The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS OTTAWA Clinton urges Canada to stay in Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday the U.S. would like Canada to remain in Afghanistan past 2011 and sug- gested the military could switch to a training role. Canada's Parliament has man- dated that the military mission in Kandahar end in 2011. Canada has about 2,900 troops there. Clinton told CTV News on Mon- day that the U.S. would like Can- ada to keep some of its troops in Afghanistan. "We would obviously like to see some form of support continue," Clinton said. "The military could switch more into a training role instead of a combat role, a logistics support role instead of the front- line combat." Catherine Loubier, a spokes- woman for Canadian Foreign Min- ister Lawrence Cannon, said that although Canada's military mission will end in 2011, officials are exam- ining Canada's possible nonmili- tary role after that. Trailers on property belongg to David Brian Stone, the leader of Midwest Christian militia Hutaree are shown yesterday, the day after an FI radin Clayton Mich. Local militia charged with plot to kill cops HARRIS From Page 1 what professional scouts have to say about him, which is permissa- ble under NCAA rules, if Harris doesn't hire an agent. But Harris said this morning that he intends to hire an agent. When asked if there was any chance Harris would come back to Michigan, he said no. Harris plans to work out with DeShawn Sims, an outgoing senior and close friend, in the coming weeks to pre- pare for the Draft. "Like so many guys coming out, whether they come out after four years, three years, two years, (Harris) realizes there are difficult challenges ahead of him," Michi- gan coach John Beilein said. "He wants to tackle those challenges, and we have nothing to do but sup- port him on that." Harris said he would play in Europe or in the NBA D-League if those were his only options in the immediate future. "If that came up, and it's like I had to do it, then definitely, because I love playing basket- ball," Harris said. "Whatever route I have to take to get there, that's my final destination, is to be in the NBA, whatever route it is." Reporters asked Beilein, who sat next to Harris throughout the press conference, what he thought the team would be like next year without Harris. Beilein mentioned that it will be the combination of losing him and Sims that will change the make-up of the Wol- verines. "It's not just Manny, it's DeShawn (too)," Beilein said. "You take two guys who have taken the majority of shots over two years, three years. It will be difficult. As you coach long enough, you find these situations, and you find ways to make it work." Harris and Sims have been Michigan's two leading scorers for the past three years, and the two dominant players opposing defens- Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 3 es worried about. Harris attended Redford High School in Detroit, where he was a two-time All-State first team selection and was Michigan's Mr. Basketball asa senior in 2007. Har- ris was recruited by former Michi- gan coach Tommy Amaker, but he ended up playing all three seasons as a Wolverine under Beilein, after Amaker was fired Harris was a prolific scorer this year, averaging just over 18 points per game, but ran into problems off the court when he was suspended by Beilein for agame for "unsports- manlike conduct" in practice at the end of January. Harris said after the suspension that he had "learned a great deal from this sit- uation" and he didn't "ever want to have it happen again." Harris said today that his relationship with Beilein was fine. "We leave on a great stand- ing," Harris said. "Coach Beilein's a great coach, and he just did so much for me as a player, on and off the court. A lot of people looking from the outside would probably not know, but we definitely had a great relationship, and any player on any team, for a coach and aplay- er that both want to win the game, sometimes you buttheads. "We did a couple times during the season, but there were way more goods than bad." When asked if Michigan's dis- appointing season was a factor in Harris's decision, he quickly dis- missed the idea, saying thatitactu- ally made it more difficult for him to leave because he wanted to go out on a higher note. But when push came to shove, his interest in a chance to play pro- fessional basketball outweighed his desire to play another season at the collegiate level. "It's always your dream, you always think about it," Harris said. "Whilebeing at Michigan, I played for Michigan, I love being here at Michigan, but you always think about playing for the NBA." Harris said he plans on eventu- ally earning his bachelor's degree from the University. NEW YORKFeds say plan was to Sarkozy, first lady attack an officer and visit Columbia bomb their funeral University With a lecturn flown in from France and his fingers firmly entwined with those of his smiling wife, French President Nicolas Sar- * kozy made a splash yesterday even before he opened his mouth for a no-holds-barred speech at Colum- bia University. Amid blogger reports of strains in their marriage, Sarkozy and ex-supermodel Carla Bruni-Sar- * kozy made every effort to appear the happy couple, walking close- ly together and clasping hands as they mounted a staircase into an auditorium packed with stu- dents, faculty and other specta- tors. The French first lady, elegant in a swept;-up chignon and form- fitting black top with gray skirt, at times threatened to upstage her husband, who scolded his Ameri- can hosts about health care and for not paying enough attention to the rest of the world. WASHINGTON DETROIT (AP) - Nine alleged members of a Christian mili- tia group that was girding for battle with the Antichrist were charged yesterday with plotting to kill a police officer and slaugh- ter scores more by bombing the funeral - all in hopes of touching off an uprising against the U.S. government. Seven men and one woman believed to be part of the Michi- gan-based Hutaree were arrest- ed over the weekend in raids in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, and another was still being sought. FBI agents moved quickly against Hutaree because its mem- bers were planning an attack sometime in April, prosecutors said. Authorities seized guns in the raids but would not say wheth- er they found any explosives. The arrests have dealt "a severe blow to a dangerous organization that today stands accused of con- spiring to levy war against the United States," Attorney General Eric Holder said. Authorities said the arrests underscored the dangers of home- grown right-wing extremism of the sort seen in the 1995 Oklaho- ma City bombing that killed 168 people. In an indictment unsealed yes- terday, prosecutors said the group began military-style training in the Michigan woods in 2008, learning how to shoot guns and make and set off bombs. David Brian Stone, 44, of Clay- ton, Mich., and one of his sons were identified as the ringlead- ers of the group. Stone, who was known as "Captain Hutaree," organized the group in paramili- tary fashion and members were assigned secret names, pros- ecutors said. Ranks ranged from "radoks" to "gunners," according to the group's Web site. "It started out as a Christian thing," Stone's ex-wife, Donna Stone, told The Associated Press. "You go to church. You pray. You take care of your family. I think David started to take it a little too far." Donna Stone said her ex-hus- band pulled her son into the move- ment. Another of Stone's sons also was charged and still was being sought. FBI and police surrounded a rural area yesterday about 30 miles from the site of raid in Michigan and were using a near- by church as a staging area, but wouldn't say whether their search was related to the weekend raids. Authorities arrived at Wheatland Church on Sunday night and were focusing on a trailer about a mile away, said Irene Wonders, wife of the church's pastor. Prosecutors said David Stone had identified certain law enforce- ment officers near his home as potential targets. He and other members discussed setting off bombs at a police funeral, using a fake 911 call to lure an officer to his death, killing an officer after a traffic stop, or attacking the fam- ily of an officer, according to the indictment. LOVE THE ADOBE SUITE? JOIN DAILY DESIGN. 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"Households are starting to ease up on their tight grip on their wallets, though it would be nice if they had more money to spend," observed Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors. ANN ARBOR, Mich. 'U' hosts panel on prisoner re-entry A University of Michigan policy center is hosting a panel discussion about a state prisoner re-entry pro- gram. The Policy and Politics of the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initia- tive is Monday at the Ann Arbor university. Panelists include Mich- igan Department of Corrections Director Patricia Caruso and state Reps. John Proos and Alma Wheel- er Smith. The program is designed to reduce returns to prison and better prepare prisoners for parole. Both reduce prison populations. The panel will examine the poli- tics of the initiative within the state legislature and the effect of criti- cism on its future. 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