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New OU e-mail policy comes under ‘FIRE’ • Civil liberties group wants public clarification JAMES LOVETT Contributing Writer A national individual rights group and a former OU student have warned university officials that a policy prohibiting political discussion on the school’s e-mail system may be unconstitutional.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education or FIRE, a nonprofit civil liberties organization, sent a letter to OU President David L. Boren expressing concern over an e-mail that outlined part of the school’s political speech policy.

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“It is simply absurd to argue that any partisan political speech in which employees or students engage using their e-mail accounts can be banned,” according to the letter.

In addition, OU alumnus Jason Fager e-mailed university officials to say they may face a lawsuit if they do not clarify their policy to faculty and students.

FIRE sent the letter to Boren after being contacted by a concerned OU student about a Sept. 12 e-mail sent by Nick Hathaway, vice president for executive and administrative affairs.

In the e-mail, Hathaway wrote that the university’s e-mail systems “may not be used to endorse or oppose a candidate, including the forwarding of political humor/commentary.”

Hathaway also wrote the university could risk losing its tax-exempt status if university e-mail was

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used for “political issues outside of the educational context.”

FIRE spokesman Adam Kissel said the claims made by OU in the e-mail are not accurate and could violate rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.

“The idea that the university could lose its taxexempt status if students are forwarding political

humor and commentary is entirely false,” he said.

“Almost anything a student or a student group says, so long as they aren’t speaking in the name of the university, does not jeopardize the tax exempt status of the university.”

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“The idea that the university could lose its tax-exempt status if students are forwarding political humor and commentary is entirely false.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first part of The Daily’s threepart series on wind energy in Oklahoma. Tuesday’s story takes a look at the impact of wind energy on Oklahomans in rural parts of the state.

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It can produce 150 megawatts of power cleanly, cheaply and efficiently.

The 80 towers, which are more than 300 feet tall, at the two-year-old Centennial Wind Farm may look like simple windmills, but the technology and engineering behind the majestic white turbines has changed the way power companies harness this source of power for mass consumption.

OU will soon be more heavily involved in this industry. OU and Oklahoma Gas and Electric, which operates the Centennial Wind Farm, reached an agreement to provide

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To meet the demand from OU and accommodate rising interest across the state, OG&E is constructing a wind farm south of the Centennial farm that will be similar in size and operation.

How wind turbines work The technology involved with wind turbines has vastly improved over a short period of time.

Turbines today sport features like “active blade pitch control,” which controls the angle of each of the three, 126-feet long blades to catch the maximum amount of wind or to stop them from spinning if the wind speed gets too high, said Jerod

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LEFT: Jerod Blocker, auxiliary operator, stands inside one of the wind turbines Friday at the Centennial Wind Farm in Fort Supply. The wind farm is one of the largest in Oklahoma and can produce up to 120 megawatts of power.

BACKGROUND (AND RIGHT, ENLARGED): Blocker stands in front of one of the wind turbines in Fort Supply.

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OU’s Naval ROTC grows by more than 50 percent • Program P leaders credit cr redit leadership, morale for growth m NATASHA GOODELL Daily Staff Writer In the last year, the number of midshipmen in OU’s Naval ROTC program increased 54 percent, growth the group attributes to an intensification of recruiting efforts.

There are now 100 NROTC midshipmen last year, compared to 65 year. last year Bryce Bowers, NROTC midshipman and human relations sophomore, said he thinks the increase can be credited to the unit’s former commanding officer, who promoted an increase in recruitment efforts in the last two years.

An increase in scholarships and a practice of rotating student officers every couple of years have also contributed to the increase, Spencer Hart, NROTC cadet and meteorology sophomore, said.

“It’s not just one thing we do [that causes growth] — it’s everything,” Hart said.

Jason Aldridge, battalion executive officer, said a new class of NROTC student leaders has contributed to the enrollment increase by helping new recruits feel welcome.

“Upperclassmen have helped bring around freshmen by encouraging them and keeping the morale up,” Hart said.

Aldridge, aviation senior, said NROTC has experienced a change in its mind set. He said in previous years, new members were intimidated by the challenges of NROTC. Now, upperclassmen and officers assure freshmen they shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help.

“We have four years here, and if the students don’t want to be here, then they’re just going to leave,” Aldridge said.

Aldridge said the battalion is also increasing its retention rate.

In the past, 30 to 40 new people joined each year and about half left during their first semesters.

Aldridge said this year’s sophomore class began with between 20 and 30 students, but the class has

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only lost five midshipmen.

The increase helps keep OU’s unit competitive with other units, said Dylan Sharrock, NROTC battalion spokesperson. He said in the last few years, the battalion didn’t have enough people to participate in NROTC events.

“If we go to a competition there are enough of us now that we can compete in anything,” said Sharrock, sociology sophomore.

Aldridge said this means students don’t have to spend all of their time working at the events and can concentrate more on their studies.

Bowers said he thinks an increase in news coverage for events like the Red River Run, in which the battalion runs the OU-Texas football game day from Norman to Dallas, raises awareness and attracts prospective members.

FIRE Continued from page 1 In a response letter to FIRE, Boren said the e-mail was not intended to suppress an individual’s right to free speech.

“The e-mail was distributed in response to a growing number of internal concerns over mass uses of the university’s network systems endorsing/fundraising for political campaigns, rather than individual discussion of politics,” Boren wrote. “It was not designed to inhibit an individual’s right to discuss political views with other individuals.”

Information Technology spokesman Nicholas Key said OU IT has not been asked to monitor student e-mails.

“To my knowledge, administrative affairs or any other administrative department has not requested to see any student information in e-mails at all,” he said. “The only way people request access to e-mail is through the Open Records Department, which is available to everybody.”

Since the controversy began, university officials have attempted to clarify their position to FIRE. No clarification, however,

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has been sent to faculty and students.

Anil Gollahalli, interim general counsel and university vice president for technology development, said only a few people requested clarification of the policy.

“Since the earlier e-mail was misconstrued by a few people, we decided it was best to handle inquiries one-to-one rather than to cause confusion,” he said in an e-mail.

Both Kissel and Fager said they are satisfied with the clarification they received from the university, but think it has a responsibility to inform faculty, staff and students about the clarification.

“I think the issue is that the wording of the e-mail is bad and the solution is simple,” Fager said. “They should send out another e-mail that basically says the exact same things they are clarifying privately. They’ll be completely forthcoming and say ‘We want everybody to know we, absolutely advocate free speech,’ but they just won’t send out the follow up mass e-mail.”

Kissel said he is concerned about the lack of students who are willing to challenge the e-mail.

“What does it say about a campus where no one wants to stand up for his or her expression rights?” he said. “Maybe no one understands their rights enough to know that they should be concerned.”

FIRE also has notified the University of Texas and the University of Illinois with concerns over political speech bans that could be unconstitutional.

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When Grant McLoughlin answered the phone Sunday evening, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was on the line.

McLoughlin, Young Democrats president, said during his conference call with Obama he encouraged college students who live in or near swing states to get involved with the Grass Roots Campaign, a national effort by college students to harness support for Obama and drive voters to the polls in swing states.

“In the last two elections we’ve seen no change because not enough democratic voters have turned out,” McLoughlin said. “I feel personally committed to making sure that change is a reality.”

More than 700 students, about 15 of them Sooners, will be dispersed throughout the com-

petitive states, which include Missouri, Colorado and Florida.

Students will do fieldwork, go door-to-door to tell people where they can vote, answer their questions, post signs and provide transportation to early voting sites.

The work begins Saturday at sunrise and will continue through election day on Nov. 4. The Grass Roots Campaign is the brainchild of Democratic Delegate Dan Schneider of California’s 11th district.

McLoughlin, political science sophomore, said this campaign will focus on informing young voters and minorities of polling locations.

McLoughlin said Young Democrat chapters across the country received calls about getting involved with the Grass Roots campaign, but most of the students who volunteered are from coastal schools.

“I guess we’re kind of an excep-

tion to the rule,” McLoughlin said.

All the OU volunteers will head to Missouri on Friday.

McLoughlin said Missouri is a crucial state to win because in the past, whichever candidate took Missouri won the election.

“I’m looking forward to getting really hands on and going to another state to help out Barack Obama and helping where it actually counts — in a swing state,” said Alex Patterson, journalism sophomore, who will be traveling to Missouri.

Volunteering for the campaign will require missing a few days of school, but most students said professors have been supportive.

“My professors have been really nice about it and really receptive. I think they’re really excited that people our age are getting involved,” said Patterson, who was allowed to reschedule two tests in order to travel.

Lara Saavedra, journalism senior, said her professors were very excited for her to travel to Missouri and help with the campaign.

Saavedra said the campaign is an example of a student movement. She said she is excited to be part of something that could impact the election.

“We haven’t seen anything this big since the ’60s. During the phone conference, Obama said ‘You [college students] are the heart and soul of this campaign,’” Saavedra said.

Saavedra, who has previously helped with the Obama campaign, said she thinks it’s critical for young people get involved.

“We have the most optimism and hope. The younger generation knows that they have the power to make change. I think we’re very idealistic,” she said.

“I think we’re the most energetic and enthusiastic about this new change that’s about to come.”

Winds Continued from page 1 Blocker, auxiliary operator at the wind farm and OG&E plant worker.

Each of the 80 turbine’s direction, blade angle and power generation are automatically controlled by a wind vane on each turbine. If the wind changes direction, the turbine will turn to catch the wind. Turbines can also be controlled remotely, a useful feature if a wind vane breaks down.

“If there’s no wind, it’s kind of funny because they’re just positioned every other way because there’s no wind to blow that [wind vane] around,” Blocker said. “When you have a no-wind situation, it looks like they’re confused.”

In a situation like that, the turbines actually use the power they produce. At 7 miles per hour, the blades will begin to catch the wind and the ideal wind speed for the turbines is 25 miles per hour, Blocker said. At that speed, they are producing maximum power with little strain on the turbines.

Blocker said each turbine has a lifespan of 20 years, and preserving its mechanics is vital, Blocker said.

If wind speeds are sustained above 55 miles per hour, blades will flatten out, catch no wind, and stop spinning.

“It’s a wind detection system and it’ll shut itself down,” Blocker said.

Because of a growing interest in harnessing this clean, cheap energy, researchers around the world are working hard to make the industry as efficient as possible, said Britton Rife of the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative, a joint effort between OU and Oklahoma State

University in promoting wind energy.

“Wind turbine technology has improved vastly over the past decade because the industry is growing rapidly and more and more people in a wide range of fields are working on improving existing technologies and developing new ones,” Rife said. “As science and technology advance, the wind turbines become more advanced.”

Wind’s part in the picture OG&E currently uses three sources of power to supply its grid. Sixty-two percent of its power comes from coal, 36 percent from natural gas and 2 percent from wind turbines, according to OG&E officials.

Blocker said because coal-fired plants take so long to fire up, they are rarely shut off and constantly produce power. Natural gas is used during peak times and to fill in the gaps left by wind variability.

If the wind is blowing at the wind farm, its power is being distributed down the line, Blocker said.

“What wind does is it contributes,” Blocker said. “You can’t use it as a base load because it’s too variable.”

Coal serves as the base load in Oklahoma, but wind power is used whenever conditions allow for it.

“If there’s wind, we’re using it,” Blocker said.

However, getting the energy into the power grid has been somewhat problematic.

The power generated at Centennial is transmitted through high-tension power lines that are decades old and cannot fully support all the power that will be generated in this part of the state.

“You can only send so much on the transmission lines now,” Blocker said.

But state officials are working to change that.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission recently approved construction of a high-transmission power line to run from Woodward, a town 10 miles south of Fort Supply, to Oklahoma City. This will bring power made here and in the Panhandle to the population centers of the state.

However, even transmission lines aren’t completely effective.

“The further you send it, the more power you lose,” Blocker said.

The power lines’ loss of energy is encouraging researchers to try and develop ways to store the energy or make the lines more efficient.

“I would say that the ability to store and retain the power once it is produced is currently a setback,” Rife said. “But researchers are working to develop and improve technologies that store the power produced from wind turbines so that it can be used during times of little or no wind.”

If the boom in technology over the past decade is any indication, the technological advances will keep coming for this industry, making wind power more and more reliable.

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Money spent on higher education yields return for OK economy • 90% of Oklahoma’s resident graduates remain in-state MEREDITH MORIAK Daily Staff Writer A study released Thursday reveals that government money spent on higher education in Oklahoma is contributing to a substantial economic profit for the state.

According to the study, conducted

by Regional Economic Models Inc. for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, every $1 of state funding spent on higher education yields a $5.15 return into the Oklahoma’s economy.

Ben Hardcastle, director of communications for the regents, said the study is an overall view of the institutions and conveys the impact graduates have on the state’s economy.

The degree of economic impact is determined by looking at the university’s spending, the number of university employees and the impact that colleges

and universities have on the community, Hardcastle said.

The study also concludes that approximately 23 percent of the state’s economy is composed directly and indirectly from higher education.

“Oklahoma higher education is an invaluable resource which produces graduates who stay in Oklahoma, have jobs in Oklahoma, significantly contribute to the quality of life in Oklahoma and have an extra incentive to keep improving it,” said Regents Chancellor Glen D. Johnson in a press release.

Approximately 90 percent of Oklahoma residents who graduate remain in the state for at least a year after graduation, Hardcastle said. This number has been increasing steadily.

Retailers and merchants across Oklahoma benefit from the disposable income of college graduates, which stimulates $778 million annually.

The analysis also projected that 23,750 jobs will be added to the Oklahoma economy through capital expenditures and construction spending in 2008, according to a press release.

The study illustrates that state money given toward higher education is a good

return on investment for Oklahoma taxpayers for long-term, sustained economic growth, Hardcastle said.

Hardcastle said this study lacks measurement of the social aspects of higher education. He said since undergraduates are usually involved with the community and give more than they take, undergraduates gain more social benefits than economic benefits from the state.

According to an Associated Press, the cost of the study totaled about $80,000 Due to contractual regulations between REMI, the group that conducted the study, and the state regents, The Daily was unable to obtain information about how the analysis was conducted. REMI is a company based out of Amherst, Mass., that has been operating since 1980.

This was the first statewide economic impact study of higher education and shows its effects on the state, Hardcastle said.

Board of Regents members have responded positively to the information collected by the analysis, said Hardcastle.

“This indicated the value that higher education is giving to Oklahoma,” Hardcastle said.

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OU Cancer Institute awards seed grants to researchers for the first time MEREDITH MORIAK Daily Staff Writer The OU Cancer Institute awarded seed grants to three researchers this month to fund new cancer research.

A seed grant provides researchers with monetary support that allows them to experiment and collect data supporting their hypothesis, said Dr. Robert Mannel, director of the OU Cancer Institute. The seed grants provide key start-up money for experiments and allow scientists to move on with research.

These three seed grants are given internally by the OU Cancer Institute and will elevate OU researchers’ chances of receiving federal funding in the future.

Internal funds This year was the first time the OU Cancer Institute was able to award the seed grants. They have two other seed grant programs in place within the institute.

Around $150,000 in grant money was awarded to three researchers: physiologist Dr. Ricardo Saban, urologist Dr. Robert Hurst and gastroenterologist Dr. Ted Bader, all of whom work on different projects, Mannel said.

ing different aspects of cancer.

Hurst is the primary researcher for experiments looking at cells in the Human Genome Project that have not yet been researched. He received $75,000 in funding for his research and said this will allow him to progress his research in a number of important ways.

“We haven’t cured cancer, because half of the genes, we don’t know anything about,” Hurst said.

“I am very excited about this experiment because it may cut years off our research.”

Hurst said there are many cells within the Human Genome that have never been studied and believes that these unstudied cells might contribute to scientists’ current inability to cure cancer.

“Until recently, we have had to study actions of genes and proteins one or two at a time,” Hurst said.

“Now it is possible to look at the function as a whole and see what’s involved.”

The second grant was awarded to Saban, a physiology professor who is studying the role of Interleukin-6 and its role in the development of bladder cancer.

Interleukin-6 is a cytokine which works as an immune system signaling molecule and, when examGrant break down ined in urine, tells researchers if the tumors are The three recipients of the seed grants are research- increasing or decreasing in size.

Mannel said offering seed grants to members of the OU Cancer Institute is important because the institute’s members help obtain competitive federal funds and build the institute’s reputation.

Obtaining federal funding is highly competitive, and about 5 percent of those that apply for funding are awarded it, Mannel said.

“This grant is going to help us to show that this [research] is a good idea and [is going to help] compete for federal funding,” Saban said.

He said large contributors like the American Cancer Institute look for more than ideas and hypotheses from researchers when reviewing grants. Grant committees also look for supplemental data, which seed grants allow researchers to obtain.

Additionally, the OU Cancer Institute must offer seed grants and commit to research if it is to achieve national recognition as a comprehensive cancer center.

Mannel said the institute plans to continue awarding grants every year and hopes to fund an additional three grants totalling $300,000 to institute members for cancer research.

Saban said the evolution of Interleukin-6 is valuable because it allows doctors to learn things about patients’ tumors without performing a biopsy.

While Saban and his team understand that Interleukin-6 is useful in combating bladder cancer, they don’t know how it functions and therefore will spend time studying its characteristics.

The final grant was awarded to Bader, a gastroenterology professor.

Bader and his team will use their grant money to conduct a clinical trial studying the effectiveness of adding a drug, Fluvastatin, to patients with Hepatitis C. The research is an extension of a phase II clinical trial. Through these experiments, his team will be able to determine whether Fluvastatin is able to decrease the risks of people with Hepatitis C contracting Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

“I get turned down on so many grants and it was nice to come in first,” Bader said. “It’s become so competitive to get grants and it was nice to get money for my research since money is so tight.”

Although all researchers at the OU Cancer Institute are seeking solutions for cancer, the grants are awarded individually, and each researcher will continue to study singular aspects of cancer according to their individual specialty.

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OUR VIEW

When the wind comes sweepin’, use it As Oklahoma’s state song says, this state is literally “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plains.”

So, it makes perfect sense that Oklahomans and state lawmakers should do everything in their power to make wind energy as prominent in the state as it can be.

If they did not, it would be a waste of an abundent natural resource that could supply cheap, clean energy in a time when alternative energy methods are needed more than

ever.

We are sad to see that wind constitutes only 2 percent of Oklahoma Gas and OUR VIEW E l e c t r i c ’s is an editorial power supselected and debated by the editorial board ply.

(See and written after a page 1 for majority opinion is details.) formed and approved But we by the editor. Our View is The Daily’s official are excitopinion. ed that Oklahoma and OU in particular are poised to lead the country in devel-

oping this alternative energy source.

Oklahoma is the perfect place for a national wind research program because of the state’s weather.

Wind farms could create jobs in the state and could bring in money.

Oklahoma has long been a leader in oil production, but it’s time the oil derrick in front of the state capitol be replaced with a wind turbine.

While oil is a finite source of power — a depleting finite

source, at that — wind is constant, and, we’re pretty sure, it’s not going to stop blowing any time soon.

Despite what Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, says, global warming is real, and it will continue to become a bigger problem until people find alternatives to fossil fuels.

Wind is a great place to start.

The biggest problem facing the increase of wind energy is monetary.

Though the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has

approved construction of a high-transmission power line from wind farms in Woodward to Oklahoma City, researchers need money to continue to develop more efficient methods of transmission.

Oklahoma lawmakers must pass legislation to fund wind energy research, and Oklahoma businesses must invest in switching to wind energy as much as possible.

They also must support the Pickens Plan, which calls for utilization of the wind corridor

in central states and calls for the country to replace the 22 percent of its electricity powered by natural gas with electricity powered by wind.

We are proud that OU has become a leader in supporting wind energy, having signed an agreement with OG&E to make the OU Norman campus powered by 100 percent wind energy by 2013.

Oklahoma has great things in store if it takes advantage of one of its most abundant natural resources.

Matt Reed — broadcast and electronic media senior

STAFF CARTOON YOUR VIEWS Column’s claims about Obama policies ‘ludicrous’

FROM OUDAILY.COM Our View misjudged Miss America organization Though I can understand The Daily’s perception of the Miss America organization, I can say from personal experience that its perception is absolutely wrong.

As Miss America 2006, I traveled over 20,000 miles a month speaking in education institutions, government organizations, not-for-profit organizations and in front of various legislative officials.

The Miss America organization is built on the fundamental principle of achievement in all parts of your life, including physical fitness. It is about having the personal discipline and fortitude to be physically fit.

The women of the Miss America organization serve as role models for people of all walks of life.

Just as important as public speaking is to the titleholder is physically fitness. Physical fitness is not only necessary to carry out the duties, responsibilities and endurance of the job, but also to help encourage other people to make great decisions when it comes to taking care of their bodies both through healthy eating and exercise.

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Gossip the language of hate, untruthfulness Gossip is the modern day form of public execution.

As a culture, we are fascinated with gossip. We just can’t get enough.

And when Hollywood can’t fill in the gossip hole in our hearts, we resort to each other to talk about.

I think for students, gossip starts when we learn the telephone game in pre-school, where we whispered in each other’s ears and passed it around the circle to laugh at misinterpretations of what we said.

It was amusing that a person at the beginning of the game could start by saying, SARAH “My father is the HILL strongest man in the world,” and by the time it weaved its way in and out of others ears, it became, “Sally’s father likes to eat poop for breakfast.”

My twin sister was the butt of many rumors all through elementary and middle school. The rumor queens would come ask me for validation.

“Did your sister really say the F word in front of Mrs. Connor?” they asked me once.

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my sister what she said, and she said she was reading the words inscribed on the desk.

She asked Mrs. Connor what the word meant, and people took the incident and misconstrued it.

As that case showed, gossip is mean and often is not the truth.

It is only people’s perception of events.

Many times, it is third- or fourth-hand information that started out as one thing and ended up as something else. It is people trying to validate what they want to believe.

To my knowledge, I had never been a victim of gossip until recently. I wasn’t a gossip queen before my incident. However, I would hear things, and if they sparked my interest, I sometimes would repeat them.

I never wondered what it felt like to be gossiped about, and I figured it wouldn’t ever happen to me.

This summer, that changed.

It all started when my phone was stolen in London. I was gone for almost two months, and no one but my close family and friends knew where I was.

When I came back, I was very sick and spent almost two weeks in the hospital.

I had no phone or phone numbers and was so sick I almost couldn’t come back to school.

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In regards to Matt Felty’s column “Joe the Plumber unclogs Obama campaign’s rhetoric, I feel there are some gross fabrications and misconceptions that need to be cleared up.

It’s appalling that someone would equate socialism and communism.

Socialism’s roots date back to the 16th century, long before Karl Marx began writing manifestos.

Modern socialist countries like Sweden, France and Great Britain, believe the state should own and run some key industries, like mass transportation and mail, while letting the rest of the economy have a free market.

Communism or Marxism, on the other hand, is an extreme branch of socialism that claims all means of production and wealth should belong to the working class.

Under communism, there is no government or free market.

Secondly, the assertion that Sen. Barack Obama’s plan of “wealth redistribution” is some kind of socialist agenda is ludicrous.

Think about this: The Bush tax codes, which Sen. John McCain now support, also are a form of wealth redistribution, sending wealth to the upper echelons of society.

In fact, all kinds of taxation redistribute the nation’s wealth.

Obama is only trying to end the Bush tax cuts and reinstate the codes of the Clinton years, which benefitted the middle class.

If we’ve learned anything from the economic boom of the ‘90s, it’s that when you shift the tax burden off the middle class, it puts more money in their pockets.

This extra income leads them to buy more products,which makes the economy gro and increases profits. Everybody wins.

Calling these tax codes “socialism” is gravely misleading and unfounded.

The policies Obama have proposed are nothing new to the American political arena.

Felty wrote about Sen. Joe Biden’s statement that it’s patriotic for the wealthiest Americans to pay higher taxes for the good of society. Conservative talking heads quickly pounced on this. To them, I submit this quote from Republican President Theodore Roosevelt: “The man of great wealth owes a peculiar obligation to the state because he derives special advantages from the mere existence of government.”

So, while McCarthyistic scare tactics might have been a commonplace sight in 1950s journalistic publications, they have no place in today’s society.

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was a myriad of explanations for my absence. People were saying I took drugs. People were saying I lost my mind.

A lot of close friends even hopped on the band wagon. I didn’t have a phone to address the problem, but that didn’t matter. I didn’t receive many phone calls once I got one.

The way people handled the situation was disappointing.

Instead of friends asking if I was OK or asking what actually happened, they chose to believe what they had heard.

Rumors are powerful, and many mistake them for truth.

It’s easy to judge and say, “Wow, she must have bad friends.” But that’s not necessarily true.

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friends. They’re probably just as good to me as your close friends are to you. The only problem is that they fell victim to gossip.

Unknowingly and unintentionally, they just reacted the way everyone reacts to gossip.

They believed it, repeated it and moved on.

No one knew how upset I was about things being said about me. Not many people cared.

I say this on behalf of anyone who has been gossiped about: It feels awful, and it’s degrading.

Gossip is very mean spirited, and people need to mind their business.

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OU takes down Wildcats after historic first half • Sooners cruise to victory with 55 firsthalf points

The Sooners then got their first special teams touchdown of the year when redshirt freshman Ryan Broyles returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown and ended the first half with a 55-28 OU lead.

The previous record for most OU points in a first half was set in 1978 when the Sooners ran up 52 against Rice.

The Sooners have only put up 55 points in a half one other time: in the second half against Kansas State in 1942.

“It was a really good win; it’s a difficult place to play,” said head coach Bob Stoops. “The first half offensively we really well-executed the run and the pass.

Defensively we gave up some big plays.”

Throughout the first half, the OU offense moved the ball virtually at will.

“I was kind of surprised,” Bradford said. “We kind of felt like we moved the ball well and confused them a little bit.

That’s part of what the no-huddle does, it allows us to move the ball around.”

The offense had its most balanced showing in weeks, finishing with 255 passing yards and 273 rushing yards.

Running backs DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown each had over 100 yards rushing, marking the second time this season both players have accomplished that feat in the same game.

Murray was particularly strong in the first half, recording 129 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns before halftime.

He finished the day with 104 yards on the ground and 63 receiving yards, along with those four touchdowns.

“You put up that many points, and as a coach you expect perfection, I have a hard time being negative when you score that many points,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said. “We did a lot of good things but we still think we can play better and do better.”

JOEY HELMER Daily Staff Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. — When the Sooners took a 28-7 lead in the first quarter Saturday, it looked like they were on the verge of an early blowout.

But Kansas State stormed back to tie the game at 28, reeling off 21 straight points and stealing all the momentum.

The Sooners responded with 27 straight points of their own en route to an OU record for points in a first half with 55 on their way to a 58-35 victory.

“It was tied and our guys knew it was tied and came up with big turnovers and our offense clicked,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “The end of the half we really had a flurry that set us apart.”

The Sooners have been dominant at the beginning of games all season, and Saturday marked the first time this year they allowed the opponent to overcome a large first-quarter deficit.

After giving up three drives that ended in touchdown passes by Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman, OU answered by forcing three turnovers on the Wildcats’ final four possessions of the first half.

Those turnovers resulted in the Sooners scoring four touchdowns in the final eight minutes of the first half.

“It felt good to come back,” sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford said.

“We always talk about how we have to respond and come back. The turnovers really helped us get that.”

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Redshirt freshman receiver Ryan Broyles (85) evades a tackle at the end of his 68-yard punt return for a touchdown in the second quarter of OU’s 58-35 win Saturday. Broyles’ touchdown gave the Sooners 55 points in the first half, a new school record.

Bradford threw three touchdown passes, all in the first half. His 255 yards mark the first time since the season opener he has not thrown for more than 300 yards.

Bradford struggled in the second half, completing only one pass. He completed

passing yards to Freeman, the OU defense also forced a season-high five turnovers. Freeman entered the game having thrown two interceptions in his first seven games, but the Sooners intercepted him three times.

40 percent of his passes for the game, which is the lowest of his career and allowed Texas quarterback Colt McCoy to pass him and become No. 2 in the nation in passing efficiency.

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Murray dazzles with four-touchdown performance • Sophomore succeeds in running and passing game KYLE BURNETT Daily Sports Writer

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Sophomore running back DeMarco Murray (7) leaps over a tackler as receiver Quentin Chaney (84) throws a block during the second quarter of Saturday’s game. Murray had his best game of the year, recording 167 yards and four touchdowns.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Sophomore running back DeMarco Murray has struggled at times this season, but against Kansas State Saturday he burst back onto the scene.

Murray scored four touchdowns — two rushing and two receiving — against the Wildcats in the Sooners’ 58-35 victory.

Murray scorched the KSU defense in both the running and passing game. He finished with 104 yards rushing on 17 carries, and led the team with four catches for 63 yards.

“He had a really great day,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “He’s very exciting to watch; he just does everything. He catches the ball so well, so that’s a factor out there. It’s good to see him making those plays.”

The first drive foreshadowed the type of day Murray was about to have. The Sooners ran five plays, and all five were Murray runs. His fifth run went for a three-yard touchdown that gave OU an early 7-0 lead.

Murray, who has been battling back from a knee injury, appeared to have his normal swagger back early in the game after finding pay dirt. “[The first drive] helped my confidence,” Murray said. “Having pushed it all day, and they gave me the ball and what not so it definitely

gave me confidence.”

And it didn’t take long for him to find the end zone again.

He put OU up by a score of 21-7 later in the first quarter when he exited the backfield and ran along the left boundary.

He was able to outrun a linebacker to the flat, and sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford quickly connected with him for a 15-yard touchdown pass.

Murray found the end zone for the third time in the half when Bradford hit him for a 10-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter.

“The offensive line just did a great job blocking and throughout the whole day we were just playing a more physical game,” Murray said. “It’s just a tribute to my offensive line; they did a really great job.”

But he wasn’t done yet.

Murray scored his fourth and final touchdown just inside the final three minutes of the first half when he scampered four yards for a score.

“He’s practiced better the past couple of weeks; it’s really helped his confidence,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said. “He’s had two good weeks, and he’s looked like the phenomenal player we saw last year.”

He didn’t score again, and the offense as a whole struggled in the second half. However, he did record the Sooners’ only reception of the second half.

“We did a great job in the first half and came out flat in the second half,” Murray said. “I think we were trying to force it in the second half.

We just came out a little too confident, and you know we have to just keep pushing down.”

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Note to the naysayers: Don’t blame Venables ormally, a 23-point road victory in Big 12 play would keep Sooner fans satisfied. Unfortunately, there was nothing normal about Saturday’s win.

There were 93 total points scored, 83 in the first half. There was a total of 1078 yards, six turnovers and a punt return for a touchdown. OU lost a 21-point lead, then gained a 27-point advantage before halftime.

So it’s understandable that many OU fans are steaming after OU’s 58-35 victory over Kansas State. Check any Sooner message board or comment section on a newspaper Web site and you’ll see fans doing the same thing they’ve done often over the past few years: Calling for the firing of defensive coordinator Brent Venables.

I understand your pain. I honestly do. But who could do a better job?

STEVEN Let’s take a look at the situation Venables and JONES the OU defense find themselves in.

College football, and the Big 12 specifically, is changing. The potency of the offenses in this league is beyond words. Texas boasts the top scoring defense and total defense in the Big 12, ranked No. 28 and No. 43 in the country, respectively.

To me, that means one thing: the offenses in the Big 12 are practically unstoppable. What are the chances that all of the defenses in the Big 12 could all be bad?

The average score of a Big 12 game played on Saturday was 46 – 21. That’s 71 total points. It’s getting nuts.

On offense, OU is scoring in bunches, but they’re doing it quickly. OU is losing the time of possession battle this season, meaning the defense is on the field more than the offense.

OU has faced a total of 565 plays this year. Only three teams ranked ahead of OU in total defense and four teams ranked ahead of the Sooners in scoring defense have faced more plays. The Sooners are allowing 4.88 yards per play, which compares favorably with many defenses ranked ahead of OU. Then there is the special teams. OU is averaging less than 64 yards per kickoff, and is giving up over 25 yards per return. That means on an average drive following an OU kickoff, the opponent takes over at the 32 yard-line.

Giving opponents than kind of field position will make any defense’s job difficult.

And then there’s the most important factor, and one that many people have already forgotten: OU doesn’t have Ryan Reynolds.

A week ago the Sooners tried to play a safety at middle linebacker. This week, they put in a redshirt freshman that was injured in the spring, and spent most of the fall taking reps as the secondstring weakside linebacker. The defense sans Reynolds is still a major work in progress.

My point is that this defense, and specifically Venables, is being asked to do a job that God himself might struggle with.

Is there room for improvement? Absolutely. And the Sooners will have to improve to beat Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.

But its time for delusional fans to face the facts: In the Big 12 in 2008, no team will have a top-15 defense. It simply can’t happen. So for the time being, lay off Venables, and give the man a second to try and finish his job of fixing a defense that lost its leader.

Soccer stays alive in Big 12 • Sooners get second win in three games

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MATT WELCH Daily Staff Writer Thanks to an early penalty kick, a goal from more than 30 yards away and some bend-notbreak defense, the OU soccer team managed to keep its postseason hopes alive on Sunday afternoon.

After nearly two months of alternating between zero and one-goal performances, OU strung together its most productive offensive showing since early September with a 2-1 win over Iowa State.

The victory pushes the Sooners (3-14-1, 2-6-1 Big 12) within one victory of securing the eighth and final seed in the Big 12 Tournament and with one game remaining on the schedule, the only thing standing in the way of OU’s postseason aspirations is a Friday evening home showdown against No. 9 Oklahoma State.

While the victory over the Cyclones (5-11-2, 0-7-2 Big 12) might not have been pretty, firstyear OU head coach Nicole Nelson knows wins have been hard to come by this season.

“I don’t think we executed much of what we went into the game trying to execute,” Nelson said. “But we’ve put some real good games together where we deserved the win and didn’t get it, so I’ll take the win either way.”

OU built an early cushion after attempting its first penalty kick of the season during the eighth minute of the first period. Sophomore forward Whitney Palmer capitalized on the opportunity and netted her eighth goal of the season.

The goal marked the 14th of Palmer’s career and moved her into sixth place all-time for career goals by a Sooner.

OU maintained a 1-0 lead for the duration of the first half. Because play between the two squads was often physical and foul-laden – topped off by OU sophomore midfielder Ashlee Coleman being dealt a yellow card – the early lead helped build the Sooners’ confidence as the game wore on. “[The lead] kept our heads up knowing that we were still in the game,” Palmer said. “It kept us working for the rest of the game.”

The two teams closed out the first period with the only clear difference in performance being the lone Sooner goal. Both squads attempted six shots and had one corner kick.

The Cyclones upped the intensity when the second half commenced, constantly attacking the Sooner defense and attempting shot after shot at OU goalkeeper Traci Dickenson.

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Iowa State had already matched its total shot output from the first period and finished the game with 20 shots total.

While Dickenson fended off the Cyclones early offensive barrage, making five saves in the second frame and deflecting two balls off the crossbar, Iowa State junior midfielder Elise Reid snuck one by the senior goalkeeper during the 69th minute to tie the action at 1-1.

The Sooners had an answer just over ten minutes later during the 80th minute when junior forward Ashley Farrand belted home the first goal of her career to pull the Sooners ahead 2-1 and while Farrand said the goal wasn’t the safest shot, it proved to be the difference maker.

“It was probably the wrong choice, but it was just the right time,” Farrand said. “Coach

[Nicole Nelson] said you’ll never get in trouble for scoring.”

Farrand’s goal marked the first time since OU’s Sept. 4 overtime loss to North Texas that the Sooners scored more than two goals in a game and also the first time since the UNT loss that a player besides Palmer scored a goal.

The Sooners fended off a late push by the Cyclones to seal one of their most pivotal victories of the season and now enter a “win or go home” scenario on Friday, when they host No. 9 Oklahoma State in the Ford Bedlam Series at 7 p.m. from John Crain Field.

“Well, Bedlam is Bedlam,” Nelson said.

“OSU’s team is very good this year, so we’re happy to have them here. In this conference, anything happens and especially in a rivalry like Bedlam, anything happens.”

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LEFT: Participants of the “March of 1000 Flaming Skeletons” march in the Ghouls Gone Wild Parade Saturday night in downtown Oklahoma City. RIGHT: Wayne Coyne, lead singer of The Flaming Lips, walks in a plastic bubble during the parade.

‘Ghouls gone wild’ in downtown OKC JAMES LOVETT Daily Staff Writer Zombies, witches and skeletons took over the streets Saturday night in downtown Oklahoma City as part of the Oklahoma Gazette’s Ghouls Gone Wild Parade.

The parade began around 7 p.m. near 12th Street and Walker Avenue. Grand Marshall April Wahlin, winner of Fox Reality channel’s “The Search for the Next Elvira,” led the procession down 10th Street and through “Automobile Alley,” a district that once held more than 50 car dealerships.

More than 70 groups, bands and organizations participated in this year’s parade, but the main attraction was The Flaming Lips’ “March of 1000 Flaming Skeletons.”

Fans of The Lips could purchase a costume and torch to carry in the parade. Lips bassist Michael Ivins led the skeletons on

their march through the city.

Wayne Coyne, frontman of the Lips, told the skeletons how much he appreciated their involvement before the parade.

“People come up to me and say, ‘Wayne this is so cool that you do this,’” he said. “But the truth is I wouldn’t be able to do this if The Flaming Lips didn’t have such cool f**king fans to begin with.”

Coyne also told the group he wasn’t really sure what the parade was meant to symbolize.

“I don’t know what it means, I don’t know what it is, but I know we all get to do something absurd and make this sort of spectacle through downtown together. And for that, that makes you all wonderful people,” he said.

Jonathan Elmore, Oklahoma City resident, said he wanted to march in the parade because he wasn’t able to last year.

“I wanted to be a skeleton because I worked in a booth last

year,” he said. “This year, I wanted to be in it and a part of it. And I love The Flaming Lips.”

The parade ended with Coyne walking in his trademark plastic bubble, surrounded by superheroes, Teletubbies and inflatable characters.

Joseph Hernandez, a Flaming Lips skeleton, said he traveled from Houston with two friends to experience the parade.

“We drove about seven hours to be a part of the parade,” he said. “We came because we love The Lips.”

Some costumes and floats received mixed receptions from Oklahoma City residents. Two bikers were booed for dressing as the Twin Towers with a plane crashed into the side. One float also received criticism for dragging naked baby dolls on the ground behind it.

Following the parade, the Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, 811 N. Broadway, hosted an official after-party featuring the Toxic Goddess Burlesque Show.

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Supergirl scribe at Speeding Bullet BEKAH TERRY Daily Staff Writer Comic fans stood clustered around a table Friday and Saturday nights in Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N. Porter Ave., waiting to have their copies of “Supergirl No. 34” and “Superman: New Krypton Special” signed by comics author Sterling Gates.

Gates, an OU alumnus, worked at Speeding Bullet for three and a half years while studying in Norman. He returned this weekend to promote his newly-published comics.

Travis Preston, manager of Speeding Bullet, said this is not Gates’ first time to do a signing.

“He was here for the Geoff Johns signing,” Preston said.

Gates and Johns co-wrote the latest Superman issue, titled “Superman: New Krypton Special.”

Gates previously worked with Johns on comics such as “Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps,” Gates now resides in Los Angeles, but was

glad to return to Norman to see friends and visit Speeding Bullet Comics, Preston said.

“I don’t think we have to push too hard,” Preston said when asked if Gates would return to do other signings. “He loves us.”

Gates spent nearly the entire signing joking with customers and store employees, drawing Superman insignias on comic book covers and signing issues.

“I literally think [Speeding Bullet Comics is] the greatest store in America,” Gates said.

Gates allowed a select few a sneak peak at the artwork for his next issue of Supergirl, which is due for a November release.

The issue will introduce Superwoman, a mysterious figure who sports the Superman symbol and conceals her identity beneath a cowl, into Supergirl’s life.

The comic asks the question “Who is Superwoman?” Gates said.

Gates did not offer an answer to the question, but hinted that some big things were in store for Supergirl.

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Sterling Gates, OU alumnus and writer of the comics “Supergirl,” “ Green Lantern Corps,” “ Superman-Prime” and “Superman: New Krypton Special,” signs autographs for fans on Saturday at Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N. Porter Ave.

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News & Details WORLD NEWS Witnesses: US helicopters attack Syrian village DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s state-run television and witnesses say U.S. military helicopters have attacked an area along the country’s border with Iraq, causing casualties.

The report quoted unnamed Syrian officials and said the area is near the Syrian border town of Abu Kamal. It gave no other details on Sunday’s attack.

Local residents told The Associated Press by telephone that two helicopters carrying U.S. soldiers raided the village of Hwijeh, 10 miles inside Syria’s border, killing seven people and wounding five.

The U.S. military in Baghdad had no immediate comment.

Israeli party leader calls for new elections JERUSALEM — The leader of Israel’s ruling party, Tzipi Livni, gave up her attempts to form a coalition government Sunday, setting the stage for early elections and diminishing hopes for stalled peace talks with the Palestinians.

Israel now appears to be headed toward months of political paralysis, and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, a critic of the peace process, is in a strong position to become the country’s next leader. It would be the third national election in six years, reflecting the instability of Israel’s fractious political system.

Livni, who hopes to become Israel’s first female prime minister in three decades, has been trying to put together a government since she replaced the corruption-tainted Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as head of the ruling Kadima Party last month. But partners in the current coalition, which took power in May 2006, pressed new demands.

In a meeting with President Shimon Peres broadcast live on national TV, Livni said she did everything she could to keep the government intact but would not give in to what she termed political blackmail.

She told Peres that “we’ll go to elections ... and I intend to win them.”

US considering implications of nuclear decline WASHINGTON — The mighty U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons, midwived by World War II and nurtured by the Cold War, is declining in power and purpose while the military’s competence in handling the world’s most dangerous arms has eroded. At the same time, international efforts to contain the spread of such weapons look ineffective.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, for one, wants the next president to think about what nuclear middle-age and decline means for national security.

Gates joins a growing debate about the reliability and future credibility of the American arsenal with his first extensive speech on nuclear arms Tuesday. The debate is attracting increasing attention inside the Pentagon even as the military is preoccupied with fighting insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan. The unconventional tools of war there include covert commandos, but not nuclear weapons.

Gates is expected to call for increased commitment to preserving the deterrent value of atomic weapons. Their chief function has evolved from first stopping the Nazis and Japanese, then the Soviets.

Now the vast U.S. stockpile serves mainly to make any other nation think twice about developing or using even a crude nuclear device of its own.

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TODAY UNION PROGRAMMING BOARD • A seminar on time management will be at 2 p.m. in Carnegie Building, room 200.

• A seminar titled “Just Do It: Motivation for College Success” will be at 3 p.m. in the Carnegie Building, room 200.

• A seminar titled “Research Rescue! – Library Help” will be at 4 p.m. in the Carnegie Building, room 200.

TUESDAY SCHOOL OF MUSIC • OU Jazz Bands will perform at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Concert Hall.

• A concert by Rossitza Goza Violin Studio will be at noon at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. GAYLORD COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS An exhibit of compelling news photos by photojournalist Dan Eldon will be on view at 4:15 p.m. in Gaylord Hall.

MARKETING/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CLUB A workshop for interns will be at 5 p.m. in the Clary Lounge of Michael F. Price Hall.

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY There will be a meeting featuring a speaker from the Herpetology Society at 7 p.m. in Richards Hall, room 260.

SOCIETY OF ASIAN PACIFIC ENGINEERS There will be a pumpkin carving competition at 7:30 p.m. in Willoughby Lounge in Felgar Hall.

Independent candidate plays role in Senate race • Tulsa developer siphons support from Andrew Rice RON JENKINS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Independent Stephen P. Wallace is a political unknown to most Oklahomans, but his candidacy is playing a big role in the U.S. Senate race, the feature contest on the Nov. 4 general election ballot in Oklahoma.

Public opinion polls show he is capturing a significant percentage of the vote — 7 percent in one recent survey.

That’s hurting Democrat Andrew Rice’s efforts against Inhofe, the Republican incumbent who is bidding for a third full six-year term, says University of Oklahoma political professor Keith Gaddie.

“The problem [for Rice] is that with a third-party candidate in the race, Rice can’t absorb all the anti-Inhofe vote,” Gaddie said. “If it wasn’t for the third party candidate, Rice would be within 10 points right now.’

Rice has been trailing in the polls from 13 to 22 percent, although he said internal polling has showed the contest to be closer.

Inhofe had $2 million to spend going into the final weeks of the campaign, giving him more than a 3-1 advantage over the Democratic candidate.

Inhofe has invested heavily in television advertising. Rice, a 35-year-old state senator from Oklahoma City, says many of the ads have distorted his record and twisted his positions.

Wallace has not reported any campaign income so far, according to the Federal Election Commission Web site.

He also had not been very visible on the campaign trail, although he did make an appearance this month at a forum before The State Chamber in Tulsa.

Oklahoma voters also will be deciding two Corporation Commission races, and one of them has turned nasty in recent weeks, with Democrat Jim Roth, an appointee of Gov. Brad Henry, and Republican Dana Murphy

trading charges over ethics, experience and other issues.

The other race for a spot on the commission pits incumbent Republican Jeff Cloud against former state Rep. Charles Gray. The commission has regulatory power in such areas as utilities, transportation and oil and gas.

Officials say the Oklahoma turnout will likely be driven by hotly contested races for the state House and Senate, as well as the presidential contest, in which Republican John McCain is heavily favored over Democrat Barack Obama.

Obama was getting 30 percent or less in the polls, but has been inching up recently.

Gaddie said McCain will win in Oklahoma, where a Democrat has not won since 1964.

But he said the “national tide is so strong for Obama” that it could allow the Illinois senator to do better than John Kerry’s 35.7 percent vote in 2004.

Republicans are predicting they will take over the Senate for the first time in state history. They already control the House.

As of Friday, more new Republican voters had registered in Oklahoma than Democrats, the opposite of the trend in many other states.

But the figures showed pockets where Democrats are getting stronger, including Oklahoma County.

Republicans started the year with 7,500 more voters in Oklahoma County, but Democrats now hold the advantage with about 500 more voters, said Mike Clingman, state Election Board secretary.

Democrats also made gains in Tulsa, but are still outnumbered by Republicans.

Statewide, there were 2,186,332 voters registered as of Friday — 1,080,335 Democrats, 861,006 Republicans and 244,991 independents.

The key state Senate races are in Tulsa and in Stillwater.

In Tulsa, incumbent Nancy Riley is being targeted by GOP leaders still miffed by her switch from Republican to Democrat. She is considered the underdog against Republican Dan Newberry, a mortgage broker.

In Stillwater, Republican Jim Halligan, former Oklahoma State University president, is given the edge over Democrat Robert Murphy.

Monday, Oct. 27, 2008

POLICE REPORTS Names are compiled from the Norman Police Department or the OU Department of Public Safety. The report serves as a public record of arrests or citations, not convictions. The people here are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

MUNICIPAL WARRANT Allen Ray Admire, 30, 200 block W. Gray Street, Thursday Landon Wayne Schurtz, 34, 1300 block Beaumont Drive, Saturday

INTERFERENCE WITH OFFICIAL PROCESS Stephen Duane Edmonson, 31, 24th Avenue S.W., Wednesday

LARCENY-AUTO, AIRCRAFT, OR OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE Clinton Beau Hardesty, 25, 1100 block Oak Tree Avenue, Thursday, also burglary-second degree from auto, unlawful possession of paraphernalia, leaving scene of accident involving damage, receive/possess/conceal stolen property and careless driving

MOLESTING PROPERTY Joshua Dean Milligan, 31, 1700 block E. Lindsey Street, Thursday Cody Lane Langston, 18, 700 block Gyrfalcon Drive, Saturday

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCELIQUOR OR DRUGS/ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE Terry Ray Stewart, 45, Thursday, also driving under suspension Christopher Dale Wright, 42, 100 block W. Acres Street, Thursday, also driving under suspension

PUBLIC INTOXICATION Cassandra Thompson, 29, 600 block 12th Avenue N.E., Thursday, also petty larceny Eric Jeffrey Fish, 21, 1200 block E. Lindsey Street, Thursday, also possession of marijuana Harley A. Bacon, 42, 200 block W. Gray Street, Saturday Theshia Robin Mansur, 45, E. Indian Hills Road, Saturday Gary Don Jones, 51, E. Indian Hills Road, Saturday Matthew Jay Means, 25, 100 block Willowsip Drive, Saturday, also interference with official process Kevin Dewayne Rogers, 30, N. Crawford Avenue, Friday, also interference with official process Katelyn Michelle Senko, 21, 700 block Asp Avenue, Saturday

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PETTY LARCENY Andria Jean Acone, 44, 1100 block W. Main Street, Friday Catherine Lynn Hammond, 49, 3400 block W. Main Street, Friday Brandy Ann Taylor, 18, 600 block 12th Avenue N.E., Friday

COUNTY WARRANT Brian Matthew Claunch, 24, 2500 block W. Lindsey Street, Friday Julio A. Esquivel, 34, 2300 block Crestmont Street, Saturday

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Kelsey Ryann Hart, 19, 400 block N. Flood Avenue, Thursday

POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Richard Dean Henderson, 28, 1100 block W. Main Street, Friday Caleb Joe Hanan, 22, 1000 block Montgomery Circle, Friday

AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Todd Perry Jones, 29, 1700 block Classen Boulevard, Friday

MISUSE OF FORGED/COUNTERFEIT DRIVER’S LICENSE Mary Elizabeth Mandeville, 20, 800 block N. Porter Avenue, Friday, also aggravated driving under the influence

POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES Abidemi Ehinmisan Sakote, 27, W. Lindsey Street, Friday, also possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of paraphernalia

ASSAULT AND BATTERY Thayne Kevin Barnes, 44, 24th Avenue S.W., Saturday David Scott Porter, 37, 24th Avenue S.W., Saturday

FAILURE TO OBTAIN SOLICITOR’S LICENSE Eric Mark Bromley, 20, 3700 block Apex Court, Friday

TRANSPORTING OPEN BOTTLE Emilio Dizon Granadas, 25, 2400 block W. Robinson Street, Saturday, also driving under suspension and driving under the influence/actual physical control of the vehicle

DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE Timothy David Griffis, 19, E. Main Street, Saturday

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Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 In the year ahead, something for which you’ve been hoping could find the right vehicle and person to drive it, taking you on the road to victory. Don’t hesitate to partner with someone who isn’t afraid to go places.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- When the situation calls for it, you are all seriousness and goaloriented, which is what makes you so successful. Purpose and conviction will be your method of operation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your ability to blend instinct with intellect, especially when handling financial or commercial affairs, makes you a power to be reckoned with. This gift will put you in the profit column.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A bolder course of action might be required in order to pursue a project that has recently captured your fancy. Determine the direction you need to take, and fearlessly take it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t be afraid to do whatever you have to in order to implement your ideas, especially if you believe they could fulfill your heart’s desires. Remember: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- An unimplemented idea you’ve been tossing around in your head might find a meeting of the minds with a friend who has the gumption to put it into action.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Don’t settle for simply reaching

the foothills; instead, scale the mountain that looms in the distance. Whether you realize it or not, you’re more than up to the challenge.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Now is the time to talk to those who can make things happen.

Your powers of persuasion are exceptionally strong, and you shouldn’t have any trouble getting others to support your ideas.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Because you’ll know how to use your natural gifts more productively than usual, you shouldn’t have any trouble reaching or fulfilling your ambitious objectives. Go for the gold.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your peers recognize that you not only have excellent leadership qualities but you’re also willing to be a team player. For those reasons, they’ll follow your example.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- To you, it is never business as usual when you see conditions are ripe for achieving your aims. Today’s propitious vibes will have you going after something you consider truly meaningful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Because you don’t take yourself too seriously, you’ll happily treat life as a game instead of a gamble and, in doing so, accomplish far more than you would have otherwise.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you are buying or selling a big-ticket item, don’t hesitate to haggle over the price. A bit of shrewd bargaining can greatly help sweeten the deal.

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California gay marriage ban becomes big-money race LISA LEFF Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — At least 64,000 people from all 50 states and more than 20 other countries have given money to support or oppose a ban on same-sex marriage in California, reflecting broad interest in a race that some consider second in national importance only to the presidential election.

Ten days before the vote on Proposition 8, campaign finance records show that total contributions for and against the measure have surpassed $60 million, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

That would be a national record for a ballot initiative based on a social rather than economic issue, campaign finance experts say. It also eclipses the combined total of $33 million spent in the 24 states where similar measures have been put to voters since 2004.

If approved by California voters, Proposition 8 would overturn a state Supreme Court ruling that legalized samesex marriages by changing the state constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman.

Campaign committees formed to back or battle the amendment were close in fundraising as of Oct. 25, the AP’s analysis found. Supporters had raised at least $28.2 million; opponents had taken in $32.3 million, closing a fundraising gap that had them $8 million behind a month ago.

The figures for each side are actually higher because small cash donations made since Sept. 30 had not yet been reported.

The measure is likely to attract more money than any race other than the billion-dollar presidential election, judging by campaign-finance data from other high-profile contests. The closest appears to be the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, at $35 million.

“I’m surprised how much they are spending because I would have thought 90 percent of the people would have made up their minds on this issue,” said Robert Stern, president of the nonpartisan Center for Governmental Studies. “But if this is a close race, that undecided 10 percent will decide the election. Every dollar, in a sense, counts.”

The money pouring into the 13 commit-

“California is the thousand-pound gorilla when it comes to laws of this sort.”

Patrick Korten, Knights of Columbus spokesman

tees promoting or challenging the measure has come from prominent religious conservatives and gay rights activists, Hollywood actors and moguls, teachers and CEOs. Individuals who identified themselves as retirees and homemakers accounted for the most donations, giving more than $11 million. Self-identified lawyers gave $2.3 million.

On the yes side, the Knights of Columbus, based in New Haven, Conn., is the measure’s largest single contributor so far, having given $1.4 million. Other top contributors to the Yes on 8 campaign were Irvine banking heir Howard Ahmanson Jr.’s Fieldstead and Co. foundation ($1.1 million); John Templeton Jr., son of the late Pennsylvania-based investor John Templeton ($900,000); the Tupelo, Miss.-based American Family Association ($500,000), and Elsa Prince, mother of Blackwater founder Erik Prince ($450,000).

Knights of Columbus spokesman Patrick Korten said the Catholic fraternal organization has backed amendments limiting marriage to a man and a woman in every state where they have appeared.

But none of the group’s other contributions has come close to what the Knights are putting into the Proposition 8 race.

“California is the thousand-pound gorilla when it comes to laws of this sort,” Korten said. “California is the big one, so everybody is involved in this who cares about the issue. You can’t not be.”

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