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NEWS BRIEFS
ST. GEORGE, Utah
Polygamist leader
faces life in prison U
after conviction
Theleaderofapolygamous Mor- Leg
mon splinter group was convicted t
yesterday of being an accomplice
to rape for performing a wedding
between a 19-year-old man and a LA
14-year-old girl. the
Warren Jeffs, 51, could get life Gov.
in prison after a trial that threw a day
spotlight on a renegade commu- appra
nity along the Arizona-Utah line and
where as many as 10,000 of Jeffs' shutc
followers practice plural mar- year
riage and revere him as a mighty But
prophet with dominion over their woul
salvation. to av
Jeffs stood and, like his 15 fol- state
lowers in the courtroom, wore a were
stoic look as the verdict was read. tiatio
"Everyone should now know night
that no one is above the law, reli- adjou
gion is not an excuse for abuse Thl
and every victim has a right to be Sena
heard," said Utah Attorney General that
Mark Shurtleff, who had endorsed sion
the prosecution in Washington ture.
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Iran now closed'
Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad announced yester-
day that "the nuclear issue of Iran
is now closed," and indicated that
Tehran will disregard U.N. Securi-
ty Council resolutions imposed by
"arrogant powers" and demanding 1
suspension of its uranium enrich- C
Instead, he said, Iran has decid-
ed to pursue the monitoring of
its nuclear program "through its
appropriate legal path," the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency D
which is the U.N's nuclear watch- forth
dog. Gene
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during the speech except for a note tract
taker. a nat
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allowing Iran to arm itself with terda
nuclear weapons would be an ing i
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can more easily enter the United But
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day. seve
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U.S. territory. Bo
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ried that Osama bin Laden's recent want
video and audio releases may be the
a signal to terrorist cells to carry den o
out operations, he told the Senate that's
Judiciary Committee. are s
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reconciliation, while al-Maliki TI
made clear his unhappiness about strik
the killing of Iraqi civilians by pri- failed
vate U.S. security contractors. futur
Meeting face to face for the ment
second time this month, the two was
leaders used polite diplomatic lan- work
guage to talk publicly about tense its co
issues. "I
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each has to maneuver: The Iraqi Mott
prime minister owes his still-tenu- wall.
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to staunch White House support, work
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al-Maliki's leadership in some GM
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no alternative to replace him. W
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show that his loyalty to al-Maliki $34.4
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 3A

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udget possible

N EED INK?

gislators scramble
avert shutdown
LNSING (AP) - Leaders of
Michigan Legislature and
Jennifer Granholm yester-
discussed possible ways to
eve a temporary state budget
avoid a partial government
down when the new fiscal
starts next week.
it it was not clear if they
d reach agreement in time
oid an interruption of some
services. Tax increases
a sticking point in the nego-
ns that were continuing last
t after the Legislature had
rned for the day.
e Republican-controlled
te already has passed a bill
would allow a 30-day exten-
of the current budget struc-
The legislation is pending in
emocrat-led House.
nate Majority Leader Mike
op (R-Rochester) said yes-
:y "there's no way" a per-
ent budget can be finished
tonday, when the fiscal year
s. He said talks with Gran-
[AW,
ose to
mntract
ETROIT (AP) - Bargainers
e UnitedAuto Workers and
ral Motors Corp. last night
close to reaching a con-
agreement that would end
tionwide strike by 73,000
ers, two people who were
ed on the talks said.
egotiators began work yes-
y morning and were talk-
nto the night in an effort to
the strike, which started at
m. Monday at about 80 GM
ties across the country.
th of the people requested
ymity because the talks
rivate. One said negotiat-
teams were working out
ll details," while the other
that work was almost
ped up on an innovative
for the companyto pay the
n to form a trust and take
responsibility for retiree
h care.
tt last night, picketers
ined at the GM factories
other facilities, although
ral industry analysts said
expected the walkout to
.ort.
1970 strike against GM went
r 69 days and helped push
ration into a recession, but
stry watchers didn't think
would happen this time.
th sides have something
ther desires - the workers
job security, GM wants
union to take on the bur-
f retiree health care - and
s the stuff that agreements
nade of.
'he UAW and GM under-
d that a strike is a lose/lose
osition," Deutsche Bank
yst Rod Lache said yester-
n a note to investors.
lksbroke offMonday when
trike began, but resumed
he afternoon and contin-
into the evening when
y bargainers broke for a
Analysts were encouraged
the talks have continued
ughout the strike.

he union said it went on
e largely because GM
A to make promises for
re products and invest-
t in U.S. plants. GM said it
disappointed and would
with the UAW to address
mpetitive challenges.
'mhopingwe get afair con-
. Iunderstand that General
ors has their back against a
But I don't want to give
everything," said auto-
er Ernie Bruton, who was
eting yesterday outside a
engine plant in the Detroit
rb of Romulus.
all Street was taking a
-and-see approach. GM
es slipped 32 cents, or
than 1 percent, to close at
42 yesterday.
1970, the UAW's strike
nst GM rippled through the
omy. Production declined,
iployment rose and retail
sales dried up, according
a analysis by Merrill Lynch.
-day strike against two GM
ts in 1998 wreaked similar
c and cost GM $2.2 billion.
his strike already is havingan
ct at non-UAW-represented
plants and at suppliers.
sterday, GM idled two car
mbly lines employing about
people at its plant in
wa, Ontario. On Monday,
ed a transmission plant in
dsor, Ontario, that employs
0. Workers at both are rep-
nted by the Canadian Auto
kers union.

holm have been productive, but
she must realize a continuation
budget will be needed.
The Granholm administration
is acknowledging a temporary
budget extension would be need-
ed to avoid a shutdown at this
point, but says some sort of rev-
enue increase must be included
in a budget plan before she would
approve a temporary budget.
The state has a projected $1.75
billion deficit for the next budget
year, and Granholm says more
money is needed to support pub-
lic safety, health care and educa-
tion.
"She needs to sign a continu-
ation budget in good faith so
that both sides have more time
to respond," Bishop said, noting
another 30-day extension could
be needed if a permanent solution
is not found during October.
Bishop accused Granholm of
"running a three-ring circus" by
threatening a shutdown of gov-
ernment, and lawmakers have
been inundated with calls from
worried officials at K-12 schools
and local governments, as well as
others who could be affected by
the loss of services.

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