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Workerpayisflateven
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Stockmarketsandcorporateprof-
itsarebreakingrecords.Theecono-
mysuddenlylooksbrighterafterthe
government’ssurprisingreportFri-
daythatemployersadded635,000
jobsthepastthreemonths.
Butinsteadofcelebrating,many
workingAmericansareborrowinga
linefromthe1996movie
JerryMa-
guire
:“Showmethemoney.”
Hourlywagestickedup4centsin
Apriltoanaverage$23.87,risingat
aboutthesametepid2%annualpace
since the recoverybegan in
mid-2009.
Takinginflationintoaccount,
they’revirtuallyflat.Workerswho
relyonpaychecksfortheirincome
havebeenrunninginplace,financial-
lyspeaking.Adjustingforinflation,
anaverageworkerwhowaspaid
$49,650attheendof2009ismaking
about$545lessnow—andthat’sbe-
foretaxesanddeductions.
Stagnantwagesaren’tonlytough
onworkers—theAmericaneconomy
ispayingaprice,too.Livingstan-
dardsaren’trising.Consumerspend-
‘BigDaddy’sRules’
showsasofttouch
‘Sopranos’heavyweight
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alightheartedbookabout
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duringtheNASCARSprintCupSeriesAaron’s499onSunday.JourneymanDavidRaganwontherace.
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NRAthrows
celebrationof
gunculturein
Houston,
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“Highunemployment
hurtsworkers’
bargainingpower.
Employersknowthey
cangogetsomeone
else.
”
Economist
HeidiShierholz
HOUSTON
TheboardoftheNational
RifleAssociationwillelectasits
presidenttodayahard-lineculture
warriorwhohasworkedfordecades
tomaketheNRAamoreaggressive
politicalforce.
TheelectionofJamesPorter—en-
suredaftertheendorsementofout-
goingPresidentDavidKeenelast
week—isoneofmanydefiantsignals
tocomeoutoftheNRA’sannual
meetinginHoustonovertheweek-
end.Theorganizationvowedtocon-
tinuetofightanycompromiseon
gun-controllegislationinCongress.
“Revengeiswhat’smotivatingthe
president’sunrelentingattackson
gunownerstoday,”Portertoldthe
groupSaturdayamidnewsthatits
membershiphadgrowntoarecord5
million.“MillionsofAmericansare
becomingfirst-timegunowners.The
mediacallsitfear.That’snotit.It’sa
senseofnaturaloutragethat’sbeen
buildingforquitesometime.”
Porter,64,isaBirmingham,Ala.,
NRAPresident
DavidKeene,
left,hugsJames
Porterduring
theNRAannual
meetingSat-
urdayinHous-
ton.
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ing,whichis70%oftheeconomy,is
morerestrained.Andtherecovery
advancesataslowerpace.
“Ultimately,fortheeconomyto
thrive,weneedeveryoneparticipat-
ing,”saysMarkZandi,chiefecono-
mistofMoody’sAnalytics.
TheprofitsofStandard&Poor’s
500companieshitarecordinthe
firstquarter.Theirhealthyearnings
haveboostedstocks,andApril’sen-
couragingjobsreportsentthestock
marketevenhigherFriday.TheDow
Jonesindustrialaveragecrossed
15,000forthefirsttimeandclosedat
arecord14,973.96,up142.38points.
Theroaringmarketismakingthe
richestAmericansricherandgiving
themmoremoneytospend.Butin
2010,only31%ofU.S.households
hadstockholdingsof$10,000or
more,accordingtotheEconomic
PolicyInstitute(EPI).Duringthe
firsttwoyearsoftherecovery,aver-
agenetworthroseforthetop7%of
householdsbutfellfortheother
93%,thePewResearchCentersays.
Meanwhile,CorporateAmerica
isn’tsharingitsrecordearningswith
employees.
“Don’tholdyourbreath”forem-
ployerstobecomemoregenerous,
saysJohnLonski,chiefeconomistfor
Moody’sInvestorsService.Onerea-
son,hesays,isthatrevenuegrowth
hasbeenmeager,upbetween0.5%
and1%inthepastyear.
Infact,higherprofitsowepartially
toemployers’successincontrolling
laborexpenses,bygettingworkersto
bemoreproductive,holdingdown
JOHNNYHANSON,HOUSTONCHRONICLE,VIAAP
lawyerwhodefendsgunmanufactur-
ers.Hisfather,IrvinePorter,was
NRApresidentin1959.Portertold
grass-rootsorganizersthattheyare
onthefrontlineofa“culturewar.”
“Heseemstocomeoutofamold
that’smuchclosertothebasethan
DavidKeene,”saidJoshHorwitzof
theCoalitiontoStopGunViolence.
WhereasKeenewasa“steadyhand”
fortheNRAamidcontroversy,Porter
is“acompletewildcard,”hesaid.
Theweekendfeaturedspeeches
frompoliticianssuchasSen.Ted
Cruz,R-Texas—whochallengedVice
PresidentBidentoadebateongun
violence—andtheNRA’sexecutive
vicepresident,WayneLaPierre.
Asmorethan70,000peoplevisit-
edtheweekendevent,about70pro-
testersheldvigilacrossthestreet,
readingthenamesof3,863victimsof
gunviolencesincetheshootingin
Newtown,Conn.,onDec.14.
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Fastestgrowthin
women-ownedfirms
Largestpercentageincreases,
1997to2013:
Fewdriversnabbedbytextingbans
ingwhiledrivingwasenactedonJuly
1,2008,statepolicetherehavewrit-
ten1,059citations,saysCapt.Doug
Cain.That’sanaverageof18per
month.
u
InNorthDakota,wherethelaw
wasenactedAug.1,2011,theHigh-
wayPatrolhasissued117citations—
aboutsixpermonth.
Thesetotalsincludeonlythoseci-
tationsissuedbystatepoliceor
troopersanddon’tcountticketsby
cityandcountypoliceagencies.In
somestates, includingWyoming,
AlabamaandRhodeIsland,thevast
majorityoftextingcitationsarewrit-
tenbystatepolice;inotherstates,
suchasOregon,localpolicewrite
moretickets.
“Nooneseemstoreallyknow
(howoftenpolicearewritingtexting
citations),”saysPeterKissinger,
president and
CEOof AAA
Foundation for
Traic Safety,
whichisstudying
howmanytextingcitationsareis-
suedannually.“Ithinkthere’sagen-
eralperceptionthatthereisn’t”
muchenforcement.
Goodenforcementoftextinglaws
iscriticalincurbingthepractice
amongyoungdrivers,whofeara
ticketmorethantheyfearinjuryor
death,saysSandySpavoneofNation-
alOrganizationsforYouthSafety,a
coalitionofmorethan70groups.
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Peoplewhotextwhiledriving
standlittlechanceofgettingticketed
bystatepoliceinmostofthenation
despitebansonthepracticeby39
statesandtheDistrictofColumbia.
Somestatepoliceagenciesaverage
fewerthanonecitationperday,ac-
cordingtoaUSATODAYsurvey:
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Tennesseestatetroopersbegan
trackingtexting-while-drivingcita-
tionsonJan.1,2010,saysspokesman
KevinCrawford.ThroughApril25,
theyhadcited946drivers—anaver-
ageofabout24permonth.
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Nevada
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Texas
+93%
Georgia
+112%
Louisiana
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Punchedsoccerrefereedies;teenmayfacemorecharges
46-year-oldfromUtah
incomasinceApril27;
autopsyisplanned
oldgoaliepunchedhiminthehead.
Authoritiessaytheteenpunched
Portilloaftertheyouthwascalledfor
afoulandissuedayellowcard.
“ThesuspectwasclosetoPortillo
andpunchedhimonceinthefaceas
aresultofthecall,”Unifiedpolice
spokesmanJustinHoyalsaidina
pressrelease.
Thesuspecthasbeenbookedinto
juveniledetentiononsuspicionofag-
gravatedassault.Hoyalsaidauthori-
tieswillconsideradditionalcharges
nowthatthe46-year-oldSaltLake
Citymanhasdied.Hoyalsaidanau-
topsyisplanned.Nocauseofdeath
wasreleased.
Portillosu
f
eredswellinginhis
brainandhadbeenlistedincritical
condition,physicianShawnSmith
saidThursdayattheIntermountain
MedicalCenter.
Thevictim’sfamilyspokeofPortil-
lo’splightlastweekbuthasaskedfor
privacy,Hoyalsaid.
Theunailiatedsoccerleague,Li-
gaContinentaldeFútbol,updatedits
Facebookpostingwithatributeto
Portilloincludingphotographsof
himrefereeingandplayingsoccer.It
alsosetupabankaccounttoaccept
donationsforhisfamily.
DaughterJohanaPortillo,26,said
lastweekthatshewasn’tatthe
tectivesthattheplayerhitherfather
inthesideofthehead.
Accountsfromapolicereport,
Portillo’sdaughterandotherso
f
er
furtherdetail.
Afterbeingpunched,Portillo
seemedfineatfirst,thenaskedtobe
heldbecausehefeltdizzy.
Hesatdownandstartedvomiting
blood,triggeringafriendtocallan
ambulance.
Portillotoldemergencyworkers
thathisfaceandbackhurtandhefelt
nauseated.Hehadnovisibleinjuries
andremainedconscious.
ButwhenPortilloarrivedatthe
hospital,heslippedintoacoma.
TheAssociatedPress
MURRAY
,
UTAH
RicardoPortillo’s
daughtershadbeggedhimtostop
refereeinginaHispanicsoccer
leaguebecauseofthegrowingriskof
violencefromangryplayers.
Nowthey’refacedwithplanning
hisfuneralafterhesuccumbedtoin-
jurieslateSaturdaythathadputhim
inacomaforaweeksincea17-year-
RICKBOWMER,AP
VictimRicardoPortillo,center.
April27gameintheSaltLakeCity
suburbofTaylorsville,butshesaid
she’sbeentoldbywitnessesandde-
Householdfinancesimprovedespitewagestall
pastthreeyears.Hemakesabout
$85,000ayear.
Fornow,it’suptoAmericanslike
Allenandthosewithlargestock
holdingstogenerateabiggershareof
spendingandeconomicactivity.The
top20%ofhouseholdsbasedonin-
comeaccountfornearlyhalfofcon-
sumer spending, according to
BarclaysCapital.
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raisesandhiringconservatively.
Productivity,oroutputperlabor
hour,hasrisenanaverage1.5%ayear
sincetherecoverybegan.Companies
aresqueezingmoreoutofeachwork-
erevenasinflation-adjustedwages
havestagnated.
Anotherreasonforstagnantwages
isthelawofsupplyanddemand.
Sure,thejobmarkethaspickedup:
Employersadded165,000jobslast
monthandanaverage196,000a
monththisyear,upfrom183,000in
2012.Andthejoblessratehasfallen
fromapeakof10%in2009.
Despitesignsofanimprovingeconomy,manyworkersaren’tyetseeingtheevidenceintheirwagesafterinflation.
Stockpricesareup
Profitsarehigher
Inflation-adjustedwagesflat
MonthlycloseoftheStandard&
Poor’s500index:
Corporateprofitsaftertaxeshave
reachedall-timehighs(seasonally
adjustedannualrateintrillions):
Averagehourlyearnings,in2013
dollars.
GOODNEWSFORHOUSEHOLDS
Abrightspotisthatdespitepuny
wageincreases,otherbarometersof
householdfinancesshowimprove-
ment.Thehousingmarketiscon-
tinuingasolidrecovery.Climbing
homeandstockpriceshavehelped
householdsoverall recover the
wealththeylostintherecessionand
housingcrash.
AndtheshareofincomeAmeri-
cansareusingtopayo
f
debthasfall-
ento10.4%,thelowestlevelsincethe
governmentbegantrackingthedata
in1980,reportstheFederalReserve.
Meanwhile,fallinggaspricesareput-
tingmorecashinconsumers’pock-
ets.Suchdevelopmentscanpartly
o
f
setsluggishwagegrowthandpave
thewayforhigherspending.
Afterworkingo
f
debtthepast
threeyears,Allensaysheexpectsto
bedebt-freethissummer“andthen
saveforadownpaymentonahouse.”
Still,economistssayconsumer
spendingwon’ttakeo
f
inearnest
untilinflation-adjustedwagesreturn
toanormalgrowthrateofabout1.5%
ayear.Bakersaysthatlikelywon’t
happenuntilunemploymentfallsbe-
low6%,probablyin2016.
Then,employerswillbegintowor-
ryaboutnotfindingenoughworkers.
“They’llstarttohiremoreaggres-
sively,”pushingupwagesfaster,Zan-
disays.
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Yettoday’s7.5%unemploymentrate
isstillhigh.Nearly12millionAmeri-
cansareunemployed,andmillions
morewanttoworkbutaresodis-
couragedthey’vestoppedlooking.
Withanabundantsupplyofpotential
workers,employershavelittlereason
toshelloutbigraises.
“Highunemploymenthurtswork-
ers’bargainingpower,”EPIecono-
mist Heidi Shierholz says.
“Employersknowtheycangoget
someoneelse.”
SomanyAmericansareoutof
workthatemployerscouldgetaway
withgivingnoraisesatall,Zandi
says,leavinghouseholdincomefall-
ingbehindinflation.Butemployers
realizethatwouldhurtmoraleand,
inturn,productivity,hesays.
Still,wageincreasesthatjustbare-
lykeepupwithinflationdon’tmake
foraprosperouseconomy.
“We’renotseeingthelivingstan-
dardgrowthofAmericanworkers
thatweshouldbeseeing,”Shierholz
says.
Stagnantwagesalsohurtconsum-
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erspending.Low-andmoderate-in-
comeworkerstypicallyspendnearly
alltheirpaychecks,juicingtheecon-
omy,whilehigh-incomeworkers
tendtosaveaportion,saysDean
Baker,co-directoroftheCenterfor
EconomicandPolicyResearch.
LarryBreech,ofMilville,Pa.,are-
tiredfarmerwhomakesabout
$10,000ayear,sayshisperdiempay
for substitute teachinghasn’t
changedinseveralyears.
“Wewillbefrugal,”hesays.“Fiscal
restraintisimperative.”
Consumerspending,whichhas
beengrowingatanaverageannual
rateofabout2%duringtherecovery,
wouldberisingby2.5%ifemployers
simplypassedtheirproductivity
gainsontotheirworkers,Zandisays.
Someworkersaregettingbigger
raises.Whilethelowest10%ofin-
comeearnersgotaverageraisesof
0.3%lastyear,thoseinthetop25%
sawtheirpayjump3.1%,saytheBu-
reauofLaborStatisticsandMoody’s
Analytics.Workerswithhigherskills
andmoreeducationinboomingin-
dustries,suchasenergyandtechnol-
ogy,cancommandhighersalaries.
StephenAllen,anoilindustrycon-
tractorinSt.Louis,sayshiswages
haveincreasedbymorethan60%the
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UNCLEOFBOMBINGSUSPECT
ARRANGESFORHISBURIAL
UNITEDINMUD
TheuncleofBostonMarathon
bombingsuspectTamerlanTsarnaev
arrivedinMassachusettsonSunday
toarrangeforhisburial,sayinghe
understandsthat“noonewantsto
associatetheirnameswithsuchevil
events.”
RuslanTsarniofMontgomeryVil-
lage,Md.,andthreefriendsmetwith
aWorcesterfuneralhomedirector
andpreparedtowashandshroud
Tsarnaev’sbodyaccordingtoMuslim
tradition.The26-year-olddiedafter
agunbattlewithpoliceonApril19.
FuneraldirectorPeterStefansaid
hehasn’tbeenabletofindaceme-
teryinMassachusettswillingtotake
thebody.Hesaidheplanstoaskthe
cityofCambridge,whereTsarnaev
lived,toprovideaburialplot,andif
Cambridgeturnshimdown,hewill
seekhelpfromstateoicials.
Tsarnisaidthatheisarrangingfor
Tsarnaev’sburialbecausereligion
andtraditioncallforhisnephewto
beburied.Hewouldlikehimburied
inMassachusettsbecausehe’slived
thereforthepastdecade,hesaid.
Tsarnaev,whoappearedinsurveil-
lancephotoswearingablackcapand
wasidentifiedasSuspectNo.1,died
daysaftertheApril15bombings,
whichkilledthreepeopleandinjured
morethan260others.His19-year-
oldbrotherandallegedaccomplice,
DzhokharTsarnaev,wascaptured.
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LIBYA’SPARLIAMENTBARS
FORMERGADHAFIOFFICIALS
U.S.DEATHTOLL
Underpressurefromarmedmili-
tias,Libya’sparliamentpasseda
sweepinglawthatbansanyonewho
servedasasenioroicialunder
MoammarGadhafiduringhis42-
year rule fromworking in
government.
ThePoliticalIsolationLawcould
leadtothedismissalofmanycurrent
leaders,someofwhomhaddefected
totherebelsideduringthecountry’s
2011civilwarorhadbeenelectedto
oicesinceGadhafi’sousterandkill-
ing.Themovecouldfurtherstallthe
country’srockytransitiontodemoc-
racybyoustingelectedlawmakers.
Liberalssaythelawwillgivea
boosttoIslamists,whoperformed
poorlyinrecentelectionscompared
withtheircounterpartsinotherArab
states,althoughIslamistssaidthey
couldalsobea
f
ectedbytheban.
Thelawwaspartiallydrivenbythe
unpopularityofLibya’scurrentcrop
ofpoliticiansamongmanyofthe
still-powerfulformerrebelswhotop-
pledGadhafi,andotherswhosaylit-
tlehasimprovedsincehisouster.
AsofFriday,2,077U.S.service-
membersandthreeDefenseDepart-
mentcivilianshadbeenreported
killedintheAfghanistanWar.
Thelatestdeathsidentified:
u
ArmySta
f
Sgt.MichaelH.
Simpson,
30,ofSanAntonio,died
WednesdayinLandstuhl,Germany,
ofwoundssu
f
eredinanimprovised-
explosive-deviceattackApril27in
Arian,Afghanistan;1stSpecialForces
Group(Airborne).
ThreeairmenwiththeAirForce’s
93rdAirRefuelingSquadrondiedFri-
dayinthecrashofaKC-135aircraft
nearChon-Aryk,Kyrgyzstan,about
100mileswestofanU.S.airbaseused
tosupportmilitaryoperationsinAf-
ghanistan.Thecauseofthecrashis
underinvestigation.
u
TechSgt.HermanMackey
III,
30,ofBakersfield,Calif.
u
Capt.VictoriaA.Pinckney,
27,ofPalmdale,Calif.
u
Capt.MarkT.Voss,
27,ofCol-
oradoSprings.
Source:DefenseDepartment
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provefatal:
ofguns,bras,zombies
Thousands
turnoutfor
spectacle
85%
Firearms
Sufocation/
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69%
Falls
31%
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HOUSTON
Thepoliticalspeechesget
theheadlines,butmostofthe
70,000-pluspeopleattendingtheNa-
tionalRifleAssociation’sannual
meetingareheretoseeaneye-pop-
pingextravaganzaofgunsandgun
culture.
Nineacresofexhibitsatthe
GeorgeR.BrownConventionCenter
inHoustonshowo
f
guns,scopes,
grips,holsters,targets,magazines,
cabinets,safesandantiques.
Andthat’sjustthebeginning.
ZombieIndustriessells$90bleed-
ingzombietargets.Thehuman-scale
targetscantakethousandsofrounds
andcomeinterrorist,Nazi,alienand
zombiekangaroovarieties.
“ThezombieisAmerica’sfolk
monster,”saidRogerDavis,president
oftheSanDiego-basedcompany.
“Formyselfassomeoneinhis
mid-30s,orevenpeopleintheir20s
or40swhogrewupplayingvideo
games,it’sjustagoodtime.”Thebest
seller?“Probablytheclown.People
reallyseemtohateclowns.”
Thecompanymakeszombiesofall
di
f
erentkindsofpeople,andDavis
emphasizesthatthere’s
nopoliticalmessagebe-
hinditsproducts:“The
zombievirusdoesn’tdis-
criminate.”
OverinBooth4855,
MagpulIndustriesdis-
playedatricked-out1963Volks-
wagenmicrobus—thathippie
emblemofpeaceandflowerpower—
withaDillonAeroGatlingmini-gun
mountedontheroof.
Theshowpieceisstreetlegalbut
notforsale.Itcomesfromcompany
ownerRichardFitzpatrick’spersonal
collection.“It’sanexpressionofthe
companyculturemorethananything
else,”saidMagpulmarketingdirector
DuaneLiptak.“Weshouldallbeable
toagreeonindividualfreedomand
personalresponsibility.”
Magpulmakesavarietyofaccesso-
riesthat,accordingtoitsmarketing,
givegunownersan“unfairadvan-
tage.”MagpulisbasedinBoulder,
Colo.,butislookingatotherloca-
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The
NationalRifle
Association
picksAlabama
lawyer
JimPorter
asitsnew
presidenttoday.Porterisfirst
vicepresident,andthatpost
bytraditioniselectedpresi-
dent.Hesucceeds
David
Keene
inthetwo-yearjob.
WayneLaPierre
,executive
vicepresident,remainsits
mostvisibleleader.Finditat
usatoday.com/news
.
Doctors:
Gunstoo
available
tosuicidal
youths
JUSTINSULLIVAN,GETTYIMAGES
Attendeeswalktheshowfloorduringthe2013NRAannualmeeting
attheGeorgeR.BrownConventionCenteronFridayinHouston.
HeathBryant
assistshisson,
Tate,5,toshoot
atargetusinga
video-game-
stylegunatan
exhibitbooth
duringNRA
YouthDay
eventsatthe
group’sgather-
inginHouston
onSunday.
Manycanaccess
firearmsathome
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Ahuge
wildfirein
SouthernCalifornia
should
befullycontainedtoday,the
VenturaCountyFireDepart-
mentsays.Cool,moistair
movingintotheareahelps
firefightersbattlethe44-
square-mileblazealongthe
SantaMonicaMountains.See
howitgoesforthefirefight-
ersat
usatoday.com/news
.
JOHNNYHANSON,HOUSTONCHRONICLE,VIAAP
Nearly20%ofchildrenandyoung
peopleatriskforsuicidesaythere’sa
gunintheirhome,newresearch
shows.Andamongtheseyouth,15%
knowhowtogettheirhandsonboth
thegunandbullets.
“That’savolatilemix:kidsatrisk
andthemeanstocompletesuicide,”
saidStephenTeach,whowillpresent
thestudytodayatameetingofthe
PediatricAcademicSocieties in
Washington.
Pediatriciansdevotedspecialat-
tentiontogunviolenceatthemeet-
ing,includingaspecialsymposium
Saturday.ThomasMcInerny,presi-
dentoftheAmericanAcademyofPe-
diatrics,alsofocusedongunviolence
inhisplenaryaddress.
Morethan1,900youngpeoplein
theU.S.ages5to19committedsui-
cidein2010.Nearlyhalfofthesesui-
cides involved firearms, said
MatthewMiller,anassociateprofes-
sorattheHarvardSchoolofPublic
Health,whospokeatthesymposium.
Suicideisthethird-leadingcauseof
deathamongteensages15to19,ac-
cordingtotheCentersforDisease
ControlandPrevention.
InTeach’sstudy,doctorsinter-
viewed524youngpeopleages10to
21whoweretreatedinpediatric
emergencyrooms,eitherforaphysi-
calorpsychiatrichealthissue.
Thesefindingsmayactuallyun-
derestimatetherealrisk,saidMiller,
whowasn’tinvolvedinthesurvey.
Researchsuggeststhataboutone-
thirdofchildrenliveinhomeswitha
firearm,Millersaid.Andabout
1.5millionchildrenliveinahouse-
holdwheregunsarekeptloadedand
unlocked,Millersaid.It’spossible
thatsomeyoungpeopleinterviewed
forthesurveywereunawarethat
theirparentsownguns.
Reducingteens’accesstogunscan
belife-saving,Millersaid.Studies
showthatmanyattemptsareimpul-
sive.One-fourthofteenswhosur-
vivedasuicideattemptsaidthey
thoughtofsuicidejustfiveminutes
beforemakingtheattempt.
Formanypeople,suicideisapass-
ingurge.Fewerthan10%ofthose
whosurviveasuicideattemptgoon
tokillthemselves,Millersaid.
Thefindingsunderscoretheim-
portanceofscreeningyoungpeople
fordepressionandsuicidalthoughts,
aswellasaskingaboutgunsinthe
home,saidTeach,associatechiefof
emergencymedicineatChildren’s
NationalMedicalCenterinWashing-
ton,D.C.Teachandhiscolleagues
havedevelopedafour-itemquestion-
nairethatcanbeusedtoscreenall
teenswhocomeintotheERorpri-
marypracticeclinics.
Screeningallteensisimportant,
becauseupto40%ofyouthswhokill
themselveshavenoknownmental
illness,saidstudyco-authorJe
f
rey
Bridge,anassociateprofessorofpe-
diatricsatOhioStateUniversity.In
thesurvey,doctorsfoundthatnearly
halfofyoungERpatientswithpsy-
chiatriccomplaintswereatriskfor
suicide,aswereabout10%ofthose
whohadamedicalorsurgicalissue.
TheAmericanAcademyofPediat-
ricsrecommendsthatdoctorsask
children’sfamiliesaboutgunsinthe
houseandtalkaboutwaystokeep
kidssafe,McInernysaid.
TheNationalShootingSports
Foundationagreesaboutkeeping
gunssecured,spokesmanBillBras-
sardsays.Parentsshouldstorefire-
armslocked,unloadedandstored
separatelyfromammunition,which
alsoshouldbelocked,hesaid.
tions,includingTexas,af-
ter Colorado passed
gun-controllegislation.
Flashbang Holsters
showedo
f
abrawitha
concealedholster.T-shirt
vendorshawkedsloganssuchas“De-
portPiersMorgan”and“TedNugent
forPresident.”
What’snotforsaleattheNRAex-
hibits?Guns.That’smostlybecause
oflogisticalconcernsaboutinven-
tory,cashandbackgroundchecks,
NRAspokesmanAndrewArulanan-
damsaid.
Thenthereareproductswithonly
atangentialconnectiontoguns,such
ascampinggear,outerwearandgold
bullion.(UniversalCoinandBullion
hasoneofthelargestbooths;it’sthe
NRA’soicialgolddealer.)
Anentireaislewassetupforsafari
andbig-gamehuntingexcursions.
HertzhadaboothtogiveNRAmem-
bersrentalcardiscounts.Hillsdale
CollegeinMichigan,whichhasshot-
gunclassesandashotgunteam,
recruitedhighschoolers.
KubotaTractorhadtractorsand
frontloadersondisplay.“Thisisour
kindofaudience.They’repeoplewho
ownproperty.Theyowntractors,”
saidSusanHolmes,marketingsup-
portmanagerfortheTorrence,
Calif.-basedcompany.
ProjectAppleseedcombineda
RevolutionaryWarhistoryexperi-
encewithmarksmanshiptraining,
theideabeingtoexposemorepeople
toAmerica’sinheritedgunculture.
“Theoldmarketisruralwhite
dudes,butruralAmericaisdeclin-
ing,”saidthenon-profitgroup’sJosh-
uaStrei
f
.“Alotofpeoplesaythere
arepro-gunpeopleandanti-gunpeo-
ple,butreally,therearepeoplewho
havehadapositivefirearmexperi-
enceandthosewhohavenot.”
in
America
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JuanaGonzaga,2,andhercousinTracyGallardo,20,bothofDetroit,watchassouthwestDetroitcele-
bratesCincodeMayowithitsannualparadedownVernorHighwayonSunday.CincodeMayomarksthe
BattleofPueblaonMay5,1862,whenMexicantroopsdefeatedFrenchforces.
Victimsofdeadlylimofireincludebride-to-be
SanMateo
Countyfire-
fightersand
California
HighwayPatrol
personnelin-
vestigatealim-
ousinefirelate
Saturdaythat
killedfivewom-
enandinjured
fourothers.
Thedriverwas
unharmed.
42,ofAlameda;NeliaArrellano,36,
ofOakland;AmaliaLoyola,48,ofSan
Leandro;andJasmineDesguia,34,of
SanJose.Thedriverofthevehicle,
OrvilleBrown,46,ofSanJose,es-
capeduninjured.
LimoStopisthe1999Lincoln
Towncar’soperator,MercuryNews
.comreported.QuotingSanMateo
CountyCoronerRobertFoucrault,
thenewssitesaidthelimopickedup
thewomeninOaklandandwastak-
ingthemtoabacheloretteparty.
Theblazeoccurredaround10p.m.
Saturdayonthebridge,whichcon-
nectsSanMateoandAlamedacoun-
tiesabout20milessoutheastofSan
Francisco.
HayaElNasser
@hayaelna
USATODAY
Abride-to-bewasamongfive
womenkilledwhenalimousine
burstintoflameswhiletravelingona
majorbridgenearSanFrancisco.
Thefivekilledwerepronounced
deadatthesceneofthefirelateSat-
urdaynightonthewestboundSan
Mateo-HaywardBridgeinFoster
City,theCaliforniaHighwayPatrol
said.Theirnameshavenotbeenre-
leasedpendingidentificationandno-
tificationoffamily.
Thebodiesaresoseverelyburned
thatauthoritiesneeddentalrecords
toconfirmtheiridentities,according
JANETYSKA,OAKLANDTRIBUNE-BAYAREANEWSGROUP,VIAAP
toMercuryNews.com.Theirnames
likelywon’tbereleaseduntiltodayat
theearliest.
Fourotherfemalepassengerswere
injuredandtakentotwomedical
centerstobetreatedforsmokeinha-
lationandburns.Theinjured,all
fromCalifornia,areMaryGuardiano,
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WASHINGTON
ObamatoOhio
Stategraduates:
Begoodcitizens
Presidenturgesthemto
supportimprovements
inanuncertainsociety
quaintnotioninamodernsociety
“thatcelebratesindividualambition
aboveallelse,”andinwhichtechnol-
ogycanallowpeople“toretreatfrom
theworld.”
Citizenshiphasbeentestedbythe
recentshortcomingsofsomeAmeri-
caninstitutions,Obamatoldthestu-
dents,citingWallStreet,themedia
andWashingtonpoliticsingeneral.
“Ithinkit’sfairtosayourdemocracy
isn’tworkingaswellasweknowit
can.Itcoulddobetter,”hesaid.
Yetcitizenshipremainsalive,he
said,andcouldbeseeninresponses
totheBostonMarathonattack,the
fertilizerplantexplosioninTexas,
SuperstormSandyandmassshoot-
ingsatamovietheaterinColorado,a
SikhtempleinWisconsinandanele-
mentaryschoolinConnecticut.
“We’veseenthepettydivisionsof
colorandclassandcreedreplacedby
aunitedurgetohelpeachother,”
Obamasaid.“Wearenotacollection
ofstrangers....Weareboundtoone
anotherbyasetofidealsandlaws
andcommitments.”
HequotedRepublicanpredecessor
GeorgeW.BushfromhisOhioState
commencementaddressin2002:
“Americaneedsmorethantaxpayers,
spectatorsandoccasionalvoters...
Americaneedsfull-timecitizens.”
DavidJackson
USATODAY
PresidentObamaurgedOhioState
UniversitygraduatesSundaytoprac-
ticecitizenshipandperseverancein
confrontingasocietyinwhichthe
onlyconstantischange.
“Ifthere’sonecertaintyaboutthe
decadeahead,it’sthatthingswillbe
uncertain,”hetoldmorethan10,000
newlymintedBuckeyegraduates.
Obama,whoranforpresidentin
2008onthethemeofchange,asked
studentstosupportimprovementsto
societythatinmanywaysmirrorhis
legislativeagenda.
Amonghisitems:repairthemid-
dleclass,educatemorechildrenata
youngerage,improvehighschools,
makecollegemorea
f
ordable,build
betterroadsandairportsandafaster
Internet,promoteresearchandtech-
nology,confrontclimatechangeand
“protectmoreofourkidsfromthe
horrorsofgunviolence.”
Indiscussingthedutiesofcitizen-
ship,Obamaadmitteditmightbea
MARKDUNCAN,AP
BoardofTrusteesSecretaryDavidHornpointsoutsomeoneinthecrowdtoPresidentObamaduring
OhioStateUniversity’sspringcommencementceremonySundayinColumbus.
Obamaaskedthestudentstopar-
ticipateandpersevere.
Hesaidthatmeansnotjustvoting,
butalsokeepingupwithwhatlaw-
makersdoanddemandingchange
whennecessary.
Thepresidentmadereferencesto
hisownrecord,tellingthegraduates
theyareenteringaneconomyinre-
covery,experiencingsteadyincreases
injobs,therecoveryoftheautoin-
dustry and emerging energy
development.
“Weareblessedtoliveinthe
greatestnationonEarth,butwecan
alwaysbegreater,”thepresidentsaid.
“Wecanalwaysaspiretosomething
more.Thatdoesn’tdependonwho
youelecttooice.Itdependsonyou,
ascitizens,andhowbigyouwantus
tobe.”
Obamacriticizedattacksongov-
ernment,tellingstudentstoreject
thevoiceswhosay“tyrannyisalways
lurkingjustaroundthecorner.”
“Wehaveneverbeenapeoplewho
placeallourfaithingovernmentto
solveourproblems...butwedon’t
thinkthegovernmentisthesourceof
allourproblems,either,”hesaid.
Inanapparentreferencetoare-
centSenatevoteonguncontrol,he
saidindi
f
erencebycitizensis“howa
smallminorityoflawmakersgetcov-
ertodefeatsomethingthevastma-
jorityoftheirconstituentswant.”
Inhisdiscussionofperseverance,
Obamatoldthestudentstheywillof-
tenfailbutwillbestrongerfortheef-
fortandsucceedinthelongrun.
Amonghisexamples:thecivilrights,
women’srights,voters’rightsandgay
rightsmovements.
“Nothingworthdoinghappens
overnight,”thepresidentsaid.
Cutswon’treduceFDAfood-safetyinspections
itcouldbeforcedtocutasmanyas
2,100inspections—18%oftheannu-
altotal—bySept.30becauseofthe
budgetreductionscalledsequestra-
tion.TheFDAoverseesfoodsafety
foralmosteverythingbutmeatand
poultry.
“Thecommissionerwasclearly
workingo
f
aworst-casescenario,”
saidCarolineSmithDeWaal,food
safetydirectorattheCenterforSci-
enceinthePublicInterestinWash-
ington.“It’scertainlyarelieftohear
thatthatscenariowilllikelynottake
place.”
Toavoidcuttinginspections,the
FDAtrimmedtravelandtraining,
saidMichaelTaylor,FDAdeputy
commissionerforfoods.Justfiguring
outwheretheagencystoodtook
time,hesaid.“Thesesoundlikesim-
plequestions,butinthebudget
worldofthefederalgovernment,
they’renot.”
TheFDAwashelpedbyaninfu-
trationwilldelayitsimplementation.
“Congressandtheadministration
recognizedtheimportanceoffood
safetyandrealizedtheyneededto
makeanexception”forit,saidChris
Waldrop,directoroftheFoodPolicy
InstituteattheConsumerFedera-
tionofAmericainWashington.
TheFDAcameout“bettero
f
in
2013thanwewerein2012”interms
oftheFoodSafetyModernization
Actbut“erodedalittlebit”onfood
safety,Taylorsaid.“It’snotlike
there’snoe
f
ect,butit’snotlikewe’re
goingtoturno
f
onebigchunkof
programandstopdoingthings.”
“We’recomforted”thatfoodsafety
won’tbehitashardasitseemed,said
LouisFinkeloftheGroceryManu-
facturersAssociationinWashington.
“Ensuringthesafetyofthefoodsup-
plyforthepublicisacrucialgovern-
mentfunction.Wewereverygrateful
thatCongresssawfittoputaddition-
alresources”intoit.
TheU.S.DepartmentofAgricul-
ture’sFoodSafetyandInspection
Service,whichoverseespoultryand
meatslaughterhousesandpacking
plants,dodgedthesequestrationbul-
letentirely.Theagencywassupposed
tobehitwith$52.8millionincuts.
ElisabethHagen,undersecretaryfor
foodsafety,saidthatwouldshut
downmeatpackingandslaughter
plantsonedayaweekuntiltheend
ofSeptember,reducingmeatproduc-
tionby20%.Withthatprospect,
CongressvotedMarch22togivethe
USDA$55milliontokeepinspectors.
ElizabethWeise
@eweise
USATODAY
TheFoodandDrugAdministra-
tionwillnotreducefoodinspections
becauseofbudgetcuts,despitewarn-
ingearlierthatitcouldbeforcedto
eliminatethousandsofinspections
bySept.30.
“Ourgoalistoabsorbthecuts
withoutarisktopublichealth.We
areworkingtomanagethebudgetre-
ductions throughothermecha-
nisms,”FDAspokeswomanShelly
Burgesssaid.
CommissionerMargaretHamburg
toldUSATODAYeditorsandreport-
ersonApril25thattheagencyfeared
“Weareworkingto
managethe(FDA)
budgetreductions
throughother
mechanisms.
”
FDAspokeswoman
ShellyBurgess
sionof$40milliontofundtheFood
SafetyModernizationAct,the2011
lawhailedasthemostcomprehen-
sivefood-safetylawingenerations.
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