European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 21 2007 stars and stripes Page 9 in the states suspect in deadly Calif arson pleads not guilty Riverside Calif a Man accused of starting a raging wild fire that killed five firefighters pleaded not guilty monday to new charges that connect him to 23 arson fires Raymond Lee Oyler 36 is charged with five counts of first degree murder 17 counts of using an incendiary de vice and 23 counts of arson including the deadly Esperanza fire he was arrested oct 31 after the fire raced through the foot Hills near Banning about 90 Miles East of los Angeles Oyler an Auto Mechanic was originally charged with fewer counts but prosecutors added 19 new counts last week saying they had linked him to 23 fires in All Oyler also pleaded not guilty to the original charges involving a handful of fires watching calorie intake might increase longevity scientists have found new clues to How restricting the number of calories someone consumes May help increase longevity a number of studies found that severely restricting the caloric in take of rodents fruit flies Worms and other animals makes them live longer that has prompted some people to try to live on severely restricted diets although no one has shown that will actually work in people a growing body of evidence suggests it might regulator state farm to reexamine cases Jackson miss state farm fire casualty co will reexamine More than 35000 policyholder claims filed after Hurricane katrina and make millions of dollars available for additional payments Mississippi insurance commissioner George Dale said monday Dale said the agreement be tween his office and state farm covers homeowners renters and commercial claims in Mississipp Pis three coastal counties the agreement with the Bloomington ill based insurer includes claims that Are in mediation those that Are the subject of pending Law suits and those that already have been settled sub commander chosen to head naval Academy Annapolis my a career submarine commander praised for his handling of sexual misconduct incidents has been nominated to be the next naval Academy superintendent rear adm Jeffrey l Fowler would replace vice adm Rodney p rempt whose fou year term ends this year president Bush nomination of Fowler must be confirmed by the Senate Fowler a 1978 Academy graduate would take Over an institution that has struggled with charges of sexual abuse and harassment since it first admitted women in 1976 from wire reports four years later Bush is determined to persevere president defends involvement on 4th anniversary of Iraq invasion by Ben Feller the associated press Washington with democrats pushing for an end to the Iraq War now entering its fifth year president Bush pleaded for More patience monday saying Suc Cess is possible but will take months not Days or weeks the War has stretched longer with higher costs than the White House Ever predicted on the fourth anniversary of the Day Bush directed the invasion to begin the president made a televised statement from the White House Roosevelt room to defend continued us involve ment Bush he said his plan to Send 21500 additional us troops to secure Baghdad and Iraq troubled Anbar province will need More time to take effect especially since fewer than half of the troop reinforcements have yet arrived in the capital Bush added there will be Good Days and bad Days ahead As the Security plan unfolds democrats Are bringing up this week in the House a War spending Bill that would effectively require the withdrawal of us troops from Iraq by the fall of 2008 on top of providing funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the year the White House has been push ing aggressively against this legis lation and Bush did so again on monday it can be tempting to look at the challenges in Iraq and con clude our Best option is to pack up and go Home he said that May be satisfying in the Short run but i believe the consequences for americas Security would be devastating democrats swiftly sought to re Fute Bush assertion that the legis lation would reduce flexibility needed by the military to win the War there is nothing in this Legisla Tion that will be considered this week that micromanage the War said House majority Leader Steny Hoyer did no military general will in any Way be con strained from the tactics or the strategies that they deem Best to employ on the ground in Iraq House minority Leader John Boehner reiterated that republicans would vote against the Bill without gop support democrats have been struggling to make sure they have enough votes within their own party our troops have not quit on us and republicans will not quit on them said Boehner Ohio who has predicted 99 percent of gop lawmakers will vote against the democratic proposal Bush said he had received news of positive signs during a morning briefing on the War with his National Security Council and Dur ing a close circuit television con Ference Call with iraqi prime min ister Nouri Almalik from Bagh dad Bush ridiculed House democrats legislation to remove troops a measure he has promised to veto because it contains a timeline he called it an abdication of us commitments to iraqis theres a lot More work to be done and Iraq leaders must continue to work to meet the Bench Marks they have set Forward he said As iraqis work to meet their commitments we have important commitments of our own you won i find any cheaper Price and if you do Check with Urain Hillh Railei Lewave special prices to anywhere  we accept Dollar payments Check our website a world of difference uce Seno tax and Airport charges Are not included in prices Check out our Low online prices and Book directly with our Yokota or Katsugi branches experience March april Dep air tickets for other destination please los Angele direct Seattle san Francisco direct Usa East coast limited City Seoul direct Bangkok direct 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