The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON D.C. court bars Libby from practicing law Former top White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was banned yesterday from practicinglawin the nation's capital following his per- jury conviction in the case of a CIA operative's leaked identity. The disbarment order of the Dis- trict of Columbia Court of Appeals had been expected. When a member of the bar is con- victed'of an offense involving moral turpitude, disbarment is manda- tory," the appeals court ruled. Last May, a court panelthat over- sees lawyer ethics recommended that Libby be stripped of his law license in Washington. The Board on Professional Responsibility then found that Libby's conviction for lying to the FBI about the case of former CIA operative Valerie Plame amounted to "crimes that involve moral turpitude." CAIRO Bin Laden lashes out during peace talks Osama bin Laden lashed out yes- terday at Palestinian peace nego- tiations with Israel and called for a holy war to liberate the Palestinian lands. A day after a bin Laden audio on a militant Web site threatened Euro- peans, Al-Jazeera TV broadcast audio excerpts attributed to the al- Qaida leader that urge Palestinians to ignore political parties "mired in trickeryoftheblasphemous democ- racy" and to rely on armed might. "Palestine cannot be retaken by negotiations and dialogue, but with fire and iron," he said. It was the first time bin Laden spoke of the Palestinian question at length since the deteriorating situ- ation in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military has been fighting with militants who fire rockets into southern Israel. FENTON, Mo. Midwesterners adjust to raging rivers, flooding With more than a dozen people killed by floodwaters and rivers still rising, weary Midwesterners on Thursday weighed not just the prospect of a sodden cleanup but the likelihood that their communi- ties could be inundated again. Families in some areas have been forced from their homes multiple times in the past few years, making the routine of filling sandbags and rescuing furniture into a familiar drill. "We've beenthrough this before," said Michelle Buhlinger, who works for the school district in Valley Park in suburban St. Louis. "We're ex- pectingthe levee to hold up, but we don't want to take any chances." ZHONGDIAN, China China blankets restless Tibetan areas with troops China blanketed restive Tibetan areas yesterday with a huge build- up of troops, turning small towns across a wide swath of western China into armed encampments. Beijing acknowledged that last week's- anti-government protests had spread far beyond Tibet's bor- ders and that police opened fire on protesters. It warned foreign tour- ists and journalists to stay away from a huge expanse of territory across four provinces. In an overture of peace, the Da- lai Lama offered to meet with Chi- nese President Hu Jintao and other leaders, reiterating that he was not asking for Tibetan independence. China has repeatedly ignored calls for dialogue, accusing the exiled Tibetan leader and his sup- porters of organizing violence in hopes of sabotaging the upcoming Beijing Olympics and promoting Tibetan independence. - Compiled from Daily wire reports U. .3,992 Number of American service mem- bers who have died in the war in Iraq, according to The Associated Press. There were no deaths identi- fied yesterday. PRIMARY From Page 1 ness of this state government." Sen. Carl Levin, Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Democratic National Committee member Debbie Dingell and United Auto Workers president Ron Gettelfin- ger were part of a committee that originally introduced the primary proposal last week in a statement. "We will continue to work with all interested parties to seek a way to ensure that Michigan's delegates are seated at the Democratic Nation- al Convention," the statement read. "We want to avoid a divisive fight at the Credentials Committee or on the Convention floor." Clinton has pushed for a new election in the form of a primary or caucus to seat Michigan's del- egates. Obama has been hesitant RELIC From Page 1 tion, most of which have never pro- duced a single scholarly article," he said. "One wonders why the Uni- versity resists returning them." Stephen Forrest, the vice presi- dent for research, said in a letter on behalf of the University that because the bodies are "cultural- ly unidentifiable," the University can't return them to the tribe. "The University does not have the legal authority to do what you are requesting," the letter read. to such options, though, asking instead to split the delegates even- ly at the convention. Michigan lost its delegates after moving its primary before Feb. 5, in violation of the Democratic National Committee's rules. Most of the Democratic candidates pledged to not campaign in Michi- gan and with the exception of Sen. Hillary Clinton, all of the top con- tenders - including Sen. Barack Obama - removed their names from the state's ballot. Clinton went on to win the contest, garner- ing 55 percent of the vote, while 40 percent of voters cast their votes for "uncommitted," meaning their votes wouldn't be attached to any particular candidate. LSA sophomore Sam Marvin, a Clinton supporter, said he thought Michigan's delegates should be represented at the convention but wasn't sure how it should work. The language of the NAGPRA dictates that museums and insti- tutions "retain possession of culturally unidentifiable human remains until final regulations are promulgated or the Secretary recommends otherwise." Forrest's letter ended by say- ing that the University is "willing and interested in maintaining a dialogue" with the tribe. University officials couldn't be reached for further comment yes- terday. Martin said that if the Univer- sity continues to deny the request after appealing to the regents, the Marvin, who is also a co-chair of the University group Student for Levin, said he doesn't think a new election should be held after win- ter semester ends because many student voters will have left cam- pus for the summer. "I'd like to see a fair decision so that everyone's vote is recog- nized," he said. LSA junior Daniel Villamarin, an Obama supporter and vice- chair of the University's chapter of the College Democrats, echoed his candidate's opinion, saying he supports splitting the delegates between Clinton and Obama. He said he thought Clinton would mostlikely win another pri- mary, and that he's not sure of the fairest way to represent Michigan. "The whole situation stinks and I don't think there's a right answer," he said. "I'm just frus- trated with the whole thing." tribe will pry deeper into the laws to make its case. "We're going to keep looking into the legality of this issue with our attorneys and keep knocking on the University's door," she said. "We're not going to go away." Clarkson cited similar cases when the University did return remains to other tribes., In compliance with the act the University has returned remains to three different tribes. "There are good, well-meaning people inside the Fleming Build- ing, and I'm hopeful they'll do the right thing again," he said. QUICKIE From Page 1 propriate and offensive. "I have a problem that you take a women riding a hamburger and you put it next to the word 'quick- ie,' " he said. "It just seems like it's not putting a good message out there for the objectification of women." Maria Arman, whose family owns the restaurant, said the logo was meant to invoke a cowboy theme. "We were thinking beef, rodeo, so instead of putting a cowboy, we just picked a cowgirl," she said. "It's a rodeo-style cowgirl riding a bull, but instead, it's a burger. It was put together to be funny and different. No offense was meant to anyone." Before selecting a logo for the restaurant, which features a maize and blue color scheme with televi- sions tuned to ESPN on the inte- rior, the owners showed the logo to more than 100 people and none of them objected, Arman said. "The people who we talked to told us, 'It's a college town and the kids will think its funny,"' she said. LSA freshman Dan Yeomans said while he wasn't personally offended by the logo, he could see how others might interpret it in a negative way. Friday, March 21,.2008 - 3 "I could see the same people who were offended by the South Quad T-shirts taking offense to this," said Yeomans, referring to a batch of dorm-sponsored shirts that featured lyrics from the popular, but controversial Soulja Boy song "Crank That." Roberts said he believed the image was distasteful, regardless of the person. "Basically, what it has is a pro- vocatively dressed woman strad- dling a hamburger, and she's very busty and its kind of really hor- rible," he said. Roberts and the Stonewall Democrats-have begun circulating a petition, which he said current- ly has about 100 signatures. The group plans to send a letter along with the petition to the owners. Therestaurant'sname,he said, isn't a problem. Roberts said the purpose of the letter and petition is to convince the Armans to alter the logo. "I don't think anyone has a problem with the name because it implies that I'm going to get a quick burger," he said. "Instead, we're just thinking about getting rid of the logo. Maybe trying to change it so it's less offensive." Arman said she would be open to talking with the protesters. "We will consider talking to them," she said. "We're open-mind- ed. We're not here to offend anyone or to make anyone angry." Borders may put itself up for sale JOIN THE NEWS STAFF E-mail herring@michigandaily.com Boc 39, kseller records percent drop in stock value DETROIT (AP) - Borders, an Ann Arbor-based bookseller, could become the latest victim of the credit squeeze, announcing yesterday that it may put itself up for sale. Rival Barnes & Noble, meanwhile, saw fourth-quar- ter profits drop 9 percent as the industry struggles with intense competition from discounters. Shares in Borders tumbled more than 39 percent as the nation's second-largest bookseller said it wasconsideringoptionsincluding the sale of the company or certain divisions, and that it had lined up $42.5 million in financing to help it keep running through the year. "It's a crunch of three C's- credit, capital and consumer spending," said Dan Ansell, a partner at Greenberg Traurig LLP and chairman of its real estate operations division. Despite - its earnings slide, Barnes & Noble boosted its divi- dends and surprised Wall Street with predictions of a profit- able first quarter. Analysts said the nation's largest book seller would be the most likely suitor for Borders. Both big bookstore chains have deepened discounts for their members, as shoppers are even more focused on low prices for discretionary items as they pay higher gas and food costs. But analyst Michael Norris at market research firm Simba Information said customers are increasingly turning to whole- sale clubs and other discounters like Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for books and other merchandise. "This is going to be a really tough year" for booksellers, Nor- ris said. Borders is a year into a restruc- turing that includes revamping its U.S. superstores as part of an effort to lure more shoppers. But the evaporating credit market led to the financing announced Thursday from hedge fund Per- shing Square Capital Manage- ment LP, its largest shareholder. "In the economic environment, we believe we're on the right track and our plan is the right one to get us there," CEO George Jones told analysts. "Now we have the flex- ibility necessary to get us where we need tobe." Without the funding, he said, "liquidity issues" may have been only months away. Ansell noted that some retailers "are not able to borrow money as easily as in the past to meet their capital requirements." The tightening of credit among consumers causes them to spend less - thereby straining the cash flow for retailers and increasing their dependence upon credit to meet their operatingcosts. Borders suspended its quarterly dividend, which it will plow into operations, and says its plans for earnings per share growth may take longer than expected. "Borders, which has finally found a CEO that can improve the merchandising, is finding that its poor cash flow and balance sheet is forcing it to make some very unattractive decisions," Credit Suisse analystGary Balter wrote to investors. The loan from Pershing Square, he noted, comes at a high 12.5 percent interest rate. RANDOLPH COURT APARTMENTS I£S 2 Bedroom Apartment Homes ~ Ground Floor Ranch Style! Private Entrance! Patio! Spacious Kitchenl Air Conditioning! Laundry Facilities! 24-Hour Emergency Maintenance! 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Friday, March 28, 2008 University of Michigan Law School Hutchins Hall, Room338 1:00pm - 4:00pm Free and Open to the Public WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND APOLOGIES TO THE COURTYARD STUDENT APARTMENTS DUE TO A MIXUP FREE TAXI RIDES ON ST PATRICK'S DAY WERE NOT HONORED POSTCARD from MOROC CO Opera by Dominick Argento Text by John Donahue Be Careful! The baggage we carry may reveal more about ourselves than we care to share.