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NEWS BRIEFS
HONOLULU
Former B-2 bomber
to face federal trial
for selling secrets
A former B-2 stealth bomber
engineer from Maui who is accused
of selling military secrets to China
is due to face trial in federal court
this week.
Noshir Gowadia (NOH'-sheer
GO'-wah-dee-a) faces 21 counts
including conspiracy, violating the
arms export control act and money
laundering.
The trial comes some 4 years
after the 66-year-old's arrest. It
was originally scheduled to start
in 2006, but the need for lawyers
to obtain classified clearances and
other issues repeatedly pushed
back the date.
Gowadia has been in federal
detention since his October 2005
arrest because a judge ruled he is a
flight risk.
Jury selection is scheduled to
begin today at U.S. District Court in
Honolulu, and opening statements
are expected tomorrow. The trial is
expected to last atleast two months.
ANCHORAGE
Earthquakes may
heighten possibly of
volcano erupting
A volcano near Anchorage could
be waking up.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory
says a series of small earthquakes
began occurring early yesterday
nearthesummitofMountRedoubt,
about too miles southwest of
Anchorage.
Scientists do not know if the
earthquakes will result in the vol-
cano hecoming explosive, hut they
say there is a heightened possibil-
ity. Last year, the volcano was very
active for months, at times produc-
ing huge ash plumes and sending
mud flows down its flanks.
RickWessels,ageophysicistwith
the U.S. Geological Survey, says the
Mount Redoubt earthquakes are
not connected to Sunday's 7.2-mag-
nitude quake in Mexico just south
of the U.S. border because the dis-
tances are too great.
DETROIT, Mich.
Alliance announced
among European
automakers
RenaultSA and Nissan Motor Co.
are expected to announce a parts-
sharing and research alliance with
German automaker Daimler AG as
early as this week, according to a
report published yesterday in The
Wall Street Journal.
France's Renault and Japan's
Nissan, which already have a
partnership, are exploring shar-
ing engines and small-car plat-
forms for Daimler's Smart car
and Renault's Twingo. They also
would collaborate on the research
and development of hybrids,
battery powered vehicles and
other fuel-efficient technologies,
the newspaper said, citing an

unnamed source.
WASHINGTON
Obamas welcome
thousands to WH
Easter Egg Roll
The Obama family welcomed
thousands of children to the sun-
soaked South Lawn of the White
House yesterday for the annual
Easter Egg Roll, an essential rite of
spring.
The Egg Roll dates back to 1878,
when President Rutherford B.
Hayes was in office. In the main
event, children race to push eggs
through the grass using wooden
spoons.
"Is everybody having a good
time?" Obama asked the enthusi-
astic crowd from a balcony over the
south lawn. "Happy Easter every-
body. We are thrilled that all of you
could come."
The theme of this year's egg roll
is "Ready, Set, Go!" and that ties in
with first lady Michelle Obama's
campaign against childhood obe-
sity. The event features basket-
ball, yoga, dancing, gardening and
healthy eating activities.
"Today we have transformed the
South Lawn into a playground,"
Mrs. Obama said. "And our hope
today is that in addition to having
fun and doing some of the tradi-
tional activities like the egg roll
and the Easter egg hunt, that you
can learn about beginning to live a
more healthy life."
- Compiled from
Daily wire reports

Cuban gov't
releases Elian
Gonzalez photos

President Barack Obama discusses the START arms reduction treaty, during a phone call with Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev on Friday in the Oval Officeof the White House in Washington.
U-S to begin talks of a
stricter nuclear polic

Photos show former
exile, now 16 years
old, attending
Communist meeting
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba has
released photos of one-time exile
cause celebre Elian Gonzalez
wearing an olive-green military
school uniform and attending a
Young Communist Union con-
gress.
Gonzalez, now 16 with close-
ly cropped black hair, is shown
serious-faced with fellow youth
delegates during last weekend's
congress at a sprawling and drab
convention center in western
Havana. The images were posted
yesterday on Cuban government
Web sites, then widely picked up
by electronic, state-controlled
media.
When he was 5, Elian was
found floating off the coast of
Florida in an inner tube after his
mother and others fleeing Cuba
drowned trying to reach the U.S.

Elian's father, who was separated
from his mother, had remained in
Cuba.
U.S. immigration officials ruled
the boy should return to Cuba
over the objections of his Miami
relatives and other Cuban exiles,
creating a national furor that
caused even presidential candi-
dates George W. Bush and Al Gore
to weigh in on the matter.
His relatives refused to give
him up. Federal agents raided the
Little Havana home of his uncle
with guns drawn 10 years ago this
month and seized the boy from a
closet to return him to his father.
Elian was celebrated as a hero
in Cuba upon his return and his
father, restaurant employee Juan
Miguel Gonzalez, was elected
to parliament - a seat he retains
today.
Cuba usually marks Gonza-
lez's birthday every Dec. 7 with
parades and other local events,
but such activities are not open to
foreign reporters.
Gonzalez formally joined the
Young Communist Union in 2008,
making headlines across Cuba.

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START arms reduction treaty, to
3ach agreement be signed by Obama and Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev in
ith Russia over Prague on Thursday.
The White House hopes to
mutual cuts overcome Russia's expressed
reluctance to move beyond
SHINGTON (AP) - The START, especially if it means
a administration is poised cutting Moscow's arsenal of
pt a new policy potentially tactical, or short-range nuclear
tingthenation'suseofnucle- arms.
ns, U.S. officials said, and These so-called theater nucle-
to persuade Russia to agree ar weapons play a key role in
tual cuts in nuclear arsenals Russia's overall defense strategy
beyond the arms treaty both and are regarded in Moscow as
will signthis week. an important bargaining chip on
olicy review, expected to security issues.
leased today, is likely to The timing of a planned U.S.
e language reducing U.S. push for new, broader arms talks
ce on nuclear weapons for with Russia is uncertain. But
ional defense. That reflects officials said the proposal would
ent Barack Obama's pledge only come after U.S. and Russian
ve toward a nuclear free legislative approval of the new
, and could strengthen U.S. START pact, which isn't expect-
rents that other countries ed until the end of this year.
I either reduce stockpiles of The Russian parliament is
it weapons or forego devel- almost certain to sign off on any
them. deal negotiated by the Kremlin,
White House also planned but the U.S. Senate's ratification
e Russia to adopt first-ever of the new START treaty is far
on shorter-range, less pow- from a sure thing.
nuclear weapons, an arena Obama is hosting dozens of
ich Russia holds an advan- world leaders in a nuclear secu-
aid officials who spoke on rity summit in Washington next
ion of anonymity because week.
olicy review has not been One senior administration
ed. official said that the U.S. wants
se officials said the admin- another round of talks between
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of renouncing the use of lin that would include so-called
.r weapons except in retali- "non-deployed" nuclear weap-
to atomic attack, as some ons - the thousands of war-
ts have advocated. But it heads on both sides that are
describe the weapons' held in reserve and not ready for
se as "primarily" or "fun- immediate use.
tally" to deter or respond George Perkovich, a nuclear
clear attack. weapons expert at the Carnegie
cials said the document Endowment for International
xpected to move toward Peace, said the Russians have a
cy that says the "sole pur- strong incentive to limit reserve
of nuclear weapons is weaponry because the U.S. could
er or respond to nuclear quickly mount its stored war-
That wording would rule heads back onto missiles.
e use of such weapons to Russia's struggling military
ad to an attack by conven- forces would have a harder time
biological or chemical preparing their reserve warheads
ns. Previous U.S. policy for use in the event of war.
ore ambiguous. U.S. officials believe that talks
Obama administration on reducing stockpiled warheads
to urge Russia to return could persuade Russia to negoti-
bargaining table follow- ate limits on short-range weap-

ons - a category of arms in which
the Russians hold a large numeri-
cal advantage.
But the call for expanded talks
is also linked to a nearer-term
goal: constraining the spread of
nuclear weapons technology and
keeping nuclear weapons out of
the hands of terrorists.
Reducing the short range
bombs and stored warheads
would involve more intrusive
inspections than agreed in the
treaty Obama and Medvedev will
sign this week. But officials say
that new technologies for verify-
ing and counting warheads could
ease concerns on both sides about
protecting the secrecy of their
weapons designs.
These technologies allow
inspectors to verify narrow char-
acteristics of warheads without
revealing details of their struc-
ture.
Another potential obstacle to
expanding the next set of nucle-
ar arms talks is Russia's strong
resistance to U.S. missile defense
in Europe.
Moscow sought to include con-
straints on missile defense in the
new START, but U.S. officials say
the agreement contains no such
limits. The treaty text has not
been made public.
Overall, when it comes to fur-
ther cuts in nuclear arsenals, the
Obama administration could face
an uphill struggle in any effort to
bring Russia back to the bargain-
ing table.
"The Russians seem less than
enthusiastic about moving ahead
with this," said Joseph Cirin-
cione, president of the Plough-
shares Fund, a foundation that
advocates for a nuclear weapon-
free world.
Ellen Tauscher, the under sec-
retary of state for arms control,
told reporters March 29 that the
administration has a "big agen-
da" for the next set of nuclear
arms talks, and that it includes
limiting short-range weapons.
The U.S. has an estimated 200
short-range nuclear weapons in
Europe under a NATO agreement,
whereas the Russians are believed
to have 10 times that many
deployed in European Russia.

Judge sides with AP,
will require further
evidence from Fairey

Documents related
to disputed Obama
'HOPE' image to be
disclosed
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers
for artist Shepard Fairey must
disclose the identities of anyone
who deleted or destroyed records
related to a copyright dispute
over the Barack Obama "HOPE"
image, a judge said yesterday.
U.S. District Judge Alvin K.
Hellerstein ruled in favor of The
Associated Press in most of its
requests for evidence, including
when Fairey's lawyers first knew
the AP had asserted that it holds
the copyright to a photograph the
image was based on.
He said lawyers must dis-
close relevant documents that
were deleted or destroyed from
Fairey's files and when the dele-
tions or destruction occurred.
Hellerstein further said the
lawyers must disclose the iden-

tities of anyone who tampered
with or destroyed records, com-
manded and supervised the acts
or was told about them.
An attorney for Fairey did not
immediately respond to a request
for comment on the ruling.
Dale Cendali, a lawyer for
the AP, said the news organiza-
tion was "very pleased" with the
order.
"The discovery in this case
has been unnecessarily burden-
some for The Associated Press
as a result of Fairey's discovery
abuses," she said. "We're very
pleased that the court is requir-
ing Shepard Fairey and his com-
panies to comply promptly with
their discovery obligations."
Fairey sued the AP last year,
asking a judge to rule that his
artwork does not infringe copy-
rights held by the AP. The AP
countersued a month later, saying
the uncredited, uncompensated
use of one of the news coopera-
tive's pictures violated copyright
laws and posed a threat to jour-
nalism.

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