KITSAPSUN «Wednesday,February 3, 2016 «7A NATION Power White cords House under prepsfor recall quakes By MichaelDoyle McClatchyWashingtonBureau(TNS) ■ Microsoft WASHINGTON— Spurredby Surfacetablet renewed fearsofthe fabled “Big One” shattering the affected West Coast,the Obama administration Tuesday By Matt Day promoted strongerearth- TheSeattle Times (TNS) ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS quake-preparedness ef- Democrat HillaryClinton(left)and Republican TedCruz(center right) wonMonday’sIowacaucuses. Thenextstoponthe fortsaspartofafirst-of-its- SEATTLE—Microsoft is re- presidential campaignscheduleisTuesday’s NewHampshire primary. kind White Housesummit. callingabout 2.44 million Privatefoundation grants of itsSurfacetabletpower will fundnew research at cordsbecause of therisk universities in California of fireorelectricalshocks, Closefinishesonbothsides andWashington state, the theU.S.Consumer Prod- Forest Servicewillstream- uctSafetyCommission line theplacementofseis- said on Tuesday. dominated thepolls Still, it wasclear the Iowa, andmore than 40 micmonitoringstations Seattle-based Microsoft ■ Candidates forweeks. Coming resultsweretoo close percentofthe state’selec- andapresidentialorder has received56reports of in at aclose third ELECTIONS forcomfort forthe torate arenot registered in will tightenstandards for AC cordsoverheating and nowlookto with 23.1 percent, 2016 Clintoncampaign. anypolitical party, giving newfederal buildings. emitting flames, andfive MarcoRubio was Tappingintoyouth- them thepowertochoose “Whilenoone canpre- reportsofelectricshock, GraniteState catapultedtothe top ful enthusiasm andthe whichparties’primary dict earthquakes,the study theConsumer Product of heap of establishment party’sClinton-fatigue, to vote in on Feb. 9. Polls of naturalhazards andtheir Safety Commission said. By Kathleen Hennessey candidates vyingtobethe Sanders wasabletohin- show well over half of GOP causes andimpacts has put Therecallapplies to andKathleen Ronayne party’spreferred alterna- derthe former secretary of voters have yettomakeup us on thepathtocreating AC powercords sold Associated Press tive to TrumporCruz. state’scoast to thenomi- theirminds. more effective toolstopre- before March15, 2015, With allprecincts re- nation.New Hampshire That mightbegood vent thesehazards from be- that accompaniedMicro- NEWBURY, N.H. — Next up: porting, Clintonbested presents aformidablechal- newsfor Cruz,who is coming disasters,”Interior soft’s Surface Pro, Surface NewHampshire. Sanders by less than lengefor Clinton, whonow hoping to avoid thecon- Secretary SallyJewellsaid. Pro2and Surface Pro3 Presidential contend- three-tenths of 1percent. facesanelectoratethathas servatives’Iowacurse. Dubbed theEarthquake tablets. ersonTuesday turned Although theIowaDemo- been receptive to Sander’s Unlike past conservatives Resiliency Summit,the TheU.S.Consumer theirairplanesand their cratic Partydeclaredthe anti-establishment, anti- whofound love in Iowabut programconvenedsome ProductSafetyCommis- hopestothe next arenain contest“theclosest in Wall Street message. fizzled fast,Cruzargued of thenation’s leading sion has more detailson thefightfor thenomina- IowaDemocratic caucus ClintononTuesday Tuesdaythathis campaign seismologists, as well as therecallonits website. tions, astate that will test history,”officials said urgedvoterstoget practical has stayingpower, re- executives from public Microsoft said in ablog TedCruz’sbroaderappeal Tuesdayafternoon that andask themselves “does sourcesand broadappeal. agencies rangingfromthe post that thecords can andgiveHillary Clintona they wouldnot conduct thisjustsound good on pa- “Thisisthe powerofthe California Governor’s Of- overheat if woundtoo chance to reinvigorateher arecount andSanders’ perordoesthisget done? conservativegrassrootsand fice of EmergencyServic- tightly, pinchedortwisted batteredcampaigninthe campaignsaiditwould Andwho is most likely go- thereisasilentmajorityin es to theBay Area Rapid over an extendedperiodof Granite State. notchallenge theresults. ingtobeabletodeliver?” thiscountry,” Cruz told Transitsystem. time. Clintonekedout awin “There’s no plan to look Sanders said Tuesday CNN. “Thisiscenterright Forhours,the partici- AMicrosoft spokes- over rivalBernieSanders backwards,”saidSanders he considered theresults country. This is acountry pantsswapped informa- mandidn’tsay whether in Monday’s Iowacaucus- strategist TadDevine. a“giantstep” towardprov- builtonJudeo-Christian tion in alive-streamed for- thecompanywas aware es.But therazor-thin mar- Clinton’svictory means inghis long-termviability. values.And theheart of matthatexemplifiedthe of anyinjuriesorproperty ginsuggested theDemo- shewillcollect 23 delegates, “We’re in this forthe my campaign is based on useofthe bullypulpitto damage caused by recalled cratic contestisheaded andSanders will win21. long haul,” he told report- common-sense principles.” urge furtherstate,private powercables. towardaprotractedwres- With heradvantage in ersaboardhis flighttoNew Butashis campaign andcongressional action. “Despite theabsence tlingmatch betweenits superdelegates —the par- Hampshireearly Tuesday. kept oneeye on New Coincident with the of seriousinjuryreports, progressiveand pragmatic ty officialswho cansup- Thesenator didn’t waste Hampshire, theother was summit,the Gordon and Microsoft is offeringfree wings. port thecandidate of their anytime. Upon landingat on SouthCarolina, where BettyMoore Foundation replacements to enhance On theRepublicanside, choice—Clinton nowhas dawn, he immediatelyad- hisfieryconservatismis announced$3.6million in thecustomer experience Cruz’s winprovideda atotal of 385delegates. dressed ahardy groupof expected to resonate bet- grants to advance theso- andensureoptimal prod- twistworthyofthe topsy- Sanders has 29. supporters in Bow, N.H., terthaninnorthernNew called ShakeAlert system uctperformance,” the turvyrace.Winning27.7 It takes2,382 delegates whohad anxiously awaited England. Cruz wasslated that’s beingdeveloped on company said in astate- percentsupport, theTex- to winthe Democratic hisarrival. to hold an eveningrally in theWestCoast. ment. as senatorprovedtobe nomination forpresident. ForRepublicans, the Greenville,S.C.evening Thesystemhas been About 2.3million cords belovedbyevangelicals, Aftercominginthird in pivottoNew Hampshire rally, before returningto sendingliveseismic alerts were sold with thetablets even if maligned by many Iowaeight yearsago,Clin- meantthe still-crowded NewHampshireimmedi- to test userssince Janu- or aloneinthe United others in hisparty,and ad- tonsaidTuesday shewas cast of thecandidates atelyafterward. ary 2012.Intheory, early States,and 189,000 were eptatmountingapower- “soproud”ofcomingout turned towardalessovert- Rubio, too, waslook- warnings of even afew sold in Canada. ful grass-rootsoperation. on top. ly religiousand mostly un- ingahead.His campaign secondscould help slow Therecallcomes as Donald Trump’ssecond- “I’ve wonand I’ve lost decidedelectorate. announced theendorse- trains, shut pipelines,alert Applerecalls some AC place finishat24.3percent thereand it’s alot better NewHampshirehas ment of TimScott,the first responders,reroute poweradapterssold out- wasahumblingblowtothe to win,”she told support- historically favoredmore only blackRepublicanin powerand protectpublic side theUnitedStates. boastful mogulwho had ersinNashua, N.H. moderate candidates than theSenate. safety in otherways. Topbrass:Women should be drafted

By Lolita C. Baldor women will have an im- to endorse thedraft re- TheMarineCorps ini- Associated Press pact on howthe integra- quirement. tially sought to keep cer- tion movesahead. Thesometimes conten- tain infantry andcombat WASHINGTON — Thetop Theselective service tioushearing before the jobsclosedtowomen,cit- Army andMarineCorps question revealed differ- Senate ArmedServices ingstudies showingcom- generals told senators encesbetween themili- Committeelaidbarethe bined-gender unitsare not Tuesdaythatitwilltake tary chiefs andtheirpo- deep reluctance of Ma- as effective as male-only up to threeyears to fully liticalleaders.ArmyGen. rine Corps leaderstobring units. Allowingwomen integratewomen into all Mark Milley andMarine women into certain de- to competefor ground combat jobs, adding that Gen. RobertNellerboth mandinginfantry, armor combat jobs, it concluded, womenalsoshould have flatly said that women andspecial operations wouldmakethe Marine to register forthe draft. should be included in the jobs. Corpsaless-efficientfight- Themilitary service requirementtoregisterfor Afteralengthyreview ingmachine. leaders repeatedly vowed theselective serviceatage by theservicesand the Both Mabusand Carter that they will notlower 18.But Navy Secretary Ray Pentagon,Defense Sec- rejectedthatargument. In standardstobring wom- Mabusand Army Acting retary AshCarterinDe- response,Marineleaders, ASSOCIATED PRESS en into themore grueling Secretary PatrickMurphy cemberordered allcombat includingNeller, imme- Navy SecretaryRay MabusJr. (fromleft),ArmyUndersec- jobs. Butthey warned that wouldonlysay that theis- jobsopentowomen,but diatelybegan to layout retaryPatrick Murphy andArmyChief of StaffGen.Mark inherent physical differ- sueshould be discussed. also vowedthatnostan- implementation plans, Milley testifyTuesday on CapitolHill beforethe SenateArmed encesand different injury Politicalleaders overall dardswould be lowered butthey continue to make Services Committeehearing to examinethe implementation ratesbetween menand have so farbeenreluctant to make wayfor women. cleartheirreservations. of thedecisiontoopenall ground combat units to women. Standoff’s leader stillinjail Meanwhile, therewas federalemployees from ■ Bundy’s no word from thefouroc- theirworkatthe refuge. cupiersstill holedupatthe Only oneofthose charged, attorneysseek MalheurNational Wildlife Shawna Cox, has left jail. PRESIDENTS' DAY hearingdelay Refuge in easternOregon. Bundyand four others Theholdouts —who were arrested Jan. 26 dur- MATTRESS SALE have been negotiating ingatraffic stop, where By Steven Dubois with theFBI —had been police shot andkilled Associated Press postingfrequentvideo Arizonarancher Robert updatesonline, butnoth- “LaVoy”Finicum during a PORTLAND,Ore.— The inghas appeared on confrontation. leaderofanarmed group theYouTube channel U.S. District Court FREE that took over anational “DefendYourBase” since JudgeMichael W. Mos- wildlife refuge in Oregon Sunday. manstill wasscheduled BoxSpring will stay behindbarsafter They have said they to decide whether to free Or SAVE UP TO $400 afederal judgecalledoffa refuse to leavewithout twoother membersof On aBeautyrest® court hearingTuesday to assurancesthey will not thearmed group, Joseph Adjustable Foundation give hisattorneysmore be arrested —despite O’Shaughnessy andPeter With Purchase Of time buildtheircase. Bundy’scalls forthemto Santilli,ahead of theirtri- SelectBeautyrest® Mattresses. AmmonBundy’s at- go home. als. Seedealerfor details. torneysasked fortimeto Bundyisamong 11 peo- Adetention hearingalso gather evidence to show plearrestedinconnec- is setinPhoenix forJon Bundyhad intendedthe tion with thestandoffthat EricRitzheimer, asubur- occupationtobea“peace- beganonJan. 2, when the banPhoenix resident. ful protestand civildis- groupcalledfederal land Bundywas denied re- obedience.” They had restrictionsburdensome leaselastweekbyU.S. ©2016Simmons Bedding Company. All Rights Reserved. wanted thejudge to allow anddemandedthe gov- Magistrate JudgeStacie Mon -Fri: 9:30am -6pm Bundytogohome to Idaho ernmentturnoverpublic Beckerman, whosaidhe Sat: 9:30am -5:30pm with aGPS monitoring de- landstolocal control. posed adangertothe com- Sun: 12pm -5pm vice andordersthathenot Allfaceafelonycon- munity andmight fail to Offer good February3rd- leavethe stateexceptfor spiracychargeofusing return to Oregon forcourt 3520 Kitsap W4& $,!#3#!8%2 1-()1++)..*' February29th. court appearances. intimidation to prevent proceedings. www)4!2%5/:9%3#"6!27:972;:)0%3 See Store for details.