European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars and stripes tuesday april 10 2007 in the states second katrina insurance suit begins new Orleans after Hurricane katrina demolished Rob Ert and Merryl Weiss Home the couple were paid Hundred of thou Sands of dollars by their insurance company but they say it int enough jury selection began monday in the Leisses lawsuit against Allstate insurance co Only the second katrina insurance Case to be tried so far in a Louisiana fed eral court a upstate and other insurers say their policies cover a hurricanes wind but not its rising water hundreds of homeowners in Louisi Ana and Mississippi have sued their insurers for refusing to cover Bil hons of dollars in dam age from katrina storm surge the Leisses blame katrina winds and possibly a storm spawned Tornado for demolishing their Slidell Home customers May have to pay to quit their is Washington breaking up with your internet service pro Vider int hard to do but it May Cost you customers who subscribe to a High Speed internet plan May pay or More if they Termi Nate their service before their contract has expired according to a new Survey from Consumers Union the nonprofit publisher of consumer reports Magazine the practice is Well known among cell phone providers Early termination fees in that Industry run from to per line according to the group broadband companies that As sess termination fees such As Verizon communications inc say they Are justified because custom ers who sign up receive a special Low rate and other benefits Butcher sentenced to 23 years for killing wife new Butcher from the dominican Republic who hacked his wife to death on a new York City Street with a Bon ing knife because he thought she had cheated on him was sentenced monday to 23 years to life in prison this incident was horrific said supreme court Justice Michael Obus As he sentenced Sergio Parra 28 for the murder of Jahaira Parra 27 surely this was a culmination of anger at your wife because of your feel Ings of betrayal Parra was convicted last month of second degree murder in the sept 162004 death of his wife in their Washington Heights neighbourhood from the associated press exem Loyee suspected in attack at accounting firm by David Aguilar the associated press Troy Mich a former accounting firm employee is suspected of shooting three people at the firms offices monday killing one of them officials said three hours after the attack police believed they had the suspect in Cus Tody after a High Speed Chase police said they had located an Thony Lacalamita 38 of Troy on interstate 75 Norm of the suburban Detroit office building where the shootings took place it looks like we have found the vehicle and the suspect said Troy police it Gerry Scherlinck he said officers found a gun in the vehicle the Man inside did not have identification was not co operating and would be brought Back to Troy Scherlinck said the two wounded victims both men were being treated at Beau Mont Hospital spokeswoman Ilene Wolfe said she said the third victim died on the Way there Lacalamita was listed among the professional staff on the web site of Gordon advisors a Public accounting and business consult ing firm in the building Scherlinck said the shooter was a former employee of one of the offices there and might have been terminated As recently As a week ago the victims were shot around 10 am on the buildings second floor Scherlinck said he could not say How Many shots were fired but said the shooter used a Long a Rifle or a shot gun the 170000squarefoct build ing houses a number of businesses including Law offices and the accounting firm where the shoot ing was believed to have occurred police at first told work ers to stay in their offices but a Short time later evacuated the building about 15 Miles North of Detroit Bill Adgate who works at Cpl financial inside the building said he had been hunkered Down in Side the office for a couple of hours he said police told the group to stay put until officers Al Lowed them to leave if s Tough i want to get out Adgate said by Telephone Bush visits Mexico Border to put focus on immigration by Ben Feller the associated press Yuma Ariz president Bush said monday the United states has toughened Security along its Bor Der with Mexico and if s time for Congress to approve legislation overhauling the nations immigration Laws at a Border patrol station in this Southwest desert City the president campaigned for a Law to help peo ple get temporary work in the United states or Clear up their illegal status with a path to citizenship Bush hoped to Send a message particularly to conservative critics from his own party that the stepped up Border enforcement is working his get Tough message was meant to prod Congress into passing a guest worker program for immigrants a signature Domestic policy goal Bush was joined by sen Jon Kyi the Arizona re publican whose support is seen As critical to any Deal in the Congress another lawmaker vital to Bush Effort demo cratic sen Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts said monday president Bush did the right thing today by speaking out Only a bipartisan Bill will become Law Kennedy added there is a lot of common ground especially in the need to strengthen our Borders and enforce our Gerald president Bush accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Tours the us Mexico Border monday in Yuma Ariz Laws though important differences remain to be re solved the Senate majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled time for immigration debate in May both Bush and the democratic run Congress Are eager to show some accomplishment on a Core Issue like immigration yet if s a Sticky subject and the fault lines dont necessarily fall along party lines stressing Security Bush said if you dont Man your Border and dont protect your Borders people Are going to sneak in you cannot fully secure the Border until you take pressure off the Border Bush said and that re quires a temporary worker program in stars and stripes every Friday lips it ii ukr Huw Lornso Pel i vithsivf1 a Dinky turn find orit1 Var you Nvvf layout Jet  i Tuno Tyosh int to ind it Vivo a4 ii Viva  shh Don Imus Don Imus apologizes on Sharpton radio show by Deepti Hajela the associated press new York Don Imus took a seat on the other Side of the microphone monday appearing on the Rev Al Sharp tons radio show and enduring More criticism for his racial comments about the Rutgers women basketball team Imus issued another apology for referring to members of the team As Nappy headed hos Sharpton called the comments abominable and racist and repeated his demand that Imus be fired our Agenda is to be funny and sometimes we go too far and this time we went Way too far Imus told Sharpton heres what Ive Learned that you cant make fun of everybody because some people dont de serve it he said on his nationally syndicated radio show monday morning and because the Cli mate on this program has been what if s been for 30 years Doest mean that it has to be that Way for the next five years or whatever be cause that has to change and i understand that he pointed to his involvement with the Imus ranch a working cattle ranch for children with can cer and blood disorders in new Mexico ten percent of the Chil Dren who come to the ranch Are Black he added in not a White Man who Doest know any african Ameri cans he said Imus said he hoped to meet the Rutgers players and their parents and coaches and he said he was grateful for the appearance with Sharpton if s not going to be easy but in not looking for it to be easy Imus said the stats stripes pet directory your one Stop source for everything Penel aled