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UK falls 10 spots in national rankings

_By Jill Lastgr

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UK has fallen in the rankings
among the nation‘s public and pri-
vate universities. according to the
2008 issue of “America‘s Best Col-
leges" by US. News and World Re—
port.

This year. UK ranks lZan out
of the 262 public and private Amer-
ican universities measured by the
organization. Last year. UK tied for
112th.

"It's a limited snapshot." UK
President Lee Todd said in an e—
mail to the Kernel. "They provide a

check on some important areas
graduation rates being among the
most important things we track.

"But they don‘t capture or mea»
sure the comprehensive breadth of
attributes we are examining in our
Top 20 Business Plan." Todd said.

Among public colleges and uni-
versittes. UK is ranked (Ilst by US
News and World Report. down from
54th last year.

One of the goals of the Top 30
Business Plan is to make UK one of
the top—20 public research institu-
tions in the country by 2020. The
business plan defines the ranking
and measurement system that UK
uses to cotnpare itself to other col-

leges.

The rankings III the

magazine measure only
undergraduate education.
said Roger Sugarman.
UK"s director of Institti»
tional research. while
LlK‘s top—20 plan also
measures graduate educa—
tion. faculty recognition
and research.

“Undergraduate edu~
cation constitutes jtist
one-fourth ot the top-20 composite
score ranking model that we are us-
ing to e\aluate the business plan."
he said. "'l‘herefore. comparisons
between the two ranking systems

are not justified."

Sugarman also said that
sortie educators and re—
searchers nationwide have
criticized the LES. News
rankings. One major rea«
son. he said. is because the
rankings fail to account for
what college students learn.

“Arguably. educational
quality is directly tied to
what students actually learn
in the classroom and in

their co--curricular activities. such as
community-based projects. intern-
ships and clinical assignments."

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New rides charge campus streets

Dodge Chargers with latest equipment replace aging cruisers in UK police fleet

By Alicgjaymond
ahavmond@kykernel.com

When UK police were looking for
replacements for some of their police
cars. Dodge Chargers. which have the
highest rankings in recent police vehi-
cle tests. won the bid.

“It doesn’t hurt that they‘re nice-
looking cars." said Capt. Kevin
Franklin.

Four Dodge Chargers have found
a home at UK police headquarters on
the comer of Rose Street and Euclid
Avenue. As the Ford Crown Victoria
Police lnterceptors and the Chevrolet
lmpalas finish out their life cycles.
more will join them.

“The life of a police car is only
about five years because there's so
much wear and tear on the car." said
Maj. Joe Monroe. UK‘s interim police
chief.

The Chargers cost a couple hun—

City council

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Restrictions on Sunday liquor
sales in Lexington could be lifted as
soon as Nov. I if an ordinance that
passed the city' council on Tuesday is
re-approved.

The ordinance. which passed in a
l3-l vote but must be approved in a
second reading to take effect. would
allow all retail busmesses with a
liquor license to sell alcohol on Sun-
days. including package sales. dis-
tilled spirits and liquor-by—the-drink.

dred dollars more than the Crown
Victorias. and the agency paid for
them out of its general operating bud-
get.

The Chargers are part of a new
police package that Dodge offers.
Monroe said. one that a lot of agen—
cies have already bought and others
are in the process of adopting.

New technology inclttded in the
Dodge package. such as cameras and
a mobile data system. will be installed
starting Aug. 31.

The system will allow officers to
look tip license plates and driver's liv-
censes on the road. if they need to l.\s
stie a traffic citation. officers can scan
the barcode on the back of the dri-
ver‘s license and print the citation in
the car.

"lt'll speed things tip tremendous~
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The CI Irrent Chargers are eoIIIpped With esseIItIallv the same egqurnent as outer
patrol raI s M III Joe Monroe saId bu t they vall soon be upgraded to have boilfIr
radar, tapeless vuleo cameras andI III car Iomputers that IIthCIIIs can use to scan a

driver's license and print Citations

takes step toward Sunday alcohol sales

member who voted against the ex-
tended sales of alcohol on Sundays.
could not be reached for comment.

Councilman David Stevens intro—
duced the idea to the Lexington—
Fayette Urban County Council and
said many county residents have
been supportive of the idea.

The change was necessary to al-
low Lexington the same economic
advantage as other metropolitan areas
like Louisville and Northern Ken‘
tucky in attracting visitors to the re—
gion. Stevens said.

Although he thinks it would in
crease business in the area. Stevens
said the change would not affect the
drinking habits of Lexrngton resi»

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dents or the college community.

“This will not augment or dimin~
Ish drinking." Stevens said. “Alcohol
abuse by students is by private
sources."

Currently only “some establish-
ments can sell alcohol on Sundays -—
namely. restaurants that generate
more than 50 percent of their revenue

from food sales and are capable of

seating Hit) or more customers. along
with some hotels and racetracks.
Smaller businesses should have the
same opportunity. Stevens said.
Andrea James. the only council

Local residents are divided In
their opinions about the proposed
change.

Mark Dowell. a secondary educa—
tion major. said he thinks Sunday
liquor sales would increase student
drinking.

”It’s a bad idea because it is
God‘s day." Dowell said.

Roger Thurston. manager of Big

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Forum
to discuss

Kentucqu
colleges

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Students with a complaint or compli—
ment for UK will have a chance to voice
their opinions Friday at a public forum.

All community members are invited to
discuss higher—education reform with state
business leaders from 10 am to 12 pm. at
the Marriott Griffin Gate. hotel. UK
spokesman Jay Blanton said the voices at
the forum would not go unheard.

"We need to know what improvements
need to be made." Blanton said.

The forum is aimed at evaluating state
uniyersities and community colleges. and it
is one of nine stops on a statewide tour
hosted by the Kentucky Chamber of Com-
merce's Postsecondary Education Task
Force.

Besides tuition increases and funding.
some communities have voiced concem
over student transfers. the need for better
policy coordination among schools and the
number of freshmen needing remediation In
math and English. said David Adkisson.
CEO and president of the Kentucky Cham-
ber of Commerce.

This is the perfect time to evaluate the
progress of Kentucky schools. Adkisson
said in an e—mail to the Kernel.

"This is a very Important time for high—
er education In Kentucky." Adkisson said.
“This is the lllth anniversary of the higher
education reforms of H997. and we're ap-
proaching the halfway point In terms of
achieving our state‘s higher education goals
by 2020.“

Blanton said UK welcomes the task-
force study so that l’K has the opportunity
to hear public optnton.

"We are supportive of anything that
giyes us feedback." Blanton said. "UK and
the rest of the universities in the state have
made progress in their goals. and it makes
sense to evaluate them from time to time."

UK will consider the results of the
study as well as the response front the local
community. Blanton said.

"We are eager to hear feedback from
the public and ultimately the results of the
Chamber of Commerce study." he said.
“UK is focused on outcome and account-

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same mission
for Women's

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After two and a half years. CK
Women's Place Is hoping a name change
will make it clear the center is open to both
genders.

Director Dorothy Edwards hopes the
new name. Violence intervention and Prc»
vention Center. will attract more men to the
center.

Since the creation of UK Women‘s
Place in 2005. Edwards said It has never
been completely clear to men that they can
seek help at the center as well. The mission
of the center is to stop all violence at UK.
Edwards said.

“We provide services and support for
men as well." she said. “it was very impor-
tant to have a gender-neutral name."

Edwards said there is an urgent need to
have both men and women Involved. and
that she can't stress enough that more peo
ple need to do their share to stop violence at
UK.

“We can reduce violence. bttt everyone
has to do their part." she said.

Since the change to VIP over the sum-
mer. many more students have volunteered
at the center than in previous years.

“In two and a half years. we’ve gone
from a handful of students to literally hun—
dreds of students who have walked in and
wanted to volunteer." she said. “This year.
we‘re going to explode."

Psychology senior Anthony Tanner said

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UK keeps mum about new location
for proposed retirement community

By Kong Com»
kcolstonOttyltemolcom

UK‘s plans to build a new
retirement community have fall-
en through twice in the past year
and a half. but the university has
again selected a location for the
home.

However. officials from
both UK and the Praxeis Group.
the Florida-based firm that is
managing the project. have de-
clined to say where the location
is until a Sept. 6 news confer-
ence. UK spokesman Jay Blan-
ton and Praxeis executive vice
president Matt Weaver would
not respond to inquiries about
the new site.

Two previously announced
locations for the retirement
community, which will be
named Limestone Crossing and
will serve UK alumni and for—
mer employees. were aban-
doned after objections came to
light.

UK announced in July 2006
that it planned to locate the new

RANKINGS

Continued from page i

Sugarman said. “Without di-
rect and comparable assess-
ments of student learning. any
ranking system will fall short
of capturing the most impor-
tant aspects of what goes on
academically at an institution."

The U.S. News and World
Report ranking is based 75 per—
cent on objective measures.
such as each university‘s grad~
uation rate and student-to-fac-
ulty ratio.

Todd criticized the maga«
Line‘s rankings. citing that the
other 25 percent of each uni—
versity's score is based on a
peer assessment survey. The
survey asks each school's pres-
ident. provost and dean of ad—
missions to rate all of the other

 

facility at Spindletop Farm in
northem Lexington Those plans
were scrapped because of vocal
opposition from Spindletop
Club members who thought the
retirement center would disrupt
the site‘s recreational facilities.
along with complications re-
garding toning laws and sewage
capacity.

UK also canceled plans to
build the community at the
Coldstream Research Campus
because of concerns of noise in
the area.

Limestone Crossing is ex~
pected to hold between 400 and
450 residents. Weaver said. but
it is too early to completely nail
down a number.

“We are still in the planning
stages." Weaver said. “A lot of
these communities attract cou-
ples; it really depends on how
many (couples) we have."

Weaver said that market fig—
ures show that usually 50 to 75
percent of communities like the
planned Limestone Crossing are
made up of couples.

universities measured. as well
as their own.

“1 think perception lags a
little behind reali-

(‘onstruction is slated to be-
gin in Ztlltl and end in ltlll. but
Weaver said the schedule def
pends on how fast the units sell.

“We are hoping to sell 70
percent of our units to show
enough demand." Weaver said,
“After that. we‘ll move to the
design part and then overall
pricing."

Weaver said that after the
Praxeis Group receives a 10 per-
cent dcposit on at least l9tl of
the units. the rest of the costs
will be provided by taxable
bonds.

"We plan on has ing the low -
est fees possible for our ser--
vices." Weaver said. "It‘ll be a
self—containing project: all costs
will go to construction. health
care and other services."

The community will offer a
“laundry list" of services.
Weaver said. including skilled
nursing. assisted—living or pri-
vate rooms. memory suppon. a
number of dining venues. and
classrooms.

“It‘s especially meaningful get-

ting a first job out of college or

applying to grad school."
Todd said UK

ty " Todd said. “We
don‘t spend a lot of
money mailing
glossy brochures
and promotional
materials about our—
selves."

A representative
from US. News
and World Report
told the Kernel in
an c-mail that the
peer survey pro-
vides invaluable iii-
formation to
prospective students 777%
and parents.

“The reputation of a
school is something that stu~
dents take with them their
whole life." the c—mail said.

 

Continued from page 1

VIP helped him after he became
a victim.

Although violence against
women is a large problem. Tan—
ner said he wants people to be
aware that violence against men
is also an important issue.

"Everyone needs to feel
welcome. no matter what this or
her) gender is." he said.

Tancshia House. a sociology
and gender and women's studies
junior. is an executive student
board member for VIP. She
started working with the center
her sophomore year after view-
mg "In Our Own Voices." a se-
ries of monologues and short
plays about violence against
young men and women.

House said she and female
members of her family have
been victims of violence. and
VIP made her realize she could
help prevent it from happening.

She agreed the name change
will make the center feel more
acccssiblc to men.

“They‘ll sec something that
is neutral and open." she said.

i

l STUDY

Continued from pagel

ability."

The study has already visit—
ed several Kentucky cities. and
.-\dkisson said that the response
has been good. but the con»
cerns vary for each region.

“In our regional town hall
meetings. we have heard about
the uniquc economic and edu—
cational needs of the distinct
regions." Adkisson said. "For
example. the needs of Northcm

ALCOHOL

Continuedtr om oaget

Daddy‘s Liquor Store on
Woodland Avenue. said he
thinks allowing alcohol sales
on Sundays would help cut
back on drunk driving among
students. who make up 80 to
85 percent of Big Daddy‘s
clicntclc.

“Why not let students go to
the store and buy some instead

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"The reputation
of a school is
something that
students take
with them their
whole life."

US News AND
WORLD REPonr
SPOKESMAN

will focus on de-
creasing the num—
ber of students per
faculty members
and increasing the
graduation rate. ar—
eas measured as
part of the US.
News and World
Report rankings.

However. he
said UK will coit-
tinuc to focus on
its Top 20 Business
Plan.

“I‘m confident
that we are making significant
strides toward our goal of be~
coming a top-20 public rc—
scarch institution." Todd said.

Kentucky are very different
from Pikcvillc and from Pada—
cah."

The main goal is to im—
prove the state's economic w cll
being. Adkisson said. and this
study will determine the
progress of the higher cducm
tron reforms.

“Our state cannot prosper
economically unless more citi—
zens have access to a college
or university education and are
motivated to achieve that cdu~
cation," he said.

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get in trouble with thc law 7”
Thurston said.

Dana Macaulay. assistant
director for student rights and
responsibilities at ['K Student
Affairs. believes the change
will not affect residential life
because most students living
on campus are under ll . and it
would be too much trouble for
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cers tirtie to take more calls and
work on enforcement issues."

A new camera system will
also be installed. Currently. digi-
tal tapes store the footage, The
iiew system will transfer footage
wirelessly so that it will auto—
matically go to the police .seiyer
for evidence when the car re—
tums to the station.

The wireless technology will
cost more than the tapes lnlll'dl‘
ly. but over time the expense
will balance.

UK police has not bought
new cars since 2005. when it
bought three. and Monroe said
the fleet was due for replace-
ments. The new Chargers have

. replaced cars that are five to

nine years old.

Monroe said the (‘hargers
are more efficient than the
Crown Victorias and the lm»
palas. (‘hargers have Llil) lights
rather than standard bttlbs.
which last llllljttlll hours to
standard bulbs' l.200 hours.
Franklin said,

While Franklin said the
maintenance improvements. like
efficient lights. are “nearest and
dearest" to his heart. he said he
can't deny the aesthetic appeal
of the car.

There are also numbers on
the top of the cars for better
identification recognition from
patrol helicopters in the sky.

The cars ranked the highest
in several categories. iricltidirig
acceleration. braking response
and top speed. in the annual po

lice vehicle testing study by
Michigan State Police. The
(‘hargers can travel up to MS
mph. The (‘rown Victorias.
which cart reach l30 mph. were
not in the top three in any of the
tested categories. and the Itiipala
ranked second in each one.

l’K police hope to add three
or four more ('hargers by 3008
to replace more aging cars.
Monroe said. Until then. only
patrol division supervisors will
drive the cars.

“They ‘re a great car," Mon«
roe said. "They handle very well
for this environment."

Practically the only thing
that isn't different on the cars is
the decal design. Monroe said.
which was soriiethiiig he wanted
to change btit that- the depart
ment couldn't afford.

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WASHINGTON . A fit'st-of1its-kind pledge
drive has secured promises of 52 lo million to help
pay for hundreds of projects at national parks.

Corporations. nonprofits and wealthy iiidiv id-
uals. among others. have all lined up to contribute
to the program being unveiled Thursday at
Yosemite National Park. The dollars would fund
everything from restoring beat—down meadows to
rehabilitating old buildings,

"This is money that people are falling all ov er
themselves to give to as." National Park Service
spokesman David Barna said Wednesday.

But there‘s a catch.

The “partnership" pledges being announced by
Interior Secretary Dirk Kcinpthorne and National
Park Service Director Mary Bomar first require
Congress to kick in an additional “Sllllt million
Together. the federal and non-federal funding
would initiate what the Bush administration calls
the park service‘s "centennial challenge.“

The proposed matching-fund prograrii would
raise $3 billion between now and the National
Park Service's centennial in 3016. under the Bush
administration plan. The laboriously choreo—
graphed everit Thursday. including a late—morning
hike to Yosemite Falls. marks Kempthome‘s first
visit to Yosemite as well as the first public disclo-
sure of the pledges made so far.

"This shows that if we provide matching dol—
lars. there are a lot more dollars we can get for the
park's." Yosemite Superintendent Mike Tollefson
said Wednesday. "It shows there is a definite inter-
est in the public to make this happen,"

Officials at every park submitted potential pro-

jects for iriclttsioii in a detailed database. They
also had to present w rittcii pledges of financial
support. which would be triggered once (‘ongress

acts. The park service wouldn‘t release the list of

requests Wednesday.

But Yosemite. for instance. proposes joining
with the private Yosemite Fund to make improves
merits around the extremely popular area known
as the "tunnel view." 'l‘ollefson told McClatchy
Newspapers.

In many cases. as with the Yoseriiite Fund.
parks are already receiving assistance from the
partners now offering designated “centennial chal-
lenge" pledges. Yellow stone. (irand Tcton. (irand
(‘aiiyon and a number of other national parks al‘
ready have individual park foundations.

About ()4 percent of the pledged funds come
frorii nonprofit partners. ’l'ollefson said.

In other cases. park officials were able to sc~

cure new sources of money. About 3 percent of

the total pledges came from corporations. l per-
cent frorii individuals and the rest from state and
local gov crnments.

So far. (‘ongress is wrestling with how the
parks program might work. and congressional De~
riiocrats differ from the White House in key areas.
Lawmakers. for instance. propose offsetting the
added federal parks spending with higher fees for
commercial use of public land. Bomar called the
higher fees “unacceptable."

The White House and some lawmakers also
differ on the significance of the matching ftirids.
The White House‘s version. introduced by Rep.
Don Young. R-Alaska. would only fund prtuects
for which both federal and partnership dollars
were provided. (‘ornpeting bills wouldn't rcqurrc
the same kind of matching contributions.

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University of Illinois cancels training
partnership with Blackwater

By_E.A. Torrierogiidiodi S. Cohen

Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO -- The l'nivcrv
sity of Illinois has canceled a
partnership between its presti-
gious police-training institute
and controversial military cone
tractor Blackwater. citing a pos~
sible conflict of interest.

University officials say the
institutes director. Tom
Dempsey. was not upfront about
a personal agreement he made
to work as a contractor for
Blackwater. even as he plaiitied
the official partnership. The uni»
versity continues to investigate
the case while Dempsey remains
on leave. using accrued vacation
time to work for Blackwater in
Afghanistan. training local po-
lice in drug enforcement

University officials began
investigating the ties with
Blackwater after a (‘hicago Tri~
bunc report in late July. Since
then. the Tribune has obtained c—
mails between Dempsey and
other university employees.
showing he was arranging
Blackvvatcr‘s partnership with
the university while also ptittiiig
a deal for himself into motion.

Dempsey also asked some
of his employees at the institute
not to talk about his work for
Blackwater. according to c—rnail
printouts dating back to April.

In separate e—mail corre-
spondence with the Tribune.
Dempsey said he does not see a
conflict between his work in
Afghanistan and his role in esc-
cuting the partnership with
Blackwater. a pact that allows
the state institute and private
contractor to exchange staff and
students. share facilities and col
laborate on training.

He says he went through the
proper channels to obtain per-
mission for each venture and did
not try to deceive anybody.

But in a pointed cschaiigc
with Dcinpscy. university offii
cials said he did not meet his
obligation to tell ranking oltir
cials the whole story.

"The facts are that you were
negotiating botli the (Blue kw ater
partnership) and future employ
merit with Blackwater .it the
same liltit‘ ttiitl no title .il‘l)\C
you was informed ot both of
these relationships." l’eg
Ravvlcs. an associate chancellor.
wrote in .i e mail to
Dempsey “The chronology rats
es more questions than an
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Documents obtained by the
Tribune also show that Dcmpscy
.iskctl institute workers to cover
up for him in his absence.

"How about a party line if
anyone eveti inquiries.“
Dempsey w role to a colleague
in May. “If anyone pins you
down. not a problem beiiig lion—
cst but I‘d lcavc Blackvvatcr\
name out of the conversation."

.»\fter the Tribune began lliv
cpiiring about Blackwater.
Dempsey wrote to a colleague;
“I am confident you did not tell
anyone I was working for
tBlackw atcri."

In the letter'to Blackwater
ending the agreement. l'nivcrsi-
ty of Illinois chancellor Richard
Herman said that it was entered
into “in a manner w hich was in—
consistent with university Pull?
ey." without the know-ledge or
consent of anyone in the police
training institute‘s direct report
mg line.

l'niversity spokeswoman
Robin l's'aler said it was prob—
lematic that university officials
who approved the training insti-
tute's agreement with Blackwa
ter did not know about
Dempsey"s consulting rob. The
Blackwater agreement was cxe~
cuted through one branch of the

I‘CL‘L‘ I it

l'niversity sy stcni while the v .17
cation I'L‘Llltt‘sl “its put it!
through another,

“When an administrator is
asked to sign off on something
like this. he or she needs to have
the complete picture.” ls'alci
said.

ls'alcr said university offir
cials are reviewing ways to
tighten approval procedures.
They also are considering
whether Dcnipscy. 58. will re-
t.iin his \l lo.l7.\‘ra ycaryiob.

A Blackwater spokeswoman
did not respond to .i request for
comment. .\'o money has been
evchanged between the uiiiversr
ty and Blackwater. although
lllackwatcr stood to gain press
tigc by partnering with the high
ly~rcgardcd institute. Dempsey
has claimed that the institute.
which trams state police offi-
cers. would benefit from Black
water's evpcitisc in international
law criforccmetit.

Dempsey ‘s e~mails. obtained
under the lireedom of lntorrna
tioii .-\ct. suggest he does not be
licvc hc withheld information
from the university and he feels
betrayed by officials who have
not defended him publicly

“If it wasn‘t for needing to
support my family and clear my
name l would tell the l'nivcrsrty
to tespletivet themselves."
Dempsey w rote in an Aug. 2 e»
mail to three people. possibly
colleagues or personal friends

Dempsey told the Tribune
that his work for Blackwater not
only enhances the university‘s
reputation in police training. btit
also fulfills a national agenda in
protecting the country during the
war on terror.

"This opportunity is a once
in a lifetime chance to play a
small role in efforts to assist the
Afghan police in addressing the
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DAVID EULITT l KANSAS CITY STAR/MCT

Presrdent George, W Bust addressis the VFW i08tf‘ Nvllttitl'd- Cfrliv’t‘liiitil‘. at the Kansas City Convention Center yester-

day Ill Kansas City, MlSstttf”

Bush steps up surge sales pitch

BLVfiilliam Douglas and Margaret Talev

McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON President
Bush stepped up his high-pressure
sales job \chltL‘sLlay to slay the
course in Iraq. illustrating how the
administration is both shifting the
goalposts it once set for measuring
success there and changing the poltt
ical dynat‘tttc inside (‘ongress on
what to do about it.

Bush now seems likely to pt‘e\.ttl
when Congress t‘cstlnies wrestling
about Iraq in September for reports
of limited military progress in Iraq
ha\c stiffened chtiblicatis' support
for Btish‘s polity while putting ltc
mocrats on the defensnc “lllltttll
more Republitatt suppotl. Dttnot
rats can‘t Bush's veto
power to force a tltangc in policy.

“()ttr li‘ttttps seeing
progress that is being made on thc
ground." Bush declared in a speetlt
to the Veterans of Iorcign \Vars con
vention in lsansas (in. .\lo. the
first in .I new round of speeches on
the war. “.\nd as they take the tntti.t
ttve lrotn the enemy. the}. have a
question Will thcii' clcctctl leaders
in Washington pttll tlic rue out from
under them rust as tltcy'tc gaining
momentum and changing the dy
namic on the ground in Iraq

tt\s‘l's‘ttillt'

ate this

 

littslt's argument underscores the
high stakes in \\.tshtngton as law,
makers await a Sept. ll report by
(icii. Ilavtd l’cti'acus on the pt‘csir
dent's tt'oopsttrgc policy. Recent re;
ports that the ICS. stirge has helped
lamp don it violence. reduced s‘l\1l'
iait deaths and forgcd an alliance
with Sunni tribal thiefs tn .\lil‘.ll'
ptmtncc against .ll~(\);tlt.l.l iii Iraq
have made pt'owstthdrawal l' 8. lat»
makers \ulnerable to political at
l.ll.l\

litlsll \oiccd confidence that the
surge is working. even while admttr
ting frustration about the lack of
progress toward political ['Ct'ttlls‘llldv
tion tti Iraq ' hat was supposed to
be tltc key measure of the surgc‘s
success the administration had said
early this year \\lici\. it launched the
plan
casc sccurth stress enough for Iraq's
t:\al factions to begin cooperating
lhat hasn’t happened.

[he shitting military .tnd poltti
kill landstapc was evident tn I‘lttsli‘s
asscsstncnt \\edncsday of Iraqi
I‘tinic .\ltntstct \out'. al \lalikt f)iie
ll.t\ after tnipltcttlv faulting: .\laliki
fot failing to foster progress toward
political tctonttltatton. liusli offered
a lllll tlit‘oatetl citdotsctncnt of Iliill.
calling hint .:
\\lIll a difficult rob "

'l'ltc surge was supposed to

"good guy. a good than

Reports of tactical military
progress |t.i\cti‘i chattged Democ-
rats‘ platts to ltold tnore House and
Senate votes on dcadlitics for US.
troop withdrawal when they return
in Septctttbcr. But those reports have

dampen-ed Dctttocrats‘ prospects of

getting more Republicans to join
them. 'I hat means that Bttsh. wield—
ing \cio power if he must. is likely
to prevail on Iraq policy. for Democ-
rats lack the [\kttvllilt‘tls titatoritics
they need to m ct‘contc his veto.
\c\ertliclcss. Senate Majority
leader Ilat't'y RL‘KI. I)..\'e\ . said fol—
lowing Bush's speech that "the pres
itlcn