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Page 2A NATION (DVW2UHJRQLDQ )ULGD\)HEUXDU\ FCC approves net neutrality Lawyer: Second autopsy VKRZVRI¿FHUVVKRW Pasco man from behind By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON — Internet activ- ists declared victory over the nation’s big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent compa- nies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from creating paid fast lanes and slow- LQJRUEORFNLQJZHEWUDI¿F The 3-2 vote ushered in a new era of government oversight for an indus- try that has seen relatively little. It rep- resents the biggest regulatory shake-up to telecommunications providers in al- most two decades. The new rules require that any com- pany providing a broadband connection to your home or phone must act in the “public interest” and refrain from using “unjust or unreasonable” business prac- tices. The goal is to prevent providers from striking deals with content pro- YLGHUVOLNH*RRJOH1HWÀL[RU7ZLWWHUWR move their data faster. “Today is a red-letter day for Inter- net freedom,” said FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, whose remarks at Thursday’s meeting frequently prompted applause by Internet activists in the audience. President Barack Obama, who had come out in favor of net neutrality in the fall, portrayed the decision as a victory for democracy in the digital age. In an online letter, he thanked the millions who wrote to the FCC and spoke out on social media in support of the change. “Today’s FCC decision will protect innovation and create a level playing ¿HOGIRUWKHQH[WJHQHUDWLRQRIHQWUHSUH- neurs — and it wouldn’t have happened without Americans like you,” he wrote. Verizon saw it differently, using SPOKANE (AP) — An independent autopsy of an unarmed Mexican man killed by police in Wash- ington state shows he was shot as many as seven times — including twice from be- hind — contradicting earlier statements from authorities, an attorney for the man’s family said Thursday. The second autopsy was commissioned by lawyer Charles Herrmann, who is representing Antonio Zam- brano-Montes’ estranged wife and two daughters. ,WV ¿QGLQJV FDPH D GD\ after a spokesman for a spe- cial unit investigating the )HEVKRRWLQJVDLG¿YHRU six bullets struck Zambra- no-Montes, but none from behind. “Our report differs sharp- ly with statements made by local law enforcement au- thorities,” Herrmann said in a statement. Zambrano-Montes, a 35-year-old Mexican immi- grant, was shot after throw- LQJ URFNV DW RI¿FHUV +LV death has prompted calls for a federal investigation, along with a series of demonstra- tions in Pasco, an agricul- tural center with 68,000 residents about 130 miles southwest of Spokane. A Seattle pathologist, Dr. Carl Wigren, performed the independent autopsy Feb. 20. Herrmann released a portion of the report Thurs- day. ³7KHUHSRUWUHÀHFWVDWRWDO of as many as seven rounds striking Zambrano,” the at- torney said. It also found entry wounds on the back of the victim’s right arm and one buttock, he said. The independent autopsy determined the Pasco or- chard worker also was shot in the face, stomach, chest, arm and scrotum, according to a diagram provided by Herrmann. At a news conference Wednesday, Kennewick AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler, cen- ter, joins hands with FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, left, and Jes- sica Rosenworcel, before the start of their open hearing and vote on net neutrality in Washington, Thursday. the Twitter hashtag (hash)Throwback- Thursday to draw attention to the FCC’s reliance on 1934 legislation to regulate the Internet. Likewise, AT&T suggested the FCC had damaged its reputation as an independent federal regulator by em- bracing such a liberal policy. “Does anyone really think Wash- LQJWRQQHHGV\HWDQRWKHUSDUWLVDQ¿JKW" 3DUWLFXODUO\D¿JKWDURXQGWKH,QWHUQHW one of the greatest engines of econom- ic growth, investment and innovation LQ KLVWRU\"´ VDLG -LP &LFFRQL$77¶V senior executive vice president for ex- ternal and legislative affairs. Net neutrality is the idea that web- sites or videos load at about the same speed. That means you won’t be more inclined to watch a particular show on $PD]RQ 3ULPH LQVWHDG RI RQ 1HWÀL[ because Amazon has struck a deal with your service provider to load its data faster. For years, providers mostly agreed not to pick winners and losers among :HEWUDI¿FEHFDXVHWKH\GLGQ¶WZDQWWR encourage regulators to step in and be- cause they said consumers demanded it. But that started to change around 2005, ZKHQ<RX7XEHFDPHRQOLQHDQG1HWÀL[ became increasingly popular. On-de- mand video began hogging bandwidth, and evidence surfaced that some pro- YLGHUVZHUHPDQLSXODWLQJWUDI¿FZLWKRXW telling consumers. By 2010, the FCC enacted open In- ternet rules, but the agency’s legal ap- proach was eventually struck down in the courts. The vote Thursday was in- tended by Wheeler to erase any legal ambiguity by no longer classifying the Internet as an “information service” but a “telecommunications service” subject to Title II of the 1934 Communications Act. That would dramatically expand regulators’ power over the industry and hold broadband providers to the higher standard of operating in the public in- terest. Oracle lawsuit: Kitzhaber advisers manipulated Cover Oregon PORTLAND (AP) — Or- DFOH$PHULFD,QFKDV¿OHGD lawsuit accusing former Gov. -RKQ .LW]KDEHU¶V FDPSDLJQ consultants of orchestrat- ing the abandonment of the now-defunct Cover Oregon health insurance exchange portal to assist his re-election effort. The lawsuit restates Or- acle’s argument made in a previous lawsuit that Ore- gon, and not the technology company, was responsible for problems that led to the portal’s failure to launch in 2013. Oregon hired Oracle as the main technology con- tractor to build Cover Ore- gon. ,QWKHQHZODZVXLW¿OHGLQ Multnomah County Court, Oracle alleges that, despite initial failures, the portal could have fully launched in early 2014. It didn’t launch, it says, because consul- tants with Kitzhaber’s 2014 re-election campaign manip- ulated the state to shut down the exchange. The company alleges this was done to protect Kitzhaber, a former emer- gency room doctor who prided himself on health care issues, from political fallout from Cover Oregon’s initial failures. 7KHVWDWHRI¿FLDOO\GLWFKHG the Cover Oregon portal last spring and switched to the federal portal, www.health- care.gov. Kitzhaber resigned earli- er this month amid an ethics scandal surrounding him and KLV¿DQFpH&\OYLD+D\HV Oracle’s lawsuit names campaign consultants Patri- cia McCaig, Kevin Looper, Scott Nelson, Tim Raphael and Mark Wiener as defen- dants. They could not be im- mediately reached for com- ment. According to the suit, the advisers failed to disclose that they were paid campaign operatives acting to re-elect the governor, rather than pol- icy advisers. Oracle is seeking $33 mil- lion in damages. Previously, some politi- cians have suggested that the decision to abandon the Cov- er Oregon exchange - funded with $305 million in federal grants — was based on elec- tion-year politics. Also Thursday, Oracle ¿OHG WRUW FODLP QRWLFHV ZLWK the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, notifying it may sue former *RY-RKQ.LW]KDEHUDQGKLV former chief of staff Mike Bonetto over the state’s de- cision to abandon the Cover Oregon portal. 2UDFOH SUHYLRXVO\ ¿OHG D breach of contract complaint in August, blaming the state for poorly managing Cover Oregon. That was followed E\DODZVXLW¿OHGE\WKHVWDWH against Oracle that accuses the company of shoddy work in building the exchange. Those two cases are ongoing. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Eastern and Central Oregon: Showers around today; however, rain and snow show- ers in central parts and near the Cascades. Western Washington: Occasional rain to- day. Partly cloudy tonight; a passing shower across the south. NEWS To submit news tips and press releases:FDOO ID[HPDLOQHZV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP (in mph) Klamath Falls 45/25 ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson MSHUNLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP REGIONAL CITIES Forecast TODAY Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ Copyright © 2015, EO Media Group 1 2 Police Sgt. Ken Lattin was clear that preliminary re- VXOWV RI WKH RI¿FLDO DXWRSV\ showed Zambrano-Montes was not hit anywhere on the back of his body. That would indicate Zambrano-Montes was not shot while running IURP WKH RI¿FHUV ZLWK KLV back turned. Franklin County’s cor- oner, Dr. Sig Menchel, per- IRUPHG WKH RI¿FLDO DXWRSV\ days after the shooting. Lattin is a spokesman for the regional law enforce- ment task force examining the shooting. On Thursday, he referred questions to county prosecu- tor Shawn Sant, who did not immediately return a tele- phone message from The Associated Press. 7KH ¿QDO PHGLFDO H[- aminer’s report is not yet ¿QLVKHG EXW FRXOG EH GRQH within a month, Lattin said Wednesday. He said investigators have determined three of- ¿FHUV ¿UHG D WRWDO RI shots. Police have not said KRZ PDQ\ VKRWV HDFK RI¿- FHU¿UHGRUZKHWKHUEXOOHWV IURPDOOWKUHHRI¿FHUVVWUXFN Zambrano-Montes. Lattin said the autopsy results showed Zambra- QR0RQWHVZDVVKRW¿YHRU six times, but “there were no shots in the back.” The afternoon of Feb. 10, Zambrano-Montes was throwing rocks at passing vehicles and later at re- VSRQGLQJ RI¿FHUV DXWKRUL- ties say. Video taken by a witness shows the man running from RI¿FHUV$VWKHRI¿FHUVGUDZ closer, he stops and faces them. Multiple pops are heard, and he falls, twisting, to the ground as the pops continue. /DWWLQ VDLG RI¿FHUV ¿UHG stun guns at least twice but failed to stop Zambra- no-Montes before using WKHLU ZHDSRQV 7KH RI¿FHUV felt threatened, police said. 2 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation will be cold today. Rain will fall over southern Florida and Texas. Snow will fall from northern Texas to Colorado. Rain and snow will affect the Northwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 87° in Opa Locka, Fla. Low -37° in Embarrass, Minn. 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