The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS CARACAS, Venezuela Chavez pledges radical socialism in second term Emboldened by a resounding re- election, President Hugo Chavez pledged to shake up Venezuela with a more radical version of socialism and forge a wider front against the United States in Latin America. Opposition contender Manuel Rosales accepted defeat Sunday night, but promised to continue countering a leader whom he accuses of becoming increasingly authoritarian. Touting his victory in a speech to thousands, Chavez said Venezu- elans should expect an "expansion of the revolution" aimed at redis- tributing the country's oil wealth among the poor. "Long live the revolution!" Chavez shouted from the balcony of the presidential palace. "Venezu- ela is demonstrating that a new and better world is possible, and we are building it." A FLAG FOR BO NASA plans permanent post on surface of moon Space agency to establish int'l base camp by 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA may be going to the same old moon with a ship that looks a lot like a 1960s Apollo capsule, but the space agency said yesterdaythatit's going to do something dramatically dif- ferent this time: Stay there. Unveiling the agency's bold plan for a return to the moon, NASA said it will establish an international base camp on one of the moon's poles, permanently staffing it by 2024, four years after astronauts land there. It is a sweeping departure from the Apollo moon missions of the 1960s and represents a new phase of space exploration after space shuttles are retired in 2010. NASA chose a "lunar outpost"over theshortexpeditionsofthe' 60s.Apol- lo flights were all around the middle area of the moon, but NASA decided to go to the moon's poles because they are best for longer-term settlements. And this time NASA is welcoming other nations on its journey. The more likely of the two lunar destinations is the moon's south pole because it's sunlit for three- quarters of the time. That offers a better locale for solar power, plus the site has possible resources to mine nearby, said associate deputy administrator Doug Cooke. "This is not your father's Apollo," said John Logsdon, director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. "I think it's the only way to sustain something like this over decades. This is not a flag-and-footprints. This is the idea of starting an outward movement that includes longastays on the moon." To get to the moon, NASA will use two vehicles -the Orion explo- ration vehicle and an attached all- purpose lunar lander that could touch down anywhere and be the beginnings a base camp, said exploration chief Scott Horowitz. He likens the lander to a pickup truck. "You can put whatever you want in the back. You can take it to wherever you want. So you can deliver cargo, crew, do it roboti- cally, do it with humans on board," Horowitz said at a news confer- ence in Houston. Blair announces new missile system ALLISON GHAMAN/Daly Members of the Navy ROTC color guardfold an American flag used for the memo- rial service of former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler Thursday outside of the ROTC euilding. I it SUVA, Fiji I i , President calls Boiton to leave as military action virtual coup U.N. ambassador Troops surrounded government Envoy latest to lose Critics have questioned wheth- buildings and seized ministers' er Bolton, with his brusque style, cars earlier today to try to force job in election fallout could bean effective public servant the elected government to resign in who could help bring reform to the what the prime minister said was WASHINGTON (AP) - Unable U.N. "virtually a coup." to win Senate confirmation, U.N. President Bush posed for pic- Soldiers briefly came to Prime Ambassador John Bolton will step tures with Bolton yesterday and Minister Laisenia Qarase's resi- down when his temporary appoint- commented curtly on his depar- dence this morning before they ment expires within weeks, the ture. "I received the resignation of were turned away by police. Armed White House said yesterday. Ambassador John Bolton. I accept- forces chief Commodore Frank Bolton's nomination has lan- ed. I'm not happy about it. I think Bainimarama visited President guished in the Senate Foreign Rela- he deserved to be confirmed." Ratu Josefa Iloilo, and Qarase said tions Committee for more than a "They chose to obstruct his the president could be a key player year, blocked by Democrats and confirmation, even though he in determining the outcome of the several Republicans. Sen. Lincoln enjoys majority support in the crisis that has paralyzed the coun- Chafee, a moderate Republican Senate, and even though their tac- try for weeks. who lost in the midterm elections tics will disrupt our diplomatic "There is virtually a coup now Nov. 7 that swept Democrats to work at a sensitive and important taking place," Qarase told New power in both houses of Congress, time," Bush said earlier in a writ- Zealand's National Radio. was adamantly opposed to Bolton. ten statement. Qarase has refused to meet Bainimarama's demand that e resign,promptingthemilitarychief Levin to seek re-election in 2008 to order a gradual lockdown of the capital, Suva, since early Monday. WASHINGTON (AP) - Demo- effective," Levin said. Soldiers loyal to Bainimarama yes- cratic Sen. Carl Levin said yes- Levin said fellow Democrats terday disarmed the police. terday he will seek re-election in urged him to seek another term. - --citne ape rollin SANTIAGO, Chile the course in Iraq and press the gress next year, he said they would White House to support manufac- work to help "change the direction, Pinochet stable turers. both the security policy and the The 72-year-old Michigan law- economic policy of this country." after heart attack maker was widely expected to Levin said he decided to seek seek a sixth term and will enter the re-election last week after consult- Gen. Augusto Pinochet, whose race a heavy favorite. With Demo- ing with family members. He did 17-year dictatorship carried out crats winning control of the Sen- not fully consider his options until thousands of political killings and ate, Levin will take the helm of the after the election and "when the widespread torture, was fighting for Armed Services panel, giving him time came, it was very clear." his life in a Chilean hospital after a mijor role in Congress' shaping °The Detroit legislator first was suffering a heart attack. But doc- of Iraq policy. elected to the Senate in 1978. In tors said his condition was improv- "There is alot of work that needs 2002, he defeated Republican state ingafter an emergency procedureto to be done, and I'm in a position lawmaker Andrew "Rocky" Racz- restore blood flow to his heart. where I feel I can be useful and kowski with 61 percent of the vote. Doctors initially said they planned bypass surgery Sunday on the 91-year-old former strong- man but they later ruled it out. Dr. Juan Ignacio Vergara, a member Us..' 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Allbut two ofthe people who fell There is no guessing or math involved, ill in New Jersey had eaten at one of the fast-food restaurants between just use logic to solve. Good Luck and enjoy! Nov. 17 and Nov. 28, authorities said. Difficulty: Medium - Compiled fromn Daily wire reports 3 5 1 42 8 17 4 11 7 9 3 1 4 3 3 4 The number of times Presi- 9 -_4 7 dent Bush said he calls his parents every fortnight in an interview with The New 2 York Times. Bush said he talks with his father about . .A- .. .. - - personal matters, not policy. Puzey s ic or i LONDON (AP) - Prime Minis- ter Tony Blair launched plans yes- terday foranew multibillion-dollar submarine-based nuclear missile defense system, warning lawmak- ers the future may hold perilous threats from rogue regimes and state-sponsored terrorists. In what is expected to be among his last major acts as premier, Blair told the House of Commons that despite the end of the Cold War, potential threats were posed by North Korea, Iran and others. "In these circumstances, it would be unwise and danger- ous for Britain alone of any of the nuclear powers to give up its independent nuclear deterrent," he said. Blair said Britain would cut back on its stock of nuclear war- $ 1.16 PrpadRve per hour of Chaet ous ' inctrnr' C m rhesv Get Your MCAT Scores UP!! Stewart University Go to... www.stewartmed.org I I heads from 200 to 160 - a move intended to make the proposal more acceptable to detractors within his own party. But he said any decision to reduce the nucle- ar-armed submarine fleet from four to three would be made only after a new vessel is designed. Blair said advisers had ruled out land or air based alternatives as too costly and too vulnerable. 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