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RollingStone
fortreatingtheBostonbombingsuspect
likearockstar,andretailersCVSandTedeschiwon’tselltheissue.Butit’s
tooearlytojudgethemagazine’sintentbyitscover.Afterall,ithasfeatured
seriousstoriessuchasCharlesMansonandGen.StanleyMcChrystal.
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Newskepticism
overNSAprogram
Congressthreatenstorevoke
authorization,
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NEWSLINE
Senatereaches
dealonstudent
loanrates
Agreementthatwould
offerbetterratesthisfall
—
buttheycouldriselater
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awaitsvote.
7A
Millennials
areleftoutof
housingrecovery
Burdenofstudentloans,
lowinventory,competing
bidderskeepyoung,
first-timebuyersout.
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Policetrackingyou
Zimmermanjury
costFlorida
taxpayers$33K
Sequestrationexpenses
includebowlingexcursion,
manicures,dinners.
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ers’whereaboutsandprivatelives,
includingwheretheyworship.
Thescannersgenerallyaremount-
edontherearfender,trunkorroofof
policecarsandparkingenforcement
vehicles.Somealsoaremountedon
roadsignsorbridges.A2012survey
bythenot-for-profitPoliceExecutive
ResearchForumfoundthat71%of
policeagenciesusethem.
TheSupremeCourtruledlastyear
thatpoliceneedacourtordertoat-
tachaGPStrackertoasuspect’scar.
ACLUsaysthegrowingnetworkofli-
censereaderscouldletpolicetodo
thesamethingwithoutawarrantby
trackingthelocationofavehicleat
varioustimes.
TheInternationalAssociationof
ChiefsofPolicesaysthedataissafeif
agencieshavestrictrulesforaccess
to,useofandpurgingofthedata.
Thescannerprovidesalistonlyby
licensenumber,withaphotoofthe
plate.Tolinkthatwiththecarown-
er’sname,addressandotherper-
sonaldatarequiresinquirybyan
authorizedpersontothemotorvehi-
clerecordscenter,saysDavidRob-
ertsattheIACPtechnologycenter.
Policesaytheplatereadersauto-
maticallysignalanoicerwhenthey
“see”licenseplatesofcarsreported
stolenorlinkedtoarrestwarrants.
Theyalsocanrecordplatesofvehi-
clesatacrimescenetoidentifywit-
nessesorsuspects.That’sstandard
andalsoisdoneinotherways.
TheACLUreportusedFreedomof
Informationrequestsin38states
andtheDistrictofColumbia.
Theissuearisesaboutamonthaf-
terNationalSecurityAgencycon-
tractorEdwardSnowdenexposed
detailsofNSA’smassiveelectronic
surveillance.
Policesaydriverscan’texpectpri-
vacyonpublicstreets.Civilliberties
activistssayit’slessclear-cut.“It’s
prevalentandpersistentobserva-
tion,”saysAmieStepanovichofthe
ElectronicPrivacyInformationCen-
ter.“There’sadiferencebetween
(beingseen)walkingdownapublic
sidewalk”andbeingwatchedondif-
ferentsidewalksatdiferenttimes.
Rulesloosenover
potuseamong
Olympians
Agencyraisesthreshold
forpositivetest,shiftsfocus
toin-competitionuse.
1C
PoliceacrosstheUSAuseauto-
maticcamera-scannerstotakedigital
photosofmillionsoflicenseplatesto
helpsolvecrimes,butintheprocess
storesdataonmillionsofinnocent
people,theAmericanCivilLiberties
UnionreportedWednesday.
Thedigitaldragnetmostlycollects
people’slocationdatawithnocon-
nectiontosuspectedlawbreakingor
causetobeofinteresttolawenforce-
mentandisagrowingtrendripefor
misuse,theACLUreportsays.
Licenseplatescannersare“gov-
ernmentlocation-trackingsystems
recordingthemovementsofmany
millionsof innocentAmericans,”
saysACLUattorneyCatherine
Crump,thereport’sleadauthor.The
scannersare“themostwidespread
location-trackingtechnologyyou’ve
probablyneverheardof.”
Civillibertiesactivistssaythedata
couldbeusedtotrackinnocentdriv-
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Apolicecarwithascanner.
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Soulfultweets
fromthepope
PopeFrancisplansto
grantplenaryindulgences
viaTwitterduringWorld
YouthDay2013event.
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TheACLUsaysitfoundastriking
disparityinhowlongpolicekeep
licenseplateinformation.
Examples:
uTheMinnesotaStatePatrol
purgesscanneddataafter48
hoursandhasfewerthan20,000
licensescanson
fi
le.
uMilpitas,Calif.,pop.68,000,has
4.7millionlicense-platescanson
fi
leandnopolicyforerasing
them.
NEWSPHOTOS
QRREADER
ScanwithaQRreader;
AT&Tcodescanner
availableatscan.mobi.
Getcodesforyour
businessatatt.com/mcode.
Cloudsofscandalareshading
hotVirginiagovernor’srace
Thesqueaky-clean
OldDominionStatehouse
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traiccongestion.
Thetwocandidatesareslatedto
squareofSaturdayattheirfirstcam-
paigndebate,sponsoredbytheVir-
giniaBarAssociationatatonyresort
inHotSprings,Va.Theircontestis
beingwatchedastestofthemoodof
votersontheissuessuchastheAf-
fordableCareActandimmigration
beforethemidtermelectionsthat
follownextyear.
Fouryearsago,forinstance,Mc-
Donnell’selectionwasanearlysign
ofthevoterunhappinesswithPresi-
dentObamaandthehealthcarede-
bate that led todevastating
Democraticsetbacksin2010,includ-
ingthelossofcontroloftheHouseof
Representatives.
Still,it’shardforpositionpapersto
competewiththedrip-drip-dripof
disclosuressinceMarchin
The
WashingtonPost
andelsewhere
aboutthe$25,000thatStarScientific
CEOJonnieWilliamsprovidedto
payfortheweddingsofMcDonnell’s
daughters;the$6,500Rolexwatchhe
boughtforMcDonnell’swifetogive
thegovernor;the$15,000shopping
spreehefinancedforheratBergdorf
Goodman,andthe$70,000hepro-
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VA
.
Thepoliticiando-
ingthemosttoshapetheVirginia
governor’sraceisn’tontheballot.
Thecascadingethicaltravailsof
Gov.BobMcDonnellhaveovershad-
owedtheefortsofthetwomenwho
wanttosucceedhim—Republican
AttorneyGeneralKenCuccinelliand
DemocratTerryMcAulife—ina
campaignwithnationalrepercus-
sionsthathastakenasharplynega-
tiveturnonitsown.
“Itdominatesthecoverage,which
makesithardertotalktopeople
aboutgrowingjobsandaboutaposi-
tivevisionforVirginia,”Cuccinelli
toldUSATODAYinaninterview.He
acknowledgedmaking“myownmis-
takesintermsofdisclosure”involv-
inggiftsfromthepoliticaldonor
behindthescandalbutcalledthem
2009 2013
Paidtimeoff(PTO)plan
1
42%
52%
ANDREWHARRER,BLOOMBERG
RepublicanstarBobMcDonnell
isexperiencingafallfromgrace.
COLLIDING
STARSCAN
BEGOLDEN
Floatingholidays
45%
38%
oversightsthathavebeenremedied
anddeniedanywrongdoing.
“Youhearchatteraboutitwhen
you’reonthetrail,”McAulife,who
headedtheDemocraticNational
Committeeandco-chairedPresident
Clinton’s re-election campaign,
agreedinaseparateinterview.“It’s
there,butwhatpeoplewanttoknow
aboutisthehugechallenges”facing
thenextgovernor,fromeducationto
Paidpersonaldays
31%
22%
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THURSDAY,JULY18,2013
NEWS
2A
Anancientbangbegotallthatbling
Cosmiccrashes
couldyieldmoons’
worthofgold
Histeamanalyzedimagesdetect-
edinJunebyNASA’sSwiftX-ray
telescopesatelliteshowingahigh-en-
ergygammarayburstfromthecolli-
sionoftwoneutronstarsabout
3.9billionlight-yearsaway(one
light-yearisabout5.9trillionmiles).
Neutronstarsarethecollapsedre-
mainsofimplodedstars,incredibly
densestellarobjectsthatweighat
least1.4timesasmuchasthesunbut
arethoughttoberoughly10miles
wide.
Thoughordinarystarsexplode
aboutonceeverycenturyinourgal-
axy,Bergersays,explosivecollisions
oftwoneutronstarshappenonly
aboutonceevery10,000years.Andit
appearsthere’sgold—andother
heavyelements—inthemthar
mashups.
Andnotjustalittlegold.Observa-
tionofthecloudyaftere
f
ectsofthe
gammarayburstsuggestthateach
mergerofneutronstarsproduces
severalmoons’worthofgoldby
weight. “At today’sprices, that
morematerial formankind’s
jewelry!”
About1%ofthemassofthetwo
neutronstarswasprobablyconvert-
edintoexoticmineralsbythemerg-
er,onlyasmallpartofitgold.Such
arethelikelyoriginsforthegoldthat
accumulatedinEarth’scrustabout
4.54billionyearsago,sweptupfrom
spaceatthebirthofthesolarsystem.
Jankacautionedthatthegamma
rayburstresultrepresentsonlyone
observationandthatastronomers
willneedtoobservemoresuchblasts
incomingyearstofeelfullyconfi-
dentaboutthefinding.
“Itreallyseemsthatthegoldin
jewelrythatpeoplearewearingisthe
resultofoneofthemostviolentex-
plosionsintheuniverse,”saysastro-
physicist StephenRosswog of
Germany’sJacobsUniversityBre-
men,whofirstsuggestedthegolden
glowe
f
ectin1999.“Thesearevery
diicultobservations,butifthis
turnsouttobetrue,thiswouldbe
trulyveryexcitingnews.”
Threegold
barshavea
combined
valueofmore
than$2mil-
lionatthe
Bureauof
Engravingand
Printing.
DanVergano
@dvergano
USATODAY
Thegoldglintingonyourwedding
bandandallthatgoldinFortKnox
probablycameoutofanexplosive
collisionofrarestarsbillionsofyears
ago,astronomerssaidWednesday.
Thebadnewsforgoldbugscount-
ingontheirinvestment’srarity:
Thosestarmashupsarestillbaking
upmoreblingallthetimeoutin
space.Butdon’tdespair.Theyhap-
penonlyonceevery10,000yearsor
soinourgalaxy.
“Callitthegoldenglow,”saysHar-
vardastronomerEdoBerger,wholed
theteamreportingthediscoveryin
an
AstrophysicalJournalLetters
report.
PAULJ.RICHARDS,AFP/GETTYIMAGES
amountofgoldwouldbeworth$10
octillion,”Berger says. (That’s
$10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,foranyonecounting.)
“Thismeans(that)theHarvard
teammighthavediscoveredthe
‘smokinggun’ forunravelingthe
long-standingmysteryofwhichob-
jectsintheuniverseareresponsible
fortheproductionofgoldandplati-
numandotherheavyelements,”says
astrophysicistHans-ThomasJanka
ofGermany’sMax-PlanckInstitute
forAstrophysics,whowasnotonthe
discoveryteam.“Onegetsevenmore
platinuminthesameevents,soeven
Virginiaracecouldforetellmoodofthenation
“IwouldsaythatwhatTerry
McAuli
f
ehascalledasuccess,his
GreenTechchairmanshipandhis
FranklinPelletschairmanship,are
failures,andVirginianscanjudge
thatthemselves,”Cuccinellireplied.
“Foralong,longtimeinthisrace,he
said,‘Myjob-creationperformance
hereiswhyyoushouldelectmegov-
ernor.’He’snotsayingthatanymore.”
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videdtoacompanyownedbythe
governorandhissister.(Williams
alsogaveCuccinelli$18,000worthof
gifts,andtheattorneygeneralmadea
profitonstockinhiscompany.)
Thefederalandstateinvestiga-
tionsintoMcDonnellreflectare-
markablefallfromgraceforthe
Republicangovernor,whosepolitical
futureseemedlimitlesslastyear.He
wasmentionedasarunningmatefor
MittRomneyin2012andseenasa
potential2016presidentialcandidate
himself.NowsomeVirginiaDemo-
cratsarecallingforhisresignation.
Itisalsounfamiliarpoliticalter-
rainfortheOldDominion.Nositting
Virginiagovernorhasbeeninvolved
insuchaseriousscandalinmodern
times,sayspoliticalscientistLarry
SabatooftheUniversityofVirginia.
ThatcontrastswithNewJersey,the
onlyotherstateholdingagubernato-
rialelectioninNovember.There,
Gov.ChrisChristiebragsthatasU.S.
attorneyforsevenyearsheconvicted
orgotguiltypleasfrom130NewJer-
seypolsonbribery,fraud,taxevasion
andothercharges.
Christieisratedbythenon-parti-
san
CookPoliticalReport
aslikelyto
winasecondtermthisfall,andhe’s
toutedasapotentialGOPpresiden-
tialcontenderin2016.
InVirginia,though,thegovernor’s
raceisatossup.TheRoanokeCollege
Poll,takenJuly8throughSunday
andreleasedWednesday,putCucci-
nelliahead,37%-31%.Asurveytaken
lastThursdaythroughSundaybythe
DemocraticfirmPublicPolicyPoll-
inggaveMcAuli
f
etheedge,41%-
37%.Bothleadswerewithinthe
polls’marginsoferror.
WHERE
THEY’RE
COMING
FROM
TRIALOFTHECHEF
HistoryfavorsCuccinelli.Virginia,
theonlystatetolimitgovernorstoa
singleterm,hasgivenapoliticalpar-
tyatleasttwoconsecutivetermsin
thegovernor’smansionineveryelec-
tionsincethe1880s.McDonnellin
2009succeededDemocratTim
Kaine,nowaU.S.senator.
Thistime,though,McDonnell’s
troublesmakeithardforhimtohelp
Cuccinelli,orforCuccinellitowant
hisembrace.Andthescandalissure
tobeinthenewsduringthecam-
paign’sfinalpush.ToddSchneider,a
formerchefattheVirginiaexecutive
mansion,isscheduledtogoontrial
Oct.15onfelonychargesofembez-
zlingstatemoney.Hisattorneyssay
healertedoicialsaboutWilliams’
giftstotheMcDonnellfamily.
WithfourmonthstoElectionDay,
McAuli
f
ehasabigmoneyadvan-
tage.OnMonday,hereportedraising
nearly$2millioninJune,closeto
doublethe$1.1millionCuccinelli
raised.McAuli
f
enowhas$6million
inthebank;Cuccinelli,$2.7million.
ButCuccinellimayhaveanadvan-
tageintheintensityofsupportina
contestthattraditionallyhaslowvot-
erturnout.“Look,there’sabaseof
committedvotersforKenCuccinelli
thatismuchmoremotivatedforhim
thanthecurrentbaseoftheDemo-
cratPartyiswillingtoturnoutand
voteforTerry,”saysChrisLaCivita,a
strategistforCuccinelliwhogained
fameasanarchitectoftheSwiftBoat
VeteransattacksonJohnKerryin
the2004presidentialcampaign.
McAuli
f
esaidtheoldrulesofVir-
giniamaynolongerapply.“It’sadif-
ferentelectoratetoday;President
Obamawonthestatetwice,”hesaid
intheinterview.Butaskedabout
turnout,hereplied,“Youhitthenail
rightonthehead.Noquestionthat’s
whatit’sabout....Thegoalhastobe
togetthosevoterstoturnout.”
It’stooearlytoknowforsure,Cuc-
cinellisaid,buttheracecouldturn
outtobeareferenduminVirginiaon
Obama’ssignatureA
f
ordableCare
Actandfederalenvironmentalregu-
lationsthatarefearedbythestate’s
coalindustry,bothpoliciesthathe
hasopposedasattorneygeneral.
“Thosepushbackopportunities
onthefederalgovernment’sover-
reachdoplayaroleinthisrace,”
Cuccinellisaid.
ByNovember,thecampaigns,in-
terestgroupsandsuperPACSwill
havespenttensofmillionsofdollars
ontherace,Sabatopredicts.“Every-
body’sgoingtobespending.”
JILLNANCE,THE(LYNCHBURG,VA.)NEWS&ADVANCE,VIAAP
PATRICKKANE,THE(PETERSBURG,VA.)PROGRESS-INDEX,VIAAP
KenCuccinelli
TerryMcAuliffe
Occupation
Lawyer
Businessman
Born
July30,1968,inEdison,N.J.
Feb.9,1957,inSyracuse,N.Y.
Family
MarriedtoAliceMonteiro“Teiro”Cuccinelli;
sevenchildren
MarriedtoDorothySwannMcAuliffe;
fivechildren
Education
B.S.,UniversityofVirginia;lawdegreeand
master’sdegree,GeorgeMason
B.A.,CatholicUniversityofAmerica;
lawdegree,Georgetown
Book
TheLastLineofDefense(2013) WhataParty!(2007)
Politicalr
é
sum
é
Virginiastatesenator,2002-09;
stateattorneygeneral,2010-present
DNCchair;co-chair,1996BillClintoncam-
paign;chair,2008HillaryClintoncampaign
SOURCE:USATODAYRESEARCHBYSUSANPAGE
inabookpublishedthisyearstating
thatSocialSecurityandMedicare
havehelpedmakeAmericans“de-
pendentongovernment.”“Itscares
metothinkofKenCuccinelliasgov-
ernor,”shesaid.“Ithinkheisway
outoftouchwitheverybody.”
Cuccinelli,meanwhile,portrays
McAuli
f
easaclassicliberalwithfew
deeptiestoVirginia.
“IthinkifVirginiansknewwhere
Terryactuallystoodontaxpayer
fundingforabortion,forabortionup
tothemomentofbirth,forsex-selec-
tionabortionattheoption(ofthe
showedhehadmade$16.5millionin
2009through2011andpaidalmost
$4millionintaxes.
Perhapsmoreproblematicfor
McAuli
f
ehasbeenscrutinyofhis
businessrecord,whichhehasboast-
edgiveshimthecredentialstocreate
jobsandboosttheeconomyinthe
state.Sincelosingthe2009nomina-
tionforgovernor,McAuli
f
ehelped
foundGreenTechAutomotive,an
electriccarcompany,andFranklin
Pellets,amanufacturerofwoodpel-
letsusedbypowerplants.
Neithercompanyhastakeno
f
ina
waythatwouldcreateasignificant
numberofjobs.GreenTechendedup
decidingtolocateitsmanufacturing
plantinMississippi.McAuli
f
ere-
vealedinAprilthathehadstepped
downasthecompany’schairmanin
December.
InatourlastweekattheRaging-
WireDataCenterinAshburn,Va.,
McAuli
f
edidn’tmentionhisown
businessventuresashequizzedexec-
utivesthereabouthowthestategov-
ernmentcouldhelpdrawmore
high-skilledprivate-sectorjobsto
Virginia,studiouslyscribblingnotes
andnumbersinareporter-style
notebookhewascarrying.
“Icansayallthesebusinesses,
theydon’twantasocial,ideological
agendacomingfromtheirgovernor,”
McAuli
f
etoldthefourreporters
traipsingafterhiminhardhatsand
safetyvestsasheadmiredthecon-
structionofagiantcagetosecure
computerservers.“Tobringbusi-
nessesfromCalifornia,youcannot
haveattacksonwomenorgayVir-
giniansorwhoeverthatmaybe.”
McAuli
f
e,56,isabig,blu
f
pres-
ence,insistingasheleavesontrying
outtheretinal-scansecuritysystem.
“Sorry,cannotconfirmyouridenti-
ty,”thecomputerizedvoiceresponds.
Helaughsindelight.
Twodaysearlier,Cuccinellialso
wastalkingjobsandtheeconomyas
hetouredtheHolly,WoodsandVine
gardencenterinAlexandriaona
swelteringafternoon.Heaskedthe
proprietor,VanessaWheeler,about
theimpactofthefederalbudgetcuts
knownassequestrationonhercus-
tomers, includingfederalworkers
whohavehadfurloughsandemploy-
OUTOFMAINSTREAM?
McAuli
f
eandCuccinellihavena-
tionalreputationsthatareassetsand
issues:Cuccinelliasacrusaderon
abortion,climatechangeandother
conservativesocialcauses,McAuli
f
e
asapremierDemocraticfundraiser
andpaloftheClintons.Eachpor-
traystheotherasoutofthemain-
streamforwhatinrecentyearshas
becomeaswingstate.Virginia,which
hadbeensafelyRepublicaninpresi-
dentialelectionssince1968,votedfor
PresidentObamain2008and2012.
“Cuccinelli insomewayshas
abusedhispositioninpursuitofhis
ideologicalagenda,whetheritissu-
ingaclimatescientistattheUniver-
sityofVirginiaor suingthe
universitiestogetthemtostopen-
forcinganti-discriminationmeasures
againstgaysandlesbians,”sayspoll-
sterGeo
f
reyGarin,astrategistfor
McAuli
f
e.“IfCuccinelliwereelect-
ed,hewouldbethemostright-wing
governorinrecentmemory,withthe
possibleexceptionofSarahPalin.”
DemocraticTVadshammerCuc-
cinelli.Inanadreleasedthisweek
andpaidforbythestateparty,are-
tireefretsaboutCuccinnelli’sviews
“Iwouldsaythat
whatTerry
McAuliffehas
calledasuccess
...arefailures,
andVirginians
canjudgethat
themselves.
”
KenCuccinelli,
Republicangubernatorialcandidate
“Tobring
businessesfrom
California,you
cannothave
attackson
womenorgay
Virginiansor
whoeverthat
maybe.
”
TerryMcAuli
f
e,
Democraticgubernatorialcandidate
woman)—thosearethingsthatI
thinkthatVirginiavoterswouldfind
tobeunacceptabletothem,”Cucci-
nellisaidintheinterview.He
chargedthatMcAuli
f
ehada“rather
tawdrypoliticalhistory”asafund-
raiser.Andhenotedthathehasre-
leasedthepasteightyearsofhistax
returns,whilehisopponenthasnot.
McAuli
f
einAprildidrelease
threeyearsofabridgedreturnsthat
eesofdefensecontractorsthatare
facingcutbacks.
Pausingintheshadeofagazebo,
standingnexttoa5-foot-tallstatue
ofBuddha,heparriedquestionsfrom
reportersaboutMcDonnell’strou-
blesandMcAuli
f
e’sattacks.At44,he
isatrimmanwithshortgrayinghair
andano-nonsensemanner.
INBRIEF
U.S.DEATHTOLL
AsofWednesday,2,116U.S.ser-
vicemembersandthreeDefenseDe-
partmentcivilianshadbeenreported
killedintheAfghanistanWar.
Thelatestdeathidentified:
u
Sta
f
Sgt.SonnyC.Zimmer-
man,
25,ofWaynesfield,Ohio,died
TuesdayinMushakawhenhisvehi-
clewashitbyarocket-propelledgre-
nade;4thBrigadeCombatTeam.
SouthCarolinacourtsoriginally
saidthe1978IndianChildWelfare
ActfavoredVeronicalivingwithher
biologicalfather,amemberofthe
CherokeeNation,althoughhernon-
Indianbiologicalmotherwantedher
tolivewithadoptivecouple.
Lastmonth, thenation’shigh
courtruledthatSouthCarolina
courtsshoulddecidewhogetsto
adoptthegirl.
WILDFIRERAGESINMOUNTAINS
SOUTHWESTOFPALMSPRINGS
NEWTYPEOFDINOSAUR
SUBSCRIPTIONS
1-800-USA-0001
AuthoritiesinSouthernCalifornia
issuedevacuationordersWednesday
forhundredsofhomesasawildfire
approachedinthemountainssouth-
westofPalmSprings.
U.S.ForestServicespokeswoman
CarolJandrallsaidlargepartsofthe
communitiesofIdyllwildandFern
ValleywerebeingevacuatedWednes-
dayevening.
TheForestServiceestimatesbe-
tween300and400homeswereaf-
fected.Residentswerebeingallowed
hometopickupessentialitemsbe-
foreevacuating.
About60homeswerealreadyun-
derevacuationordersandseven
weredestroyedordamagedbythe
wildfirethatbrokeoutMonday.The
firegrewtomorethan22square
milesWednesday.
Temperatureswereintripledigits
intheareaandhumidityinthesingle
digits,saidTinaRose,aspokeswom-
anfortheCaliforniaDepartmentof
ForestryandFireProtection.
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NATION
PealingbellstomarkKing’srousing‘Dream’
Online
TODAY
Whatwe’refollowing
Alookaheadtonews,
features,photosand
videoswe’llbepostingtodayat
usatoday.com
andonourfree
appsforallmobiledevices.
Tokyo,amongotherplaces,thecen-
tersays.
TheKingCenterisaskingthat
communitieswishingtoparticipate
submitbye-mailabriefdescription
of theirbell-ringingevent to
website@thekingcenter.org.
OnAug.28,1963,Kingendedhis
speechwithacallto“letfreedom
ringfromtheprodigioushilltopsof
NewHampshire…fromthemighty
mountainsofNewYork…fromthe
heighteningAllegheniesofPennsyl-
vania…fromthesnowcappedRock-
iesofColorado…fromthe
curvaceousslopesofCalifornia…
fromStoneMountainofGeorgia…
fromLookoutMountainofTennes-
see…andfromeveryhillandmole-
hillofMississippi.”
InhisPulitzerPrize-winninghis-
toryofthecivilrightsmovement,
PartingtheWaters,
TaylorBranch
wrotethatKingdepartedfromhis
preparedtextandthatmuchofthe
speech’sgreatnesswasextemporane-
ous.
“Morethanhiswords,thetimbre
ofhisvoiceprojectedhimacrossthe
racialdivideandplantedhimasa
newfoundingfather,”Branchwrote.
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TheKingCenterisurging
communitiesaroundtheworldto
participateinabell-ringingceremo-
nynextmonthtohelpcommemorate
the50thanniversaryofMartinLu-
therKing’s“IHaveaDream”speech.
KingCenteroicialssaytheyhave
reachedouttoall50governorsand
tocitiesacrosstheglobeaskingthem
toparticipateinthebell-ringingat
3p.m.ETonAug.28orat3p.m.in
theirrespectivetimezones.
“Wearecallingonpeopleacross
Americaandthroughouttheworldto
joinwithusaswepausetomarkthe
50thanniversaryofmyfather’s‘I
HaveaDream’speechwithLetFree-
domRingbell-ringingeventsand
programsthatairmtheunityof
peopleofallraces,religionsandna-
tions,”saidBerniceKing,King’s
daughterandCEOoftheKing
Center.
TheKingCenterandthe50thAn-
niversaryCoalitionwillhostaseven-
daycelebrationinthenation’scapital
AFP/GETTYIMAGESFILEPHOTO
MartinLutherKingclosedhisAug.28,1963,speechrepeatingthe
refrain“Letfreedomring.”Onits50thanniversary,bellsshall.
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u
LIFE
Startyourmorningby
learningwhetheryourfavor-
iteTVshowgetsnominated
forthisyear’s
EmmyAwards
.
Welivestreamthenomina-
tionsbeingannouncedinLos
Angeles.Plus,USATODAYTV
critic
RobertBianco
weighs
in,andwegiveyoureaction
fromtheactors.Viewitallat
usatoday.com/life
.
ofthe50thanniversaryoftheMarch
onWashington.King’s riveting
speechwasthekeynoteeventofthat
march.
BerniceKingaskedcommunities
tocomeupwithdiversecommemo-
rativeprogramsthat“bringpeople
togetheracrossculturalandpolitical
linestocelebratethecommonhu-
manityincreativeandupliftingways
inthespiritofthedream.”
Bell-ringingceremoniesarecur-
rentlyplannedinConcord,N.H.;Al-
lentown,Pa.;Lutry,Switzerland;and
Zimmermanteamgotitsjury
Consultant
soughtpanel
ofsixwomen
ALEXBRANDON,AP
u
NEWS
Gen.
MartinDemp-
sey
,chairmanofthe
Joint
ChiefsofStaff
,likelygets
grilledtodaywhenheap-
pearsbeforethe
Senate
ArmedServicesCommittee
.
Dempseyisupforconfirma-
tionforanothertwo-year
term.Hecouldbequestioned
aboutSyria,Egypt,Afghani-
stan,budgetcutsandother
issues.Findourcoverageat
usatoday.com/news
.
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SANFORD
,
FLA
.
Oneofthepeoplein-
strumentalinhelpingGeorgeZim-
merman’sdefenseteampickan
all-womenjurysaysthathedecided
monthsinadvancethatafemale
panelbroughtthebestchancefor
acquittal.
RobertHirschhorn,ajuryconsult-
antwithmorethan28yearsexperi-
ence,toldUSATODAYthatwomen
arebetterlisteners,arelessjudgmen-
tal,andwouldmoreeasilyunder-
standthefearZimmermanfeltwhen
heshotTrayvonMartin.
“Iwantedtomakesurewewere
goingtogetjurorsthatwouldfollow
whatthecourtoflawrequired,not
whatthecourtofpublicopinion
wanted,”Hirschhornsaid.“MyNo.1
goalwastogetfairjurorsthatwould
reallybeabletolistentotheevidence
anddecidethecaseonfactsandlaw,
notemotion.”
Hirschhorn’sinstinctspaido
f
Sat-
urdaywhenajuryoffivewhitewom-
enandoneHispanicwoman
acquittedZimmermanofsecond-de-
greemurderandmanslaughter
chargesintheFebruary2012killing
of17-year-oldTrayvonMartin.
Hirschhorngotinvolvedinthe
caseinAprilwhenZimmermanat-
torneyDonWestbroughthimin.
Hirschhorn,whoisbasedinLewis-
ville,Texas,hasworkedonseveral
high-profilecases,includingthetrial
ofEnronfounderKennethLay,who
wasconvictedoffraudandconspira-
cy,aswellasNewYorkmillionaire
RobertDurst,acquittedofkillingand
dismemberinghiselderlyneighbor.
Hirschhorn,whowasincourtev-
erydayuntilthejurywaspicked,said
hewasmostconcernedabouttwo
things:gunsandhonesty.AndJuror
B-37—thefirstonetopublicly
speak,inaninterviewwithCNN—
wasactuallyHirschhorn’ssecond-fa-
voritejurorbecauseshewasaformer
concealed-weaponspermitholder
andseemedtruthful,hesaid.Hehad
decidedthatpeoplewithanti-gun
stanceswouldhavetobeeliminated.
Hirschhorn’sfavoritejurorwasa
blackmanwhowasagunownerwho
frequentlywatchedFOXNews.The
stateeliminatedhim.
Aspokeswomanforstateprosecu-
torsdidnotimmediatelyrespondto
arequestforcomment.
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ingsreportsouttoday:
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ProtestersangryaboutGeorgeZimmerman’sacquittalinthekillingofTrayvonMartinchantWednesday
asasit-incontinuesforaseconddayinFloridaGov.RickScott’soiceatthestateCapitolinTallahassee.
for individualquestioningabout
mediaexposuretonewsoftheshoot-
inginopencourt.Later,lawyers
wentdownthelist,strikingjurorsin-
dividually.Atleastsixpeoplewere
dismissedduringthisphase.
“IbetIspent20hoursonwhat
took15minutestodo,”Hirschhorn
saidofthefinalphase,inwhichthe
jurywasannounced.
InZimmerman’scase,Hirschhorn
didtworarethings:Hedidn’trecom-
mendlawyersaskforachangeof
venue,andhedidn’thaveZimmer-
man’slawyersusealltheirstrikes
againstjurors.
“Sanfordwastheepicenterforthis
event,”Hirschhornsaid,explaining
whathetoldlawyers.“Ifwewant
Georgetogetafairtrial,wewant
peoplefromhiscountytodecidethis
case.”
Earlyon,Hirschhornthought
womenwouldrelatetoZimmer-
man’sstorybetterthanmenand
wouldunderstandthepositionZim-
mermanfoundhimselfinonthe
nightoftheshooting.
“Ibelievedinmyheartthatanall-
femalejurywastherightjuryfor
George,”Hirschhornsaid.“Myexpe-
riencehasbeenthatwomenarebet-
teratlisteningthanmen.”
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Boardreleases
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dicators
forJunethismorn-
ing.Checkthenumbersat
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Jurorstreatedtopedicures,bowling
Thesequestrationofthejury
thatultimatelyacquittedGeorge
ZimmermancostFloridataxpayers
about$33,000andallowedjurors
creaturecomfortssuchastwodin-
nersatOutbackSteakhouse,a
bowlingexcursionandatriptothe
Ripley’sBelieveItorNotMuseum.
TheSeminoleCountysheri
f
’s
oicesaidinastatementthatdur-
ingthesequestration,jurors“en-
joyedseveraleveningandweekend
excursionstoincludebowling,
shoppingattheVolusiaMall,aday
anddinnerinSt.Augustine(toin-
cludeavisittotheRipley’sBelieve
ItorNotMuseum),manicuresand
pedicures,andwatchingfireworks
onthefourthofJuly.”
Theall-womenjuryofsixwas
sequesteredbeginningonFriday,
June21,andspent22nightsatthe
MarriottinLakeMary,Fla.
Jurorswatchedtelevisionand
movies,exercisedatthehotelfit-
nesscenterandspentweekends
beingvisitedbyfamilyandfriends,
thesheri
f
’sstatementsaid.
Lawyersandlegalexpertssaid
thatthoughsomeoftheexpenses
mightinitiallyseemluxurious,the
costandtheamenitiesprovided
werenotunreasonable.
“Itcertainlyseemsreasonableto
methatawomanwoulddesireabit
ofpersonalgroomingover22
days,”saidRandyReep,aFlorida
attorney.“Goingtothemoviesand
havingbasiclevelsofentertain-
ment—IcannotseeRipley’stobe
extravagant—seemsveryreason-
ableoverthreeweeks.”
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SPORTS
The
BritishOpen
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stillplayedatamale-only
golfclub
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startstodayand
goesthroughtheweekend.
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What’spopularonline:
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‘RollingStone’defends
Tsarnaevcoveramidoutcry
u
JohnnyManzieladmits
difficultybeinginspotlight
u
Eventhequeenwantsroyal
babytohurryup
Zimmerman,aHispanicneighbor-
hoodwatchvolunteer,saidheshot
theblackteenagerinself-defenseaf-
terbeingattacked.Stateprosecutors
contendedZimmermanprofiledand
murderedTrayvon—thenliedabout
initiatingthealtercation.
Abeginninggroupof211people
filledoutjurorquestionnaires,which
werethenreadbylawyersandCir-
cuitJudgeDebraNelson.Theychose
whowouldmakeittothenextround
Youcansaveyoursoul:In140charactersorless
Indulgenceswillbe
o
f
eredviaTwitter
havealreadyhadtheirsinsabsolved
byapriest.
PopeFrancisissuedadecreeabout
indulgencesandsocialmediaJuly9,
accordingtotheRome-basedZenit
newsorganization,whichcoversthe
Vatican.
“Thefaithfulwhoonaccountofa
legitimateimpedimentcannotattend
theaforementionedcelebrations
mayobtainPlenaryIndulgenceun-
dertheusualspiritual,sacramental
andprayerconditions,inaspiritof
filialsubmissiontotheRomanPon-
ti
f
,byparticipationinthesacred
functionsonthedaysindicated,fol-
lowingthesameritesandspiritual
exercisesastheyoccurviatelevision
orradioor,withduedevotion,viathe
newmeansofsocialcommunica-
tion,”thedecreestates.
PatriciaMaldonado,directorof
digitalmediafortheArchdioceseof
Detroit,approvesoftheidea.Shesaid
itwillhelptheCatholicChurchbet-
terconnectwithyoungpeoplewho
arealreadyonsocialmedia.
“ByusingTwitterinnewwaysto
reachouttopeoplespiritually,Pope
Francisissettingtheexampleand
layingthefoundationfortherestof
thechurchtofollowinhisfootsteps,”
saidMaldonado,whooverseesthedi-
ocesesTwitterfeed@DetroitCathol-
ic.Givingindulgencesbysocial
mediameansthefaithfulgetthespir-
itualbenefitsofWorldYouthDay
eveniftheycan’tbethere,said
BobO’Gorman,aretiredreligion
professorandauthorof
TheComplete
Idiot’sGuidetoUnderstandingCath-
olicism.
O’GormansaidmajorCatholic
eventssuchasWorldYouthDayhave
beenseeninthepastasopportuni-
tiesforforgivenessandrenewal.
Evenpeoplewhocan’ttraveltoa
majorchurcheventorpilgrimagecan
stillexperiencethat forgiveness,
O’Gormansaid,iftheytakesome
kindofspiritualaction.
TheideacomesfromtheBible,
O’Gormansaid.Jesustoldhisdisci-
plesintheGospelofMatthewthat
wheretwoormoreofthemaregath-
eredinhisname,hewouldbepre-
sentintheirmidst.BeinginJesus’
presenceisawaytobeforgiven,
O’Gormansaid.Inmedievaltimes,
thatofteninvolvedmakingadona-
tion,whichledtocorruption,hesaid.
“Ithinkit’sagreatidea,”saidEi-
leenDaily,assistantprofessorofpas-
toralstudiesatLoyolaUniversityin
Chicago.DailysaidthatasaJesuit,
FrancisisusedtoseeingGodinevery
partoflife.SocombiningTwitter
withtheancientpracticeofindul-
gencesmakessense.
BobSmietana
USATODAY
FollowingPopeFrancis’Twitter
feedmaybegoodforyoursoul—
bothinthislifeandthenext.
ThespiritualleaderoftheRoman
CatholicChurchplanstograntple-
naryindulgencesbyTwitterduring
theWorldYouthDay2013event,
whichwillbeJuly23-28inBrazil.
Theindulgences,whichCatholics
believecanreducethetimeasoul
spendsinpurgatory,willbeavailable
toFrancis’nearly7.5millionTwitter
followersinalllanguages—ifthey
tuneintoWorldYouthDaybroad-
castsortakeotherspiritualactions.
Togetanindulgence,Catholicsmust
PopeFranciswillbeo
f
ering
indulgencesfromhisTwitter
accountforWorldYouthDay.
SmietanaalsoreportsforTheTennessean
inNashville
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THURSDAY,JULY18,2013
WASHINGTON
ControversyhelpsfillIssa’sco
f
ers
Donorslike
thewayhe’s
pursuedIRS
ThenewfigurescomeasIssapre-
parestopresideoverCongress’sev-
enthhearingintotheIRStargetingof
TeaPartygroupsThursday.
“Wedidhaveagoodquarter,”said
DaleNeugebauer,Issa’schiefofsta
f
andcampaignmanager.Hesaid
fundraisingworksonatwo-yearcy-
cle,andhedownplayedanyconnec-
tiontoanyparticularoversightissue.
HesaidIssa’smainfundraisingpitch
isthis:“TheRepublicanmajorityin
theHouseisthelastcheckandbal-
ancefromhavingNancyPelosi,Har-
ryReidandBarackObamahaving
completecontroloverthefederal
government.
“Theonehugeruleaboutfund-
raisingisthat90%ofthereturnis
basedonhowmuche
f
ortyou’reput-
tingintoit,”Neugebauersaid.“We’ve
spent10years—sincethecongress-
man’sleadershipinthe(2003Cali-
forniagovernor)recall—developing
ourdirect-mailstrategy.”
EleanorNe
f
Powell,aYaleUni-
versityprofessorwhostudiescon-
gressional fundraising,saidIssa’s
haulissurprisingbecausetheOver-
sightCommittee—whichrarely
writeslaws—hasn’thistoricallybeen
consideredacashcow.Havingthe
OversightCommitteechairmanasa
prodigiousfundraisercouldfurther
polarizeCongressbygivingtheparty
inpoweranincentivetobeeven
moreaggressive,shesaid.
“It’salwayshelpedplayaninvesti-
gatoryrole,andparticularlywithRe-
publicanscontrollingCongressanda
Democraticpresidentinhissecond
term,it’sripeforhigh-profile,parti-
saninvestigations,”shesaid.
PowellnotesthatIssahasbecome
oneofthemostvisiblemembersof
Congress—ontelevisionandonline.
TweetCongress.orgrankshimasthe
mostactiveTwitteruserinCongress,
whichcanbeusefulinconnectingto
thepartybase.
Issaisn’tlikelytofaceatough
campaignbattlein2014.Lastyear,in
anewlydrawndistrict,hewonre-
electiontoaseventhtermbymore
than16percentagepoints.
PowellsaidIssa’sfundraising’s
successallowshimtosharethe
wealthwithotherRepublicanswho
controltheHouse.Lastmonth,he
donated$15,000totheNationalRe-
publicanCongressionalCommittee,
chargedwithmaintainingtheRepub-
licanmajorityintheHouse.
RobertSpuhler,aretiredcommu-
nitycollegepresidentfromGlen-
woodSprings,Colo., saidIssa’s
committeeis“theonlychance”the
countryhastogettothebottomof
whathappenedattheU.S.Consulate
inBenghazi,Libya,wherefourAmer-
icanswerekilledlastSeptember.
Spuhlergave$500toIssa’scam-
paignMay30.
“Icontributednotsomuchbe-
causeofhim,butwhatthecommit-
teeisworkingon,”hesaid.“When
youdothingslikethat,you’regoing
tobetargetedbytheotherparty.”
BRINGINGINTHEBUCKS
FiveHousechairmenwhoraised
themostmoney:
TotalApril-Junereceipts
Rep.PaulRyan,R-Wis.(Budget)
$1,106,812
FredrekaSchouten,Gregory
KorteandChristopherSchnaars
USATODAY
Rep.DaveCamp,R-Mich.
(WaysandMeans)
WASHINGTON
Scandalhasbeen
goodforRep.DarrellIssa.
TheHouseOversightCommittee
chairman,leadinginvestigationsinto
thedeathsofAmericansinBenghazi
andtheIRS’scrutinyofTeaParty
groups,justhadhisbiggestcampaign
fundraisinghaulsinceheentered
Congressin2001.
DonorsendorsedtheCalifornia
Republican’saggressiveprobeswith
theircheckbooks,pushingtheIssa
campaign’stotalreceiptsto$737,109
fromApril1throughJune30—up
from$291,527duringthefirstthree
monthsoftheyear.
TheIRSscandalbrokeMay10
whenanIRSoicialapologizedfor
improperlyimposingadditionalscru-
tinyonTeaPartyandotherconser-
vativegroups.
“Iwanttoseehimsurviveandget
tothetruthonBenghazi,andIwant
toseetheIRSdestroyed,”said
GeorgeBrandon,aformeraircraft
manufacturingengineerfromTrout
$788,759
Rep.DarrellIssa,R-Calif.(Oversight)
$737,109
Rep.JebHensarling,R-Texas
(FinancialServices)
CAROLYNKASTER,AP
Rep.DarrellIssa,R-Calif.,tookin
morethan$737,000.
$720,884
Rep.BillShuster,R-Pa.
(TransportationandInfrastructure)
Lake,Wash.,whodonated$250toIs-
saonJune3.Hesaiditwashisfirst
donation.Brandon,whodescribed
himselfasaTeaPartyactivist,called
theIRSa“parasiticalagency”and
praisedIssafor“doingwhathecan
againstthehorrificcorruptioninto
whichthiscountryhasfallen.”
MorethanhalfofIssa’scontribu-
tions—53.5%—cameinchunksof
$200orless.Amongthe21chairmen
intheHouse,onlyPaulRyan,chair-
manoftheBudgetCommitteeand
theGOP’svicepresidentialnominee
in2012,raisedagreaterpercentage
$651,974
Source
USATODAYanalysisofFederal
ElectionCommissionrecords
JULIESNIDER,USATODAY
ofmoneyinsuchsmallamounts.
Onlytwochairmen—Ryanand
Rep.DaveCamp,R-Mich.,chairman
ofthetax-writingWaysandMeans
Committee—raisedmorethanIssa
duringthesecondquarteroftheyear.
Bycontrast,IssahadrankedNo.9in
fundraisingamongchairmenduring
thefirstthreemonthsoftheyear.
Freshmanreadytobattleoverimmigration
WASHINGTON
ArkansasRep.Tom
Cottonisn’tswayedbythebipartisan
coalitionthatpassedacomprehen-
siveimmigrationbillinthe
Senateorthewarningsby
seniorRepublicansthatthe
GOPneedstoactontheis-
suetoappealtoLatino
voters.
Andwiththat,thelanky
freshmanrepresents the
significanthurdlesfacingef-
fortstocraftimmigration
legislationthatmightpossi-
blybeabletopassboththe
HouseofRepresentatives
andtheSenate.
“TheSenateapproachislegaliza-
tionfirstandenforcementlater,may-
be—butprobablynever,”Cotton
saidinaninterviewwithCapital
Download,USATODAY’sweekly
newsmakervideoseries.In
viewshesaysarewidely
sharedamongHouseRe-
publicans,heopposesestab-
lishingapathtolegalstatus
forimmigrantshereillegally
untilU.S.bordersaremore
secureandvisalawsmore
strictlyenforced.
“Iftheyinsistuponlegal-
izationbeforeanyofthose
steps,thenitisnotlikely
thatwearegoingtopass
realandvaluableimmigrationre-
formthisCongress,”hesays.He
notesthatSenateDemocratshave
waytoachievelegalstatusextendsto
the“DREAMers,”theyoungpeople
whohavegrownupintheUnited
Statesafterbeingbroughthereby
theirparents.
“We’dhavetoknowthatwearen’t
encouragingthenextwaveofillegal
immigration,”hesaid.
Cotton,36,hasbeeninoicefor
onlysixmonths,butheispartofa
newbreedofRepublicanswho
haven’thesitatedtochallengetheir
ownleadership,takingaharderline
onsomeissuesandbeinglesswilling
tocutpoliticaldeals.
“Idothinkthatinjectionofnew
bloodandkindoffreshthinking,as
opposedtotheoldwayofthinking,is
goodforCongress,”hesaid.
CottonisanArkansasnative,a
graduateofHarvardUniversityand
HarvardLawSchool,andanArmy
veteranwithtoursofdutyinIraqand
Afghanistan.
He’salsoapotentialchallenger
nextyeartoDemocraticSen.Mark
Pryor.Republicanhopesofregaining
controloftheSenatedependonwin-
ningDemocratic-heldseatsinred
statessuchasArkansas.
“IdohearfromalotofArkansans,
franklyDemocratsandRepublicans
alike,whoencouragemetothink
aboutthatrace,andI’mgratefulfor
that,”Cottonsaid,“butintheend,it
willbeprayerfulconsiderationand
deliberationswithmyfamily”that
determinehisdecision.
NOWSHOWING
ATUSATODAY.COM
Watchthevideooftheinterview
withRep.TomCotton
saidthatestablishingapathtociti-
zenshipforsomeoftheestimated
11millionimmigrantsinthecountry
illegallyisessentialtoabill.
Hisoppositiontoestablishinga
USATODAY
TomCotton
Congress’skepticism
overNSAprogramrises
Uptotwicethe
speed
Surveillancemight
notbereauthorized
telligenceSurveillanceCourt,Con-
gressandagencyoicials.“Thisisnot
doneinsomeroguemanner,”Deputy
AttorneyGeneralJamesColetold
thepanel.“Weknowofnoonewho
hasabusedthisinawaythatwould
havecauseddiscipline.”
AlthoughformerNSAcontractor
EdwardSnowdendisclosedtheoper-
ations,promptingcriminalcharges
relatedtoespionage,DeputyNSADi-
rectorChrisInglissaidthegovern-
menthasnoevidencehe“abusedthe
data”otherthantomakeitpublic.
Snowdenhastakenrefugeinthe
transitareaofaMoscowairportto
avoidextraditiontotheU.S.
Thestrongquestioningfromlaw-
makerscomesmorethanamonthaf-
terSnowden’sdisclosurestriggereda
heateddebateovertheintersection
ofthegovernment’ssurveillanceau-
thorityandpersonalprivacyrights.
Rep.SpencerBachus,R-Ala.,said
thatwhilehewas“satisfied”thatoi-
cialsoverseeingtheprogramswere
actingingoodfaith,hesaidtherewas
“concernthatthiscouldevolveinto
somethingquitedi
f
erent.”
“Howdowekeepthisfromevolv-
ingintoanuncheckedweaponthat
canbeusedagainstpeople’srights?”
Colesaidthephonerecordcollec-
tionprogramcontainedmultiple
safeguards.Hesaidcollectiondidnot
involvethecontentofphonecallsor
namesofthepartiestothecalls.
Respondingtorepeatedquestions
aboutthevastnatureofthee
f
ort,
Colesaidatonepoint,“Ifyouare
lookingfortheneedleinahaystack,
youhavetohavethehaystack.”
andhalfthe
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WASHINGTON
RepublicanandDem-
ocraticlawmakersexpressedre-
newedskepticismWednesdayabout
thescopeofthegovernment’ssur-
veillanceoperationsandthreatened
torevokeauthorityforoneofthe
programsrecentlydisclosedbyafor-
merNationalSecurityAgencycon-
tractorthatcollectsphonerecords
ontensofmillionsofAmericans.
“Ifeelveryuncomfortableabout
usingaggregated...dataonevery-
body,”Rep.JohnConyers,D-Mich.,
toldJusticeDepartmentandNSAof-
ficialsappearingbeforeaHouseJu-
diciaryCommitteehearing.“Thisis
unsustainable,outrageousandmust
bestoppedimmediately.”
Notingmountingconcernssince
detailsaboutthetelephonerecords
programandaseparateoperation
thatcollectsthecommunicationsof
non-U.S.citizensabroadweredis-
closedlastmonth,Rep.JamesSen-
senbrenner,R-Wis.,saidthere“are
notenoughvotestorenew”theau-
thority,atleastforthevastphone
recordscollectione
f
ort.
“Thisprogramhasgoneo
f
the
tracks,”Rep.ZoeLofgren,D-Calif.,
said,“anditneedstobereinedin.”
JusticeDepartmentandNSAoi-
cialssaidtheprogramsweresubject
tostrictoversightbytheForeignIn-
AP
Useofaggregated
phonedata“must
bestoppedimme-
diately,”Rep.John
Conyerssays.
“This
program
hasgone
offthe
tracks...
andit
needsto
bereined
in.
”
Rep.ZoeLofgren
,
D-Calif.
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PresidentObama’s
nomineetobethenextambassador
totheUnitedNationsonWednesday
explainedpastcontroversialcom-
mentsshehasmadeaboutIsraeland
writingssuggestingthattheUnited
Stateshascommitted“crimes.”
DuringaSenateconfirmation
hearing,SamanthaPower,aformer
foreignpolicyadvisertoObamaand
PutlizerPrize-winningjournalist,ad-
dressedcriticswhohavecitedcom-
mentsshemadeina2002interview
inwhichshesaid“mammothprotec-
tionforce”maybeneededifPalestin-
ianstatehoodweretoberealized.
Powersaidsheregrettedher“long,
ramblingandremarkablyincoherent
response”toahypotheticalsituation,
andsaidshewillworktoeliminate
whatshecallstheU.N.’s“unaccept-
ablebiasandattacks”againstIsrael.
Shealsofacedquestionsabouta
2003articlefor
TheNewRepublic
in
whichshewrotethattheU.S.needs
tomake“ahistoricalreckoningwith
crimescommitted,sponsored,or
permittedbytheUnitedStates.”
“TherearethingsthatIhavewrit-
tenthatIwouldhavewrittenvery
di
f
erentlytoday,”Powersaid.
ThreeGOPmembersoftheSenate
ForeignRelationsCommittee, in-
cludingArizona’sJohnMcCain,have
backedhernomination,whichmay
gotothefullSenatenextweek.
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