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Approximately 200 con-
victed illegal immigrants
handcuffed together
awaiting their
departure.
Inmates wait to
go home
ARIZONA, The self-
proclaimed “tough-
est sheriff in America”
has announced plans to
keep illegal immigrants
separate from the rest of
the inmate population
at tents in Phoenix that
house prisoners. “This is
a population of criminals
more adept perhaps at
escape,” Arpaio said in a
news release. “But this is
a fence they won’t want
to scale because they risk
receiving quite a shock,
literally,” he said. refer-
ring to the electric fence
that surrounds the area.
Arpaio said housing the
illegal immigrants sepa-
rately would save money.
Tent City is part of a
tough atmosphere.
See Inmates Page 6
Germany’s Piotr Tro-
chowski watches prior
the friendly soccer match
between Germany and
Norway in Duesseldorf.
Soccer Match
DUESSELDORF, Germany
(AP) - Norway beat Ger-
many for the first time in
73 years when it upset the
European Championship
runner-up 1-0 in a friendly
Wednesday. Christian
Grindheim scored the win-
ning goal in the 63rd minute,
slotting home at the far post
from close range. Germany
fell to its second consecu-
tive loss, after the 2-1 defeat
by England in November in
Berlin.
See Soccer Page 3
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Hundreds of marchers in the Swiss capital Bern carried banners accusing Israel of terrorism Friday as demonstrators demanded an
immediate cease-fire in Gaza The move came hours after a unilateral Israeli cease-fire came into effect.
Protesters advocate
for peace in Gaza
BERN, Switzerland
The Foreign Ministry also
protests the denial by Is-
raeli authorities of access
to Gaza by an emergency
medical team of the In-
ternational Committee of
the Red Cross. Protesters
called for the world com-
munity impose sanctions
against Israel and protect
the Palestinian population
from further attacks.
Several held signs equat-
ing the Jewish state with
Redesigned Penny
US Mint shows the newly
redesigned one-cent coin
(penny) in 50 years which
will be presented Fri-
day Feb. 12, 2009 at the
National Park Service’s
Abraham Lincoln Birth-
place National Historic
Site, in Hodgenville,
Kentucky. The reverse
(tails side) will reflect four
different designs, each
one representing a differ-
ent aspect, or theme, of
President Lincoln’s life.
The themes for the reverse
designs represent the four
major aspects of Abraham
Lincoln’s life include his
birth and early childhood
in Kentucky; his forma-
tive years in Indiana,
shown; his professional
life in Illinois; and his
presidency in Washington,
D.C. The obverse (heads
side) will continue to bear
the likeness of President
Lincoln currently on the
penny.
See Penny Page 4
Tampabay.com Thursday, February 5, 2009
About 2,000 have been Most-wanted Nazi, now In order to relieve the Urgently calls on allparti-
wounded in Israel’s dead, found haven in suffering of local civilians esto the conflict to imme-
campaign against Gaza Cairo and to “Rocket fire by diately and permanently
U.N. officials say more Bishop told to re- Hamas as well as Israeli cease hostilities. Rocket
than 400 people have been nounce his Holocaust military operations must fire by Hamas as well as
killed and about 2,000 opinionsEnvoys urge stop in order to put an end Israeli military operations
have been wounded in Obama to talk directly to the suffering inflicted must stop in order to put
Israel’s campaign against with Iran Police say about on civilian populations,” and end to the suffering
Gaza rocket squads. 800 people attended the Swiss Foreign Minis- inflicted oncivilian popu-
About a quarter of those the protest in the Swiss try said in a statement. lations. The cessation of
killed were civilians, capital.Further demonstra- On the 9th day of Gaza hostilities must guarantee
according to Maxwell tions are planned in major bombardments and fol- the immediate reopening
Gaylard, U.N. Humanitar- Swiss cities for Saturday. lowing a terrestrial offen- of allGaza crossing points
ian Coordinator for the The Swiss government sive by the Israeli army,
See Gaza page 2
Palestinians Territories on Sunday called for an the Federal Department of
Can’t smoke here Nation 3A
Teen
‘sexting’
a new
worry
Authorities are
concerned over
nude images
sent via
cellphones.
Business 1C
Recession
slows
smoking
bans
A smoking prohibited sign is displayed in an area of Caesars Casino in Atlan-
tic City. New Jersey put off a smoking ban for Atlantic City casinos after five
of 11 casinos warned they could file for bankruptcy by year’s end.
“The downturn is now
The movement
ATLANTIC CITY, New
Jersey put off a smok-
say the study challenges firmly entrenched in the to ban smoking
a widely held percep-
ing ban for Atlantic City tion that a 20-year rise
real economy,” said Jim
Tucker, an insolvency
in bars and
casinos after five of 11
casinos there warned they
in bankruptcies has been consultant at KPMG. restaurants loses
driven by spend-thrift “There are hardly any sec-
could file bankruptcy by consumers. tors that have not been hit.
year’s end. Rumors of the death of We expect a very signifi-
Researchers, including business bankruptcies cant number of companies
a prominent bankruptcy have been greatly exag- to be restructured.”
expert at Harvard, gerated,” says the study. See Smoking Page 9