2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 2, 2004 NATION/WORLD 4 Rehnquist requires chemotherapy NEWS WASHINGTON (AP) -Chief / / ' 77 , 1 .' c+f7"r-b rI "1-114,.n /0" "~fY " v.t- 4-9 ices -Fe fLln .z.r -N r/ i-srv -x 1-6 1--% -Z,* 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 t',ftW]]W4LUc UcLUy uiwt u U utyiutc U cerU 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 that significant harm will 1 11 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- l >t 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 n1 mltants 1 U.S. soldier 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. MARKET UPDATE MON. CLOSE CHANGE DOw JONES 10,004.54 + 2.51 NASDAQ 1,975.75 + 5.75 S&P.0. 1,127.44 +2.04 j www.michigandaily.com .he Michigan Daily {ISSN 0745-967) is published Mondays during the spring and summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fail term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term (January through April) is $115, yearlong (September through April) is $195. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. Yearlong on-campus subscriptions are $40. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109- 1327. 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