European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars and s t ripes monday april 2 2007 Cheney yuks it up with do reporters the associated press presi Dent Dick Cheney poked fun at his Boss relationship with the press corps As he spoke to a Gath ering of Washington journalists saturday night the president is really sorry he  be Here tonight but he had another obligation Cheney said his Book club is meeting president Bush traditionally attends the annual Gridiron club dinner but was conferring with brazils president at Camp David on saturday instead Cheney was the nights final speaker he took a few lighthearted jabs at his predecessor noting that former vice president Al Gores House uses an Abov Eav rage amount of Energy Many argue that global warming is manmade Cheney said and it looks like they found the Man gop White House hopeful Mitt Romney joked about his i Cheney Vals As Well As his own mormon Faith noting Rudy Giuliani statement that if elected he might let his wife attend Cabi net meet Ings rom Ney said if i adopt the same policy were going to need a Heck of a lot More chairs in the Cabinet room rep Rahm Emanuel Dpi the architect of the democrats election Victory in the House in november spoke for the democrats Mitt youre a Little bit con fused about this mormon thing Emanuel said ifs multiple wives not multiple lives founded in 1885 the invite Tio Only Gridiron clubs the oldest organization f Brashing ton journalists California evacuees return Home after fire Hesperia Calif families were returning Home sunday morning after being evacuated for hours when a wildfire scorched some 1400 acres and threatened Homes in this High desert Community authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders late saturday for All but 30 of the 200 Homes evacuated Here about 80 Miles Northeast of los Angeles a Small Bushfire quickly erupted into a fast moving Blaze Satur Day and burned a shed and the roof of a House about 400 fire fighters and a pair of water drop Ping helicopters worked to keep other Homes and outlying Struc Tures from being consumed said san Bernardino county fire spokeswoman Angie Samayoa 3 people shot at Georgia shopping mail Atlanta authorities were searching sunday for three suspects after three people were shot during an attempted robbery at a shopping mall police said one person was critically wounded in the Melee authorities were still piecing to Gether what happened but said that the shootings happened around pm saturday in a store at Greenbriar mall one of the injured people was a Security guard police said the suspects three Young men got away in a sport Utility vehicle police said All three of the injured were taken to a Hospital where two peo ple were listed in stable Condi Tion police said police spokesman Steve Cole Man said the Northeast Corner of the mall was closed after the Inci Dent but Macy one of the larg est stores in the mall stayed open until closing time at 9 pm 13yearold arrested after fatal fight new York a 13yearold boy was charged with manslaughter for allegedly attacking another boy on a school playground who later died of his injuries police said the suspect was arrested Fri Day in connection with the March 23 incident his name was not re leased because he was being charged As a juvenile Guarionex Montas 13 was playing basketball in the new York City Borough of Queens when the suspect hit him on the head several times during a fight police said at Home Montas was sick to his stomach in the Early evening and later complained of a head ache said his Uncle Manuel Cepeda the boy went to sleep but a relative realized late that night that he was bleeding from his nose and Mouth the boy was taken to a Hospital where he died the next morning a medical examiner later deter mined that he died from a blow to the head pet food toxin believed More deadly to cats Washington a greater sensitivity of cats to a chemical found in plastics and pesticides could explain Why Treyve died in larger numbers than have dogs after eating contaminated pet food experts said saturday the Small number of con firmed reports of pet deaths bolstered by a far larger number of unconfirmed anecdotal reports suggests cats were More susceptible to poisoning by the chemical melamine that tainted the now re called pet food officials with the food and drug administration and american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals said saturday from the associated press d the associated press former new York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik has rejected a plea Deal offered by Federal prosecutors pursuing multiple charges against him most re lated to his failed bid to become Homeland Security Secretary the associated press has Learned any indictments against Kerik could prove embarrassing to presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani the former new York mayor who appointed Kerik police commissioner and recommended Kerik for the Homeland Security Post a person close to the Federal investigation said prosecutors could indict Kerik on multiple Fel ony counts including tax evasion conspiracy to eavesdrop and pro Viding false information indictments Are not believed to Kerik be Immi nent Accord ing to the person who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing the individual familiar with the probe said Giuliani is not believed to be under investigation and he and his consulting Busi Ness which once employed Kerik have been cooperating Kerikas lawyer confirmed sat urday that he had turned Down a plea bargain offer that included prison time because he did Noth ing wrong he paid his taxes he is not going to plead to something he did not do Kenneth Breen told the associated press representatives of the us at office in new York which is conducting the investigation did not immediately respond to requests for comment Satur Day the false information and tax evasion charges relate to Kerikas failed nomination for Homeland Security Secretary the person close to the investigation said Kerik withdrew his nomination after acknowledging he had not paid All taxes for a family Nanny housekeeper and that the woman May have been in the country illegally prosecutors also Are investigating whether Kerik failed to de Clare on his Federal tax returns gifts that he received while serv ing As the cites corrections com missioner Wall size Iraq map updated a installations and fobs your Hometown newspaper