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Rehnquist requires chemotherapy NEWS
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Justice William Rehnquist disclosed
yesterday that he's undergoing radi-
ation and chemotherapy for thyroid
cancer.
Rehnquist was expected to be on
the bench when the court returned
from a two-week break. But instead
he issued a statement saying "at the
suggestion of my doctors, (I) am
continuing to recuperate at home."
Rehnquist was released from
a Maryland hospital Friday after
undergoing surgery to have a tube
inserted in his throat to help his
breathing.
The court has released no details
about his weeklong stay at Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, except to say
that he had a tracheotomy. The type
of thyroid cancer and its severity
have not been disclosed.
Rehnquist, 80, revealed the can-
cer diagnosis a week ago, prompting
speculation about a court vacancy
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for the first time in more than a
decade. The winner of Tuesday's
presidential election is expected to
name one or more justices to a court
that is deeply divided on issues like
abortion, affirmative action and the
death penalty.
Rehnquist said that he was receiv-
ing outpatient radiation and che-
motherapy. Cancer of the thyroid, a
gland in the neck that produces hor-
mones to help regulate the body's
use of energy, is generally treatable
but can be more aggressive in older
people.
"According to my doctors, my
plan to return to the office today was
too optimistic," he said.
"While at home, I am working on
court matters, including. opinions
for cases already argued. I am, and
will. continue to be in close contact
with my colleagues, my law clerks,
and members of the Supreme Court
staff."
Rehnquist had been hoarse for
several weeks before his hospital-
ization at the hospital in suburban
Bethesda, Md. on Oct. 22. He had
the tracheotomy a day later.
Rehnquist, a conservative who
has been on the court since 1972
and chief justice since 1986, has
had other health problems including
chronic back pain and a torn leg ten-
don that required surgery.
In his absence yesterday, Justice
John Paul Stevens, 84, presided over
the court.
He said Rehnquist could still vote
in cases being argued this week, after
reviewing transcripts and briefs.
The combination of radiation and
chemotherapy raises the suspicion
that Rehnquist's cancer is not one
of the common types that are usu-
ally easily treatable, said Dr. Joseph
Geradts of Roswell Park Cancer
Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.
The most common types are pap-
illary and follicular cancer, and they.
are generally responsive to radioac-
tive iodine, Geradts said.
Chemotherapy could be needed if
it is the more aggressive form, called
anaplastic, he said.
He noted that the gland is often
removed as part of cancer treatment,
but in cases of anaplastic cancer the
thyroid sometimes cannot be readily
removed.
The presence of a tracheotomy
to ease Rehnquist's breathing also
might indicate anaplastic cancer,
Geradts said, since that form can
squeeze the trachea.
GOP challenge at polls barred in Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) - Two federal
judges yesterday barred Republican
Party representatives from challenging
the eligibility of voters at polling places
on election day.
U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott said a
black couple suing over such challenges
would probably be able to prove them
unconstitutional. In a similar case in
Akron, U.S. District Judge John Adams
said it is up to regular poll workers to
determine if voters are eligible.
"In light of these
extraordinary circum- The on
stances, and the con-
tentious nature of the who co
imminent election, the
court cannot and must challen
not turn a blind eye to
the substantial likelihood under s
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result not only to voters, wOuG
but also to the voting pro- electior
cess itself, if appointed
challengers are permitted at each
at the polls," Adams said.
Republicans wanted to
put challengers in many polling places,
citing the possibility of tens of thousands
of fraudulent voter registrations in a state
both President Bush and Democratic Sen.
John Kerry say they need to win. The
Democrats argued that such challenges
were aimed at intimidating black voters
andsuppressing Democratic turnout.
The GOP filed an appeal with a fed-
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eral appeals court.
State Republican Party lawyer Mark
Weaver said Republican poll-watch-
ers will still be allowed to be present at
polling places to watch and take notes.
DIot ruled on a lawsuit by a black
couple who said Republican plans to
deploy challengers in largely black pre-
cincts in the Cincinnati area was meant
to intimidate black voters.
Adams' ruling came in a lawsuit from
the Akron-area Democratic Party, which
claimed that the law
.y people allowing registration
challenges is uncon-
uld issue stitutional because
it does not give a
ges disqualified voter a
chance to appeal in
tate law time to cast a ballot.
)e fThe GOP regis-
ie four tered about 3,500
officers challengers. The
Democrats said they
precinct. have registered thou-
sands, too.
If the challeng-
ers are barred from polling places, the
only people under state law who could
then issue challenges to would-be vot-
ers would be the four election officers at
each precinct, two Republican and two
Democrat, or another voter.
Under state law, voters may be chal-
lenged on their citizenship, age or residen-
cy. Poll workers might challenge someone
BAGHDAD, Iraq
Baghdad deputy governor killed
Militants kidnapped an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqi guards in a bloody
assault on their office in the capital yesterday, and gunmen assassinated Baghdad's
deputy governor in a drive-by shooting, new violence that came as voter registra-
tion began for vital January elections.
West of the capital, U.S. troops clashed with Sunni insurgents, and American
artillery pounded suspected insurgent positions in Fallujah, witnesses said.
U.S. forces are gearing up for a major offensive against Fallujah, the strongest
bastion of Sunni insurgents. The order to launch what would likely be a bloody
assault must come from Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, who warned Sunday that his
patience with negotiations was thinning.
U.S. and Iraqi officials hope to curb the insurgency in time for national elections
by the end of January.
A handful of Iraqis showed up for the first day of voter registration in central
Baghdad yesterday. They refused to allow TV cameras to film them for fear of
future retaliation. To help protect the voting, fresh American soldiers arrived in the
capital yesterday - reinforcements that push the total U.S. military presence in
Iraq to around 142,000, the highest level since the summer of 2003.
KIEV, Ukraine
Runoff to decide presidential election
Ukraine's furiously contested presidential election ended in a dead heat yester-
day, forcing a runoff between a pro-Russian candidate and his reformist challenger.
Thousands of demonstrators in western Ukraine alleged fraud, and international
monitors said the country failed the test of democracy.
The runoff, set for Nov. 21, prolongs a campaign that has been overshadowed
by worries over irregularities. The vote is seen as key to whether the former Soviet
republic moves closer to the West or to Russia. The winner will succeed outgoing
President Leonid Kuchma, who clamped down on opposition during his rule.
The United States had warned it may take punitive action if the voting was
marred by irregularities. Ukraine, which has a brigade of troops in Iraq, has been
one of the top recipients of U.S. aid.
With 94.4 percent of precincts counted, pro-Kremlin Prime Minister Viktor
Yanukovych had 40.12 percent and top opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko had
39.15 percent, the Central Election Commission said, describing the tally as unof-
ficial preliminary results. The commission said turnout was around 75 percent but
did not say when a total vote count would be announced.
TEL AVIV, Israel
Juvenile suicide bomber kills three Israelis
A 16-year-old Palestinian laden with explosives blew himself up yesterday in
a crowded outdoor market in Tel Aviv, killing three Israelis, wounding 32 and
scattering body parts and blood-spattered vegetables on the ground. The bomber's
mother said the militants who dispatched him were "immoral."
The attack tested Israel's promise to show restraint during the absence of the
ailing Yasser Arafat. Palestinian leaders - including Arafat - immediately con-
demned the attack, the first since a Sept. 22 bombing in Jerusalem.
From a military hospital near Paris, the 75-year-old Arafat "appealed to all Pal-
estinian factions to commit to avoid harming all Israeli civilians and he appealed
to (Israeli Prime Minister Ariel) Sharon to take similar initiatives to avoid harming
Palestiian civilians," Arafat's spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh said.
LANGCH ENGGANG, China
Police patrol Chinese town after deadly rioting
Police by the thousands patrolled this central Chinese town yesterday and resi-
dents hunkered down in their homes after deadly street fights between members
of the country's main ethnic group and a Muslim minority. Minivans with loud-
speakers strapped to their roofs drove through the dirt roads of Langchenggang and
neighboring villages in Henan province, broadcasting appeals for calm.
As many as 5,000 people fought with sticks and burned several houses over the
weekend in violence between Hui Muslims and members of the Han ethnic major-
ity, according to Langchenggang residents interviewed by phone.
- Compiled from Duily wire reports
Duncan Wilson, from Charlotte, N.C., and Viriginia Vasil from Seven Hills,
Ohio, direct volunteers at the Republican Party's "Victory Center" in
Brecksville, Ohio, yesterday.
if his or her signature did not match the ing pre-election hearings to challenge
one in the poll book, or if the poll worker tens of thousands of voter registrations.
recognized the individual as someone The GOP had claimed that many of
who did not belong in that precinct. those registrations might be fraudu-
In a separate case last week, Dlott lent, because mail sent to some of those
blocked Ohio's Republicans from hold- addresses came back undelivered.
Afghan
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Mili-
tants attacked U.S. troops patrolling
in southeastern Afghanistan yester-
day, killing one American soldier and
wounding two with gunfire and rockets,1
the military said.
In other violence yesterday, Afghan
soldiers clashed with police in the
southern Zabul province and Afghan
troops battled militiamen in the city
of Kandahar, killing two, according to
local officials.
The American patrol came under fire
near Orgun, a town in Paktika province
where U.S. troops man a base close to
the Pakistani border, spokesman Maj.
Mark McCann said.
The two wounded soldiers were
rushed to a medical facility at another
base in neighboring Khost province,
where they were in stable condition,
McCann said.
"The patrol received small arms fire
and RPG fire," McCann said. "Unfortu-
nately, one U.S. soldier was killed and
two wounded."
None of the soldiers was identified:
In Zabul province, Afghan soldiers
exchanged fire with police, leaving
several casualties and prompting U.S.
forces to step in to restore order, police
and witnesses said.
The 90-minute gun battle started
after Afghan National Army troops
disarmed police at a checkpoint and a
bazaar in Qalat, the provincial capital,
said deputy police chief, Jailani Khan.
He insisted the army had no author-
ity to disarm the police. The fighting
subsided after U.S. forces arrived and
took over security. He said there were
some casualties, but he didn't know
how many.
A shopkeeper who was reached by
telephone from Kandahar said on con-
dition of anonymity that he saw at least
three bodies.
American helicopters were still cir-
cling above the city.
U.S. military spokesman confirmed
there had been an incident in Qalat,
but gave no details. Afghan army offi-
cials were not immediately available to
comment.
In a third incident yesterday, Afghan
army soldiers opened fire on provin-
cial-militiamen in the area of the Durai
bazaar in Kandahar city, killing two of
them and wounding one, said Khalid
Pashtun, spokesman for the Kandahar
governor.
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