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January S. 2005
Gonzales Hearings to Begin Presidential Vote Challenged
(A P) — A ttorney G eneral
nominee Alberto Gonzales’ con­
firmation hearing this week may
become more contentious be­
cause the White House has re­
fused to provide copies of his
memos on the questioning of
terror suspects.
“We go into the hearing with
some know ledge o f what has
occurred because o f press re­
ports or leaks but without the
hard evidence that will either ex­
o n e ra te or im p lic a te Ju d g e
Gonzales in this policy,” com ­
plained Sen. Richard Durbin of
Illinois, the Senate’s No. 2 Demo­
crat.
Durbin and other Democrats
plan to question Gonzales on his
involvement in the crafting of
policies concerning questioning
- policies that the Justice Depart­
ment has backed away from.
Still, the issue probably w on't
be enough to stop Republicans
from confirming Gonzales as the
first Hispanic attorney general.
Republicans hold 55 seats in
Residents say long lines spoiled result
(AP) — One voter didn’t see
any signs of fraud on Election
Day but was suspicious of the
results. Another was surprised
by long lines in her suburban
city, where voting was always
quick in the past.
Others were angered by hav­
ing to wait hours to vote in
black neighborhoods. Some left
in frustration without casting
their ballots.
Oregon Soldiers Leave for Mideast
Alberto Gonzales
the new Senate, while Demo­
crats control 44 seats and there is
a Democratic-leaning indepen­
dent. The Democrats have not
yet decided whether to try to
block Gonzales’ confirmation.
Gonzales, while at the White
House, also wrote a memo to
President Bush on January 25,
2002, arguing that the war on
terrorism renders obsolete the
Geneva Conventions strict limi­
tations on questioning o f enemy
prisoners.
Civil Rights Enforcement Drops
FBI or other federal investiga­
tive agency recom m ended pros­
ecution in civil rights cases has
fallen by more than one-third,
(AP) — Federal enforcement from over 3,000 in 1999 to just
of civil rights laws has dropped over 1,900 last year. Federal
sharply since 1999 even though court data also show the gov­
the level of complaints received ernm ent has sought few er civil
by the Justice Department has sanctions against civil rights
remained relatively constant, ac­ violators.
cording a study released Sunday.
The study’s co-author, David
Criminal charges alleging civil Burnham, said the results show
rights violations were brought that civil rights enforcem ent
last year against 84 defendants, dropped across-the-board dur­
down from 159 in 1999, accord­ ing President Bush’s first term in
ing to Justice Department data office. The Justice Department
analyzed at Syracuse University. enforces a wide range of civil
In addition, the study found rights laws ranging from guaran­
that the num ber o f tim es the teeing fair housing access to pros­
Despite steady
complaints
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Dear Deanna!
I’ve been dating my boyfriend
for 8 m onths. I love him be­
cause h e ’s attractive and popu­
lar am ongotherthings. H ehasn’t
said he loves me, but I tell him
that I love him and he responds
by telling me I am infatuated
with him and my heart is lying to
m e. W h at d o e s th at m ean ?
H opeless in Love; Lanham , Md.
Dear Hopeless;
T im e to head back to biology
class. The heart has nothing to
do with love. The prim ary func­
tion o f the heart is to pum p blood
throughout the body. Love is
m ental and requires m aturity,
em otional balance and com m on
sense. H e’s arrogant and full o f
him self to tell you that you are
infatuated. Unless you have time
to w aste, get aw ay from this
man and his sm oke screens and
get on a train th at’s really going
som ew here.
Dear Deanna!
W hen I met the w om an I’m
with, I w asn’t saved. Now I'v e
given my life to the Lord and she
d o esn ’t understand why I w o n 't
have sex with her. I asked her to
In all, 37 voters in this swing on Thursday when Congress is
state are challenging President in joint session.
Mark Lomax, a 25-year-old
B u sh 's Nov. 2 v ictory over
D em ocratic Sen. John Kerry. Columbus resident, stood in line
They want Ohio Supreme Court 3 1/2 hours on Election Day.
Chief Justice Thomas Moyer to
"In 2000, if A1 Gore had just
set aside the election results.
held on and fought to the bitter
The filing came the same day end, he would have been presi­
that the Rev. Jesse Jackson held dent." said Lomax, who is black.
a rally in Columbus to support "1 kind of have the same feeling
the challenge and urge the U.S. now - whether or not you like
Senate to debate O hio’s results John Kerry, that's not the issue.”
ecuting hate crimes.
“Collectively, some violators
of the civil rights laws are not
being dealt with by the govern­
ment,” Burnham said. “They’ve
declined by a huge number of
cases. This trend, we think, is
significant.”
It’s unlikely that the decline
has occurred because fewer civil
rights violations are occurring,
the study suggests. The number
of complaints about possible vio­
lations received by the Justice
Department has remained level at
about I2,(XX) annually for the
past five years.
The Justice Department had
no comment about the study.
Nearly 100 Oregon National Enduring Freedom.
Guard troops from Detachment
The unit will deploy with CH-
1, D Company, 113th Aviation 47 Chinook helicopters. These
Battalion in Pendleton mobilized are the dual-rotor helicopters ca­
for duty in Afghanistan Mon­ pable of carrying large payloads
day.
to remote and austere locations.
A mobilization ceremony was The aircrafts are capable of lift­
held at the Army Aviation Sup­ ing cargo, transporting troops or
port Facility #2 in Pendleton. carrying vehicles.
The unit will train at Fort Sill,
There are currently more than
Texas for a brief period before 1,300 of O regon’s citizen-sol­
deploying for duty in Afghani­ diers deployed throughout the
stan in support of Operation world. Approximately 1,265 are
Free
Health Fair
In honor of Martin Luther
King’s birthday, a free health fair
is planned for Monday, Jan. 17
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lloyd
Center in the lower level court­
yard in front of Nordstrom.
The fifth annual Multicultural
Health Fair, presented by Pacific
University’s School of Physician
Assistant Studies, offers free
blood pressure and blood glu­
cose screenings, hemoglobin,
vision and foot care screenings
and massage therapy.
on duty in Iraq, 16 are in A f­
ghanistan, and another 46 are on
duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Another 1 (X) soldiers are pre­
paring to deploy to Iraq later this
month.
About 4,500 members o f the
Oregon Army National Guard and
about 2,200citizen-airmen in the
Oregon Air National Guard re­
main on duty in the state to meet
whatever needs may arise within
Oregon.
U S Injured Hits 10,000
(AP) — The number of U.S. able to return to duty and 4,856
troops wounded in Iraq since the sustained injuries that were light
start of the war in March 2(X)3 has enough to allow them to resume
surpassed I (),(XX), the Pentagon their duties.
said Tuesday in a delayed update
The number of U.S. military
of its casualty data.
deaths in Iraq stood at 1,335 on
Of the 10,252 total wounded, Tuesday, according to the Penta­
the Pentagon said 5,396 were un­ gon.
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marry me but she said no. I
d o n ’t feel as if I can continue
this relationship because my
salvation is m ore im portant.
W hat should I do'1 -D e n n is;
M em phis, Tenn.
Dear Dennis:
Y ou’re doing the right thing by
avoiding fornication w hich is a
sin. It’s not worth it to send your
soul to H ell over lust— a m o­
ment o f passion with som eone
w ho isn’t your spouse. Lead her
to the Lord and help her becom e
saved. G od do esn ’t want you to
be unequally yoked so do n ’t
sweat the m arriage rejection.
Pray for her and continue to
w alk with G od so she’ 11 see your
faith and obedience.
Dear Deanna!
I'm 22 and learned that the man
w ho raised m e is not my real
father. I feel em pty as I look at
him as ju st another man instead
o f my dad. How do I deal with
this and keep from hurting his
feelings? —Signed N.T.; Boise,
Idaho
DearN.T.:
All Daddies c a n 't be classified
as Fathers. Y our stepdad may
not be the sperm donor, but he’s
the one that fed you, clothed you
and kept a roof over your head.
Look at him for the good he has
done. D o n 't cheapen his efforts
because he lacks the official
title o f “ Real D addy.” You must
care for him if you are co n ­
cerned about his feelings. Be
glad he was in the home for you
and not on a child support poster.
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