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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2010
Page
14
Stephen Howard Schafer, 38, an experienced waterman, was killed in a shark attack 100 miles north of Miami while kiteboarding with a buddy. A lifeguard found him bleeding, rode him to shore, and he died at a hospital. Authorities probe shark species. Beaches stayed open.
Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three people during an October sweat lodge ceremony at a Sedona area retreat. He is jailed in Yavapai County on a $5 million bond, facing 3 to 12 years on each count.
The House approved a 217 212 vote to raise the federal debt limit to 14.3 trillion dollars enabling continued spending through the November elections. The measure aims to prevent a default and to curb future deficits with new budget rules requiring pay as you go for spending and tax changes.
The piece equates 1.9 trillion to 8 million trips to the moon and 6,000 dollars per person. It notes the debt ceiling would rise to 14.3 trillion, possible future increases after November, and compares the sum to military costs and Pell grants. It cites exemptions for Medicaid Social Security and food stamps and GOP concerns over weak rules.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson introduces two prototype shatterproof pint glasses aimed at reducing glass related injuries and NHS costs in Britain. Officials claim potential health care savings while critics note no reforms to binge drinking culture.
Suspicions rose that a car bomber who killed three U.S. soldiers training Pakistani troops near the Afghan border had insider information on patrols. If proven aimed at Americans, the attack signals greater sophistication and possible militant infiltration of security forces. Protests erupted in four cities against a New York jury verdict sentencing a U.S. educated Pakistani woman for firing at American security personnel in Afghanistan.
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