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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 20117ANATIONALBANY, NYLesbian ex-cadet gives upA former cadet rejected for readmissionto West Point becauseof the lingering federal “Don’t Ask,Don’t Tell” policy says she’s givingup on her dream of graduatingfrom the military academy.Katherine Miller said in a statementWednesday that she is sadbut respects West Point’s decisionand still wants to pursue a militarycareer.The 21-year-old Miller attendsYale University. She intends tograduate from there and join themilitary through officer candidateschool.Miller left West Point last yearbecause she said she couldn’t livea lie.NICK UT/The Associated PressOne of Paris Hilton’s bodyguards,left, restrains an unidentifiedassailant Wednesday after theman allegedly grabbed Hilton’sboyfriend, Cy Waits, as the duowas walking into court in LosAngeles.BY MARK NIESSEThe Associated PressHONOLULU — Hawaii governmentofficials made a special exception to statepolicy when they gave President BarackObama copies of the original documentsrecording his 1961 birth in Honolulu.It’s a waiver they say they won’t grantagain.The move comes after officials said lastweek that the state wouldn’t release thosetypes of records under any circumstances.But then they got a letter from Obama andhis personal attorney.They asked for a waiver to get the copies,and said getting it would also relievethe state from having to further answerquestions from so-called “birthers” whobelieve Obama isn’t a natural born citizenand is therefore ineligible to be president.“We hope that issuing certified copiesof the original certificate of live birth toPresident Obama will end the numerousinquiries related to his birth in Hawaii,”Hawaii Health Director Loretta Fuddy saidin a prepared statement Wednesday.She added that she has seen the recordsHELENA, MONTLawmakers OK pot law overhaulMontana moved a step closer Wednesdayto slapping some of the nation’s strictestlimitations on medical marijuana users,doctors and suppliers as lawmakers triedto get control of an industry that has balloonedsince voters approved the drug’smedical use.The bill prohibits any sale of marijuanaby asking for the drug to be given topatients free of charge, on compassionategrounds.It severely limits the number of peoplegrowers can provide to, from unlimited tojust three.Doctors would be required to establishlasting relationships with patients beforeprescribing use, and would be put undersupervision if they suggest the treatment tomore than 15 patients a year.LOS ANGELES — A mantried to grab or hit ParisHilton’s boyfriend as the coupleheaded into a Los Angelescourthousewhere thesocialite was totestify againsta man accusedof an attemptedbreak-in at herhome.HiltonThe incidentWednesday outside theSuperior Court building waswitnessed by an AssociatedPress photographer andreporters who were interviewingthe couple.The man appeared to get ahand on the neck of Hilton’sboyfriend, Cy Waits, but wasimmediately seized by aand they “further prove the fact that hewas born in Hawaii.”Obama released the documentWednesday to resolve questions from“birthers” and some Republicans. Many ofthe skeptics suggest he was actually bornin Kenya, his father’s home country, orIndonesia, where he spent a few years ofhis childhood.State law prohibits birth records frombeing released except to those with a “tangibleinterest,” such as the person named.Only computer-generated versions ofbirth certificates — not the originals —have been handed out since May 16, 2001,according to a policy created to satisfyrequests for certified copies and to complywith state laws restricting disclosure ofsome birth details.Before then, photocopies of originalbirth records were provided.Hawaii’s computer-generated birth certificatescarry a raised state seal and asignature stamp from the state registrar.They’re valid documents for obtainingdriver’s licenses, passports and other governmentdocuments.That’s the type of birth certificate thePEOPLE IN THE NEWSbodyguard andtaken away.Hilton hasposted on herTwitter accountthat a “psychointruder justpunched Cy inWaitsthe back of thehead as we were walking intothe court house.”Police Officer Cleon Josephsaid the man has beendetained and an investigationwas under way.✬ ✬ ✬ ✬ ✬LOS ANGELES — KatieHolmes has settled her lawsuitwith the publishers of Starmagazine over a cover storythat insinuated she was a drugaddict.Hawaii government handsover Obama’s birth recordsWICKLIFFE, KYSTEPHEN LANCE DENNEE/The Associated PressAn evacuated home near Wickliffe is surrounded by floodwatersfrom tributaries of the Mississippi River on Wednesday. Emergencyworkers in the western Kentucky city of Paducah are rescuing residentsstranded by the rising Ohio River for a third day. The NationalWeather Service on Wednesday said total rainfall in Paducah hadadded up to a foot since Friday after another 1 to 3 inches fellduring a stormy overnight. Gov. Steve Beshear’s office said that asof Wednesday morning, no injuries or fatalities had been reported.The magazinepublishedan apologyto the actressWednesday onthe cover andinside its May 9issue, saying it Holmes“did not intendto suggest that Ms. Holmeswas a drug addict or wasundergoing treatment for drugaddiction.”“In a recent issue of Star,we published headlines aboutKatie Holmes that could beread to suggest that she wasaddicted to drugs,” the apologyread. “Star apologizes to Ms.Holmes for any misperceptionand will be making a substantialdonation to charity on Ms.Holmes’ behalf for any harmJ. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/The Associated PressThis handout image provided by the WhiteHouse shows a copy of the short form ofPresident Barack Obama’s birth certificatefrom Hawaii.Obama campaign released in 2008.Just last Tuesday, the state attorneygeneral’s office said there were “no circumstances”when the state would releaseoriginal birth records, according to a writtenstatement from Joshua Wisch, specialassistant to the state attorney general.After Fuddy approved the Obama’srequest, the president’s personal counsel,Judith Corley, traveled to Hawaii to pickup the documents and carried them backto Washington on a plane. The documentsarrived at the White House around 5 p.m.Tuesday.that we may have caused.”Holmes’ publicist, InaTreciokas, said that AmericanMedia Inc. gave a sizabledonation to Dizzy FeetFoundation, an organizationthat brings dance to underprivilegedchildren.Holmes sued the publisherslast month for a January magazinecover with a headline thatread “Katie DRUG SHOCKER!”At the time, the magazine stoodby its story and said it expectedthe case to be dismissed.The 32-year-old actress saidshe accepts the apology andwas pleased the lawsuit hasbeen resolved.✬ ✬ ✬ ✬ ✬NEW YORK — JasonSudeikis will host the 20thBY ALICIA CHANGThe Associated PressLOS ANGELES — With somegenetic sleuthing, scientistshave fingered a likely culpritin the spread of leprosy in thesouthern United States: thenine-banded armadillo.DNA tests show a matchin the leprosy strain betweensome patients and these prehistoric-lookingcritters — aconnection scientists had suspectedbut until now couldn’tpin down.“Now we have the link,”said James Krahenbuhl, whoheads a government leprosyprogram that led the newstudy.Only about 150 leprosycases occur each year in theU.S., mostly among travelersto places like India, Brazil andAngola, where it’s more common.The risk of getting leprosyfrom an armadillo is lowPHOENIXDriver survives Grand Canyon crashNational Park Service rangers were trying tofigure out Wednesday how a man’s car left aroadway and plunged into the Grand Canyon,narrowly avoiding a fatal free-fall to the bottomof the gorge.The car ended up lodged against a treeabout 200 feet below the South Rim of thecanyon, Grand Canyon National Park spokeswomanMaureen Oltrogge said. Another precipicebegan just 10 feet beyond where theman’s car stopped.A park visitor reported finding the injured21-year-old man along a stretch of DesertView Drive about 7:45 p.m. Monday. The mantold the visitor he had accidently driven hisvehicle over the edge of the canyon.He told responding park rangers that he hadextricated himself from the crashed vehicleand climbed up to the rim to seek help.annual MTVMovie Awards.The“Saturday NightLive” cast memberwill host theJune 5 show.The awards will Sudeikistake place atthe Gibson Amphitheatre inUniversal City, Calif., and airlive on MTV.MTV President StephenFriedman says in a statementthat “smart and funnyis the new rock ‘n’ roll” for thenetwork’s audience, and thatSudeikis fits that combination.The 35-year-old Sudeikis isin his sixth season on NBC’s“SNL.” He co-stars in theupcoming comedy “HorribleBosses.”DNA tests link Southernleprosy cases to armadillobecause most people who getexposed don’t get sick withthe ancient scourge, knownmedically as Hansen’s diseaseand now easily treatable.Armadillos are one of thevery few mammals that harborthe bacteria that causethe sometimes disfiguringdisease, which first showsup as an unusual lumpy skinlesion.Researchers at the NationalHansen’s Disease Programs inBaton Rouge, La., led an internationalteam of scientistswho published their findingsin Thursday’s New EnglandJournal of Medicine.They think it requires frequenthandling of armadillosor eating their meat for leprosyto spread.Mall bomb suspect won’tcooperate; claims sicknessBY P. SOLOMON BANDAThe Associated PressDENVER — A 65-year-oldex-convict accused of plantinga homemade bomb in aColorado shopping mall won’tcooperate with authorities andhas also told federal officialsthat he has prostate cancer andhepatitis C.A public defender for EarlAlbert Moore disclosed theinformation during a courthearing Wednesday, a day afterMoore was arrested.A federal magistrate judgeordered Moore held withoutbond at least until a May 6court hearing.He’s suspected of starting afire and planting a pipe bomband two propane tanks at aDenver-area mall on April 20.The bomb didn’t detonate andno one was injured.Moore hasbeen chargedwith arson infederal court Moorebecause authoritiessay the devices were left ata mall with goods shipped fromother states. The charge carriespenalties of five to 20 years inprison, a $250,000 fine, plusrestitution.Authorities said the bombdidn’t explode and no one wasinjured, but a criminal complaintfiled against Moore saidat least one of the tanks was onfire and that the fire damagedelectrical equipment, includinga meter.According to the document,an employee of a mall storesmelled smoke coming from aservice corridor, and when hewent to investigate, saw flamescoming from one of the propanetanks.1 in 4 raised by single parentBY CHRISTINE ARMARIOThe Associated PressMIAMI — One in four childrenin the United States isbeing raised by a single parent— a percentage that has beenon the rise and is higher thanother developed countries,according to a report releasedWednesday.Of the 27 industrializedcountries studied by theOrganisation for Eco nomicCooperation and Development,the U.S. had 25.8 percentof children being raisedby a single parent, comparedwith an average of 14.9 percentacross the other countries.Ireland was second (24.3percent), followed by NewZealand (23.7 percent). Greece,Spain, Italy and Luxemborghad among the lowest percentagesof children in singleparenthomes.Experts point to a varietyof factors to explain the highU.S. figure, including a culturalshift toward greater acceptanceof single-parent childrearing.The U.S. also lacks policiesto help support families,including child care at workand national paid maternityleave, which are commonplacein other countries.“When our parents married,there was a sense that youwere marrying for life,” saidEdward Zigler, founder anddirector of Yale’s Edward ZiglerCenter in Child Developmentand Social Policy.“That sense is not as prevalent.”Single parents in theU.S. were more likely to beemployed — 35.8 percentcompared to a 21.3 percentaverage — but they also hadhigher rates of poverty, thereport found.TROPIC CINEMA • 416 Eaton St.EXODUS FALL (4:00), 8:30LINCOLN LAWYER (1:30)SOURCE CODE (2:00), 4:15, 6:30, 8:45WIN WIN (2:15), 4:30, 6:45, 9:003 BACKYARDS (1:45), 6:15THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (3:45)BUY TIX WWW.TROPICCINEMA.COM • 877-761-3456340932CITY COMMISSION MEETING330394NOTICE OF MEETINGSTuesday, May 3, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.City Commission Chambers, Old City Hall, 510 Greene StreetIf agenda items are not completed on the same day the meeting will be recessed until6:00 p.m. the following day or the same day as the case may be.ADA Assistance: It is the policy of the City of Key West to comply with all requirements ofthe Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call the TTY number at 305-809-1000 or theADA Coordinator at 305-809-3951 at least fi ve business days in advance for sign languageinterpreters, assistive listening devices, or materials in accessible format.Pursuant to F.S. 286.0105, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decisionmade by the Commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing,that person will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, that personmay need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which recordincludes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.Cheryl Smith, MMC, CPMCity ClerkApril 28, 2011 Key West Citizen 340993340499