host on the Comedy Central show. “Although I lost by the slimmest margin in presidential

election history — only 10 votes — I have chosen not to put the country through another agonizing Supreme Court battle,�

Colbert said yesterday in a statement. “It is time for this nation to heal.�

Colbert had said he would run only in his native South Carolina, a key primary state. He said he planned to run as a Democrat and a Republican — so he could lose twice. Colbert, 43, later declined to file with the GOP, which has a much higher filing

fee ($35,000) than the Democrats ($2,500). “I want to say to my supporters, this is not over,� Colbert said. “While I may accept the decision of the Council, the fight goes on!

The dream endures! ... And I am going off the air until I can talk about this without weeping.�

In reality, “The Colbert Report� was going off the air because of a strike by Hollywood writers that began Monday. Many talk shows were expected to be shown in repeats during the strike.

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THE WORD: Resigns. As in, Colbert resigns.

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USDA and FDA both reponsible for pizza

By Josh Funk The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. — Peanut butter is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. But chicken pot pies are the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s responsibility. Frozen cheese pizzas — FDA. But if there’s pepperoni on them, USDA has jurisdiction, too.

Critics of nation’s food safety system say that it is too fragmented and marked by overlapping authority, and they say that may help explain why dangerous foods keep slipping through and why contamination scares are handled in sometimes inconsistent ways.

“One of the underlying problems is the bifurcation of the regulatory system,” said Caroline Smith DeWaal, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s food safety division.

Critics also complain that the food safety system suffers from a shortage of money and inspectors and inadequate enforcement

powers.

In the months ahead, Congress will consider several proposals to reform the system, including creation of a single food safety agency, an idea both the FDA and USDA oppose. A top FDA official said the agencies cooperate well now.

“We do not believe a single food safety agency would give us the efficiencies you can have from having two agencies responsible for 99 percent of the food that we eat in this country, both domestic and imported,” said Richard Raymond, USDA undersecretary for food safety.

The government structure that protects the food supply took shape piecemeal over the past 101 years. The results could be seen in the way two recalls were handled over the past year.

When Peter Pan peanut butter was linked to a salmonella outbreak in February, ConAgra Foods Inc. recalled it as soon as federal health officials raised questions.

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Ferrell pleads guilty to death of Jessie Davis

Hollywood TV writers on strike

By Gary Gentile The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Americans may be getting more sleep after Hollywood writers went on strike yesterday and forced the nation’s late-night talk shows to start airing reruns.

NBC said the “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” will immediately air repeats.

Still, Leno made an appearance at the Burbank studio, arriving on a motorcycle to visit strikers walking a picket line.

CBS said “The Late Show with David Letterman” will also offer repeats all week. The list of casualties included every other major late-night show.

The first strike by Hollywood writers in nearly 20 years got under way with noisy pickets on both coasts after last-minute negotiations on Sunday failed to produce a deal on payments to writers from shows offered on the Internet.

No new negotiations were

“We’re hunkered down for a long one... conversations will take place. But not now.”

Nick Counter | Chief Negotiator scheduled, although the Writers Guild of America negotiating committee was set to meet Monday afternoon.

Nick Counter, chief negotiator for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, said he expected a long standoff.

“We’re hunkered down for a long one,” he said. “From our standpoint, we made every good faith effort to negotiate a deal and they went on strike. At some point, conversations will take place. But not now.”

The strike will not immediately impact production of movies or prime-time TV programs.

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CANTON — Minutes before a jury was to begin considering her fate, a woman struck a deal that will give prosecutors important testimony against a city police officer accused in the slaying of a pregnant woman.

Myisha Ferrell, 30, of Canton, the high school classmate of Patrolman Bobby Cutts Jr., pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts in the death of Jessie Davis, including helping dispose of the body, which she admitted to with a barely audible “guilty.”

The plea gives prosecutors a witness with firsthand knowledge of the crime, but leaves many questions in the case publicly unanswered until Cutts' trial on aggravated murder and other charges begins Feb. 4. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

Davis, 26, was believed missing for nine days in June, and thousands gathered to search grassy fields and woods close to her home near North Canton, about 45 miles south of Cleveland.

Prosecutors say Ferrell knew what happened to Davis and she pleaded guilty yesterday in Stark County Common Pleas Court to obstructing justice for lying to authorities. She also admitted to complicity to gross abuse of a corpse.

Ferrell was sentenced to two years in prison and will be eligible for release after one year, according to the terms of her plea agreement. She had faced up to six years in prison if convicted on both counts.

Ferrell agreed to testify against Cutts, 30, who has been suspended from the Canton police force. Investigators say Davis was killed in her home June 14 in northeast Ohio's Lake Township, near North Canton.

Authorities have not said how she died, or what motive there may have been behind her killing.

Ferrell's attorney, John Alexander, said after the hearing that the plea agreement was a result of more than a dozen hours of weekend negotiations.

The plea-agreement papers weren't signed until 8:15 a.m., 15 minutes before opening statements were scheduled for the trial.

“It was pretty contentious, both sides were dug in and both sides believed in their case,” Alexander said. He called the decision to plead guilty “a business decision.”

“She is very upset about the whole situation. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to go into her side of the story,” said Alexander, citing Cutts' pending trial.

Alexander would only say that his client's testimony in the Cutts' case is important.

Stark County Prosecutor John Ferrero wouldn't comment about what weight Ferrell's testi-

June 15: Davis' mother, Patricia Porter, goes to her daughter's home to check on her and discovers Davis' 2-year-old son, Blake, alone and Davis' bedroom in disarray. The boy tells investigators: “Mommy was crying. Mommy broke the table.

Mommy's in rug.”

June 16-17: Law enforcement and neighbors search the area near Davis' home for signs of her disappearance.

June 20: The FBI and sheriff's department search Canton Patrolman Bobby Cutts Jr.'s home, removing numerous boxes and bags of items.

June 21: Texas EquuSearch leads a three-day search for Davis involving more than 1,800 volunteers.

June 23: Authorities recover Davis' body in Cuyahoga Valley National Park about 25 miles from her home in neighboring Summit County. Cutts is arrested on two murder charges.

June 24: Summit County Medical Examiner Lisa Kohler makes a positive identification of the body as that of Davis with the fetus dead inside her womb. Authorities arrest Myisha Ferrell, a high-school classmate of Cutts, on an obstruction of justice charge.

June 25: Cutts is ordered held on $5 million bond.

Aug. 1: Medical examiner says she was unable to determine how Davis was killed, listing her death as “unspecified homicidal violence.”

Aug. 23: Grand jury indicts Cutts on three counts of aggravated murder and other charges.

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against him.

Ferrell is indicted on one count each of obstructing justice and complicity to gross abuse of a corpse.

Nov. 5: Ferrell pleads guilty to both charges, is sentenced to two years in prison and agrees to testify against Cutts.

Source: The Associated Press

mony would carry at Cutts' trial.

He said Davis' family backed prosecutors on the Ferrell plea agreement.

“It's a good solution,” Ferrero said.

Ferrell's mother left the courthouse holding her coat over her face as she passed television cameras. A brother, who would identify himself only as Mr. Robinson, said of his sister, “She's doing OK.” Davis' mother, Patricia Porter, father, Ned Davis, and sister Whitney Davis, left the courthouse without commenting on the plea.

A day after Davis was killed, Porter found her 2 1/2-yearold grandson, Blake, alone in Davis' home. The boy provided authorities with the first clues, saying: “Mommy was crying.

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FOOTBALL Mahone, Vrvillo honored for Friday’s victory over Akron

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Safety P.J. Mahone was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week for his two interceptions and 10 tackles against Akron. Kicker Sinisa Vrvillo was named Special Teams Player of the Week for going 3-of-4 on field goals in the game.

LOOKING DOWNFIELD : Tyler Sheehan attempts a pass over Akron defender, Jared Cecchetti during last Friday’s game at Doyt Perry Stadium.

NFL FOOTBALL Henry makes his highly anticipated return this week

After a few bumpy starts, Tyler Sheehan finally had the type of game he grew accustomed to having early in the year. His 26for-36 performance was much more like the quarterback he was in the first four games.

That has a lot to do with the health of his shoulder.

“I haven’t had any pain in it this week after the game,” Sheehan said. “This is the first week I haven’t had any pain.”

He is finished with treatment for the injury and it’s a relief for him to get back to playing the

Chris Henry’s eight-game suspension has been served and he’ll return to the sputtering Bengals who are 2-6 and may be without Chad Johnson Sunday after his neck injury against the Buffalo Bills.

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OUR CALL Today in Sports History 1994 - George Foreman (45) knocks out Michael Moorer to win boxing’s heavyweight championship.

1977 - The first Emmy Sports Award is presented.

1976 - Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is the first free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Boston Red Sox for $1 million over four years.

1974 - L. A. Dodger Mike Marshall is the first relief pitcher to win baseball’s Cy Young Award.

The List With Chris Henry back in action, the Bengals have one of the most potent receiving cores in the NFL. The BG News presents its top five receiving cores in the NFL.

1. New England: Randy Moss is back on top of the NFL. Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth have also been stellar.

2. Cincinnati: If Chad Johnson is healthy, the Bengals have two No. 1 receivers and a No. 2 in Chris Henry.

3. Indianapolis: Reggie Wayne has been great so far in Marvin Harrison’s absence while Anthony Gonzalez can only improve with those two in front of him.

4. Detroit: They don’t have a superstar but Roy Williams, Calvin Johnson, Sean McDonald and Mike Furrey are a pretty solid foursome.

5. Green Bay: Donald Driver and Greg Jennings are great while Donald Lee and James Jones provide great secondary options for Brett Favre and the 7-1 Packers.

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Sheehan’s shoulder feels fine after stellar Friday game

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INTENSITY: Kate Achter bears down on defense for BG in yesterday’s exhibition game against Findlay. The Falcons won the game 61-46 but shot just 31 percent from the field. Achter was 2-of-10 shooting, scoring seven points and dishing out eight assists.

Falcons shoot poorly, shake rust off in exhibition victory

By Colin Wilson Sports Editor

No one said it would be easy.

The BG women’s basketball team started their season with an exhibition game at Anderson Arena yesterday against Findlay.

The Falcons won 61-46 despite a not-so-pleasing shooting percentage.

The Falcons shot just 31 percent from the field in the game, 22 in the second half.

“Exhibition games are used to learn about yourself — the good and the bad,” said BG coach Curt Miller. “We found a way to win when we didn’t play really well.”

The Falcons three starting guards combined for fifteen points. Eight from freshman Lauren Prochaska and seven from Kate Achter. Lindsey Goldsberry was held scoreless in 18 minutes, but took just two shots from the field.

“When your starting backcourt goes 4-for-25 from the

field, you can’t be pleased with your starting backcourt that way,” Miller said.

Achter had eight assists and six rebounds while Prochaska contributed a little bit of everything with four rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Whitney Taylor had the kind of game Miller knew she could have all along. In her first game back from an ACL injury she

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Johnson could play Sunday despite neck

By Joe Kay The Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Chad Johnson winced when he got up from his locker yesterday and walked stiffly into the trainer’s room, showing the effects of a strained neck suffered during the Cincinnati Bengals’ latest loss.

Coach Marvin Lewis said the Pro Bowl receiver could play next Sunday in Baltimore, assuming the neck continues to heal.

“He’s fine,” Lewis said.

Sure didn’t look it. Or sound like it.

Johnson was hit by Buffalo’s Donte Whitner while he tried to make a diving catch during the closing minutes of a 33-21 loss that left the Bengals stranded at 2-6. Johnson lay on his chest for several minutes, and was carted off the field as a precaution.

A test at a Buffalo hospital

“He was just joking around. Nothing in particular, just saying little dumb, corny jokes. But just for him to say that kind of stuff at that moment, I knew he was going to be all right.”

T.J Houshmandzadeh | Wide receiver found no serious injury, and Johnson flew back to Cincinnati with the team. He was in the locker room yesterday, but declined to talk to reporters, shaking his head before getting up with that wince and slowly walking away.

The silence had more to do with bruised feelings. Johnson has declined interviews for the last two weeks, miffed by suggestions that his antics have become a distraction to his sinking team.

ReceiverT.J.Houshmandzadeh, one of Johnson’s closest friends on the team, accompanied him

to the hospital after the game Sunday. Houshmandzadeh said Johnson made jokes during the trip, reassuring him that the injury wasn’t serious.

“When we were in the ambulance, I kind of assumed he was going to be all right because of the way he was talking and stuff,” Houshmandzadeh said Monday.

“He was just joking around.

Nothing in particular, just saying little dumb, corny jokes. But just for him to say that kind of stuff at that moment, I knew he was going to be all right.”

way he wants to — carefree.

“I don’t have to worry about going out there and getting hit and making it worse.” Sheehan said. “That was always in the back of my mind. Now I just have more confidence, especially after this week. I have to keep that mindset.”

INJURY BUG PRESENT Considering how many injuries there are on the defensive side of the ball, BG’s defense might be overachieving.

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Hansbrough chosen for AP All-American team

By Jim O’Connell The Associated Press

Tyler Hansbrough’s junior year at North Carolina has begun much the same way his sophomore did, as the leading vote-getter on The Associated Press’ preseason All-America team.

The 6-foot-9 forward was one vote shy of a unanimous pick yesterday and was joined by senior center Roy Hibbert of Georgetown, senior guard Chris Lofton of Tennessee, senior guard Drew Neitzel of Michigan State and junior guard Darren Collison of UCLA. The team was selected by the 72-member panel that votes in the weekly Top 25 poll.

Last year, Hansbrough’s season ended with a crushing loss, one win shy of the Final Four.

When he said he would return to North Carolina after being selected a second-team AllAmerica as a sophomore, he said he wanted to “improve my game individually.” Then he added, “There’s also some team things that I want to accomplish.”

That would mean getting the Tar Heels deeper in the NCAA tournament. North Carolina lost the regional final to Georgetown, blowing an 11-point lead in the second half and missing 22 of 23 shots during one stretch that went into overtime.

The loss denied the Tar Heels a chance at second national championship in four years.

Hansbrough now wants to see what can be done this season.

“He’s a unique young man

MARK HUMPHREY | AP PHOTO

IN TRAFFIC: North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough (50) shoots over the defense of Michigan State’s Drew Neitzel, left, and Drew Naymick, right, during an NCAA second-round East Regional basketball game.

THE RUNDOWN TYLER HANSBROUGH: Forward, North Carolina ROY HIBBERT: Center, Georgetown CHRIS LOFTON: Guard, Tennessee DREW NEITZEL: Guard, Michigan State DARREN COLLISON: Guard, UCLA

who loves playing college basketball and loves being a kid and being in college and enjoys his teammates and that is extremely refreshing,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.

“He realizes the NBA is always going to be there. It’s not in any danger of folding and he

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Winslow fights to the very end in an overtime victory over Seattle

By Tom Withers The Associated Press

JEFF ROBERSON | AP PHOTO

BRINGING IT IN: Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow catches a 21-yard pass for a touchdown as St. Louis Rams safety Oshiomogho Atogwe attempts to stop him.

BEREA — In an almost empty locker room, a teary-eyed Kellen Winslow struggled while stuffing personal items into a bag after an extra-long workday. His shoulder ached, his knee throbbed and his hip killed him.

He was hurting all over.

Most of his teammates had already showered and walked past.

Winslow moved slowly, looking more like he was 54 than the 24year-old physical specimen who routinely runs past NFL cornerbacks.

Winslow left everything on the field Sunday, playing like his Hall of

Fame father famously did during an AFC playoff game on a humid December night in Miami decades ago. Anyone else might have succumbed to the pain.

Not Winslow. Cleveland’s tough tight end, whose promising career nearly ended two years ago from injuries sustained in a near-fatal motorcycle crash, refused to quit during a 33-30 overtime win against Seattle.

“You’ve got to love that guy,” cornerback Leigh Bodden said as Winslow packed up behind him.

“He loves this game.”

Beyond his 11 catches for 125 yards, Winslow’s hard-nosed performance perhaps embodied these never-say-die Browns (5-3).

Winslow just might will them to the playoffs.

He’s becoming a leader, the guy everyone in the locker room follows. No one can debate Winslow’s heart, determination or drive. He has lived up to his hype.

“I told you, I’m a soldier, man,” Winslow said with a smile, playfully referencing his infamous “I’m a soldier” rant that drew him public scorn when he was a Miami Hurricane. “They weren’t going to keep me out. They’d have to drag me off the field.”

Maybe the Browns should have carried him — on their shoulders.

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Henry returns to Bengals after suspension

By Joe Kay The Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Receiver Chris Henry was activated by the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday, having completed his eightgame suspension for violating the NFL’s conduct policy.

The Bengals waived receiver Skyler Green, a second-year player from Louisiana State, to open a roster spot for Henry.

Green played in the first seven games and had four catches for 40 yards. He also returned nine punts for a 4.2-yard average.

Henry was in the locker room yesterdaybutdeclinedcomment because the Bengals hadn’t yet added him to the active roster.

The move was made later in the day.

The Bengals were look-

INJURIES From Page 7 Friday’s game against Akron claimed another starter in John Haneline. Haneline strained a ligament in his foot. It was initially thought to be broken.

Defensive lineman Joe Schaffer also left the game with a foot injury but his injury is being evaluated by the day. As is safety Jerrett Sanderson who has an injured quadricep and lineman Jacob Hardwick whose ankle has been bothering him.

On the offensive side of the ball, receiver Corey Partridge will be done for the regular season, but if the Falcons were to earn a bowl bid, Partridge might be able to go.

Running back Willie Geter’s ankle seems to be coming along well.

He practiced Sunday night and was able to make cuts, BG coach Gregg Brandon said.

BACKUPS FILLING IN With all their injuries, the Falcons depth was tested Friday. They passed.

“The backup kids stepped in and did a good job,” Brandon said.

Safety P.J. Mahone filled in for Sanderson and picked off two passes, one of which he took all

DAVID DUPREY | AP PHOTO

PEP TALK: Cincinnati Bengals’ T. J. Houshmandzadeh (84) talks with Chad Johnson (85) after Johnson missed a pass during the fourth quarter of the game at Orchard Park, N.Y.,

ing forward to getting Henry back, hoping he could take some of the pressure off receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh and help the offense get rolling. Instead, his return comes too late.

The Bengals fell to 2-6 on Sunday with a 33-21 loss in Buffalo. Henry’s suspension played a role in the team’s downfall, depriving the Bengals of one of their best threats near the goal line. Henry had nine

“It’s easy when you’ve got the best wide receivers coach in the nation.”

and stepped up and played.”

Chris Wright and Jeremiah Kelley combined for eight catches which yielded 132 yards and two touchdowns in Partridge’s absence. Wright started out as a defensive back for the Falcons, Kelley is a junior college transfer.

They didn’t find it all that hard to step in.

“It’s easy when you’ve got the best wide receivers coach in the nation,” Wright said of Falcon receivers coach Stephen Bird. “[And] when you have people around you like Freddie and Corey and Tyler Sheehan it makes it that much easier.”

With Geter out, Anthony Turner heeded the call with 12 carries for 104 yards and three catches for 19 yards.

Chris Wright | BG receiver the way back for a touchdown.

He also had 10 tackles on his way to being named the MAC East Defensive Player of the Week.

Glen Stanley filled in pretty well for the injured Haneline on Friday. Stanley forced a fumble that went out of bounds in the end zone, had six tackles and deflected a pass.

“He can run, he’s a very explosive player,” Brandon said. “To have the instincts that he does and have that speed and quickness makes him that much better.”

Stanley has maintained a close relationship with Haneline all season. The redshirt junior was nominated as Stanley’s “big brother” during camp so the two watch film together. Stanley is able to see how Haneline prepares for games as well as how he carries himself on and off the field.

“I’ve been behind John all year and we’re really close,” Stanley said. “I just took the opportunity

KICKING GAME KEEPS IMPROVING Sinisa Vrvillo continued to impress Friday by hitting 3-of-4 field goal tries. His lone miss was a 52-yard attempt near the end of the first half. Two of his three misses this year have been outside of 50 yards.

Vrvillo was honored with the MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week award for his efforts. He leads the team in points scored with 72.

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touchdown catches in only 13 games last season, tying Houshmandzadeh for most by a Bengals receiver.

Last season, Henry was suspended by the league for two games and benched for another by coach Marvin Lewis because of his misconduct. Henry was charged in four cases during his first two seasons with the Bengals.

Lewis also declined to talk about Henry yesterday because he hadn’t been reinstated at the time of his news conference.

Henry is one of 10 Bengals who faced criminal charges in a 14-month span. The misconduct was a factor in commissioner Roger Goodall strengthening the league’s conduct policy this year.

AP TEAM From Page 7 is enjoying the journey. His uniqueness is refreshing, yet he is a player who is extremely focused as he has always been and how he has improved every year shows that.”

Hansbrough wore a mask for four games after being hit in the face by Duke’s Gerald Henderson in the closing seconds of the regular-season finale. He averaged 18.4 points and 7.9 rebounds while shooting 52.5 percent as an inside force.

Hibbert received 62 votes, one more than Lofton, while Neitzel was on 37 ballots and Collison was on 31. The next-highest vote-getter was Brandon Rush of Kansas with 23.

The 7-2 Hibbert, who would have almost certainly been a lottery pick if he entered the NBA draft, shot 67 percent while averaging 12.9 points last season as the Hoyas made the run to the Final Four. He was a real presence on defense, averaging 6.9 rebounds and 2.43 blocked shots.

WINSLOW From Page 7 If not for Winslow, Cleveland probably wouldn’t have won.

The four-year veteran made five catches for 58 yards in the fourth quarter, with four picking up first downs as the Browns came back from a 21-9 halftime deficit.

With Cleveland trailing late in the third quarter, Winslow snagged a 14-yard pass from Derek Anderson on third-and-8. Winslow landed hard on the turf from the tackle and was sluggish getting up. He staggered to the bench, his left side noticeably sagging.

On Cleveland’s sideline, TV cameras showed Browns trainers massaging his left leg as Winslow sat grimacing. Moments later, he was up and weaving his way through players and coaches to get back on the field.

“He plays through a lot,” Bodden said. “You have to respect that guy.

He plays hard no matter what.”

A few plays later, Winslow made a 13-yard catch on fourth down, setting up a 2-yard run by Jamal Lewis.

On the Browns’ final possession of regulation, Winslow made four catches for 45 yards, including a 14-yarder that moved the ball to Seattle’s 1, where Lewis barreled in for his fourth TD to put Cleveland ahead.

The Seahawks knew Winslow was good. Not this good.

“He’s out there like another receiver,” Seattle linebacker Lofa Tatupu said. “I know he plays tight end, but he gets open, has speed and runs good routes. We had our hands full.”

Despite all his clutch catches, Winslow lamented one he didn’t make.

Before his 14-yard grab, Winslow got his hands on a pass from Anderson in the end zone but couldn’t bring it in.

“I missed it,” he said. “To be great, you can’t drop those.”

Winslow wouldn’t have said something like that a few years ago. That he would now is a sign of maturity.

He came into the league with a reputation, and it wasn’t a good one. The son of Kellen Winslow, the San Diego Chargers great, the younger Winslow had all the physical tools. But he was aloof, cocky, even mean-spirited.

He played in just two games as a rookie before breaking his right

WOMEN From Page 7 suffered in December of 2006, Taylor scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. She was 4-of-5 from 3-point range.

“She didn’t need to do that on the recent veteran teams that we had but that’s her role,” Miller said. “We’re going to need it, she really saved us tonight.”

Taylor was just glad to be back.

“Getting ready before the game, I was just so excited,” she said, smiling. “It was great, it was like being home again.”

The freshman class has a lot of expectations, they replace a senior class that made a habit out of postseason success. The seven players combined for 28 points on 8-of-31 shooting. Miller knows there will be growing pains with his new core.

“We’ve got to find out why we

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FRUSTRATED: Curt Miller paces the sidelines during the Falcons exhibition game with Findlay. Miller was unhappy with his team’s offensive production in the game.

The Falcons shot 31 percent.

didn’t put the ball in the basket today,” Miller said. “Any game is a teaching game but I think we’ll learn a lot from tonight.”

The younger players are ready

MARK DUNCAN | AP PHOTO

GOING DOWN: Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow (80) is dragged out of bounds at the one yard line by Seattle Seahawks safety Deon Grant.

leg. Finally recovered, he was just two months from reporting to training camp in 2005 when he suffered serious internal injuries in a motorcycle wreck while doing tricks in a parking lot.

Winslow would undergo several operations, including microfracture surgery on his right knee last winter.

The adversity could have broken him. Instead, it made him stronger.

“When I came in as a rookie, I felt I had a lot to prove, but I didn’t know how to go about it, I think,” he said. “I wanted to tell everybody how good I was. I learned you don’t have to do that. The great ones don’t do that. You just go out and do it and let other people tell you about it.

“You just go do it. You live and learn. I was 20 years old. I’m 24 now, I’m married, I’m growing up.”

Winslow has a softer side, too.

Following Sunday’s game, Winslow sat quietly at his locker and dissected perhaps Cleveland’s biggest regular-season win in five years. He was asked about the day in 1982 when his dad, dehydrated and exhausted, caught 13 passes for 166 yards and blocked a field goal in the final seconds to lead the Chargers past the Dolphins.

Afterward, the elder Winslow had to be helped off the field by teammates, an iconic NFL image.

“It’s just want-to, man,” Kellen said of the Winslow way. “That’s all it is. It’s how bad do you want it in crunch time.”

Then Winslow bowed his head and fell silent. He cried. After a long pause, he looked up as a tear streaked down his face.

“I’m sorry,” he said.

Winslow had no reason to be.

for what’s ahead, though.

“Coming in I know there is high expectations from the freshman but we all come in with a lot of confidence and we’re here to win,” said forward Crystal Murdaugh.

While the freshmen got a taste of college basketball, Taylor got a taste of what it was like to lead her team to victory, both on and off the court.

“It’s definitely a change from last year,” Taylor said. “It’s been some adjusting and a lot of learning but it’s awesome.”

Findlay shot 29 percent for the game. They were led by forward Ashley Westenbarger and guards Audra Mihalic and Brittany Wells who scored 12, 11 and 10 points respectively.

Findlay scored 15 points from 17 BG turnovers. The Oilers turned it over 20 times but gave up just five points from their mistakes.

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Palestinians attempt with peace with Israel

By Anne Gearan The Associated Press

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PROTESTERS: Police officers in plain clothes arrest a lawyer who was protesting against state of emergency imposed by the military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, yesterday, Nov. 5, 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan. Legions of police firing tear gas and swinging batons clashed with lawyers yesterday as security forces across Pakistan blockaded courts to quash protests against Musharraf’s declaration of a state of emergency.

Political protest results in arrests

By Munir Ahmad The Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Police fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to the troubled Muslim nation. Opposition groups put the number of arrests at 3,500, although the government reported half that.

Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup and is also head of Pakistan’s army, suspended the constitution on Saturday ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on whether his recent re-election as president was legal. He ousted independent-minded judges, put a stranglehold on independent

media and granted sweeping powers to authorities to crush dissent.

The attorney general called yesterday for the polls to be held on time, but Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz left open the possibility for a delay.

Under intense pressure from the United States and other Western allies to hold elections as scheduled in January, Musharraf said yesterday he would relinquish control of the military and return the country to “the same track as we were moving� but he gave no indication when the vote would take place. “I am determined to remove my uniform once we correct these pillars — the judiciary, the executive, and the parliament,�

Musharraf said.

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that all sides want to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians before President Bush leaves office, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomed what could be the start of the first serious bargaining in seven years.

Abbas said he has received encouraging signs from Israel and from the U.S., which would act as a broker for any comprehensive settlement of the sixdecade-old conflict. He gave no details.

A settlement is a top priority for the Bush administration for the remaining 14 months of Bush's term, and Rice was encouraged by what she called solid commitment from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to bear down for what would be difficult negotiations on the final terms of a Palestinian state. “I agree with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that there is a real possibility to achieve peace, and I want to reiterate that we are serious about using this opportunity to reach this historical peace,� Abbas said following a meeting with Rice.

It marks the first time the two leaders have publicly pledged to work together under even a

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Israeli leader Olmert had said Sunday that vigorous peace negotiations could go far toward establishing an independent Palestinian state before Bush leaves office.

He pledged continuous negotiations following a U.S.-sponsored peace conference later this year, which both Abbas and Rice agreed yesterday would be the goal. Bush intends the meeting to launch formal peace negotiations, which broke down amid violence seven years ago. “I'm quite confident that the will is there on both sides that people want to end this conflict,� a smiling Rice said.

Israel and the Palestinians were “moving toward an understanding� that a U.S.-sponsored conference can be a forum to restart long-stalled peace talks, she said.

Rice also met yesterday with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Ahmed Qureia, the Palestinians' chief negotiator working with Israel to draft a blueprint for future peace talks.

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By Elizabeth Ryan The Associated Press

PARIS — A journalist who accompanied French charity workers charged with kidnapping 103 African children criticized the group’s methods yesterday, and his documentary showed the workers making little effort to verify the youngsters were orphans from Darfur.

But Marc Garmirian defended the charity’s intentions, saying its members were convinced they were evacuating orphans from the Darfur conflict in western Sudan.

Other aid workers who interviewed the children last week said most of them had been living with adults they considered to be their parents and came

from villages along the ChadianSudanese border.

Seventeen Europeans — including nine French citizens — were arrested in Chad on Oct. 25 when the Zoe’s Ark charity was stopped from flying the children to Europe.

Seven of them — Garmirian, two other journalists and four Spanish flight attendants — were released Sunday and flew home with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who met with Chad’s president.

Garmirian said the charity’s “amateurism had dramatic consequences for the children.� But he said the children were never in such danger that he felt he should put down his camera to intervene. “They remained convinced

of the legitimacy of the mission that they gave themselves, that is to free orphans from the war in Darfur,� he said in an interview with The Associated Press.

He told French radio the aid workers were not child traffickers.

Garmirian’s documentary, aired Sunday on French television channel M-6, showed one charity worker haphazardly screening children brought by tribal elders to the group’s center in eastern Chad. Speaking through translators, Emilie Lelouch did not request details or ask for even the most basic documentation or verification.

Asked if she could be mistaken on basic facts — such as whether the children were Chadian or Sudanese or whether they were

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When Garmirian asked if the group was concerned about violating international laws, Lelouch said, “What laws?�

However, Garmirian later said that Lelouch had “moments of doubt� about information they received from their Chadian intermediaries.

In other scenes in the documentary, the charity workers wrapped the children’s heads and limbs in gauze bandages, dousing some of them with iodine to make them look, in the words of one worker, like “war casualties.�

The footage came to an abrupt end when Chadian authorities detained the charity workers.

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Employers selective amid labor lull

By Ellen Simon The Associated Press

NEW YORK — A resume and a brief job interview can’t answer the question that matters most to a new hire’s co-workers: Is this person an absolute pain?

Despite a labor shortage in many sectors, some employers are pickier than ever about whom they hire. Businesses in fields where jobs are highly coveted — or just sound like fun — are stepping up efforts to weed out people who might have the right credentials but the wrong personality.

Call it the “plays well with others” factor.

Job candidates at investment banks have long endured dozens of interviews designed, in part, to see if new hires will get along with everyone they’ll work with. Whole Foods Market Inc. holds group interviews, in which people who will work under a manager are part of the team that grills candidates and collectively picks hires.

Now other companies are setting up higher hurdles.

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With the national unemployment rate low, at 4.7 percent, and the Baby Boom generation heading into retirement, employers from Microsoft Corp. to rural hospitals are worrying about finding enough workers.

But companies like Rackspace Managed Hosting are bucking that trend, working hard to find reasons to turn people away.

Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier said, “We’d rather miss a good one than hire a bad one.”

The 1,900-person company is divided into 18- to 20-person teams. One team is so close, the whole group shows up to help when one member moves house, Napier said. Job interviews at the

San Antonio-based company last all day, as interviewers try to rub away fake pleasantness.

“They’re here for nine or ten hours,” Napier said. “We’re very cordial about it. We’re not aggressive, but we haven’t met a human being yet who has the stamina to BS us all day.”

There’s a possible downside, however. In a Harvard Business Review article titled “Fool vs.

Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?”

Tiziana Casciaro of Harvard and Miguel Sousa Lobo of Duke University point out that people generally like people who are similar to them, so hiring for congeniality can limit diversity of opinions. One venture capitalist told the authors that a capable manager he worked with built a team that “had a great time going out for a beer, but the quality of their work was seriously compromised.”

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