0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 7A S Killing removes top rival to Chechen leader Gates urges Congress to shift funds from weapons to troops Assassination most Delim the Chec visible killing of resents t .has denie Chechen figure Any t since 2004 the Dub unlikely b threaten MOSCOW (AP) - The assas- keeping 1 sin of a renegade Chechen war- ble after lord tossed a gold-plated pistol to years. the ground next to the body - a The D flamboyant coda to the death in the most Dubai that marked the removal of egade Ch the last major rival of Chechnya's when for Kremlin-backed leader. Presiden Dubai's police chief has yev died accused a Russian parliamentar- intelligen ian - and confidant of Chechen victed ant President Ramzan Kadyrov - of serve the masterminding the March 28 Many killing thousands of miles from met violet Chechnya, outside a beachfront fighting residential complex in a glitzy includini neighborhood of Dubai. Kadyrov was shot, yesterdefended Adam Delimkha- on a Mos nov, a man he called his "friend, Kadyrov brother and, moreover, my right side his h hand," and said the police allega- Durin tions against him were a "provo- the Chec cation" and "slander." transform A suspect in custody told hulking authorities that one of the law- He overt maker's guards had provided the Europe's killer with the gold-plated pistol his effort that killed Sulim Yamadayev, the and blunt Dubai police chief said. els. The lawmaker was in Syria, Yulia I according to Kadyrov, but he was mentator expected to return to Russia. As a eled exte member of parliament Delimkha- Kadyrov' nov enjoys immunity from prosecu- has made tion, and Russia's constitution bans ter of th the extradition of Russian citizens. region. learned i FINE "Twen From Page 1 about hit command to just sit and listen to him." said. "An In addition to his career in what he teaching, Fine was president of thing as h the Labor Historians, served as tory beca history department chairman, it out for and was a member of the National Brook Archives Advisory Council. He of great was also a member of the Ameri- or her s can Historical Association and the that was University Musical Society. exceptio Jim Weindorf one of Fine's for- "There met students said every lecture of people w Fine's was "a performance." as long ae "Of all my classes that I took, their only that's the one that I wouldn't learned miss," he said. "I wanted to be in wrote in the front seat and I wanted to take copious notes." 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Two Russian nce agents were con- nd sent back to Russia to ir sentences. of Kadyrov's rivals have nt ends after lives spent in the Chechen wars, g a former warlord who dead by Chechen police cow avenue and a former bodyguard killed out- tome in Vienna. g Kadyrov's presidency, hen capital, Grozny, was ted from a moonscape of ruins into a modern city. saw the construction of biggest mosque as part of s to impose Islamic values the appeal of Islamic reb- Latynina, a- political com- and author who has trav- nsively in Chechnya, said s push to rebuild Chechnya him the undisputed mas- e predominantly Muslim n Fine's class. ty years later, I think m all the time and how he dedpeople'sattention,"he d you just waited to hear had to say about some- he was going through his- use he could kind of sort you." s said Fine was the kind teacher "who makes his ubject come alive," and what made his career so nal. e probably aren't a lot of ho can look back on a life nd rich as his and say that y regret is that they never how to drive," Brooks the e-mail. - Daily News Editors Jillian Berman and Trevor Calero contributed to this report. Defense secretary's proposal to slash programs could result in job losses WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation should stop pouring billions into futuristic, super-expensive F-22 jet fighters, pull the plug on new presidential helicopters and put the money into systems U.S. soldiers can use against actual foes, Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared yesterday. Major overhaul plans laid out by the Obama administration's Penta- gon chief would slash several giant weapons programs - and thou- sands of civilian jobs that go with them. With recession unemploy- ment rising, Congress may balk at many of the cuts in Gates' proposed $534 billion budget for the coming year. Still, despite all the talk of cuts, the total figure would rise from $513 billion for 2009, and Gates spoke of using money more wisely, not asking for less. Gates, a holdover from the Bush administration, said he is gear- ing Pentagon buying plans to the smaller, lower-tech battlefields the military is facing now and expects in coming years. He also said he hopes lawmakers will resist temp- tations to save outdated system that keep defense plants humming in their home districts. The Pentagon, he said, wants to move away from both outdated weapons systems conceived in the Cold War and futuristic programs aimed at super-sophisticated foes. Gates said he would expand spending on equipment that tar- gets insurgents, such as $2 billion more on surveillance and recon- naissance equipment. That would include funding for 50 new Preda- tor drones such as those that have rained down missiles on militants hiding along the Afghanistan-Pak- istan border. "We must rebalance this depart- ment's programs in order to FACULTY From Page 1 chair and Engineering professor, disagreed with their sentiments. SACUA Chair David Potter questioned the deans' proposed changes to the faculty track poli- cies on the grounds that by making all research titles comparable, they would also be eligible for regular Defense Secretary Robert Gates listens to a reporters question at news conference at the Pentagon in Washington yesterday. institutionalize and finance our capabilities to fight the wars we are in today and the scenarios we are most likely to face in the years ahead," he said. Major programs facing cuts include the F-22 Raptor, the mili- tary's most expensive fighter plane at $140 million apiece. An action movie come to life, sleek, fast and nearly invisible, the Raptor is ill- suited to deterring roadside bombs in Iraq or hunting insurgents who vanish into the Afghan moun- tains. Gates says the Pentagon won't continue the F-22 program beyond 187 planes already planned. Bethes- da, Md.-based Lockheed, the nation's largest defense contractor, has said almost 95,000 jobs could be at stake. Gates also said no to a new fleet of Marine One presidential heli- copters - with a price tag of $13 billion, more than double the origi- rates in raises. Thouless also said research professors with different levels of standing should not have the same title. "It seems to me that this pro- posed rule for (the Office of the Vice President for Research) is (that) you're going to call a profes- sor that is everything equal," Thou- less said. "If they're not equal, then there's this other rank. You can't nal budget. He said new helicopters would be needed at some point but he wants time to figure out a better solution. A $160 billion Army system of combat vehicles, flying sensors and bomb-hunting robots would be reduced, too, as would plans to build a shield of missile intercep- tors to defend against attacks by rogue countries. The Navy would revamp plans to buy new destroy- ers. A new communications satellite would be scrapped, and a program for a new Air Force transport plane would be ended. Congress reacted cautiously. Large defense contractors and their supporters on Capitol Hill scrambled to assess how the changes would affect them. Gates had demanded total secrecy dur- ing weeks of Pentagon discussions, even requiring senior military offi- cers to swear in writing that-they have someone who's not equal; then there's something else you can call them. This application is the same thing it should be. If people are equal, then they should have equal titling." Gyetko also expressed opposi- tion to another part of the poli- cy that would require assistant research professors to be reviewed by an external source after six years of employment at the Medi- would not talk out of school. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., chairman of the House Appro- priations Defense Subcommittee, called the proposals an important and overdue attempt to balance want and need at the Defense Department. "However, the committee will carefully review the department's recommendations in the context of current and future threats when we receive the detailed fiscal year 2010 budget request," Murtha said. Some programs would grow. Gates proposed speeding up pro- duction of the F-35 fighter jet. That program could end up costing $1 trillion to manufacture and main- tain 2,443 planes. The military would buy more speedy ships that can operate close in to land. And more money would be spent outfit- ting special forces troops who can hunt down insurgents. cal School. She said this practice would make it appear as if the Uni- versity could not review its own faculty. But Thouless said the external review is important. "I'm a bit puzzled by the fact that you're saying someone after six years has to at least be reviewed by someone from outside the Medi- cal School, why that's punitive," he said. tednesday, April 8, 2009 S h 21 to April 19) our best to be calm today, it's very easy to have power with others, especially female figures or partners. Don't blow US 20 to May 20) dup of tension with co-workers mers where you work could take day. This tension is related to day) and the Full Moon (tomor- ces! NI 2t to June 20) 2s must be patient with children milarly, romantic partners must nt with each other. The Full morrow will generate a buildup ion in these areas. (Ditto for :ER 21 to July 22) struggles with family members, y female relatives, are likely Consider this a warning. ned is forearmed. Therefore, en go there. (Keep the peace!) 3 to Aug. 22) rautions with others, especially ,will he tense or agitated today. are inclined to tell each other do or how they should live. (No ts to hear that!) 0 23 to Sept. 22) y quarrels or financial squabbles y today. Guard against buying ng because you feel obsessed Instead, be prudent. 23 to Oct. 22) the urge to play one-upmanship yone today. It won't work of an increasing tension build- ing up today before tomorrow's Full Moon in your sign. (You getthe picture.) SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You feel restless today, as if something is nagging at you in the back of your mind. Basically, the Moon is at odds with your ruler, Plato. On top of this, tomorrow is the Full Moon. (Time to send out for dark chocolate.) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Avoid power struggles with friends, especially females. If others want you to change your goals or objectives, don't do it - not today. CAPRICORN (De. 22 to Jan. 19) Remain calm and collected today because people definitely will notice you. (And they're going to notice you tomorrow as well!) Be aware of this. (Jan. 2010o Feb. 18) Arguments about politics, religion and racial issues are quite pointless today because they'll be too emotionally heated. Zip thy ip. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Disputes about shared property, taxes, insurance matters and wills might take place today. It's far better to wait several days before approaching these areas. YOU BORN TODAY Some of you are outgoing; others are shy. However, all of you have high ideals and humamitarian goals. You are truly altruistic. You help those who are less fortunate than you. You fight for their rights. In this way, many of you are daily (albeit unsung) heroes. You're very giving. Expect a change this year, perhaps as significant as something around 2001. Biredate of Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer; Betty Ford, first lady, founded alcohol-treatment center; Katie Sackhoff, actress. CITY COUNCIL From Page 1 Last night, Councilmember Leigh Greden (D- Ward 3) submit- ted Amendment 8 to the proposal, which would establish a maximum building height limit of 120 feet in the South University Avenue area and 180 feet in the rest of the Dl designated zones. Mayor John Hiefjte proposed that Greden's amendment limit the building height in the principal Dl zone to 160 feet instead of 180 feet, which is approximately 14 stories instead of16. "We don't live in a large city, we live in a medium city," Hieftje said. "The needs of density can be estab- lished with a 14 storybuilding." Councilmember Tony Derezin- ski (D-Ward 2) proposed another amendment to the height limita- tions of A2D2. Derezinski argued to increase the height limit in the South University Avenue area from 120 feet to 150 feet. CouncilmemberCarsten Hohnke (D-Ward5) supported Derezinski's change, warning that a height cap of 120 feet would limit downtown development and send development beyond core downtown zones. After a long debate members compromised to amend the height limitations of A2D2 to 150 feet in the South University Avenue area and 180 feet in the remainder of the Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftie speaks during the City Council meeting last night. D1 zone. Other controversial amendments included the height limitof thebuild- ings in the Dl area of East Huron and the amount of setback spacebetween the buildings in that area. The next step of the approval process for the A2D2 zoning chang- es is a second reading and a public hearing. Originally scheduled to take place on May 4, council members decided to push back the second reading and second public hearing to June 1, in order to allow time for the Planning Commission to review last night's changes. City staff is planning to update the official A2D2 website as soon as possible to inform the public of last night's changes before the next public hearing. COLE From Page 1 "I think he has a 50-50 shot at suc- ceeding." But Cole did not spare Obama from his criticism either. He said Obama's plan for a military build- up in Afghanistan is misguided because the United States's pres- ence in the country won't help fight the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks. Cole said one of Obama's speech- es promoting the buildup contained similar rhetoric to that of President George Bush. "I found that speech eerie - a Bushification of Obama," he said. Cole said U.S. government offi- cials aren't the only ones to blame for tensions between America and the Middle East, claiming Ameri- cans are aware of their govern- ment's actions in Iraq. "It is the United States that turned Iraq into a hell hole," he said. Cole added that there is a "lack of proportionality" in the way Ameri- cans evaluate world events. He said Americans see individual terrorist aces in the Middle East as evidence that the region is unstable. But he said if the United States was evalu- ated using a similar metric,America would be considered unstable due to the acts of violence in this coun- try like the Oklahoma Citybombing in 1995. But Cole said people in the Mid- dle East also hold misconceptions about Americans. He cited a Leba- nese book fair he attended last sum- mer, which had more than 17,000 books, but less than two dozen were related to America. "I have long been annoyed that they don't have books about us," he said. "There's nothing." V 2009 King Features Syndicate, Inc. *