The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Republican calls for Gonzales' dismissal Sen. JohnSununuofNewHamp- shire yesterday became the first Republican in Congress to call for Attorney General Alberto Gonza- les' dismissal, hours after President Bush expressed confidence in his embattled Cabinet officer. Gonzales has been fending off Democratic demands for his fir- ing in the wake of disclosures sur- rounding the ousters of eight U.S. attorneys - dismissals Democrats have characterized as a politically motivated purge. Support from many Republicans had been muted, but there was no outright GOP call for his dismissal until now. WASHINGTON 9/11 mastermind confesses to plot Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspectedmastermindoftheSept. 11 attacks, confessed to that attack and a string of others during a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a transcript released yesterday by the Pentagon. "I was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z," Moham- med said in a statement read dur- ing the session, which was held last Saturday. The transcripts also refer to a claim by Mohammed that he was tortured by the CIA, although he said he was not under duress when he confessed to his role in the attacks. Ina chillinglist of attacks -some of which were carried out, some not - Mohammed claimed respon- sibility for planning, financing and training others for plots ranging from the 1993 truck bombing of the World Trade Center to the attempt by would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid to blow up. a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes. DETROIT General Motors reports profit General Motors Corp. accom- plished something in the fourth quarter of 2006 that domestic auto- makers have been unable to do for some time: it reported a profit. For the quarter, the world's big- gest automaker reported yesterday a net income of $950 million due to the benefits of cost cuts, higher automotive revenues and a gain on the sale of its finance division. It was a turnaround from a $6.6 bil- lion loss in the same period a year ago. GM, which is undergoing a mas- sive overhaul that includes shed- ding thousands of jobs and closing plants to become more competi- tive with Asian automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp., wound up with a loss of $2 billion for all of 2006 compared with a restated loss of $10.4 billion in 2005. UNITED NATIONS Ambassadors agree on Iraq sanctions U.N. ambassadors from six world powers agreed in principle yester- day on a proposed new package of sanctions against Iran and were expected to introduce a resolution to the Security Council today if their governments approve it, the U.S. ambassador said. The package still needs to be considered by the 10 non-perma- nent members of the U.N. Security Council that haven't been part of the negotiations. However, an agreement by the five veto-wielding permanent members of the council and Ger- many would be a strong signal that they want to send a united message to Iran to suspend uranium enrich- ment. - Compiled from Daily wire reports 1,000 DEFENSE From page 1A of its stock. BAE Systems has sev- eral contracts with the military to supply vehicles for the war in Iraq. One of its most well-known aircraft is the Harrier Jump Jet - a plane armed with weapons like lasers and GPS-guided bombs, general-pur- pose bombs and cluster munitions. The company is also under con- tract to manufacture armor to be installed on military vehicles in Iraq. The Defense Department has paid the company millions of dol- lars to improve its armored per- sonal carrier, the Bradley Combat Systems vehicle family. RAYTHEON The University has $1,479,294 invested in Raytheon, which spe- cializes in missile technology. The company has a contract with the Army to provide missile upgrades. Raytheon was one of two companies selected by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Israel Missile Defense Organization to develop the Stunner Interceptor, which is part of a short-range mis- sile defense systembeingdeveloped bythe two countries. Raytheon also develops missile-targeting systems used by the U.S. military. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. The University holds $2,754,580 worth of stock in Northrop Grum- man Corp., a $30 billion defense company. In 2006, the company upgraded the munitions capacity of the B-2 stealth bomber. These stealth bombers, according to the company website, can deliver 80 500-pound smart weapons to dif- ferent targets. Vinnell Corporation, a subsid- iary of Northrop Grumman, was granted a $48 million contract last year to train the Iraqi Army. GENERAL DYNAMICS General Dynamics is the sixth- largest defense contractor in the world and the second-largest ship- builder for the U.S. Navy behind Northrop Grumman. Aside from ships, the company also manu- factures combat battle tanks and advanced battlefield communi- cation systems. The University's ZINGERMAN'S From page IA polarizing. "I find it hard to spend $12 on a sandwich,butI likethemalot," said LSA sophomore Angela Heuer, who attended the deli's 25th Anniversa- ry street festival this past Sunday. "My boyfriend refuses to go there, though. He prefers going to Maize and Blue, which he says tastes bet- ter and costs five dollars less." Some students feel so strongly about Zingerman's that they join Facebook.com groups with names like, "Zingerman's has the world's best food" or "Zingerman's deli is a ripoff com." Others list Zinger- man's as their religious views on the site. shares of the company are valued at $392,760. In 2004, General Dynamics was subpoenaed twice during a dispute with the U.S. Navy. The company was accused of supplying subma- rine parts that were not adequately tested, and of building submarines that did not meet the Navy's speci- fications. After the subpoenas, the General Dynamics management closed the manufacturing facility thathad produced the questionable parts. HALLIBURTON The University also holds $520,075 worth of stock in oil sup- plies company Halliburton. For- mer CEO and Vice President Dick Cheqey's ties to the company drew intense criticism after a Hallibur- ton subsidiary was awarded large contracts related to the Iraq war. Kellogg, Brown and Root, a sub- sidiary of Halliburton, secured sev- eral logistics contracts to support U.S. forces in Iraq. At the end of February, Hallibur- ton directors announced that they would spin KBR off into an inde- pendent company. DIVESTING The University chapter of SDS has been petitioning in the Diag this week to collect signatures asking students to demand that the University divest from these companies. Smith said they have collected several hundred signa- tures from University students, staff and faculty members. The next step is today's regents meet- ing. "We are coming together around the theme of accountability," Smith said. "We want to hold the leaders accountable to us and account- able to their mission of using the University to help foster a better future." The University has divested from companies twice before for ethical reasons. In 2000, the University divested from tobacco companies. In 1988, it divested from apartheid South Africa. Both moves came after a prolonged public debate on campus. Divest- ment from tobacco companies was supported by resolutions from the Michigan Student Assembly and the Faculty Senate. FOOTBALL From page IA seven games last season as a red- shirt freshman, didn't travel to Michigan's game against Min- nesota on Sept. 30 last season for unspecified reasons. With the graduation of tight end Tyler Ecker, Butler, who led all Wolverine tight ends with 19 catches last season, was expected to be the team's starter next sea- son. Germany also didn't make the trip to the Alamo Bowl two sea- sons ago for unspecified reasons. A handful of other big-name starters will also miss spring prac- tice. Running back Mike Hart and MAP presidential no DAAP presidential ro guard Adam Kraus will both south Qad Residenc miss the entire spring due to injuries. Kraus underwent offseason MSA surgery, and Hart recently had a From page IA "minor arthroscopic procedure," - as Carr phrased it yesterday. is vital to the succ Star wideout Mario Manning- "You may havea ham will see limited action with a plans," he said. "B lingering injury of his own. get them through Carr didn't elaborate on any willing'to sit doss specific injuries, calling it confi- administrators." dential information. The only topic t ominee Zach Yost (left), moderator Katie Woods(center)tand omine Maricruz Lopez (right) during last night's MSA debate in ce Hall ess of MSA. all these diversity but if you want to , you have to be 'n and talk with hat roused strong emotions was Airbus, a successfulbus service sponsored by MSA that brings students to and from Detroit Metro Airport before and after breaks. While Yost touted it. as an achievement, Lopez said as presi- dent she would focus on more important matters than getting students to the airport. Yost said he was disappointed with her attitude. ce oueu C r h'HS I S or U c1aiv it is H- Many stUdents on and off carpus manae a full time student life and their Crohn's / Colitis,. We need STUDENTS to share their experiences and ideas, as well as to en- gage ever more STUDENTS. 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