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Today Tuesday Wednesday High: 56 High: 56 High: 61 Low: 47 Low: 44 Low: 45 Precip: 70% Precip: 80% Precip: 60% IN BRIEF Two Marquette University students shot during party MILWAUKEE — Police had three people in custody Sunday after the weekend shooting of two Marquette University students who were trying to prevent a group from entering a house party. One of the students, shot in the ab domen and face, remained in "very critical" condition Sunday night at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospi tal in Wauwatosa, said police Capt. Eric Moore. The other was reported in stable condition Sunday. One of the four males trying to join the party late Friday pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots after they were pushed away by students, police said. The four were not Marquette students. The shots also hit one of the shoot er's friends. He went to an area hos pital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to the torso, police said. He was in stable condition and under police guard at the hospital Sunday. Police had another suspect, 19, in custody and were looking for two other identified males Sunday. Moore said a third person taken into custody had not been at the shooting scene but allegedly tried to report the car used by the others as stolen in an attempt to obstruct police. Costs top $750,000 from Puget Sound spill TACOMA, Wash. — A seal pup found oiled on a Tacoma beach was examined Sunday to determine whether its death was caused by a 1,000-gallon oil spill in south Puget Sound. Cleanup costs for the spill have topped $750,000 so far, said Larry Al tose, a spokesman for the joint infor mation center of the state Ecology Department, U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies. The young seal was discovered alive and “lightly oiled” Saturday at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, the Voters' Pamphlet look-alike causes confusion, outcry Secretary of State Bill Bradbury says the flier, distributed by a pro-Measure 35 group, is a ‘trick’ BY RUKMINICALLIMACHI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND — A campaign flier that closely resembles Oregon’s non partisan Voters’ Pamphlet has drawn the ire of election officials. The “Voter’s Guide for the State of Oregon” is printed on cheap, gray newsprint — just like the Voters' Pamphlet. In bold letters, it features the phrase “State of Oregon Election” on each page. But unlike the official document, the copycat is clearly partisan, showcasing arguments in favor of Measure 35, a ballot measure that aims to curb the escalating cost of malpractice awards. Oregon election officials convened an emergency press conference Sun day in the wake of the mailing. “It’s real clear based on the phone calls we got to our office that voters are scratching their heads,” said Sec retary of State Bill Bradbury. He shared the podium with mem bers of the No on 35 campaign, but stressed that even though he is voting “no” on the measure, his actions were prompted by concern, not politics. “I don't want them hijacking what is essentially a very trusted public document,” he said. Bradbury argued that the only rea son to print a pamphlet reminiscent of the design of the official pamphlet is to “trick” voters into thinking the positions detailed in the pamphlet wer& backed by state officials. “I have to tell you one thing — only the government does such cheap printing,” Bradbury said, prompting laughter. The mailer was produced by Ore gonians for Quality, Affordable and Reliable Health Care, the organiza tion fronting the Yes on 35 campaign. Jim Kronenberg, a spokesman for the group, said Bradbury's accusations are “ridiculous.” The pamphlet contains a dis claimer‘on every page. It's also only a few pages long, whereas the Voters' Pamphlet is much thicker. Any resemblance is accidental and is a function of the inferior quality of the paper, chosen to save money — not for some ulterior political motive, he said. “Does this mean we're not allowed to send out things on inexpensive pa per? Our choice of media is really ours and not the secretary of state’s,” Kronenberg said. Bradbury stressed that while the resemblance is troubling, it is not il legal. For the law to have been bro ken, the look-alike guide would have had to simulate the state seal. In stead, it only used the words, “State of Oregon” — not an infringement in the legal sense, he said. He was joined at the podium by former Gov. Barbara Roberts — a vo cal opponent of Measure 35 — who implored voters not to be “fooled.” “Oregon was the first state in the union to have a Voters' Pamphlet, and this fake voter’s guide is a cheap political stunt,” she said. “It threatens the trust that Oregonians have in this important and familiar voter re source. ” The pamphlet was part of a “wide spread mailing,” said Kronenberg, who declined to say exactly how many of the fliers were sent out. But Charlie Burr, campaign manager for No on 35, estimates the mailing was in the “hundreds of thousands.” Measure 35 would place a $500,000 limit on so-called pain and suffering awards, though juries would still be allowed to award full compensation for medical expenses and earnings losses stemming from a malpractice case. The measure mirrors President Bush's efforts to enact a national malpractice damage cap. It raises key issues about availability of medical care in Oregon and people's ability to win adequate compensation in med ical malpractice cases. agencies said Sunday. It was trans ferred to the Progressive Animal Wel fare Society wildlife .center in Lyn nwood, where it died Saturday night or early Sunday. Remains were taken to NOAA Fisheries for further examination. "Oil can be harmful to seals and other wildlife because it interferes with insulating properties of feathers and fur,” Altose said. But at this time of year, some young pups that have been weaned are dying naturally, he said, so the cause of the pup’s death is not yet clear. An investigation continued to find the source of the oil spill reported T hursday, which spread a sheen of oil over south Puget Sound around the Key Peninsula, Tacoma and Vashon and Maury islands. Pentagon: Ex-detainees return to terrorism WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite gaining their freedom by signing pledges to renounce violence, at least seven former prisoners of the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to terrorism. At least two are believed to have died in fight ing in Afghanistan, and a third was recaptured during a raid of a suspect ed training camp in Afghanistan, Lt. Cmdr. Flex Plexico, a Pentagon spokesman, said last week. Car bomb kills at least seven in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. troops pounded Fallujah with airstrikes and tank fire Sunday, and the Iraqi gov ernment appealed to residents to ex pel “foreign terrorists” to prevent an all-out attack. A suicide driver in Baghdad exploded a car near a police patrol, killing at least seven people and wounding 20. 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