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Surf.Shop.Click.Buy.Tax?
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closertoending
afterSenatevote
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WHATSTATESAREN'TCOLLECTING
Estimateduncollectedtaxes(inmillions)fromonlinepurchasesin2012,bystate.Thetotalisapproximately
$11.4billion.
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Onlineshopperswhoavoidedstate
salestaxeswouldpaymorefortheir
purchases,andstatesstandtoadd
billionstotheircofersbecauseofa
landmarkonlinesalestaxcollection
billtheSenatepassedMonday.
Thebill,whichstillmustpassthe
House,isbackedbylargeretailers
thatalreadycollecttaxesandclaim
theyareatapricedisadvantagebe-
causemanyonline-onlyretailers
don’tchargesalestax.
Ontheothersidearesmallonline
merchantswhosaytheywillbehurt
bytheadministrativecostsofcom-
plyingwithdiferentlawsofthe45
stateswithsalestaxes.
Onlineshopperswouldpay5%to
10%onpurchasesdependingon
whatstatetheylivein.Statesfacean
estimatedwindfallofmorethan$11
billionintaxesonmorethan$200
billionayearinsales,accordingtore-
searchfirmForresterandtheUni-
versityofTennessee.
HouseRepublicanscouldfaceop-
positionfromtheTeaPartyandoth-
ergroupsthatareagainsttaxhikes.
TheMarketplaceFairnessAct,
whichpassedtheSenate69-27,al-
lowsstatestorequireonlineretailers
tocollectsalestax.Currently,mer-
chantswitha
physicalpresence
inastatemust
collecttax,based
ona1992Su-
premeCourtde-
cisionthatsaidit
wastoodiicult
forout-of-state
sellerstocomply
withnumerous
statelawsandjurisdictions.
Asonlineshoppinghasgrownand
softwaremakesiteasiertocomply
withstatetaxlaws,backersoftheact
saythecourtargumentisnowmoot.
“Thisisadiscriminationagainst
brick-and-mortarretailers,andit
needstobefixed,”saidDavidFrench,
avicepresidentattheNationalRe-
tailFederation.“(Onlinemerchants)
shouldn’tgettoplaybyspecialrules.”
Thebillwouldrequirestatesto
simplifytaxcodesandprovidefree
softwaretoretailerstohelpcalculate
salestax.Butmanysmallonlinesell-
erssaythatevenso,collectingtaxfor
45stateswouldbeaburden.
NancyMashragi,whosellsrefur-
bishedelectronicsonEbayanddoes
about$3millionayearinsales,says
shemayhavetoconsiderdownsizing
andreducinghersalessoshe’swithin
the$1millionsmall-sellerexemp-
tion.Merchantswithlessthan$1
millioninout-of-statesalesayear
wouldnothavetocollectsalestax.
“Youneedmanpowertooverlook
this,”saysMashragi,whoemploys
eightpeopleaswellasherhusband.
“Itlookslikewewouldneedtohire
somebodyjusttodoourtaxes.”She
addsthatit’salready“achallengefor
ustoemploythismanypeopleand
keepourheadsabovewater.”
Ebaywantsthesmall-sellerex-
emptionraisedtobusinesseswith
lessthan$10millioninout-of-state
salesorfewerthan50employees.
“Itraisesthepriceoftheirprod-
ucts...andbigretailerswhoaresup-
portingthisbill,theyknowthat,”
saysBrianBieron,aseniordirector
atEbay.“Theywanttomakeithard-
erforasmallbusinesstogrowintoa
big,robustcompetitor.”
GiantssuchasWalmartandAma-
zon,bothinfavorofthebill,have
storesorwarehousesinnearlyevery
state,sotheyalreadycollecttaxon
mostonlinepurchases.
Consumergroupshavestayedout
ofthedebate,andtheefectonshop-
perbehaviorisexpectedtobemuted.
“Idon’tthinkit’sgoingtodeter
peoplefromshoppingonline,”says
LisaLeeFreeman,editorinchiefof
ShopSmart
magazine,whichispub-
lishedby
ConsumerReports
.“Shop-
pingonlineisjusttooconvenient.”
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Delaware,Montana,NewHampshireandOregondonothaveastatesalestax.Alaskahasnostatesalestax,buthaslocalsalestaxes.
Source
StateTaxNotes,UniversityofTennessee
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Economistsstill
seeaslowdown
DespiteFriday’supbeat
jobsreport,aUSATODAY
surveyfindsmostexperts
stillthinkgrowthwillsuffer
inthenexttwoquarters.
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KrusinskiisthechiefoftheAir
ForceSexualAssaultPreventionand
ResponsebranchatthePentagon.
Krusinski,whotookthepostin
February,hasbeenre-
movedfromhisjobwhile
hiscaseisinvestigated,Air
ForcespokesmanLt.Col.
JohnDorriansaid.Krusin-
skicouldnotbereachedfor
commentMonday.
Gen.MarkWelsh,the
AirForcechiefofstaf,has
emphasizedthatservice’s
hasazero-tolerancepolicy:
“Sexualassaulthasno
placeinourAirForce.We
liveinacultureofrespect.”
Hiscommentsfollowed
sexscandalsinvolvingtheAirForce
inrecentyears.Morethan30in-
structorswereaccusedofsexually
abusingentry-leveltraineesatLack-
landAirForceBaseinTexas.
Thisyear,Lt.Gen.CraigFranklin
overturnedamilitarycourt’ssexual
assaultconvictionoffighterpilotLt.
Col. JamesWilkersonbecause
Franklinsaidhefoundtheaccused
oicerandhiswifemorecredible
thantheallegedvictim.Franklin’s
decisionoutragedmembers
ofCongress.
Rep.JackieSpeier,aCali-
forniaDemocratwhohas
beencriticaloftheAir
Forceresponsetosexualas-
sault,saidMondayshewas
appalledby the latest
allegations.
“WhenIsawthisitmade
meliterallysicktomy
stomach,”SpeiertoldUSA
TODAY.“Howmanymore
reasonsdoweneedtotake
casesofrapeandsexualas-
saultoutofthechainofcommand?”
WelshandAirForceSecretaryMi-
chaelDonleyarescheduledtotestify
thismorningbeforetheSenate
ArmedServicesCommitteeandwill
likelybeaskedabouttheKrusinski
incident.
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WASHINGTON
TheAirForce,which
hasbeenrockedbyasexualabuse
scandalatitsmajortrainingbase,
suferedanotherembarrassment
Mondaywiththerevelationthatits
chiefsexualassaultpreventionoi-
cerwasarrestedovertheweekend
fordrunkenlygropingawoman.
Lt.Col.JefreyKrusinski,41,was
arrestedandchargedwithsexualbat-
terySundayafterheallegedly
grabbedthewoman’sbreastsand
buttocks.Whenheattemptedto
gropeheragain,shefoughthimof
andcalledpolice,accordingtothe
policereport.
ThevictimdidnotknowKrusin-
ski,saidDustinSternbeck,anArling-
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ischargedwith
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TUESDAY,MAY7,2013
NEWS
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WASHINGTON
Actors’newrole:Mapping
theroadforcitizenship
Techfirmsfight
hiringrulesin
immigrationbill
FredrekaSchouten
USATODAY
countryrepresentstopeopleall
acrosstheplanet,”saidRenéBalcer,
anEmmyAward-winningheadwrit-
erandexecutiveproducerof
Law&
Order
whoimmigratedtotheUnited
StatesfromCanadain1979.
“Thisletterwasanicewayoftell-
ingtheadministrationandtheSen-
atetostaythecourse,”hesaid.
Othersigners:RobertRedford,Ed
Harris,StockardChanning,Rosario
Dawson,JohnLeguizamo,Margaret
ChoandSarahSilverman,andmusi-
ciansChuckD,Yo-YoMa,TheRoots
andJe
f
AmentofPearlJam.
RoyBeck,executivedirectorfor
NumbersUSA,anArlington,Va.-
basedgroupthatadvocatesforlower
levelsoflegalandillegalimmigra-
tion,saidthee
f
ortmaygenerate
headlinesbutwilldolittletowin
overtheRepublicanvotesneededbe-
causeHollywoodisanentrenched
Democraticfundraisingbastion.
“Ifanything,itcallsattentionto
thefactthatrichpeoplehaveatend-
encynottonoticethehorribleun-
employmentratesamongblackand
Hispanicpeople,andarethinking
mostlyofhowtolegalizethestatusof
themanyundocumentedpeoplewho
provideservicestothem,”Becksaid.
AlanGomez
@alangomez
USATODAY
Thepushtooverhaulimmigration
lawsisoiciallygoingHollywood.
Morethan100musiciansandac-
torshavesignedalettertoPresident
ObamaandmembersofCongress
urgingthemtopassabillthatpro-
videsa“clearroadmaptocitizen-
ship”forthenation’s11million
unauthorizedimmigrants.
TheletterwasprovidedtoUSA
TODAYbyAirTraicControl,oneof
thegroupsthatorganizedthee
f
ort
andprovidesstrategytomusicians
andotherspushingforsocialchange.
Theletteralsocallsforthegovern-
menttoprovideequalimmigration
rightstolesbian,gay,bisexualand
transgenderindividualsandfamilies.
Itcoincideswiththelaunchofa
website,MigrationIsBeautiful.com,
thatsupportsabilllegalizingthosein
theU.S.illegally,andcomesinaweek
whenabipartisanSenateplanto
overhaul immigrationlawsfaces
scrutinyincommitteehearings.
“Ihaveafamiliaritywiththeim-
migrantexperienceandwhatthis
VISAAPPROVALS
H-1Bvisapetitionsapprovedby
countryofbirthinfiscalyear2011
1
:
WASHINGTON
Technologyfirms,ex-
ercisingnewpoliticalcloutonCapi-
tolHill,arelobbyingagainsta
measureintheleadingSenateimmi-
grationbillthatwouldmakeitharder
forthemtorecruitworkersfrom
abroadwithoutfirsttakingstepsto
hireAmericansforhighlyskilledjobs
inprogramming,engineeringand
otherfields.
Themeasurewouldrequirejob
openingstobepostedonanewgov-
ernmentwebsitefor30daysandor-
dercompaniestofirstextendjob
o
f
ersto“equallyorbetterqualified”
U.S.workers.ItwouldgivetheLabor
Departmentthepowertoreviewand
challengethosehiringdecisions.
Proponentssaythemeasuresare
neededtocurbabusesbycompanies
whotheysayusethevisaprogramto
hirecheaperlabor.Technologyfirms
saytheproposedruleswouldcripple
theirabilitytohirethebestemploy-
eesandrepresentinappropriategov-
ernmentintrusion.
Thefightoverhiringpracticesis
partofthemassivelobbyingcam-
paignunderwayontheimmigration
measureandwillo
f
erafreshtestof
thetechnologyindustry’sgrowingin-
fluenceinWashington.Thecompa-
niesinvolvedinthecomputerand
Internetsectorsspentnearly$140
millioninlobbyinglastyear–more
thantwicethe$69milliontheindus-
trypouredintoinfluencingWashing-
tonadecadeearlier,accordingto
datacompiledbytheCenterforRe-
Numberoftotalvisas
%ofvisas
India
156,317
58%
China
23,787
8.8%
Canada
9,362
3.5%
Philippines
7,582
2.8%
SouthKorea
6,689
2.5%
1–
Includespetitionsfornewhires,along
withpetitionstorenewvisasforemployees
alreadyintheU.S.
Source
U.S.CitizenshipandImmigration
Services
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RobertRedfordjoinschorusinfavorof
“GangofEight”immigrationproposal.
newrecruitingrequirementscould
drivecompaniestomovetheirskilled
jobsoverseas,ratherthancomply.
Underthebill,“employersarego-
ingtohaveanarbitrarygovernment
standardimposedoneveryhiringde-
cision,”saidRobertHo
f
man,alob-
byistfortheInformationTechnology
IndustryCouncil.Theproposedrule,
hesaid,ignoressubjectivefactors
thatinfluencehiring.“Aperfectex-
ample:Howdoesonedefinewhether
ornotsomeonehasthepersonality
tofitintoacorporateculture?”he
said.
“Wearenottryingtochangeany
ofthefundamentalpolicygoalsthat
theyaretryingtoachieve”inthe
Senate,Ho
f
mansaid.“Wearejust
tryingtotweakit.”
BruceMorrison,wholobbieson
behalfofagroupthatrepresents
Americanengineers,saidtheorgani-
zationwillobjecttoanye
f
ortto“di-
luteworkerprotections.”
ThebiggestusersofH-1Bvisasare
little-knownstaingfirmsthatpro-
videforeignworkersonatemporary
basistoU.S.companies—including
banksandbigretailers.Cognizant,a
NewJersey-basedfirm,isthetopus-
erofthetemporaryvisas,federalrec-
ordsshow.Mostofitsworkerscome
fromIndia.
Themeasurewouldmakebusiness
harderforstaingcompanies.Start-
ingin2016,thebillwouldbargrant-
inganynewtemporaryvisasfor
foreignworkersatcompanieswith
morethanhalftheirworkersonthe
visas.
CognizantspokesmanJohnProc-
tersaidthebill“wouldreallychange
thewayAmericadoesbusiness.”
“Thecompanyisveryfocusedon
educatinglegislatorsandmaking
surethislanguagedoesn’tmakeits
wayintoanyfinaloutcome,“hesaid.
“Wearenottryingto
changeanyofthe
fundamentalpolicy
goalsthattheyare
tryingtoachieve.”
RobertHo
f
man
,alobbyistforthe
InformationTechnologyIndustryCouncil
sponsivePolitics.
TheSenateJudiciaryCommittee
issettobeginworkonthebill
Thursday.
ThehiringbattlecentersonH-1B
visas,whichgomostlytocollege-
educatedforeignersinscience,tech-
nology,engineeringandmathematics
fields.Technologycompaniessay
theyfaceachronicshortageofquali-
fiedworkersinthesefields.TheUnit-
edStatessetsanannuallimitof
85,000visasforthesecompanies.
Thisyear,U.S.CitizenshipandImmi-
grationServicesopeneduptheappli-
cationprocessApril1,andthecap
wasreachedwithinaweek.
Industrygroupshavemadebig
gainsintheSenate’simmigration
proposal.Thebill,forinstance,in-
creasestheH-1Bcapto205,000an-
nually.Buttechoicialswarnthe
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PresidentObamastrategizeswithSens.SaxbyChambliss,left,andBobCorkeronthefirstholeMondayat
JointBaseAndrewsinMaryland.TheChambliss-CorkerteambeatObamaandteammateMarkUdall.
Obamahitslinks,but
opponenthitsanace
Obamais“lookingforpartners
anywherehecanfindthem,”said
WhiteHousespokesmanJayCarney.
“Including...ontheeighthhole.”
Carneysaidthepresidentplanned
todiscuss“arangeofissues”withhis
golfpartners, seeking“common
ground.”
CorkerandChamblissareconsid-
eredkeyRepublicansinObama’sef-
forttoforgeamajorimmigrationbill
aswellasanewbudgetdeal.
AskedifObamabelievesthatagolf
gameisconducivetothesekindsof
politicaltalks,Carneysaid:“He’swill-
ingtotryanything.”
ItmayhavebeenWashington’s
mostpoliticalroundofgolfsince
June18,2011,whenObamaplayed
withHouseSpeakerJohnBoehner,
R-Ohio,asthetwotriedunsuccess-
fullytoreacha“grandbargain”on
thebudgetanddebtreduction.
roundofgolfandnotthelatestround
oflegislativenegotiationsinCon-
gress,”saidastatementfromthe
WhiteHouse.
Chambliss,whoseoiceconfirmed
his11th-holeace,saidinastatement:
“Wehadadelightfulday....Wetalked
somebusiness,butitwasmainlya
dayforeveryonetogetawayfromthe
oiceforalittlewhile.”
TheWhiteHouseacknowledged
thattheRepublicanpairingofCham-
blissandCorkerdefeatedDemocrats
ObamaandUdall.Evenso,thepresi-
dent“enjoyedthechancetospend
sometimeonthegolfcoursewith
thesenators,”theWhiteHousesaid.
DavidJackson
USATODAY
WASHINGTON
PresidentObama
practicedsomecongressionalrela-
tionsonthegolfcourseMonday,hit-
tingthelinkswithapairof
Republicansenators—oneofwhom
scoredahole-in-one.
TheacebySen.SaxbyChambliss,
R-Ga.,highlightedaroundthatalso
featuredGOPSen.BobCorkerof
TennesseeandSen.MarkUdall,D-
Colo.,ononeofthecoursesatJoint
BaseAndrewsnearWashington.
“Mostofthetalkcenteredonthe
S.C.’sColbertBusch,
Sanforddowntowire
moreputo
f
byMarkSanfordorthe
DemocratsinWashington.”
Sanfordisrunningwithoutthe
supportoftheHouseRepublican
campaigncommittee,whichwith-
drewaftertheembarrassingtres-
passing revelations came out.
Sanfordhassaidhewasthereto
watchtheSuperBowlwithhisson.
Sanfordhasmadeita
pointtotrytolinkhisoppo-
nent—thesisterofcome-
dianStephenColbert—to
HouseDemocraticleader
NancyPelosiandotherlib-
erals.ColbertBuschmade
referencetoheropponent’s
characterintheirlonede-
bateandinonead.
“Ourcampaignispositive
andoptimistic.That’sthe
messagewewant,”shesaid.
“Ihavenoregrets.”
ColbertBuschhasbeen
emphasizingherbusiness
credentialsandabilityto
createjobs.Shewontheen-
dorsementof
ThePostand
Courier
newspaper in
Charleston,whichcalledher
a“welcometonic”forthose
alictedby“Sanfordfa-
tigue.”
Inrecentdays,Sanford
wasendorsedbySouthCar-
olina’stwoRepublicansenators,
LindseyGrahamandTimScott.The
specialelectionwassparkedby
Scott’sappointmenttotheSenateat
theendoflastyear.Sanfordheldthe
Houseseatfrom1995to2001before
hewaselectedgovernor.
Theautomatedtelephonesurvey
of1,239voterswastakenSaturday
andSunday.Ithasamarginoferror
of+/–2.8points.
‘WHISTLEBLOWERS’TOTESTIFY
ONBENGHAZI,LAWMAKERSAYS
CatalinaCamia
@ccamia
USATODAY
RepublicanMarkSanfordand
DemocratElizabethColbertBusch
madetheirclosingargumentsMon-
daytoSouthCarolinavoters,asafi-
nalpollshowedtheirrace
foraspecialelectiontoCon-
gressistooclosetocall.
ThepollbyDemocratic-
leaningPublicPolicyPolling
(PPP)showsSanfordlead-
ingColbertBuschby1per-
centagepoint,or47%to
46%amonglikelyvoters.
SouthCarolina’s1stDistrict
isaRepublicanstronghold,
butSanfordhasportrayed
himselfasaunderdogashe
fightsforredemptionafter
anextramaritala
f
airin
2009derailedhisonce-
promisingpoliticalcareer.
“Wehadachancetotalk
aboutwherewestandon
theissuesthateitherdoor
don’treflecttheviewsofthe
majorityofthepeoplein
thisdistrict,”Sanfordsaid.
Twoweeksago,Sanford
was9pointsbehindColbert
Busch, abusinesswoman
makingherfirstbidforoice,inan-
otherPPPpoll.Thatsurveywastak-
enafteritwasrevealedthatSanford’s
ex-wife,Jenny,accusedhimoftres-
passingatherhomeinviolationof
theirdivorceagreement.Sanfordis
dueincourtMay9,twodaysafterthe
specialelection.
“ThespecialelectioninSouthCar-
olinacouldn’tbemuchcloser,”said
DeanDebnam,presidentofPublic
PolicyPolling.“Atthispoint,it’sjust
aquestionofwhethervotersare
fetz,whoheadsthenationalsecurity
subcommitteeoftheHouseOversight
andGovernmentReformCommittee,
whichisholdingWednesday’shearing.
DanielBenjamin,whorantheState
counterterrorismbureauthatheaded
theForeignEmergencySupportTeam
atthetimeoftheattack,deniedon
Mondaythathisbureauwascutoutof
decision-makingonBenghazi.
“Icansaynowwithcertainty,asthe
formercoordinatorforcounterterror-
ism,thatthischargeissimplyuntrue,”
hesaidinastatementreleasedbythe
StateDepartment
.
“AtnotimedidIfeelthat
thebureauwasinanywaybe-
ingleftoutofdeliberations
thatitshouldhavebeenpart
of,”hesaidinthestatement.
Whethertodeploythe
FESTteamwasthefirstissue
hisoiceconsidered,Benja-
minsaid.
Theideawasrejectedoutof
concernthatit“mightwell
havecomplicatedthediicult
situationofU.S.personnelonthe
groundinLibya”andendangermore
livesthereandelsewherearoundthe
world,hesaid.
Rep.DarrellIssa,R-Calif.,chairman
oftheHouseOversightandGovern-
mentReformCommittee,saidtesti-
monyWednesdayfromthepeoplehe
termedwhistleblowerswillcontradict
boththeWhiteHouseandtheState
Department’soicialversionsofwhat
happened.
StateDepartmentandWhiteHouse
spokespeopleinitiallyblamedtheat-
tack,whichoccurredlessthantwo
monthsbeforepresidentialelections,
onamobthatformedspontaneously
inresponsetoananti-Muslimvideo
thatappearedontheInternet.
SeveralmembersofCongresssay
theinitialassessmentoftheCIAthat
theattackwasanoperationbyal-
Qaedalinkedterroristswasedited
outoftalkingpointsdisseminatedby
theObamaadministrationtothe
Americanpublic.
“Itwasscrubbed;itwastotallyin-
accurate.There’snoexcuseforthat,”
Rep.StephenLynch,D-
Mass.,told
FoxNews
on
Sunday.
However,Lynch,amem-
beroftheOversightand
GovernmentReformCom-
mittee, saidRepublicans
control theHouseand
shouldhavedoneabetter
jobgettinggoodinforma-
tionfromadministration
oicialsinBenghazi.
HearingsonWednesday
willincludetestimonyfromMark
Thompson,actingdeputyassistant
secretaryforcounterterrorism;Greg-
oryHicks,formerdeputychiefof
missionandchargéd’a
f
airesinLib-
ya;andEricNordstrom,theformer
regionalsecurityoicerinLibya.
AllarecurrentStateDepartment
employees.
U.S.AmbassadortoLibyaChris
Stevensdiedintheattackalongwith
StateDepartmentemployeeSean
SmithandformerNavySEALsGlen
DohertyandTyroneWoods.
OrenDorell
USATODAY
TestimonyfromthreeStateDe-
partment“whistleblowers”sched-
uledtoappearatahearingonCapitol
HillonWednesdaywillshowthat
politicsplayedarolefromthestartin
thegovernment’shandlingofthe
Sept.11attackontheU.S.missionin
Benghazi,Libya,aRepublicanlaw-
makersays.
Thehearingwillexplorewhythe
StateDepartmentneveractivatedits
ForeignEmergencySupportTeam
(FEST),aunitmadeupofsecurity
andintelligenceprofessionalswho
specializeinrespondingtocrises,
saidRep.JasonCha
f
etz,R-Utah.
Cha
f
etzbelievesthereasonisthat
activatingtheteam,whosemembers
haveconnectionstotheCIAandthe
military,wouldhavelabeledtheat-
tack“aterroristactivity,”which
then-secretaryofStateHillaryRod-
hamClinton’sStateDepartmentdid
notwanttodo.
“Theydidn’twantthepoliticalla-
belofaterroristattack,”saidChaf-
APPHOTOS
Sanford
AP
Cha
f
etz
ColbertBusch
Corrections&Clarifications
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toaccuracy.Toreachus,
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NATION
Bombingsuspect’sbodyinlimbo
Nocemetery
hasagreedto
buryTsarnaev
Online
TODAY
Whatwe’refollowing
Alookaheadtonews,
features,photosand
videoswe’llbepostingtodayat
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andonourfree
appsforallmobiledevices.
Tsarnaev’suncle,RuslanTsarni,
hassaidhisnephewshouldbeburied
inMassachusetts,wherehelivedfor
thepastdecade.
Thesituationisparticularlyheat-
edbecauseTsarnaevisnotthoughtof
assickormentallyilllikesomekill-
ers,saidJamesAlanFox,acriminol-
ogyprofessor atNortheastern
UniversityinBoston.
Peoplethinkhe’s“evil,”Foxsaid,
andsociety“doesn’t forgiveor
forget.”
Familiesofpeoplewhocommitted
verypubliccrimesoftenkeepagrave
siteunmarkedtopreventdesecra-
tionaswellashaveprivateceremon-
ies,hesaid.
Therewereprivatearrangements
forAdamLanza,whokilledhis
mother,20Newtown,Conn.,school-
childrenandsixschoolsta
f
ers,then
fatallyshothimself,onDec.14.
Similarly,EricHarris,oneofthe
twostudentswhokilled19class-
matesandateacheratColumbine
HighSchoolin1999,wasburiedina
placehisparentshavenotrevealed.
TheotherColumbinekiller,Dylan
Klebold,wascremated.
OsamabinLaden,mastermindof
the9/11terroristattacks,wasburied
atsea,hisbodytreatedaccordingto
Islamiccustom,afterhewaskilledin
a2011raid.
LauraPetrecca
andMichaelWinter
USATODAY
u
NEWS
Thebizarrecongres-
sionalcampaignthathas
roiled
SouthCarolina
gets
decidedtodayasvoterspick
Republican
MarkSanford
,a
formergovernorseeking
redemptionafterascandal
ofliesandamistress,or
Democrat
ElizabethColbert
Busch
,sisterofaTVcome-
dian.Seewhowinstoday’s
voteat
usatoday.com/news
.
Thereisnostandardpracticefor
thissituation.
AsBostonbombingsuspectTa-
merlanTsarnaev’sbodyliesina
Worcester,Mass.,funeralhome,the
questionlooms:Whattodowiththe
corpseofasuspectinacrimethat
horrifiedandterrorizedanation?
Tsarnaev,26,suspectedinthe
April15bombingthatkilledthree
peopleandinjuredmorethan260,
diedfourdayslaterinashootout
withpolice.Hisbrother,Dzhokhar,is
injail,chargedwiththebombings.
TamerlanTsarnaev’sbodywasre-
jectedbyseveralfuneralhomesuntil
GrahamPutnam&Mahoneyagreed
tohandletheservice.
“Wetakeanoathtodothis,”fu-
neraldirectorPeterStefansaid.“Can
Ipickandchoose?No.CanIseparate
thesinsfromthesinners?No.”
Protestersgatheroutsidethefu-
neralhome.
STEVENSENNEAP
TamerlanTsarnaev’suncle,RuslanTsarni,right,speakstoreporters
SundayinfrontoftheGraham,PutnamandMahoneyFuneralPar-
lorsinWorcester,Mass.,asfuneraldirectorPeterStefan,lookson.
Stefanhasbeenunabletofinda
cemeterythatwouldallowtheburial.
Hewantsgovernmentoicialsto
help,butGov.DevalPatrick,aDemo-
crat,hasrefused,sayingdealingwith
thebodyisa“familyissue.”
CityManagerRobertHealyhas
advisedagainstaburialinthearea.
Hesaidthecity“wouldbeadversely
impactedbytheturmoil,protests
andwidespreadmediapresenceat
suchaninterment.”
Cremationisnotanoptionfora
Muslim.Thebodymustbeburied
underground,saidCouncilonAmeri-
can-IslamicRelationsspokeswoman
YasminNouh.
StefansaidMondaythatTsar-
naev’smother,ZubeidatTsarnaeva,
wantsthebodyreturnedtoRussia,
whereTamerlanTsarnaevwasborn
andwherehisparentsreturnedafter
thefamilylivedinMassachusetts.
AWorcesterman,WilliamBreault,
istryingtoraisemoneytosendthe
bodytoRussia.
STANHONDA,AFP/GETTYIMAGES
u
NEWS
PresidentObama
welcomesSouthKorean
President
ParkGeunHye
to
theWhiteHousetoday.They
likelywilldiscusshowtodeal
with
NorthKorea
following
itsrecentthreatstoattack
bothSouthKoreaandthe
UnitedStates.Learnmoreat
usatoday.com/news
.
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BostonfundpayoutsetforJune
‘Challengesare
enormous’for
compensation
G.JeffreyMacDonald
andWilliamM.Welch
USATODAY
BOSTON
Theadministratordistri-
butingmorethan$28millionincon-
tributionsraisedforvictimsofthe
BostonMarathonbombingstoldeli-
giblefamiliesMondaynightthatthey
shouldhavetheirpayoutsbytheend
ofJune.
KennethFeinberg,whohandled
compensationforvictimsoftheSept.
11,2001,terroristattacksandthe
2010GulfofMexicooilspill,ex-
plainedtoabout200victimsand
familymembershowhewouldassess
needsanddisbursemoneyfromThe
OneFundBoston.
Thefundhasraisedmorethan
$28million, including$11million
fromthepublicand$17millionfrom
corporatedonors.Thatfarexceeds
moneyraisedforvictimsofother
mass tragedies,Feinbergnoted:
$11millionfortheNewtownschool
massacre,$7millionfortheVirginia
Techshootingsand$5millionforthe
Aurora,Colo.,theaterrampage.
DistributingtheBostonfundswill
bemuchharderbecausethereareso
manyinjuriesandformsofsu
f
ering
toevaluate,headded.
“Thechallengesareenormous,”
Feinbergsaid.“It’sraretohaveso
manycatastrophicinjuriesthatre-
quirecompensation.Solomonhim-
selfwouldhaveproblemswiththis.”
Feinbergpredictedaswiftprocess
fordistributingfunds,however.
Theinjuredandsurvivorsofthe
deceasedshouldregisterbyMay15
andsubmitclaimsbyJune15.Claims
willberunthroughaformulaforas-
sessingneedsandawards.Bytheend
ofJune,eligiblefamiliesshouldhave
fundsinhand,Feinbergsaid.
Thosemostseverelyimpactedby
thebombings—amputees,burnvic-
tims,theparalyzedandthebrain
damaged,forinstance—willcertain-
lybeeligible,Feinbergsaid.There
willbeacategorytoreceivelarger
awards,aswillthosewholostafam-
ilymember.
Decisionswillbediicult,Fein-
bergsaid.Amongthequestions:
shouldcompensationbegivento
thosewhoweretreatedbydidn’t
needhospitalization?Howaboutfor
thosesu
f
eringmentaltraumaand
depression?Orforthosewholost
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MONEY
TheLaborDepart-
mentreleasesits
jobopen-
ingsandlaborturnover
surveyforMarchat10a.m.ET
today.TheFedreleases
con-
sumercreditdata
forMarch
at3p.m.Checkthenumbers
at
usatoday.com/money
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POOLPHOTOBYYOONS.BYUN
AudiencememberslistenasadministratorKennethFeinbergdiscussesthedetailsofTheOneFundBos-
tonduringameetingMondayattheBostonPublicLibrary.Thefundhasraisedmorethan$28million.
Anothermeetingwillheheldthis
morning.
Feinberg,whohasalsooverseen
the9/11victimfundandtheBP
DeepwaterHorizonDisasterVictim
CompensationFund,urgedattend-
eestolowertheirexpectations.
LizNordenofWakefield,Mass.,
toldFeinbergafterthemeetingthat
shehastwosonswhoeachlostaleg
intheexplosions.Oneisstillinahos-
pital,shesaid,andtheotherisinre-
hab.WhenshetoldFeinbergshe’s
unsurehowmuchofthecostswillbe
coveredbyinsurance,hesaidthe
panelwouldtrytofindoutandtake
thatsumintoconsideration.
“I’mstilllearning,”Nordensaid.
“Thisisnewtome.Idon’tknow
whatkindofquestionsI’msupposed
tobeaskingornotasking.”
KarenOdomofTorrance,Calif.
saidafterthesessionthatherhus-
bandJohn’shospitalizationwilllike-
lycontinueformonthsasphysicians
treatleginjuries.Histreatmentsand
billsmaydragonlongafterthe
payouts.
“Thelegisuseless,”Odomsaid.
“Sohowdoweaddressthat?”
Bombingsuspect’spalreleased
Afriendofthesurvivingsuspect
intheBostonMarathonbombings
wasreleasedfromfederalcustody
Monday.
RobelPhillipos,afriendof
bombingsuspectDzhokharTsar-
naevwasreleasedon$100,000
bondwhileheawaitstrialforalleg-
edlylyingtofederalinvestigators
probingtheApril15bombings.
Phillipos,19,whowasastudent
attheUniversityofMassachusetts-
DartmouthwithTsarnaev,was
chargedlastweekwithlyingtoin-
vestigatorsaboutvisitingTsar-
naev’sdormroomthreedaysafter
thebombings.Hefacesuptoeight
yearsinprisonifconvicted.
Prosecutorsinitiallyaskedthat
Philliposbeheldwhileheawaits
trial,arguingthatheposesaseri-
ousflightrisk.
However,prosecutorsandPhilli-
pos’lawyersagreedinajointmo-
tionfiledMondaythatPhillipos
couldbereleasedunderstrictcon-
ditions,includinghomeconfine-
ment, monitoringwith an
electronicbraceletandasecured
bond.
GENEDUNCAN
u
MONEY
Earningsreports
towatch:
WaltDisney
,
DirecTV
and
Mondelez
,
whichmakes
Ritz
crackers
and
Oreos
.Findthemat
usatoday.com/money
.
TheAssociatedPress
morethanaweekofbusinessor
wagesasaresultofamassiveinvesti-
gationandmanhunt?
“Here’stheNo.1problem,”Fein-
bergsaid.“Whenitcomestothe
$28million,whoiseligibletogetthe
money?Youmaythinkthat’seasy.It
isn’t.”
ThehearingwasheldattheBos-
tonPublicLibrary,nearwhereon
April15twobombskilledthreeand
injuredmorethan260,manyof
whomlostlegs.AMassachusettsIn-
stituteofTechnologypoliceoicer
wasshotdeadandatransitoicerse-
riouslywoundedinthemanhuntfor
thesuspectedbombers,oneofwhom
diedduringashootoutwithpolice.
What’spopularonline:
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oneridermorethanallowed
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FBIsaysMinnesotaarrest
disruptedterroristattack
u
Vikingsreleaseoutspoken
punterChrisKluwe
FirebehindTexasexplosionbeganinstorehouse
TheApril17explosionattheWest
FertilizerCo.,killed14people,in-
cluding10firefighters,injuredmore
than200anddestroyeddozensof
homesasitdecimatedafive-block
radius.
Thefirethatledtotheexplosion
startedinsidethestoragebuilding
butnotexactlyatthespotwherethe
ammoniumnitratewasstored,Ho-
backsaid.
Thefireeventuallyreachedthe
ammoniumnitrate,whichfueledthe
explosion,leavingbehinda93-foot-
widecharredcraterwherethebuild-
ingoncestood,hesaid.Investigators
arenowzeroinginonthecrater,sift-
ingthroughashesanddebrisbyhand
forcluestowhatmayhavecaused
theinitialfire.
“Youhaveabuildingwherefertil-
izerandseedarestored,”Hoback
Investigators
lookthrough
thedebrisof
thedestroyed
fertilizerplant
Thursdayin
West,Texas.
ingdebrisfromasfaras2
1
⁄
2
miles
away,andmeticulouslyworkedtheir
waytowardthecenter,hesaid.
Investigatorsdon’tyethaveapre-
cisecauseofthefirethattriggered
theexplosion,buttheyhaveruled
outseveralthings,includingnatural
events—suchaslightningstrikes—
andstoresofanhydrousammonia,
Kistnersaid.
Investigatorsalsosaynothingin
thefirefighters’responsetotheini-
tialblazecausedtheexplosion,
Kistnersaid.Apossibleelectricalfire
orfoulplayhavenotbeenruledout,
Hobacksaid.
Theagencieshopetowrapupthe
initialphaseoftheinvestigationin
anotherweekortwo,hesaid.Sifting
throughtheevidencehasbeente-
diousandchallenginggiventhelarge
blastperimeter.
RickJervis
USATODAY
Thefirethattriggeredtheexplo-
sionataWest,Texas,fertilizerdepot
lastmonthstartedinabuildingthat
heldthecompany’sseedandfertiliz-
er,accordingtoaleadinvestigator
intothefatalblast.
Thebuildingcontainedthecom-
pany’sstoreofammoniumnitrate–a
volatilecompoundusedinfertilizer
andexplosives—andwascompletely
destroyedintheblast,BrianHoback,
nationalresponseteamsupervisor
fortheBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,
FirearmsandExplosives,saidinan
interviewwithUSATODAY.Thebu-
reauisleadingtheinvestigation
alongwiththeTexasStateFireMar-
shal’sOice.
POOLPHOTOBYLMOTERO
said.“Thefirewascontainedtothat
onebuilding.”
Forthepasttwoweeks,morethan
60agentsfrom29agencieshaverun
down237leadsandinterviewed
morethan411peopleduringtheque-
ry,saidKellyKistner,assistantstate
firemarshal.
Agentsbegansearchingtheouter-
mostperimeteroftheblast,collect-
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STATE-BY-STATE
NewsfromacrosstheUSA
man,MaryHartman
and
TheBig
Chill
)washonoredwithreceptionsat
thestateLegislatureforherdonation
totheHistoricalSociety.
HIGHLIGHT:IOWA
ALABAMA
Montgomery:
TheHy-
undaiplantherebuiltarecordnum-
berofcarsinApril,asitworksto
keepupwithdemandforthehot-
sellingElantraandthecompany’s
No.2-sellingcar,theSonata,the
MontgomeryAdvertiser
reports.The
facilityrolledout37,372vehicleslast
month,172morethantheprevious
recorditsetinOctober2012.
Lawallowssexo
f
enderstocarryguns
OREGON
Salem:
Wildfireseasonis
o
f
toanearlystart,the
Statesman
Journal
reported.Therehavebeen
36human-causedfiresthathave
burnedmorethan56acres.
JasonClayworth
TheDesMoinesRegister
DUBUQUE
JoshuaDuehrisoneof
morethan50sexo
f
endersinIowa
whocancarryaguninpublic.
“Idon’tleavethehousewithout
one,”saidDuehr,wholivesin
Dubuque.
It’slegal—andit’snewsthathas
surprisedsomestatelawmakers
andalarmedafewIowaandnation-
allawenforcementoicers.
AnFBIoicial,thepresidentof
theIowaStateSheri
f
s’&Deputies’
Association,thepresidentofthe
IowaStatePoliceAssociationand
twostatelawmakerstold
TheDes
MoinesRegister
theyhavepublic-
safetyconcernsafterlearningthata
2-year-oldstatelawongunpermits
allowsregisteredsexo
f
endersto
obtainaweaponspermit.
“Itdoesseemtogo
contrarytowhatthe
wholepointorthewhole
purpose”ofthesex-of-
fenderregistryis,said
SteveConlon,thedeputy
unitchiefoftheFBIBehavioralSci-
enceUnit’sEvilMindsResearch
MuseuminQuantico,Va.
Conlon,aformerassistantdirec-
toroftheIowaDivisionofCriminal
Investigationwhopreviouslyover-
sawthestate’ssex-o
f
enderregis-
try,saidhewillconferwithother
lawenforcementoicialsonthisis-
sue.“I’veneverevenheardofany-
bodylookingintothisarena,”
Conlonsaid.“You’reinsomeun-
charteredgrounds.”
Some,ifnotmost,applications
bysexo
f
endersforpermitstocar-
ryweaponswouldhavebeende-
niedbycountysheri
f
sbefore2011,
accordingtooicialsfromtheIowa
DepartmentofPublicSafety—but
sheri
f
snolongerhavediscretionto
rejectsuchapplications.
Thelawchangemeanspeople
convictedofmisdemeanorsex
crimescannowwalkthestreets,
PENNSYLVANIA
Morrisville:
A
youthbaseballleaguemayhaveto
callo
f
gamesSaturdaybecausetwo
groupsoneithersideofthegun
controldebateplantoholdopposing
ralliesinacommunityparkthat’s
alsohometothebaseballdiamonds,
MorrisvilleLittleLeaguepresident
DanO’ConnellsaidMonday.
ALASKA
Juneau:
Alaskaisconsid-
eredoneofthemostdangerous
placestofly,butNASAengineersand
scientistshopethee-tabletapp
they’redevelopingwillhelpchange
thatbygivingsmallplanesreal-time
informationaboutterrain,weather,
airtraicandevenvolcanicash.
RHODEISLAND
Portsmouth:
The
cityhasbeenchosenasatrialsitefor
ahigh-techsecuritysystemfor
schools.TheVizSafesystemutilizes
camerasandacomputercloudthat
willallowteacherstouploadphotos
orvideosofanyperceivedthreatto
theirclassroom,The
NewportDaily
News
reported.Installationwill
begininJuneinfourschools.
ARIZONA
Tucson:
ThePimaCoun-
tyMedicalExaminer’soiceandthe
non-profitHumaneBordersisun-
veilingasearchablemappingsystem
thatallowsthepublictofindout
whereborder-crossershavediedin
thedesertsince2001.
DAVIDPURDY,THEDESMOINESREGISTER
JoshuaDuehr,aregisteredsexo
f
ender,displayshisweaponsat
hishomeinDubuque,Iowa.Hesaidhealwayscarriesagun.
ARKANSAS
PineBlu
f
:
TheCity
Councilisconsideringanewordi-
nancetoreplaceanexistinglaw
requiringcitydepartmentheadsto
livewithin12milesofthecitylimits.
mallsorvirtuallyany
publicplaceinthestate
whilecarryingagun.Al-
mostallofthesexof-
fendersonthe
Register’s
listwereconvictedofmisdemean-
orssuchaslasciviousconductwith
aminororassaultwithintentto
commitsexualabuse.
The
Register
alsofoundthree
menconvictedoffelonysexcrimes
whohadpermitstocarryweapons
inpublic.Twoofthosemenhad
theirpermitsrevokedbysheri
f
saf-
terthe
Register
askedabouttheir
situations.
“Myconcernofasexo
f
ender
havingagunistheytrytotypically
ruleinabullishwaytoinfluence
people—andjustthepresenceofa
gunonahipcouldbeathreattoget
peopletocooperate,”saidWashing-
tonCountySheri
f
JerryDunbar,
whoispresidentoftheIowaState
Sheri
f
s’&Deputies’Association.
Somesheri
f
swereawarethat
sexo
f
endersarecarryingweapons
inpublic,primarilybecausetheyis-
suethepermitsandhavefirsthand
knowledgeabouttheissue.
AnIowasheri
f
maydenyaper-
mittocarryaweaponifhebelieves
probablecauseexiststhattheper-
sonislikelytouseaweaponina
waythatwouldendangerthem-
selvesorothers.
RepublicanRep.MattWind-
schitlindicatedhebelievesIowa’s
newweaponspermitlawdoesn’t
needtoberevisedtospecifically
bansexo
f
enders.Peopleconvicted
offelonies,includingsexo
f
enders,
arealreadyprohibitedfromobtain-
ingapermit,heemphasized.
“Iftheirlocalsheri
f
doesnot
haveprobablecausetorestrictthat
personundercurrentlawfrombe-
ingabletoobtainapermit,then
that’sthesituationathand,”said
Windschitl,agunsmithwhohasad-
vocatedformultiplepro-gunbills.
Thetop-rankingDemocraton
theHousePublicSafetyCommittee
disagreed.
“Iwasn’tawarethatsexo
f
end-
erswouldbegivenpermits,”said
Rep.BobKressigofCedarFalls.
“Thisisdefinitelyaconcern.”
SOUTHCAROLINA
Charleston:
Tourismhasreboundedafterthe
recessionwithspendingreachinga
record$16.5billion,accordingto
figuresreleasedbythestateDepart-
mentofParks,RecreationandTour-
ism.
in
America
CALIFORNIA
SanFrancisco:
Cali-
forniacitiesandcountiescanbanpot
shops,thestate’shighestcourtruled
Monday.TheCaliforniaSupreme
Courtsaidneitherthestate’svoter-
approvedlawlegalizingmedical
marijuananoracompanionmeasure
adoptedbytheLegislatureprevent
localgovernmentsfromusingtheir
landuseandzoningpowerstopro-
hibitstorefrontdispensaries.
SOUTHDAKOTA
SiouxFalls:
Stu-
dentsinageometryandgraphic
designclasswereaskedtofindan
eco-friendlyalternativetothe
600,000polystyrenelunchtrays,the
ArgusLeader
reported.Onegroup
recommendedtraysmadefrom
sugarcanepulp,whichunlikepoly-
styrene,decomposeinalandfill.
COLORADO
FortCollins:
Colorado
StateUniversity’sgoverningboard
hasgivenpreliminaryapprovalofa
9%increaseintuitionforin-state
studentsnextschoolyear.In-state
studentswouldpay$619more,or
$7,494.80total.Nonresidenttuition
wouldrise3%—or$680to$23,347,
TheColoradoan
reported.
TENNESSEE
Nashville:
Vanderbilt
Universityiso
f
eringK-12teachers
acrossthecountryafreeprofessional
developmentcoursethroughonline
opencourseproviderCoursera.The
four-weekcoursebeginsinJanuary.
Registrationandmaterialsarefree.
CONNECTICUT
NewLondon:
Christmastreesarebeingusedat
threeareabeachestohelpprotect
dunesflattentedbySuperstorm
Sandy.
TheDayofNewLondon
re-
portedabout40evergreenslieend-
to-endatthetopsandwaterside
edgesofthedunes.Thetreescapture
newsandandhelpholdwhatwasleft
afterlastOctober’sstorm.Thetrees
areusedatMitchellBeachinNew
London,WaterfordTownBeachand
OldBlackPointBeachinEastLyme.
TEXAS
Kountze:
Morethan100
KountzeHighSchoolfreshmenused
theirbuildingandtradeclassesto
constructninedeerstandsfordis-
abledveterans.Theybuiltthestands
atIndianSpringsCamp.Thestands
haverampsandsupportstohold
wheelchairsweighing350pounds.
yearoffailingtoreportchildabuse
afterastudentreportedbeingraped.
marktheopeningofacomplexin
Detroittohelpmanageitscharter
schooloperationsandothereduca-
tionandbusinessprograms.
afterateenagerdrovehiscarthrough
thepatioandfrontwindows.TheEgg
&IopeneditsdoorsMonday.
KANSAS
Topeka:
ThestateSu-
premeCourtislookingfordivorced
parentswhohavepaidorreceived
childsupporttoserveonanadvisory
panel.Thegroupwillrecommend
changesintheguidelinesthatjudges
usetodeterminehowmuchone
parentmustpayaformerspouse.
NEWHAMPSHIRE
Amherst:
More
than85itemsfromtheApollo11
moonflightwillbeauctionedonline
May16-23byAmherst-basedRR
Auction.Itemsincludeanelectrocar-
diogramofApollo11Commander
NeilArmstrong’sheartbeattaken
whenhefirstsetfootonthemoon.
UTAH
SantaClara:
Workhasbegun
onreplacingaretentiondam.
The
Spectrum
reportedthatthedike’s
failureduringaSept.11,2012,storm
sentatorrentofwaterthroughSanta
Clara.Thenewretentiondamwillbe
anearthenstructuresimilartothe
oldone,whichwasbuiltin1919.
MINNESOTA
Easton:
Oneperson
diedinthecrashofasmallplanein
FaribaultCounty.Deputieswere
calledtoafieldaround7:30p.m.
Sunday.Themalepilotwasalonein
theexperimentalaircraft.
DELAWARE
Wilmington:
Anew
WilmingtonUniversityscholarship
programwillprovide$1,000each
academicyeartosupplementfi-
nancialaidforhomelessstudents
frompublicschools.Theuniversity
alsowillhelpstudentsfindhousing,
financialaidandcareerservices.
KENTUCKY
Paducah:
Lawenforce-
mentagenciesacrosswesternKen-
tuckyarestrugglingwithadeclining
numberofoicersandrisingcrime
rates.McCrackenCountySheri
f
Jon
Haydentold
ThePaducahSun
his
departmentshouldhave178deputies
basedonthe65,000peopleinthe
county.Ithas39,includingHayden.
MISSISSIPPI
Tremont:
Cityoicials
arehopingforstatefinancialhelpto
buildtheTammyWynetteMuseum.
Wynette,acountrymusiclegend
whodiedin1998,isanativeofthe
TremontareainItawambaCounty.
NEWJERSEY
Hackensack:
In2011
and2012combined,theBergen
Countyprosecutor’soicecounted
130heroin-relatedoverdoses,38of
whichwerefatal,
TheRecordof
WoodlandPark
reported.
VERMONT
Johnson:
Thetown,
withoutagrocerystorefortwoyears
afterspringfloodinginundatedthe
downtownGrandUnion,willbe
gettinganewstorethissummer.The
owneroftheRichmondMarketand
BeverageandVillageMarketofWa-
terburyisleasingthespacetoopena
newstoreinAugust.
NEWMEXICO
LasCruces:
New
datashowthatofthe$32.2million
thatDonaAnaCountyresidentshave
paidinaspaceporttaxthattook
e
f
ectfiveyearsago,$1in$4hasbeen
routedtolocaleducation.
LOUISIANA
NewOrleans:
Voters
haverejectedameasurethatwould
haveimposedtollsontheCrescent
CityConnectionfor20years,
The
Times-Picayune
reported.
VIRGINIA
Altavista:
AvocaMu-
seumisplanningareunionJuly6for
descendantsoftheLynchandDear-
ingplantationfamilies,aswellas
enslavedandfreeworkers.
NEWYORK
NewYork:
TheBronx’s
VanCordlandtParkreopenedits10
cricketfieldsafterathree-year,
$13millionrenovation.
MAINE
Lewiston:
Authoritiessaid
thethirdmajorfireinaweekinthe
downtownareahasdestroyedtwo
moreapartmentbuildings,bringing
thetotaltonine.Monday’sblaze
destroyedtwobuildingsthatwere
vacantwhilebeingremodeled.A
thirdbuildingwasdamaged.Two
12-year-oldboysarefacingarson
chargesinthepriorblazes.
DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA:
Nurney
Mason,abarberwhohascutthehair
ofcongressmenandsta
f
membersat
theRayburnHouseOiceBuilding,
retiredonhis30thanniversaryon
thejob.He’llstillcuthairforafew
regularsatashopheowns.
WASHINGTON
Pullman:
Whilefriendsand
familywereintownfor
hergraduationfrom
WashingtonStateUni-
versity,CassieDotts
usedtheopportu-
nitytogetmar-
ried.Shemarried
UniversityofIdaho
fisheriesscience
graduateBenHoon
FridayinMoscow.
Thenshereceivedher
doctorateinveteri-
narymedicinein
Saturday’sWSU
graduation.Accord-
ingtothe
Moscow-
PullmanDaily
News,
Cassiewore
hercapandgown
overherwedding
dress.
NORTHCAROLINA
Raleigh:
About
3,400peoplewithmentalillnesses
arejailedinthestatebecause
thereareonly850bedsinmen-
talhospitals,
TheNews&Ob-
server
reported.
MISSOURI
St.Louis:
Morethan
50,000voteswerecasttonamethe
newbabygirlelephantatthezoo,
andthewinningnameis:Priya.The
AsianelephantwasbornApril26.
FLORIDA
OaklandPark:
A6-year-
oldgirlremainsinthehospitalafter
policesayher13-year-oldbrother
shotherwithagunhefoundwhile
thetwowerehomealoneSaturday
night.TheBrowardsheri
f
’soice
saidtheshootingappearsaccidental.
MARYLAND
Williamsport:
Three
CivilWarcannonsmountedonhis-
toricallyaccuratecarriageswere
takenbyhorsebacktoDoubleday
HillafterrestorationinKentucky.
NORTHDAKOTA
Bismarck:
TheStateFairisgetting$3.4
millioninstatemoneytohelp
withitsrecoveryfromSourisRiver
floodingin2011.
MONTANA
Missoula:
Stateagen-
cieswillpaytokeepfourrivergauges
operatingthroughSeptemberfollow-
ingcutstoafederalprogram.The
gaugesarelocatedontheBitteroot
Riverjustbelowitsconfluencewith
theClarkForkRiver,theJe
f
erson
RivernearThreeForks,theSmith
RivernearEagleCreekandtheYel-
lowstoneRiveratMilesCity.
GEORGIA
Atlanta:
RepublicanGov.
NathanDealonMondaysignedalaw
thatprohibitslobbyistsfromspend-
ingmorethan$75atatimewhile
seekingtoinfluenceGeorgiaoicials.
Thelegislationtakese
f
ectJan.1.
MASSACHUSETTS
Pitts
fi
eld:
Local
andstatepoliceareworkingwiththe
BerkshireCountySheri
f
’sDepart-
mentandTanglewoodmanagement
stepupsecurityformajoroutdoor
eventsattheBostonSymphony
Orchestra’ssummerhome.Tangle-
wood’sperformanceseasonstartsin
June,andthesitehoststheMemori-
alDayMarathononMay25-26.
OHIO
Columbus:
Researchersat
NationwideChildren’sHospital
foundthatchildrenaremore
likelytobepoisonedbyhouse-
holdchemicalsinthesummer,
whenchemicalscontaining
hydrocarbonsareoutforlawn-
mowers,outdoortorchesand
grills.
NEBRASKA
Norfolk:
Eightstudents
weretakentohospitalsafteraschool
buscollidedwithasemitrailerata
foggyintersection.
HAWAII
Honolulu:
HawaiianTel-
comYellowPagesisencouraging
peopletorecycleoldtelephone
booksthismonth.SchoolsonHawaii,
Kauai,Lanai,MauiandMolokaiwill
competetocollectthemostoutdated
telephonedirectories.
WESTVIRGINIA
Morgantown:
The
cityiso
f
eringanamnestyprogram
foranyonewhoreturnsastolen
streetsign.Theprogramruns
throughMay17andthesignscanbe
broughtbackwithoutfearofpunish-
mentorfines.
OKLAHOMA
OklahomaCity:
Award-winningactressandTulsa
nativeMaryKayPlace(
MaryHart-
MICHIGAN
Allendale:
GrandValley
StateUniversityonWednesdaywill
NEVADA
LasVegas:
Abreakfast
restaurantisreopeningfiveweeks
IDAHO
Boise:
Aproposedcobalt
minewithgovernmentapprovaland
supportfromenvironmentalgroups
hasnixeditsproject,fornow,be-
causeitsaidthepriceofthemetalis
toolow,andrisk-aversefinanciers
wanttoomuchtolenditmoney.
CantheConstitutionkeep
pacewithmodernAmerica?
Let’shittheroadtofindout.
WISCONSIN
Madison:
Elevenper-
centofkindergartenstudentsaren’t
readyforclassroomreadinglessons,
accordingtostatewidetestresults
obtainedbythe
WisconsinState
Journal
.
ILLINOIS
Oakland:
Asetofqua-
drupletsiblingsisscheduledtograd-
uatefromOaklandHighSchoolon
May18.Amber,Ami,Austinand
AutumnMeyerareamongthe19-
studentseniorclassinthistownof
about900residents.
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TONIGHT9/8c
WYOMING
Cheyenne:
TheNation-
alGuard’s84thCivilSupportTeam
wasidentifiedasbeinginthetop1%
ofthenation’scivilsupportteams.
Theteamrespondstocallsofpoten-
tialweaponsofmassdestruction.
TheunitismadeupofArmyandAir
NationalGuardsmen.
INDIANA
Indianapolis:
Thestate
SupremeCourtonMondayagreedto
reviewthecaseofformerMuncie
CentralHighSchoolPrincipalChris-
topherSmith,whowasconvictedlast
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USATODAY
TUESDAY,MAY7,2013
‘Trees’withersas
classprioritiesshift
Adultkids
areallright,
parentssay
insurvey
Buttheydon’talways
actlikegrown-ups
—thetreesymbolizedalostArcadia.
Americans,havingsettledandsubju-
gatednature,nowcherishedit.
Overtheyears,thepoembecamea
trans-generational glue. Parents,
hearingtheirchildrenpracticethe
poemathome,wouldchimeinon
coupletstheyrememberedfrom
theirownschooldays.
ThewriterSoniaLevitinlearned
Trees
inelementaryschool.Shere-
membersitsrecitationbyarowdy
blondboynamedEldon,who,head
thrownback,handsclaspedtohis
chest,“beltedoutthosewordsand
gaveanentirelynewmeaningtothis
sensitive,spiritualpoem.”
Thestudents“feltasenseofequal-
ity,”shesays,because“thispoemwe
eachlearnedandrecitedwasforev-
eryone.…Repetitiondidn’tmakethe
poemstiresome.Instead,therepeti-
tionbecamepartofus.Itwas
entertaining!”
WhenU.S.poetlaureateRobert
PinskyaskedAmericanstoname
theirfavoritepoemsin1997,
Trees
rankedinthetop10.InaGoogleIn-
ternetsurveylastyearbybloggerM.
H.Forsythofthemostquotedlines
ofEnglishpoetry,
Trees
’opening
coupletwasNo.26.
Ifparodyisflattery,
Trees
had
manyadmirers.Here’sOgdenNash:
IthinkthatIshallneversee
Abillboardlovelyasatree.
Indeed,unlessthebillboardsfall,
I’llneverseeatreeatall.
Trees
’demisebeganinthelate
’60s.Ithadsomethingtoalienateev-
eryone:feminizationofnature,sing-
songcadence,metaphorsthathad
thetree’smouthpressingdownwhile
herhead’supintheair,hosting
robins.
Atthesametime,newwaysof
teachingliteraturereplacedthecat-
tle-callrecitationsofyorethattrau-
matizedmanyastudent.Itwasmore
importanttounderstandapoem
thantoreciteitbyheart.
Andwordssuchas“breast”and
“bosom”were“alwaysaproblemin
middleschoolclassrooms,”saysCar-
olJago,pastpresidentoftheNation-
alCouncilofTeachersofEnglish.
Trees
slidfromtheschoolcurricu-
lum,alongwithchestnutsbyLong-
fellow,WhittierandKipling.Today,
JoyceKilmermaybeknowntosome
youngreadersonlyasthenameofa
NewJerseyTurnpikereststop.
ThenationalPoetryOutLoud
competition,inwhichstudentsrecite
shorterpoemsfrommemory,has
helpedreviveinterestintheform,
v
CONTINUEDFROM
1A
Againsttheearth’ssweet
fl
owing
breast;
AtreethatlooksatGodallday,
Andliftsherleafyarmstopray;
Atreethatmayinsummerwear
Anestofrobinsinherhair;
Uponwhosebosomsnowhaslain;
Whointimatelyliveswithrain.
Poemsaremadebyfoolslikeme,
ButonlyGodcanmakeatree.
Mahwahisoneofmanyplacesto
haveclaimedaconnectiontoKil-
mer’spoem—theliteraryequivalent
of“GeorgeWashingtonslepthere.”
Trees
issaidtohavebeeninspired
byacenturies-oldoakonthecampus
ofRutgers,whereKilmerstudied;a
treeatNotreDame,auniversityKil-
mervisitedmanytimes,thatshaded
astatueoftheVirginMary;arock
mapleonthegroundsofahospitalin
westernMassachusettswhosechap-
lainwasafriendofKilmer’s.
“Everyonewantsapieceof
Trees
,”
saysAlexMichelini,aretirednews-
paperreporterwhospurredthetown
KimPainter
@KimPainter
SpecialforUSATODAY
Youngadultsmaybloomslowly,
butthey’redoingsomethingright:
They’remostlypleasingtheirpar-
ents,anewsurveyfinds.
Thenationalpollof1,029parents
ofthose18to29paints“averyposi-
tivepictureofhowtheyviewtheir
kidsandgetalongwiththem,”says
polldirectorJe
f
reyJensenArnett,a
researchprofessorinpsychologyat
ClarkUniversityinWorcester,Mass.
Seventy-three percent report
“mostlypositive”relationships,and
86%calltheirkidsa“sourceofenjoy-
ment,”outpacingspouses,petsand
hobbies.Theresults“runcounterto
thenotionthatparentsareangryand
pullingtheirhairoutinfrustration”
overyoungadultswhotaketoolong
tocompleteeducations,getgoodjobs
orgetmarried,saysArnett,who
coinedtheterm“emergingadults.”
Thepollincludedanationallyrep-
resentativesampleofparentswithan
averageageof52.Amongfindings:
u
64%saytheirchildrenarenota
sourceofstress.Theirownphysical
health,financialandjobissuesare
higherontheirstresslists.
u
40%are“notatallconcerned”
theirkidswilleverfindstablejobs;
18%saythat’salreadyhappened.
u
57%are“notatallconcerned”
abouttheirchildrenfindingmarriage
partners;18%saytheirkidsaremar-
riedorplanningmarriages.
u
38%havegrownchildrenliving
athome,and61%ofthemsayit’sa
“mostlypositive”experience.
It’snotallrosy:42%ofparentssay
moneyisasourceofconflict;24%
worryaboutkids’mentalhealth.
Though52%saytheyconsider
theirchildrenadults,34%saythat’s
trueinsomeways,butnotothers;
15%saytheirkidsarenotadults.
Though56%areincontactwith
kidsalmosteveryday,closenesscan
backfire“ifparentsaredoingso
muchday-to-dayproblemsolving
andtrouble-shootingthatthechild
neverlearnstheskillstodothat,”
saysAlanReifman,aprofessorofhu-
mandevelopmentandfamilystudies
atTexasTechUniversityinLubbock.
“Thispoemwe
eachlearned
andrecitedwas
foreveryone.
”
SoniaLevitin,writer
TODDPLITT,USATODAY
WilliamLaforet,mayorofMahwah,N.J.,standsoutsidethehouse
wherepoetJoyceKilmerlivedwhilewritinghisfamouspoem
Trees
.
but
Trees
wasn’tamongmorethan
150poemsselectedforrecitalbyfi-
nalistslastyear,anditisn’tthisyear.
Eveninthetownwhereitwas
written,
Trees
isnotpartofthemid-
dleandhighschoolcurriculum
(whichdoesincludepoemsbyRobert
Frost,T.S.Eliotandother20th-cen-
turypoets).Studentsdon’treadthe
poemunlessteachersinsertit,as
somedidthisyear.
DennisFareistheMahwah
schools’grades6-12languageartssu-
pervisor.Faresaysthecurriculum
emphasizesapoem’smessage,tech-
niqueanditsconnectiontootherlit-
erature.“That’swherethetestis
going,”hesays,referringtostandard-
izedexams.Hethinkssomethinghas
beenlost.“Whenyoumemorize
somethinglike
Trees
,yougainanin-
timaterelationshipwiththepoet,”he
says.“It’swithyouforever.”
In1917,afewdaysafterAmerica
enteredWorldWarI,Kilmerenlist-
ed,eventhoughhewasnearlyabove
draftageandhadfourchildrenanda
fifthontheway.Heturneddownan
oicer’s commission—training
wouldhavedelayedhisdeployment
—andjoinedNewYork’s“Fighting
69th”InfantryRegiment.
Thefollowingyear,EloiseRobin-
son,aCincinnatipoet,wasworking
withaYMCAunitthatbroughthot
chocolateandsympathytoDough-
boysintheputridtrenchesalongthe
WesternFront.
Oneday,shewasreciting
Trees
for
thetroopswhen,toherembarrass-
ment,sheforgotthewords.Fromthe
ranks,ahandshotup.Asergeantsaid
hecouldfinishthepoem.Afterall,
he’dwrittenit;hewasJoyceKilmer.
Itwashislastrecital.Twomonths
later—threemonthsbeforethear-
mistice—KilmerwaskilledbyaGer-
mansniperwhileonascouting
mission.Hewas31.Hisdeathadded
to
Trees
’wistfulappeal,andthepo-
emlivesoninitslastredoubt,thein-
creasinglyhazycollectivememoryof
theBabyBoomgeneration.
Theydon’tknowwheretheyleft
theirkeys
Buttheycanstillremember
Trees.
toproclaimitslinktoKilmer.
Trees
firstappearedintheAugust
1913issueof
Poetry
magazine.Kilmer
waspaid$6andapparentlywas
thrilledwiththeexposure.Hewrote
theeditorthatifshedidn’tlikethe
lineabout“robinsinherhair,”she
couldchangeit.
Thepoemwasanimmediatehit
withthegeneralpublic(ifnotcritics
andacademics).Itwasmemorized
andrepeatedfromthestagesofur-
banhighschoolsandthe“recitation
benches”ofone-roomschoolhouses.
Short,rhythmicandrhyming,
Trees
couldbemasteredevenbytheforget-
fulandtongue-tied.
Kilmer,anaturalactorwhorel-
isheddeliveringhisownverse,be-
cameaphenomenononthelecture
circuit.Hewasespeciallypopular
withCatholics,havingconvertedaf-
terhisinfantdaughtergotpolio.
Trees’
allurewasenhancedbyits
timing.Inanincreasinglyurbansoci-
ety—theWesternfrontierhadbeen
declaredclosedtwodecadesearlier
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Theitemshavebeenbannedsince
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PistoleannouncedMarch5thathe
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ACTEXAMWILLBEOFFERED
ONLINEWITHINTWOYEARS
Asearlyasspring2015,ACTcol-
legeadmissionsexamswillbeavail-
abledigitally,thetests’providersaid
Monday,allowingstudentstosee
theirresultswithinminutes,not
weeks,ofclicking“submit”onalap-
top,iPadorotherdigitaldevice.
Theresultsnowtypicallytaketwo
weeks,andsometimesasmuchas
fourtosixweeks.
Nearly1.7millionstudentstook
theACTlastyear.Roughlythesame
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amsarestilladministeredwithNo.2
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Severalstatesalreadyusecomput-
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Kentuckywassuspendedlastweek
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ACToicialstoldtheAssociated
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FBIAGENTS’GROUPBACKS
HOUSEREPUBLICANASDIRECTOR
TheFBIAgentsAssociationisurg-
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RepublicanHouseIntelligenceCom-
mitteeChairmanMikeRogersasthe
nextFBIdirector.
Rogers,aformerFBIagent,has
chairedtheintelligencepanelforthe
pasttwoyears.
“ChairmanRogersexemplifiesthe
principlesthatshouldbepossessed
bythenextFBIdirector,”saidFBIAA
PresidentKonradMotyka. “His
uniqueanddiverseexperienceasa
veteran,FBIagentandmemberof
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f
ectively
leadthemenandwomenofthebu-
reau.”
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andretiredagents.
FBIDirectorRobertMueller’sex-
tended12-yeartermexpiresinSep-
tember.Heisthelongest-servingFBI
directorsinceJ.EdgarHoover.
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U.S.DEATHTOLL
AsofMonday,2,083U.S.service-
membersandthreeDefenseDepart-
mentcivilianshadbeenreported
killedintheAfghanistanWar.
Thelatestdeathsidentified:
TwoMarineswiththe2ndMarine
SpecialOperationsBattaliondiedSat-
urdayduringcombatoperationsin
Farahprovince:
u
Sta
f
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39,ofWarwick,N.Y.
u
Cpl.DavidM.Sonka,
23,of
Parker,Colo.
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