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Meanwhile, a long-awaited committee to reform Idaho's property tax system convened in Boise today. Here's what else is coming up for Page One tomorrow: We'll hear from two former counselors at Morning Star who say the urged an end to physical abuse in the 1970s. The downtown STA Plaza, which cost $20 million to build, is worth only a fraction of that on the open market, according to an appraisal released today. A 76-year-old man who grew up poor in the Spokane area and became a multi-millionaire has been found murdered in Costa Rica. A ruling by the Canadian Parliament could block cross-border prescription drug sales for good; also, action in the House could end the threat that many Amtrak routes - including the route serving Spokane and Sandpoint - could be eliminated.
Jacoby: The Lancet's overblown figures
So naturally there was great interest when the Lancet published a study in October 2006, three weeks before the midterm U.S. elections, reporting that 655,000 people had died in Iraq as a result of the U.S.-led war. Hundreds of news outlets, to say nothing of antiwar activists and lawmakers, publicized the astonishing figure, which was more than 10 times the death toll estimated by other sources. (The Iraqi Health Ministry put the mortality level through June 2006 at 50,000.) If The Lancet's number was accurate, more Iraqis had died in the two years since the U.S. invasion than during the eight-year war with Iran. President George W. Bush, asked about the study, dismissed it out of hand: "I don't consider it a credible report." Tony Blair's spokesman also brushed it off as "not .
Season to share, January 5
Debra L. Alexander, Burlington; Shirley Alvarez, Denver; Vicki Anderson, Denver; Janis and James Anderson, Greenwood Village; Constance L. Anderson, Aurora; Elaine Anderson, Denver; Rebecca R. Andrade, Denver; Robert B. Aukerman, Centennial. James Baker, Golden; Jennifer Bales, Lafayette; Mr. George R. Ball, Littleton; Ernestine Barany, Denver; Frances Barnes, Denver; Mark and Susan Barter, Denver; Thais Bastron, Denver; Debbie Belcik, Wheat Ridge; Marc Belrose, Evergreen; Robert Bensching, Littleton; Sue Ellen Berkmeyer, Denver; Ruven and Laveta Bermudez, Indian Hills; Connie and John Berry, Castle Rock; Roger Johnson and Betsy Werhane, Denver; Ann Bettencourt, Englewood; Glenn Bettis Jr., Broomfield; Barbara Biesterfeld, Lakewood; Harold Billen, Littleton; Joseph A. Bingert, Denver; Thomas and Wendy Bird, Broomfield; Tami Black, Arvada; Raymond Blunk, Aurora; Barbara Bouche, Denver; Jan, Joel and Kate Boulder, Littleton; James and Judith Bowers, Boulder; Lorene I.
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
Part of our ongoing commitment might well express itself in an offer to grant asylum to any Vietnamese who fears for his life under a new regime which included the NLF. Then we must make what reparations we can for the damage we have done. We must provide the medical aid that is badly needed, in this country if necessary. Meanwhile, we in the churches and synagogues have a continuing task while we urge our government to disengage itself from a disgraceful commitment. We must be prepared to match actions with words by seeking out every creative means of protest possible. As we counsel young men concerning military service we must clarify for them our nation's role in Vietnam and challenge them with the alternative of conscientious objection. I am pleased to say that this is the path now being chosen by more than 70 students at my own Alma Mater, Morehouse College, and I recommend it to all who find the American course in Vietnam a dishonorable and unjust one.
Grassley hounds schools on tuition, huge endowments
Washington, D.C. - Sen. Charles Grassley continued his probe into college endowments on Thursday, asking for information in a letter sent to 136 colleges and universities with endowments above $500 million.
Grassley, an Iowa Republican, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, said that as tuition costs increase, institutions of higher education face questions about why they don't use their endowments to aid students. .
Walker's World: Inflating Russian reality
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Through human history just about every nation that went to war has hired someone other than their own countrymen to pick up a weapon and fight on their behalf. Iraq Press Roundup
Published: Jan. 25, 2008 at 11:24 AM
By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent The Association of Muslim Scholars' Al Basaer newspaper said Friday in its editorial that attempts to keep U.S. troops in Iraq is a "precooked meal" and that Iraqis have chosen the path of resistance and will keep considering this option as long as the U.S. troops continue in Iraq. Commentary: Globaloney predators
Published: Jan. 25, 2008 at 9:10 AM
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE
UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- America's predatory lenders and subprime mortgage brokers combined forces to blind the monetary sentinels and give America's democratic capitalism a bad name.
Consumers at heart of stimulus plan
In Salt Lake City, Munn Powell is used to funding a family of six on a bit of an economic roller coaster. A self-employed videographer, his income varies yearly and usually drops when times get tough. "After 9-11, it was a measurable drop," said Munn, 37, who's a father to 3-year-old twins, a 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl. Under the Bush stimulus plan, the family would qualify for about $2,400. Munn says he hasn't discussed a possible rebate with his wife of 12 years, Cristy, but said the family has a fairly set financial plan. "I imagine we'd be somewhat conservative with any little windfall," said Munn, who just finished a spending splurge remodeling his basement. "Honestly, it's probably going to back into our reserves. That's probably not what Bush is hoping for." ___ Associated Press writers Dinesh Ramde in Milwaukee and Jennifer Dobner in Salt Lake City contributed to this report.
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