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Archive for September 2007
If you read through the transcript of Sen. Larry Craig's Minnesota court hearing, one thing stands out: Judge Charles Porter doesn't appear to be buying Craig's attorneys' arguments at all. That news was somewhat eclipsed on Wednesday by the Idaho senator's startling announcement that afternoon that he was delaying his planned Sept. 30th resignation from the Senate indefinitely.
"I think it's an uphill battle," said University of Minnesota law professor Stephen Simon. "My guess is that Porter will not let them withdraw his plea."
Greg Smith, an Idaho pollster and political consultant who once served as Craig's regional director, said, "He technically is not breaking his word, but it is kind of strange that Sept. 30 will have come and gone and he's going to stay put. I'm a little surprised by that."
Read my full story here.
Idaho Senator Larry Craig just issued the following statement, in response to today's legal proceedings in Minnesota:
"Today was a major step in the legal effort to clear my name. The court has not issued a ruling on my motion to withdraw my guilty plea. For now, I will continue my work in the United States Senate for Idaho."
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's hearing in a Minnesota courtroom has wrapped up after about 45 minutes of arguments from attorneys on both sides. At the close of the hearing, Judge Charles Porter indicated that he won't have a decision until the end of next week at the earliest – which would be well after Craig's self-imposed deadline of Sept. 30th, when Craig has said he'd resign from the Senate if he hadn't been able to clear his name.
Patrick Hogan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, joined the prosecutors to give a brief statement to reporters after the hearing. Hogan said Craig knowingly pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, and that prosecutors' arguments showed there's no legal basis for reversing the plea. "The defendant received due process under the law and had more than eight weeks … in which to consider his legal options," Hogan said. "After careful consideration, the defendant calculatingly entered a plea of guilty."
He added "We anticipate a positive ruling."
Craig, who attended several Senate proceedings in Washington, D.C. while his attorneys were representing him in Minneapolis, is expected to have a statement later today.
Boise State University political scientist emeritus Jim Weatherby, who has observed Idaho Sen. Larry Craig since both were students at the University of Idaho in the 1960s, said this week that that the court hearing taking place in Minnesota today may not be what really matters. "In many respects this judicial procedure in Minnesota is irrelevant," Weatherby said. "I don't know that it has any major impact upon his political career. I think the damage has been done."
General Wesley Clark, retired four-star general and former commander of allied forces in Kosovo, has endorsed Idaho's Larry LaRocco for the U.S. Senate. Clark, who was briefly a Democratic candidate for president in 2004, said today, "Larry's campaign of working in jobs all across Idaho has him listening to people in every corner of the state and walking the walk in their shoes. Larry was a great Congressman and will make a great senator for Idaho. I am proud to endorse him today for the U.S Senate."
LaRocco is a former two-term Democratic congressman who's seeking the Senate seat now held by GOP Sen. Larry Craig. In his endorsement, Clark said, "He can win this race. It is wide open."
For all those who've been talking about how climate change has contributed to more devastating wildfires – the topic of a Senate committee hearing yesterday – Idaho Sen. Larry Craig put out a press release late yesterday offering the opposite argument. "As a member of the committee, Craig took the opportunity to point out the apparent chicken-and-egg scenario at play – do wildfires cause climate change, or does climate change cause wildfires?" Craig's press release said. Craig noted that large wildfires release lots of CO2, and called for more active forest management practices, including more logging, to prevent wildfire. "Wildfires in this country released the same amount of greenhouse gases as 12 million automobiles," Craig said. "Preventing fires through active management is certainly more feasible and cost effective than asking 12 million people not to drive."
Prosecutors in Minnesota say Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is seeking special treatment by trying to withdraw his guilty plea in a sex solicitation sting, and "playing games" with the state's court system by first pleading guilty, then trying to withdraw the plea because of political fallout. The prosecution filed its arguments today in advance of Wednesday's court hearing on Craig's bid to withdraw his guilty plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. Read our full story here.
Here's a link to the 42-page argument filed today by the prosecution, and here's one to the supporting documents, which run 33 pages long.
Not only did Minnesota prosecutors file objections yesterday to the ACLU of Minnesota's brief in support of Sen. Larry Craig, they also went into great detail about the restroom sex solicitation sting that ensnared the senator and exactly what he's accused of doing. The sting, which nabbed about 40 men in a four-month period in an airport men's room, included plenty of other cases where suspects followed "the very same pattern of conduct," then engaged in sex acts on the spot, the prosecutors wrote. Because of that, they contended, and because the venue was a busy international airport, the ACLU's argument that signals under a stall wall could be an invitation for private sex elsewhere, and thus constitutionally protected, are "simply absurd."
"The defendant invaded the sanctity of the officer's bathroom stall, first by repeatedly staring into the stall, second by moving his foot over in a controlled and deliberate manner until it was on and touching the officer's foot within the officer's stall, and third by stroking his hand from front to back along the stall divider three times with increasingly greater amounts of the defendant's hand being exposed on the officer's side of the stall divider with each swipe," Prosecutor Christopher P. Renz wrote. Those actions in themselves constitute disorderly conduct, he argued. After similar actions, others observed by officers as part of the sting exposed themselves under the stall wall, looked under the wall, or engaged in masturbation, he wrote.
The judge had already ruled in favor of allowing the ACLU's "friend of the court" brief, which contends the entire sting was unconstitutional. The prosecutors are now asking him to strike the brief from the record. You can read my full story here in today's Spokesman-Review, and see the full court document here.
For 2008, Idaho's maximum homeowner's exemption from property taxes will rise to $100,938, from the current $89,325, the state Tax Commission announced today. The homeowner's exemption exempts from tax 50 percent of the value of a homeowner's primary residence, up to a maximum set by law. That maximum was fixed at $50,000 from 1983 to 2006, when lawmakers voted to raise it to $75,000 and have future automatic increases tied to the price of housing in Idaho.
The Idaho Housing Price Index shows Idaho's average single-family home cost has gone up another 8.42 percent in the past year. With the hike in the exemption, it'll go up to what many argued the figure should have been back in 2006 when the law was changed – just based on inflation since 1983, when the number was first fixed at $50,000. So if your home is now worth more than $201,876, even with the increase next year, your homeowner's exemption still will be less than the original 50 percent.
District Judge Charles Porter in Hennepin County, Minnesota, has ruled in favor of allowing the ACLU of Minnesota's arguments to be considered in the case of Idaho Sen. Larry Craig. The ACLU argues that the restroom sex solicitation sting that ensnared Craig at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport was unconstitutional. Here's a link to the judge's order.
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is back at work in Washington, D.C. today, for the first time since news broke in late August of his June arrest and guilty plea in a bathroom sex solicitation sting. "He needed to be back there to represent Idaho's interests and to work on the transition, and also to meet with his legal team," said Craig's spokesman, Sid Smith. "I don't know what his schedule is. … He may go to the floor. But he doesn't have set plans." Though Craig has announced his intent to resign from the Senate on Sept. 30, he hasn't formalized that with a letter to the governor, and he's left the door open to possibly finishing out his term if he can clear his name by the 30th. Craig faces a court hearing a week from tomorrow in Minnesota in his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea.
Sen. Larry Craig's lead attorney, Billy Martin, has issued this statement on behalf of his defense team:
"We welcome the ACLU's filing today and their involvement in this case. We have argued to the court that the facts which Senator Craig admits happened on that day do not constitute a crime. The ACLU's legal position is that Senator Craig's arrest may have violated his Constitutional rights. Furthermore, the ACLU's position is the sting conducted by the airport police may also violate the protection the United States Constitution provides all of us. We are hopeful the court will agree with the legal arguments and the facts that we have presented and allow Senator Craig to withdraw the guilty plea on September 26th."
With funding for the popular State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, due to expire at the end of September if Congress doesn't act to reauthorize it, calls have been coming from around the state – including from GOP Gov. Butch Otter – for Idaho's congressional delegation to help save the program. But the differing reauthorization bills that passed each house in early August have drawn sharp criticism from Idaho's all-Republican delegation. Both bills include large increases in the federal 39-cent-per-pack cigarette tax to fund the SCHIP expansion – the Senate bill increases that tax by 61 cents a pack and the House bill by 45 cents. The House bill also trims some Medicare programs for the elderly to fund the expansions to SCHIP.
Sen. Larry Craig, shortly before the Aug. 2 vote to pass the Senate version of the bill, called the measure "a massive expansion of SCHIP, I suspect in an effort to move the United States ever closer to a government-run health care system."
Taryn Magrini, a spokeswoman for the Idaho Community Action Network, which organized a rally in Boise for SCHIP on Friday, said: "It is a big increase, but it is my belief that all children should have access to health care. If it's a cigarette tax, we'll take a cigarette tax. I just want my kids covered." After the rally, action network members and children dressed in chocolate chip cookie costumes visited Reps. Sali and Simpson's offices to offer staffers chocolate chip cookies and call on them to be "CHIP champs" and support reauthorization.
In late August, Otter, also a Republican, joined health care officials, business people and hospital officials in Salmon, Idaho, at a press conference calling on Congress to reauthorize and adequately fund SCHIP, which now covers about 19,000 Idaho children. A recent state-funded study estimated that 10 percent of Idaho children lack any health insurance. Read my full article here.
OK, this is just weird. Gov. Butch Otter today released a list as long as my arm of names of people "who so far have expressed an interest in being appointed to the U.S. Senate if a vacancy occurs with the resignation of Senator Larry Craig." He said it didn't include anyone who told him not to release their name; it didn't include those suggested by others but who had not yet themselves told the governor they're interested; and it didn't include "the few individuals from outside Idaho who indicated they would be willing to move here if appointed."
Here's who it does include:
State Representative Scott Bedke of Oakley, Bob Cox of Boise, Steve Coyle of Star, Lawrence Gardner of Meridian, Ben Jepson of Nampa, State Senator Mike Jorgensen of Coeur d'Alene, Thomas Kim of Island Park, David Leroy of Boise, State Representative Russ Mathews of Idaho Falls, State Senator John McGee of Caldwell, Christopher Patterson of Coeur d'Alene, Blaine Price of Malad, Steven Ranstrom of Burley, Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, State Representative Ken Roberts of Donnelly, State Senator Gary Schroeder of Moscow, Larry T. Smith of Nampa, Sheila Sorensen of Boise, Tom Stevenson of Gooding, Robert Vasquez of Canyon County, Jim Waite of Idaho Falls, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Dane Watkins of Idaho Falls, Jay Wilde of Glenns Ferry.
That's everyone the governor has named so far – including those he went to and asked if they'd be interested – along with a bunch more. Otter's spokesman, Jon Hanian, said, "If they're on this list he's considering them."
When Idaho Sen. Larry Craig goes to court in Minnesota to try to clear his name on Sept. 26, strict rules will be in effect, including the designation of just 78 seats for spectators, including media. Also, the doors will be closed before the hearing starts, and anyone who's left their seat will lose it if they don't get back in before the door closes. Judge Charles A. Porter Jr. has issued an order laying out the rules for the high-profile hearing, including this warning: "Conversations or gestures that might disrupt the hearing or distract the court, counsel or the defendant, are prohibited."
Here's the situation: Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is out of state this week, vacationing in Texas, and Lt. Gov. Jim Risch is acting governor. This poses the theoretical question: Could Risch make some key appointments while Otter is gone?
Idaho Supreme Court Justice Linda Copple Trout retired on Aug. 31st, so the court has technically had a vacancy ever since. Otter already interviewed all four finalists, but has yet to announce his pick. However, Trout has graciously continued to serve until her replacement is named – so her retirement, so far, has looked a lot like her previous full-time job.
Risch was acting governor yesterday and is today, but Otter will be back in the state on Thursday for the funeral of Congressman Mike Simpson's brother, Steve, in Blackfoot. It seems unlikely that Risch would act, since he wasn't in on the interviews of the finalists for the justice seats, and also because he might not want to antagonize the governor while he's waiting for word from him on yet another appointment – whether Risch or someone else will be named to the U.S. Senate to replace Sen. Larry Craig, assuming that Craig resigns as expected.
Which brings up another theoretical question: Could Risch skip the suspense and just appoint himself to the U.S. Senate today? It's been done before. In 1945, Idaho Gov. Charles Gossett resigned as governor and had his lieutenant governor appoint him to the U.S. Senate. But the move did him little good. As reported in Randy Stapilus' book "Paradox Politics," "Voters rebelled at his self-appointment to the Senate and ousted him in the Democratic primary." That was the end of Gossett's once-promising political career.
Gossett didn't have to take the step of resigning first. Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said, "Oh, no, governors can appoint themselves. I don't see any prohibition on that."
But there's another catch: For a governor to appoint a U.S. senator, the previous senator would have to have either died in office, or submitted a letter to the governor tendering his or her resignation. Though Craig has announced his intent to resign, he hasn't yet taken that step. Said Ysursa, "There's no vacancy yet."
North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr has been named the ranking Republican on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee – "temporarily" replacing Idaho Sen. Larry Craig in that post. Burr served five terms in the House before he was elected to the Senate in 2004. "I appreciate the confidence my Senate colleagues have expressed in me today," Burr said.
State Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, said it was news to him when the governor added him to his short list today to replace U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, but said, "I think it'd be great if somebody from northern Idaho were named to do that. I'm certainly proud, I'm honored, I'm flattered, and if that's what the governor asked me to do, I'd be delighted."
Jorgenson said he had an inquiry from the governor's office in the last few days, asking if he'd be willing to consider the post, and he said yes. "I'd consider anything the governor wants me to do," Jorgenson said by phone from Arkansas, where he's traveling today on business. "I never thought of anything like this. If asked to serve, I'll do it."
Sen. Larry Craig's legal arguments in Minnesota don't appear to be playing too well in Idaho. "I don't know how many people are impressed with the 'Statesman made me do it' defense, and how many people are concerned about the judgment the senator used in pleading guilty to these charges," said Jim Weatherby, political scientist emeritus at Boise State University. "With the twists and turns of this story, who knows what the late-night comedians will make of this."
Weatherby noted, "There have been politicians who have successfully bashed the media and gained some support from it. I'm not sure in this particular case that it's quite as effective, particularly when it's asserted here that he feels that the story was baseless." If so, Weatherby said, "Then what is he afraid of?
In view of Sen. Craig's legal arguments about the "panic", "fear" and "intense anxiety" he experienced because of an Idaho Statesman investigation, it seems fair to ponder just how scary the Idaho Statesman really is. First, there's the newspaper's slogan, "The Treasure Valley's Best-Read Newspaper – since 1864." If that's not frightening enough, there's the fact that the paper employs reporters, editors and photographers, and even a political columnist. (Disclosure here: I worked at the Statesman as a reporter and editor for five years before joining The Spokesman-Review 16 years ago.) The Boise daily, owned by the McClatchy newspaper chain, has a Doonesbury cartoon today that makes reference to the Craig scandal, but it's on the editorial page. Basically, the Statesman is a newspaper – some consider that scary enough. The headline today on its editorial page is this: "Teen cancer survivor fights for awareness."
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has filed a 39-page motion to withdraw his guilty plea in Minnesota to misdemeanor charges stemming from a restroom sex solicitation sting, and is requesting that the court hear oral arguments on the motion. Prominent in Craig's motion is his concern over the Idaho Statesman newspaper's months-long investigation into charges raised last year by a blogger that Craig had engaged in homosexual sex. The paper hadn't published anything as a result of the investigation. Then, the motion details, Craig was arrested in a men's room at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
"Despite Sen. Craig's denial of any inappropriate behavior, he was panicked that such allegations would be made public and that they would provide The Idaho Statesman with an excuse to publish its baseless article. While in this state of intense anxiety, Senator Craig felt compelled to grasp the lifeline offered to him by the police officer; namely that if he were to submit to an interview and plead guilty, then none of the officer's allegations would be made public."
The motion, filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota, says "it would be manifestly unjust not to allow his guilty plea, entered in a state of fear, to be withdrawn."
Click here to read the full text of Craig's motion.
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has added a name to his short list of candidates to replace Sen. Larry Craig – state Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell, the state Senate's youngest member. McGee, 34, is a second-term state senator and chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Otter offered no reason for adding McGee to a list that the governor's office said now also includes Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, former state Sen. Dane Watkins, and former Lt. Gov. David Leroy.
Otter also said he's decided against naming a "placeholder" for the Senate seat, and then letting those who want the position permanently duke it out in the next election. Advice from 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson and U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo played into that decision, said Otter's press secretary, Jon Hanian. "He gave it a hard look, but I think in the end he decided it wasn't the most prudent way to go," Hanian said. The reason: The need to build up seniority for Idaho's next senator in order to eventually secure key committee assignments.
That would seem to eliminate Leroy, who said yesterday he'd consider an interim appointment but plans to support Risch for Senate in the 2008 election.
Strong words from 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, in the latest edition of "The Hill," a weekly newspaper in Washington, D.C., in the wake of the Larry Craig brouhaha. In the article, Simpson lashed out at Senate Republican leaders who quickly turned on Craig and pressured him to step down in the wake of a sex-solicitation scandal. "I hope I never stub my toe and they throw me under the bus," Simpson said of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and other Republican leaders. "It kind of makes you wonder what party you want to be a member of." Click here to see the full article.
Tonight, I'll be appearing on Idaho Public TV's "Dialogue" program, along with Associated Press reporter John Miller, political scientist Jim Weatherby, University of Idaho journalism prof Kenton Bird and host Joan Cartan-Hansen, to discuss the political implications of the Larry Craig case, including the senior senator's arrest and guilty plea in a sex-solicitation sting, his resignation announcement, and the political ripples the case has sent throughout Idaho's political establishment and the state and nation. We'll be taking your calls live. The show airs at 8:30 p.m. Mountain time, 7:30 Pacific time, and viewers can call in toll-free with their questions at (800) 973-9800. The program will repeat, without live questions, on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Mountain time, 4:30 Pacific time. In addition to TV, the program will be broadcast online at idahoptv.org.
Idaho 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson told the AP's John Miller in a telephone interview from D.C. today that he concluded it'd be better for Idaho if he stayed in the House, rather than a possible move to the Senate to replace Larry Craig. "Frankly, Butch and I had talked last week in general terms," Simpson told Miller. "We really came to the conclusion, I don't think it's best for Idaho for me to be leaving the House right now. In a state like Idaho, having just two senators and two members of Congress, having a seat at the appropriations table is vitally important."
Simpson also told the AP reporter, "It would be foolish to just name somebody to just serve out the next year. … You want to name somebody who is going to run again and build up seniority to get into some of these key positions."
From what Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday, it sounded like Sen. Larry Craig was narrowing the circumstances under which he'd resign from the Senate, with McConnell reporting that Craig would stay in if he can just get his Minnesota guilty plea overturned by Sept. 30th. That's different from what Craig's office has been saying for the past two days, which is that Craig may not resign if he can resolve both his ethics case and his criminal case in Minnesota by that date.
"It is a fluid situation," said Craig's spokesman in Boise, Sid Smith. Smith said what he's heard from Craig is that the senator would like to clear up both matters, and that even if he does so by Sept. 30th, he still might resign. Other factors playing into his decision include moves by other members of the Senate and public opinion in Idaho. "I think most importantly, even if they were resolved favorably, if the people of Idaho decide that they don't want Larry there, he's not going to continue to serve against the will of the people," Smith said. "Most likely, he's going to take that into strong consideration." Asked how the senator would gauge that, Smith said, "For the last several days, we have been getting predominantly calls of support around the state from Idahoans. And by that I mean at all of our state offices. And, you know, if that were to change, we'd take a serious look at that. It is a fluid situation and we're continuing to re-evaluate that almost continuously."
Here are links to our coverage in today's paper, my story on the developments with the ethics committee and my report on Gov. Butch Otter's suggestion that he may pick a "placeholder" to replace Craig.
Sen. Larry Craig's push to get the Senate Ethics Committee to dismiss an investigation of his case appeared to suffer a setback late today, when the committee issued a letter to GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell that, while still noting that the case is under review, appeared to undercut Craig's main argument for dismissal. Craig has contended that his arrest and guilty plea in an airport restroom sex-solicitation sting were unrelated to his duties in Congress, and therefore didn't fall under the Ethics Committee's jurisdiction.
Citing the Senate Ethics Manual, the committee noted that it "may discipline a member for any misconduct, including conduct or activity which does not directly relate to official duties, when such conduct unfavorably reflects on the institution as a whole."
The bipartisan committee's heads, Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Vice Chairman John Cornyn, R-Texas, also suggested in the letter that the panel will drop the investigation if Craig resigns. "In past matters the committee has closed inquiries where the subject of the inquiry has resigned or otherwise concluded his or her Senate service. On September 1, 2007, Senator Craig announced his intent to resign from the Senate, effective September 30," the two senators wrote.
Craig was unhappy with the response, and said in a statement, "It is my intent to fight the case before the Ethics Committee while I am a sitting senator. I would prefer to have that case resolved on its merits." He also noted that the letter didn't address his attorney's arguments that pursuing his case would violate 200-plus years of precedent. Click here to read the committee's letter to McConnell.
If you're interested in the question of who might replace Larry Craig as Idaho's next U.S. senator, check out this transcript of Gov. Otter's conversation with reporters this morning. In it, Otter throws out two new names – former Idaho Attorney General and Lt. Gov. David Leroy, and former state lawmaker Dane Watkins – and offers a possible argument for why he shouldn't appoint either of them or current Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, and should turn to a "placeholder" instead.
Stan Brand, the attorney representing Sen. Larry Craig in the Senate ethics investigation, has filed a letter with the Senate Ethics Committee seeking to have the case thrown out. Brand told The Spokesman-Review today, "In the 220 recorded years of history, the Senate has never disciplined someone for misdemeanor conduct not arising from their official duties, period. I don't know how else to say that. There's a good reason for that, I think, and that is, that's just not something the Senate wants to get into. It doesn't view it as serious enough, and not as implicating the office in a way that would motivate them to take a look at those types of cases, and so they don't."
Brand said he's sure other senators have misdemeanors on their records, "and I'm sure there are more who will in the future – and that's why I don't think the committee has wanted to open that floodgate."
Craig, of course, pled guilty to misdemeanor charges as part of a restroom sex-solicitation sting at the Minneapolis airport. After news reports came out, Craig said he'd done nothing wrong and said the guilty plea was a mistake. Police reports from the incident include a note that at one point, Craig handed his U.S. Senate business card to the arresting officer, and asked him, "What do you think about that?"
Brand said, "That's who he is – that's like identifying yourself. I don't see why that's a problem. He couldn't deny his status, his status would be evident from a number of ways that he would identify himself. That, by itself, I hardly think is a reason for (the Senate Ethics Committee) asserting jurisdiction over this case."
Supporters who sympathized with Idaho Sen. Larry Craig as he announced his "intent to resign from the Senate" under pressure from national GOP leaders who pushed him to step down may be feeling misled today, political scientist Jim Weatherby says, at the news - backed up by Craig's wrong-number voice mail message - that Craig word-smithed his Saturday announcement at the last minute by adding the word "intent" to leave the door open to staying in office. "I'm wondering now if a lot of that good feeling will dissipate as people discover that his so-called resignation statement wasn't what it appeared to be," Weatherby said. "A statement like that is more appropriate for a debate or the courtroom, it seems to me, than communicating with your constituents. … Some will continue to defend him, who will focus more on the harsh tactics of the GOP leadership, but others, I think, will be turned off by this latest word game."
Roll Call, the Washington, D.C. newspaper that broke the story of Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's arrest and guilty plea in a restroom sex solicitation case, has obtained a voice mail message that Craig left at a wrong number Saturday shortly before his press conference saying he'd resign from the Senate effective Sept. 30. The message, apparently intended for Craig's criminal defense attorney, Billy Martin, includes Craig saying he'll say it's his "intent" to resign, but that Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Arlen Specter was ready to come out in his defense. "This thing could take a new turn or a new shape, or has that potential," Craig says in the message. Click here to listen.
State Highway 55, the main route between Boise and McCall, closed to all traffic at 12:30 today, as an out-of-control wildfire sent rolling debris and falling trees onto the road. The route is closed from north of Horseshoe Bend to just south of Banks, and the problem spot is the long stretch where the road twists and turns along the Payette River, with a steep hillside rising up on one side and the river on the other. The fire is right up that steep hillside. The fire started yesterday at 5 p.m., and caused some pretty serious delays last night when the usual traffic crush hit at the end of the holiday weekend.
It seems that the fire season is hitting hardest at some of Idaho's most popular tourist areas as the summer season closes, with Sun Valley hard-hit last week by a wildfire that canceled holiday weekend events, forced evacuations of more than 2,000 homes in the Ketchum area, and prompted the Sun Valley ski resort to turn on its snowmaking guns to act as a sprinkler system to keep back the flames on the mountain.
While that blaze, the Castle Rock fire, was fully contained today at just over 48,000 acres, the Grey's Creek fire is burning not far from Tamarack Resort and sending smoke and ash into Cascade and McCall; the Cascade Complex fire 16 miles northeast of Cascade has burned 258,000 acres and is just 30 percent contained; and the East Zone Complex, 25 miles northeast of McCall, has burned 228,500 acres and is just 10 percent contained. Major wildfires also are burning near Challis, Elk City, Murphy, Oakley and more. Structures are threatened in many of the fires and evacuations are in effect. Popular whitewater rafting stretches of the Main Salmon and Middle Fork of the Salmon River were closed for two weeks due to fires, though most reopened on Saturday.
Overall, Idaho's still tied with Montana for the most major wildfires in the nation, with 13. But Idaho's nearly 900,000 acres of wildfires far outstrips any other state.
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who resigned from office in scandal and announced that he was gay, draws parallels between his own experience and that of Idaho Sen. Larry Craig in this Washington Post article.
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has hired noted criminal defense attorney Billy Martin, of Southerland, Asbil & Brennan, to represent him in his legal issues with regard to his arrest and guilty plea in a restroom sex solicitation case. Martin also was the choice of Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback who pleaded guilty to dog fighting charges in a case that drew national outrage. Martin also represented former White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the parents of murdered government intern Chandra Levy.
Craig also announced that he's hired Stan Brand with Brand Law Group to handle issues pertaining to his Senate Ethics Committee investigation.
There's historical precedent in Idaho for a governor appointing a replacement for a U.S. senator who resigns – and doing it quickly. In 1921, John F. Nugent, a Democrat, resigned from his Senate seat. The very next day, Gov. D.W. Davis appointed Frank Gooding, who like Davis was a Republican. You can read my full story here about the history in today's Spokesman-Review.
But Jon Hanian, Gov. Butch Otter's press secretary, said today that Otter is in no rush to name Craig's replacement. Since Craig's resignation isn't effective until Sept. 30, he has some time. "Certainly not this Labor Day weekend," Hanian said. "I don't expect that's going to happen for a while."
Among Idaho's four-member congressional delegation, only Rep. Bill Sali was standing behind Sen. Larry Craig as he made his resignation announcement. Craig praised Sali, who he said "never wavered" in supporting him. Both Sen. Mike Crapo and Rep. Mike Simpson issued supportive statements. Asked where Crapo was, his press secretary, Lindsay Nothern, said Crapo's daughter was getting married this morning in Washington, D.C.
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo has put out a lengthy statement today praising Sen. Larry Craig, while also praising his decision to resign from the U.S. Senate. "He has demonstrated his courage and strength in making this tough decision," Crapo wrote. "… It is my hope that as history judges Sen. Craig, that his successes, accomplishments and strong leadership for Idaho in Congress are taken in totality, and that those he served so admirably in Congress for five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and three terms in the U.S. Senate will recall the full measure of the man." Click here to read Crapo's full statement.
He took no questions at his press conference, but Sen. Larry Craig's staff promised to send out a question-and-answer e-mail to answer further questions about the senator's announcement. Here it is:
Q: Why September 30?
A: Thousands of Idahoans come to me every year for assistance in resolving issues with federal agencies, like obtaining passports, resolving Social Security or pension problems, and I want to make sure as many of these are resolved as possible. What can't be resolved will be transferred to my successor in an orderly way. I want to make as smooth a transition as possible for Idaho.
Q: Will you return to Washington, D.C.? When?
A: That has not been determined.
Q: Will you continue to vote and attend hearings during this time?
A: See above.
Q: Who is your legal counsel?
A: Stan Brand with Brand Law Group has been retained to handle issues pertaining to the Senate Ethics Committee investigation: (202)662-9700. Billy Martin with Southerland, Asbil & Brennan has been retained to handle all other legal affairs: (202) 383-0100.
Q: Have you filed papers in Minnesota to begin your legal defense?
A: You'll have to speak with Mr. Martin or Mr. Brand on any questions pertaining to legal affairs.
Q: Have you spoken with Governor Otter about a replacement?
A: No.
Q: Have you had any conversations with Lieutenant Governor Risch?
A: No.
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Paratroopers in Gaza Foil AmbushFriday, July 25th, 2014
IDF paratroopers foiled an ambush in Gaza on Thursday when they surprised terrorists who had prepared an explosive device to kill them.
Operation Protective Edge entered its 18th day Friday with a significant decline in the number of rocket and missile attacks on Israel and what is perceived as clear signs of a decline in the morale of Hamas.
No IDF casualties were reported overnight, but four soldiers, including two paratroopers were seriously injured. It is not known if the paratroopers were wounded in the same incident in which the combat units foiled the ambush, as explained n the video below.
A Golani battalion commander suffered serious injuries when a terror tunnel collapsed one him.
The IDF carried out more than 130 attacks on Hamas terror targets Thursday, bringing to more than 3,00 the number of actions taken against the Hamas terrorist infrastructure.
Government unity for continuing the counter-terrorist campaign is weakening in the face of new proposals from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for a ceasefire. Opposition leader Yitzchak Herzog said Friday morning he is in favor of a ceasefire if Hamas accepts it, while most Likud, Jewish Hem and Yisrael Beitenu Knesset Members want the IDF to finish the job and disarm Hamas.
PA Lawmaker Khaled Ibrahim Arrested in Kidnap SearchWednesday, June 25th, 2014
It has been 13 days since Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Sha'ar and Eyal Yifrach were abducted by Arab terrorists as they hitchhiked home from yeshiva in Gush Etzion to be with their families for the Sabbath, but motivation remains high among the IDF soldiers who search every night for the teens.
There is no word on their whereabouts or condition, but tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers are combing the hills of Judea and Samaria, hunting for the boys and those who abducted them, while trying to make the area safer from now on for those who live there.
The other goal is to neutralize the creeping presence of the Hamas terrorist organization — which publicly states its whole-hearted commitment to Israel's annihilation and that of its citizens — and which has managed to infilitrate the region over the past several years.
Palestinian Authority lawmaker Khaled Ibrahim was among the 17 PA fugitives who were arrested by IDF soldiers overnight Tuesday in the continuing search.
Ibrahim, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was among those taken into custody during Operation Brother's Keeper.
The IDF has meanwhile uploaded to YouTube a video from a Skylark drone, showing a paratroopers unit raiding the home of a Hamas terrorist in Beit Awwa, a suburb northwest of Hevron.
Thanks to the operators of the Skylark, the IDF soldiers were able to track down the fugitive as he tried to escape. The drone showed him running to a nearby house where he apparently thought he could hide, and the paratroopers used the data to make the arrest, without resistance.
IDF troops also discovered a cache of weapons in Jenin late Tuesday night, but were forced into clashes there with PA Arabs before confiscating the arms. No injuries were reported.
Operation Brother's KeeperThursday, June 19th, 2014
After an operation in Judea and Samaria Wednesday night, Israeli forces have arrested about 280 Palestinian Arab suspects in connection with the recent abduction of three Israeli teenagers.
IDF soldiers arrested 30 terror suspects Wednesday night in connection with Operation Brother's Keeper, the mission to find Hamas operatives who abducted three Israeli teenagers last week.
Since the beginning of the operation, IDF forces have detained approximately 280 suspects, including 200 Hamas operatives. Fifty five of the arrested were released as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange in 2011.
Forces detained the suspects in the Judea and Samaria region, where Hamas terrorists abducted the three teens last Thursday. Soldiers also searched about 900 locations and carried out operations against Dawa institutions, the civilian mechanism used by Hamas to recruit operatives, disseminate information and raise funds.
During an operation in Nablus earlier this week, the IDF uncovered hundreds of weapons and explosives hidden in Palestinian weapons caches. As forces left the city Wednesday night, Palestinians hurled rocks and an improvised explosive device at the soldiers, leading to several arrests in the area.
A violent riot also erupted Wednesday night in Jenin, where soldiers were operating as part of their mission to find the teens. Like in Jenin, Palestinians hurled explosives and opened fire at the forces. The soldiers responded with live fire, identifying hits.
On Sunday morning, the IDF confirmed that Hamas terrorists were responsible for last week's abduction. The IDF's soldiers are working around the clock, on all fronts, to find Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach and Naftali Frenkel – the three Israeli teenagers abducted last Thursday.
Soldiers controlling drones on the ground are enhancing Israel's operation. Their technology provides crucial intelligence to forces trying to find the kidnappers. "As soon as we identify [a target], we'll be able to notify forces in the area," said Captain Yochai Varso, an IDF company commander. "When they ask to see a house, we'll be able to show them the structure and movement nearby."
During an overnight operation Saturday, IDF forces arrested about 80 Palestinian suspects connected to the terrorist kidnapping. "Palestinian terrorists will not feel safe," IDF Spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner stressed after the operation. "They will not be able to hide and will feel the heavy arm of Israel's military capabilities."
During a press conference on Saturday evening, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz discussed the IDF's broad search effort. "We are operating wherever needed and our efforts are growing," Lt. Gen. Gantz stressed. "We remain determined to achieve our operational objectives, and will act with responsibility, poise and determination to accomplish whatever is required of us."
Israeli forces searched throughout Hebron for signs of the young Israelis. Their operation took them between alleys, on top of houses and through the city's markets. Israeli forces performed similar operations across the Judea and Samaria region.
Netanyahu Praises Soldiers for Rounding Up Terrorists He ReleasedWednesday, June 18th, 2014
IDF soldiers spent the dark hours of Tuesday night tramping around the hills of Judea and Samaria and bashing in reinforced metal doors to homes in Arab villages, rounding up some 50 terrorists who had been released from Israeli prisons in exchange for kidnapped former Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit. Another 15 Hamas members were arrested as well and taken for interrogation.
They also shut down the Fatah-controlled Al-Aqsa radio station in the Palestinian Authority capital of Ramallah, as well as its transmitter in Hevron. In addition, the IDF raided a number of charity organization centers operated by the 'Dawa' social services division of Hamas in Judea and Samaria.
By the wee hours of Wednesday morning, soldiers from the Kefir and Nachal Brigades had stormed selected homes in a host of PUG towns across the region, backed up by a paratroopers combat unit. Among the locations targeted were Jenin, Kabatiya, Tzufrir and Beit Awa, and others.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu praised the troops for their tenacity in tracking down the recidivists in what undoubtedly was a frustrating and difficult mission — a fact he acknowledged.
"I wish to extend my congratulations to the troops and commanders of the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) for the complex operations they carried out overnight," the prime minister wrote in a tweet posted on the Twitter social networking site.
"The operation overnight in which Hamas terrorists were arrested, including those released in the prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit, is an element that carries with it an important message," he tweeted on his Twitter account. "This is all part of a series of many operations that will continue, and their goal is to retrieve the kidnapped youngsters and strike a blow to Hamas in Judea and Samaria."
All of those who were arrested were members of Hamas and were selected by the Shin Bet as targets for capture by the IDF. As part of their early release from prison in the swap deal that brought Shalit home to his parents after five years of captivity in Gaza, the fugitives had signed a pledge – which they violated – not to return to terrorist lifestyles.
Also on Tuesday night, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, noted that although PA unity government leader Mahmoud Abbas had signed a document for membership in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, clearly his people hadn't read it.
Prosor pointed out than in less than 10 days since the new PA unity government officially was formed, the international community raced to offer congratulations on the new 'marriage.' He recommended that those who offered the congratulations likewise now race to look into the eyes of the parents of the kidnapped teens.
IDF Paratroopers Take the Biggest Jump of Their Lives (Video)Friday, July 26th, 2013
Israeli paratroopers – 1,000 of them – trained in southern Israel this week and topped the exercise with a jump that in seconds overcomes fear and leaves behind the noisy engines of the plane for the quiet of the long drop to earth.
"Every paratrooper preparing to leap from a plane must overcome fear. It's natural to feel fear, but paratroopers leave fear behind them. We are the only ones who are tested in the face of fear — even during training, said Brigade Commander Col. Eliezer Toledano said that
"The Paratroopers don't need lengthy preparations to strike a very large array of forces behind enemy lines," he added.
Col. Toledano stressed that the importance of the exercise is that "we proved that at any given moment the IDF can take a large amount of soldiers and drop them deep in enemy territory in a matter of moments… we have the ability go anywhere we say we will go."
Jumping out of the plane is only the first part – more important is what happens when you land.
"There's a risk that you will you will be cut off from the Brigade and won't find your friends on the ground," said Deputy Brigade Commander Lt. Col. Itamar Ben-Chaim. "It's possible that you will end up fighting with soldiers who are not from your platoon, so we educate commanders in spatial understanding and in taking initiative."
The Brigade applied lessons they had learned from last year's exercise, reaching a new safety standard and making sure that their soldiers can fight effectively after landing. The severity of injuries decreased in this year's exercise in relation to last year's.
After the Paratroopers land, they have all the equipment they need to operate in the battlefield, including heavy vehicles that allow for continuous and sustained operations in enemy territory after landing.
"The best part of an exercise like this," said First Sgt. Hadar Ben Simon of the Reconnaissance Battalion, "is the contrast between the noise of the aircraft before you jump, and the quiet after the parachute opens."
Sarah Silverman's Reform Rabbi Sister, Niece, Detained at the KotelMonday, February 11th, 2013
Among the 10 Women of the Wall detained by police on Monday in Israel for praying in the open air women's section at the Western Wall while wearing prayer shawls was Susan Silverman—sister of the controversial comic Sarah Silverman. Susan is a Reform rabbi in Jerusalem, and she was arrested along with her teenage daughter.
Sarah Silverman tweeted: "SO proud of my amazing sister @rabbisusan & niece@purplelettuce95 for their [genital reference] civil disobedience. Ur the [mamary reference]!#womenofthewall"
According to Ha'aretz, the comic's niece, Hallel, twitted back: "@SarahKSilverman hey auntie, want a copy of my mugshot?"
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AP the women were detained due to regulations that ban women from wearing prayer shawls while worshiping at the Western Wall, which could offend Orthodox Jewish visitors. Several hours later, they were released.
Shira Pruce, WOW's Director of Public Relations, emailed The Jewish Press:
"At 7 AM hundreds of men and women flocked to the Western Wall to pray with Women of the Wall, including several Israeli paratroopers who liberated Jerusalem and the Western Wall in 1967 at the end of the Six Day War.
"The women prayed, 200 strong, with at least fifty men in attendance for support. The prayer lasted over an hour and the women were allowed to dance, sing and wear prayer shawls (tallitot), despite the police surrounding them on all sides."
According to Pruce, a few Haredi women made insulting comments, but were instructed by police to move on.
One of the paratroopers told the passing women that, after they had liberated the Kotel, everyone was welcome to pray there.
Michah Eshet, past Battalion Commander of the paratroopers' Battalion 66, said he became involved with Women of the Wall because they are "the brave paratroopers in the hope that they will succeed in their struggle to liberate the Kotel from grip of the ultra-Orthodox, for all of the Jewish nation."
Well, that's harsh, even for a big, brave paratrooper. For one thing, according to Pruce, when she spoke to The Jewish Press, on Monday there was no reaction from the Haredi men by the Kotel, who let the hour plus prayer service proceed with no interruption whatsoever. The only entity doing the gripping at this point is the High Court, which took on itself to decide whose prayer leads up to the heavens and whose ends up in the Russian Compound, Jerusalem's detention center.
Pruce said the cops were "sneaky," waiting for paratroopers and most of the media to disappear, and only then, as the group of women was filing out of the Western Wall plaza at the conclusion of the prayer service, did the cops "descend upon the women, in what seemed like a planned blitz arrest of as many women wearing tallitot as possible."
Personally, I'm proud of my fellow Orthodox guys at the Kotel, who just turned their back on the tumult and the raucous on the other side of the mechitza and just did their thing. After all, it'd just once a month (thank God nobody told them Adar had two Roshei Chodashim, or maybe they only keep one because it makes sense—it's beyond my rabbinic sensibilities).
Here's another observation: in my own shul in Netanya we barely had a minyan for shacharit this morning, and when it came time for Hallel we mostly mumbled along with one eye on the wall clock. We only sang the part from "Pitchu li shaarey tzedek" on, and since there were barely a dozen of us – you get the picture. So I can't resist admiring a bunch of ladies who make Rosh Chodesh special in the extreme and even bring paratroopers.
This is a great idea, come to think of it – there are so many shuls who suffer from low attendance, especially in these frosty winter mornings – why not invite a couple of paratroopers?
Just tell them they must come help release you from the grip of the Ultra Orthodox. It seems to work.


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The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion argues that the history and archaeology of the site of Gordion, in central Turkey, have been misunderstood since the beginning of its excavation in the 1950s. The first excavation director, Rodney Young, found evidence for substantial destruction during the first decade of fieldwork; this was interpreted as proof that Gordion had been destroyed ca. 700 B.C. by the Kimmerians, a group of invaders from the Caucusus/Black Sea region, as attested in several ancient literary sources. During the last decade, however, renewed research on the archaeological evidence, within, above, and below the destruction level indicated that the catastrophe that destroyed much of Gordion occurred 100 years earlier, in 800 B.C., and was the result of a fire that quickly got out of control rather than a foreign invasion. This discovery requires a reassessment of Anatolian history during the entire first millennium B.C. and has serious implications for our understanding of the surrounding regions, such as Assyria, Syria, Greece, and Urartu, among others. The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion is the product of a multidisciplinary research program, with dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating working hand in hand with textual and artifact analysis, each of which is treated in a separate chapter in this volume. All of these categories of evidence point to the same conclusion and demonstrate that we need to look at Gordion, and much of the ancient Near East, in a completely new way.
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate the interaction of season and age on serum calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D3 concentrations in llamas and alpacas. 23 clinically normal llamas and 7 alpacas. Animals were assigned to 1 of the 3 following groups on the basis of age at the start of the study: adult (age, > or = 24 months; n = 8), yearling (> 12 but < 20 months; 5), and neonate (< 6 months; 17). Twelve serum samples were obtained at monthly intervals. Calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D3 concentrations were measured, and the calcium-to-phosphorus concentration (Ca:P) ratio calculated. Effect of season and age on each of these variables was determined. Vitamin D3 concentrations varied significantly as a function of season; the highest and lowest concentrations were detected September through October and February through March, respectively. The seasonal decrease in vitamin D3 concentration was significantly greater in neonates and yearlings, compared with adults. Serum phosphorus concentration decreased as a function of age, with the most significant seasonal change detected in the neonate group. The Ca:P ratio in neonates varied between 1.1 and 1.3 except during winter months when it increased to > or = 2.0. Mean vitamin D3 concentration varied by > 6 fold in neonatal and yearling llamas and alpacas and > 3 fold in adult animals as a function of season. These results support the hypothesis that seasonal alterations in vitamin D3 concentrations are a key factor in the development of hypophosphatemic rickets in llamas and alpacas.American Journal of Veterinary Research 08/2001; 62(8):1187-93. · 1.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To determine whether feed restriction induces hepatic lipidosis (HL) in llamas and to evaluate the metabolic changes that develop during feed restriction. 8 healthy adult female llamas. Llamas were fed grass hay at a rate of 0.25% of their body weight per day for 13 to 28 days. Llamas were monitored by use of clinical observation, serum biochemical analyses, and ultrasound-guided liver biopsies. All 8 llamas lost weight and mobilized fat. Five llamas developed HL, including 4 that were nursing crias. During the period of feed restriction, mean serum concentration of bile acids and activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) were significantly higher in llamas that developed HL, compared with llamas that did not. Mean insulin-to-cortisol concentration ratios were lower in llamas with HL before and up to 7 days of feed restriction, compared with those that did not develop HL. HL in llamas may be induced by severe feed restriction, particularly in the face of increased energy demand. Llamas with weight loss attributable to inadequate dietary intake may develop biochemical evidence of hepatopathy and HL. Increases in serum concentration of bile acids and activities of GGT, AST, and SDH may indicate the development of HL in llamas and identify affected animals for aggressive therapeutic intervention.American Journal of Veterinary Research 08/2001; 62(7):1081-7. · 1.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To determine blood glucose clearance in 2 species of New World camelids after IV challenge and to examine mechanisms of this clearance. 5 adult female llamas and 5 adult gelded alpacas. After food was withheld for 12 hours, camelids received 0.5 g of glucose/kg of body weight by rapid IV infusion. Serum concentrations of glucose, nonesterified fatty acids, cortisol, and insulin, and plasma concentrations of lactate were determined before and 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, and 240 minutes after infusion. Ratios of insulin to glucose and insulin to cortisol were calculated for each time point. Postinfusion glucose concentrations were significantly higher in llamas than alpacas for the first 15 minutes and remained significantly higher than baseline values in both species for 180 minutes. Lactate and cortisol concentrations did not change significantly; nonesterified fatty acid concentrations decreased in both species 30 minutes after infusion. Baseline insulin concentrations were < 6 microU/ml in both species and increased only to 10.1 +/- 0.7 microU/ml in llamas. Insulin concentrations did not change significantly in alpacas. Llamas and alpacas clear glucose more slowly than other domestic species after challenge, mainly because of a weak insulin response and slow cellular uptake. This response may impair the assimilation of exogenous glucose as well as make llamas and alpacas prone to diabetes-like disorders when an abundance of endogenous or exogenous glucogenic agents are present.American Journal of Veterinary Research 06/2001; 62(5):682-6. · 1.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Plasma concentration time curves following intravenous (i.v.) administration of 1.5 mg/kg of ranitidine, 0.2 mg/kg, 0.4 mg/kg and 0.8 mg/kg of omeprazole, respectively, were analysed in six llamas. Plasma profiles after i.v. administration of both drugs showed plasma concentrations declining in a biexponential manner with a rapid distribution phase. Pharmacokinetics parameters after ranitidine administration to six llamas showed a mean elimination half-life of 1.53 +/- 0.26 h. The mean volume of distribution (Vdss) in llamas was 1.77 +/- 0.31 L/kg, and mean body clearance in llamas was 0.778 +/- 0.109 L/kg/h. Ranitidine produced only a small transitory (<1 h) decline in acid production when administered i.v. at a dose of 1.5 mg/kg. Omeprazole showed dose-dependent nonlinear pharmacokinetics. The mean half-life of 0.2 mg/kg i.v. omeprazole was shorter than that of 0.4 and 0.8 mg/kg i.v. omeprazole, i.e. 0.61, 0.72 and 1.07 h, respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) and mean residence time (MRT) increased with increasing dose, while clearance decreased as dose increased. The decline in acid production following 0.2 mg/kg i.v. omeprazole was highly variable and did not produce a clinically useful suppression of third compartment acid production. In contrast, both 0.4 mg/kg and 0.8 mg/kg omeprazole i.v. administration significantly reduced third compartment acid production. The reduction in acid production following 0.8 mg/kg omeprazole was not significantly greater than the reduction observed following 0.4 mg/kg dosage. Misoprostol (10 microg/kg) was administered i.v. in an absolute alcohol solution. Two animals collapsed following drug administration. While the side-effects could have been produced by either misoprostol or the alcohol vehicle, the clinical changes were more consistent with an adverse drug reaction. Unfortunately, the limitation of UV detection did not provide the sensitivity needed to quantify the amount of misoprostol in llama plasma, and the pharmacokinetics could not be evaluated.Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 02/2001; 24(1):23-33. · 1.35 Impact Factor
Article: Pathogenesis of Streptococcus zooepidemicus infection after intratracheal inoculation in llamas.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To test whether generalized Streptococcus zooepidemicus infection could be induced by intratracheal inoculation in llamas and to characterize this infection. 6 test and 3 control llamas. Test llamas received 1 of 3 dosages of S. zooepidemicus by intratracheal injection, whereas control llamas received sterile culture medium. Physical examination variables and results of clinicopathologic analyses of blood, peritoneal fluid, and tracheal wash fluid were compared in test llamas between, before, and during the development of bacteremia and with control llamas. Bacteriologic culture was performed on all collected body fluids and tissue specimens that were collected at necropsy. Tissue specimens that were collected at necropsy were examined histologically. Infection induced fever, anorexia, and signs of depression. Five of 6 infected llamas developed specific signs of inflammation in the thorax or abdomen, bacteremia, neutrophilic leukocytosis with toxic changes and high band neutrophil cell counts, hyperfibrinogenemia, and high peritoneal fluid WBC counts and protein concentrations. On development of bacteremia, llamas had significant decreases in serum iron (from 118+/-25 to 6+/-4 microg/ml) and increases in serum glucose (from 131+/-5 to 253+/-48 mg/dl) concentrations. Streptococcus zooepidemicus spreads rapidly to other body compartments after intratracheal inoculation in llamas. Fever, anorexia, and signs of depression are the most consistent clinical signs, although other signs are possible. Clinicopathologic analysis of body fluids yields evidence of inflammation. Infection by S. zooepidemicus can be proven by bacteriologic culture of body fluids before death or of tissue specimens after death.American Journal of Veterinary Research 01/2001; 61(12):1525-9. · 1.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: As part of a larger project investigating the development and heritability of choanal atresia glama), it was necessary to develop a protocol for aborting llamas at various stages of gestation. Twenty-seven animals between 4 and 7 mo of gestation were successfully aborted a total of 53 times following two 250 microg intramuscular injections of cloprostenol at 24 h intervals. Abortion was induced once in 10 animals and multiple times (range 2 to 5) in 17 animals. Twenty-four animals (45.2%) aborted 3 d following the first injection, with 20 animals (37.7%) aborting 4 d post prostaglandin administration. Other animals aborted at 2 d (n=6, 11.3%), 5 d (n=2, 3.8%), and 7 d (n=1, 1.9%) following drug administration. Forty-nine (92.5%) of the abortions occurred following a single series of injections, while 4 animals (7.5%) aborted following a second series of injections. No confirmed pregnant animals failed to abort following the second series of cloprostenol injections. Conception rates in animals rebred 2 to 4 wk following an abortion were comparable to those of untreated animals in the research herd. Unlike the severe hypertension and death that has been reported following dinoprost tromethamine administration in the llama, no adverse reactions were observed in this study following cloprostenol administration. The results demonstrate that llamas can be safely and effectively aborted up to 7 mo of gestation (normal full term gestation = 342 +/- 10 days) without adverse effects on subsequent fertility.Theriogenology 09/2000; 54(3):497-505. · 2.08 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To identify factors associated with hepatic lipidosis (HL) in llamas and alpacas. Retrospective case series. 30 llamas and 1 alpaca. Medical records were searched to identify llamas or alpacas in which a histologic diagnosis of HL was made. Information was retrieved on signalment, history, clinical and laboratory findings, and results of necropsy or examination of biopsy specimens. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi 2 analyses. Females were affected more often than males; however, the sex distribution was not different from that of the camelid population in the diagnostic laboratory's database. Fifty-four percent of the females were pregnant, and 46% were lactating. Most affected camelids were 6 to 10 years old. Anorexia and recent weight loss were common (51.6% of camelids). An infective agent was found in only one ilama, and toxins and mineral deficiencies were not identified. The most common abnormalities on serum biochemical analysis were a high concentration of bile acids, high activities of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and hypoproteinemia. Concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) and beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-HB) were high in those camelids in which these compounds were assayed. Twenty-nine camelids did not survive. Sick camelids should be considered at risk for developing HL, especially those with anorexia or the metabolic demands of pregnancy and lactation. Other stresses also appear to contribute. High concentrations of NEFA, beta-HB, and bile acids; high activities of GGT and AST; and hypoproteinemia may indicate that HL has developed.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 06/1999; 214(9):1368-72. · 1.72 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This is a description of the radiographic appearance of the normal gastrointestinal tract of neonatal crias with survey and contrast radiography, including transit times for the various segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Radiographs of the abdomen of six healthy neonatal llama crias positioned in right lateral and dorsal recombency were obtained initially then at various intervals post barium administration. Portions of the gastrointestinal tract that could be identified included the stomach with first, second and third compartments, the duodenal ampulla, small intestine, proximal loop of the ascending colon, spiral colon and descending colon. Barium given by orogastric intubation rapidly entered all three compartments of the stomach and the proximal small intestine. Overall the transit time through the intestinal tract of the crias was longer than expected with no emptying of the ascending colon and beyond though studies were carried to 48-72 hours. Recommendations are made for frequency of radiographs.Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 01/1999; 40(6):596-604. · 1.41 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To establish reference values for blood concentrations of total calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), and vitamin E (Vit E) in clinically normal llamas. 270 llamas ranging in age from < 1 month to > 15 years and grouped by age, sex, pregnancy status, and stage of gestation. Selected llamas were from 21 farms in Oregon, did not have previous health problems, and met specific health criteria on examination. Serum and blood samples were obtained and analyzed for concentrations of Ca, P, Fe, Cu, Se, Zn, and Vit E, and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) and percentage of transferrin saturation (% Sat). Mean differences by age, sex, pregnancy status, and stage of gestation, as well as all interactions, were compared to establish reference values. Mean values and reference ranges for most of the minerals and vitamins were similar to previously reported values. Male versus female differences were not identified for any measurements. Age was a significant variable for Ca, P, Fe, and Se concentrations, as well as Ca-to-P ratio and TIBC. Identified age-based effects were modeled by use of linear regression. Copper and Zn concentrations and % Sat did not differ as a function of age. Serum Vit E concentration was influenced by an age by sex interaction and stage of gestation. Age was found to be an important variable influencing many blood nutrient concentrations in healthy llamas. Clinical diagnosis of metabolic disease may be improved with use of age-based reference values, especially for neonates.American Journal of Veterinary Research 08/1998; 59(8):1063-70. · 1.35 Impact Factor
Article: Normal reference intervals and the effects of time and feeding on serum bile acid concentrations in llamas.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Fifty clinically healthy llamas, 0.5-13 years of age (22 intact males, 10 neutered males, 18 females), with no biochemical evidence of liver disease or hematologic abnormalities, were selected to establish serum bile acid reference intervals. Serum samples submitted to the clinical pathology laboratory were analyzed using a colorimetric enzymatic assay to establish bile acid reference intervals. A nonparametric distribution of llama bile acid concentrations was 1-23 micromol/liter for llamas >1 year of age and 10-44 micromol/liter for llamas < or = 1 year of age. A significant difference was found between these 2 age groups. No correlation was detected between gender and bile acid concentrations. The reference intervals were 1.1-22.9 micromol/liter for llamas >1 year of age and 1.8-49.8 micromol/liter for llamas < or = 1 year of age. Additionally, a separate group of 10 healthy adult llamas (5 males, 5 females, 5-11 years of age) without biochemical or hematologic abnormalities was selected to assess the effects of feeding and time intervals on serum bile acid concentrations. These 10 llamas were provided fresh water and hay ad libitum, and serum samples were obtained via an indwelling jugular catheter hourly for 11 hours. Llamas were then kept from food overnight (12 hours), and subsequent samples were taken prior to feeding (fasting baseline time, 23 hours after trial initiation) and postprandially at 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 8 hours. In feeding trials, there was no consistent interaction between bile acid concentrations and time, feeding, or 12-hour fasting. Prior feeding or time of day did not result in serum bile acid concentrations outside the reference interval, but concentrations from individual llamas varied within this interval over time.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation: official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc 04/1998; 10(2):174-8. · 1.18 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The disposition of five therapeutic antimicrobial agents was studied in llamas (Lama glama) following intravenous bolus administration. Six llamas were each given ampicillin, tobramycin, trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, enrofloxacin and ceftiofur at a dose of 12 mg/kg, 1 mg/kg, 3 mg/kg, 15 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg, and 2.2 mg/kg of body weight, respectively, with a wash out period of at least 3 days between treatments. Plasma concentrations of these antimicrobial agents over 12 h following i.v. bolus dosing were determined by reverse phase HPLC. Disposition of the five antimicrobial agents was described by a two compartment open model with elimination from the central compartment, and also by non-compartmental methods. From compartmental analysis, the elimination rate constant, half-life, and apparent volume of distribution in the central compartment were determined. Statistical moment theory was used to determine noncompartmental pharmacokinetic parameters of mean residence time, clearance, and volume of distribution at steady state. Based on the disposition parameters determined, and stated assumptions of likely effective minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) a dose and dosing interval for each of five antimicrobial agents were suggested as 6 mg/kg every 12 h for ampicillin; 4 mg/kg once a day or 0.75 mg/kg every 8 h for tobramycin; 3.0 mg/kg/15 mg/kg every 12 h for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; 5 mg/kg every 12 h for enrofloxacin; and 2.2 mg/kg every 12 h for ceftiofur sodium for llamas. Steady-state peak and trough plasma concentrations were also predicted for the drugs in this study for llamas.Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 01/1997; 19(6):431-8. · 1.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate vitamin D concentrations in juvenile llamas and alpacas with hypophosphatemic rickets. Prospective cohort study. 21 llamas (14 with rickets, 7 clinically normal) and 9 alpacas (6 with rickets, 3 clinically normal). Blood samples were collected at the time of diagnosis and prior to the initiation of treatment. Serum concentrations of calcium, inorganic phosphorus, and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (vitamin D3) were determined on all samples. Comparisons were completed for disease status, age, sex, species, month of birth, and all interactions. Serum concentrations of phosphorus and vitamin D were lower in affected llamas and alpacas than in clinically normal llamas and alpacas, even when mean concentrations were adjusted for age differences. Species (llama or alpaca), sex, and age did not affect any of the metabolite concentrations within this study population. Month of birth influenced vitamin D concentrations and number of affected llamas and alpacas per month. The greatest number of affected llamas and alpacas was identified between January through March, suggesting a seasonal pattern to this syndrome. Treatment of affected llamas and alpacas with vitamin D resulted in increased concentrations of phosphorus and vitamin D. Serum phosphorus concentration was best predicted by 2 independent variables (serum vitamin D concentration and month of birth). We believe vitamin D deficiency is the primary cause of hypophosphatemic-rickets of growing camelids, and the observed hypophosphatemia is secondary to a primary deficiency of vitamin D. Appropriate treatment with vitamin D supplements can correct hypophosphatemia and vitamin D deficiency in camelids.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 10/1996; 209(6):1128-33. · 1.72 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Megaesophagus was diagnosed in 15 llamas on the basis of survey and contrast radiography. Age of onset ranged from 13 months to 9.5 years. Clinical signs varied, with salivation being the most common; regurgitation or dysphagia were noted in only 33% of the cases. Duration of the disorder ranged from 1 week to 5 years. Organophosphate toxicity was the cause of megaesophagus in 1 llama. While most cases were of unknown etiology, the 3 with histological abnormalities included 1 with vagal neuropathy and 2 with a degenerative myopathy of esophageal muscles. The causes in most were undetermined.Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 01/1995; 9(2):92-9. · 2.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The diagnosis of third compartment ulcers in the llama and alpaca is largely one of exclusion. Clinical signs may include mild to severe colic, inappetence, decreased fecal output, bruxism, and depression. Abdominocentesis results are usually unremarkable if C3 perforation has not occurred but reflective of a generalized peritonitis if full thickness ulceration has occurred. The H-2 receptor antagonists cimetidine and ranitidine do not suppress C3 acid production for a significant period of time and are of questionable efficacy in the management of C3 ulcers.Veterinary Clinics of North America Food Animal Practice 08/1994; 10(2):319-30. · 2.40 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (HAH) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants. Studies in rats have shown that HAH treatment can lead to dysregulation of circulating hormone levels, including prolactin. Reduction of prolactin levels in both rats and mice is inhibitory to immune function. Previous studies have reported suppression of alloantigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) activity in mice treated with 3,3', 4,4', 5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (HxCB). Here we report that treatment of mice with HxCB (10 mg/kg body weight) leads to a significant reduction of serum prolactin levels (by 89% to 3.7 ng/ml) on day 10 post alloantigen injection (P815 mastocytoma), the day of peak alloantigen-specific CTL activity. Prolactin levels were not altered on day 3 post alloantigen injection. Treatment with bromocriptine (5 mg/kg/day) reduced serum prolactin levels slightly on day 3 and significantly (94% to 2.1 ng/ml) on day 10 post alloantigen injection. Splenic CTL activity was not altered by treatment with bromocriptine. The data presented here suggest that reduction of prolactin levels alone, to the extent observed in HxCB-treated mice, is not causative for CTL suppression.International Journal of Immunopharmacology 04/1994; 16(3):251-7.
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ABSTRACT: To provide long-term gastric fistulas for collection of third-compartment gastric contents, Janeway mucosal tube gastrostomy was performed, using a gastrointestinal stapling instrument, in 6 castrated adult male llamas. Mean operative time (+/- SEM) was 65 +/- 4.16 minutes. All llamas survived the 6-week study period. Of the 6 llamas, 5 did not have signs of abdominal pain and returned to preoperative food consumption amounts within 36 hours. One llama had mild intermittent signs of abdominal pain daily for 7 days before returning to preoperative amount of food consumption. All gastrostomies leaked small amounts of gastric contents around indwelling 6- to 8-mm cannulas at the skin surface. Gastric contents did not leak when cannulas were dislodged from gastrostomy stomas. Replacement of cannulas was rapid and easy. Gravity-flow sample collection was best accomplished through 8-mm cannulas. Mean (+/- SEM) weight loss was detected in all llamas (15 +/- 3 kg) and was associated with frequent nonfeeding and stress of sample collection. Gross necropsy findings were unremarkable in 5 of 6 llamas. All mucosal tube gastrostomies were patent, and there was no evidence of peritonitis. One llama had a single fibrous adhesion connecting the operative site with the ascending colon. Histologically, small (2.5- to 15-mm diameter) partial-thickness mucosal erosions identified at the tube gastrostomy-gastric wall junctions may have been associated with indwelling gastric cannulas. The Janeway gastrostomy was generally well tolerated in the llamas and should be considered as a useful long-term fistulation technique.American Journal of Veterinary Research 03/1994; 55(2):301-4. · 1.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Normal growth characteristics of llamas (Lama glama) were evaluated from conception until 1 week after parturition in pregnant females (study 1) and from 1 month after birth to maturity (study 2). In study 1, pregnant multiparous llamas (n = 10) were measured at monthly intervals from conception until 1 week after parturition; in study 2, llamas (n = 270) were measured once. Body weight of pregnant llamas (study 1) did not increase significantly until after the eighth month of pregnancy. Llamas of study 2 reached mature height, length, thoracic circumference, and weight at 18, 24, 36, and 36 months of age, respectively. From 1 month of age to maturity, the growth characteristics of males, nonpregnant females, and females during the first 8 months of pregnancy did not differ. Correlations (r2) between height, length, and thoracic circumference related to body weight for all but the pregnant llamas during the last 3 months of pregnancy were 0.822, 0.834, and 0.948, respectively. The equation describing thoracic circumference as a predictor of body weight was: Weight (kg) = (1.005 x 10(-3)) x circumference (cm)2.424.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 05/1992; 200(8):1095-100. · 1.72 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A syndrome characterized by anemia, erythrocyte dyscrasia, low body weight, and hypothyroidism was observed in 8 llamas (Lama glama). At initial examination (1 to 23 months of age; median, 7.5 months), llamas (3 males, 5 females) were markedly underweight (29 to 55 kg; median, 36 kg) and anemic (PCV, 12.9 to 25.5% [median, 19%]). Five of the llamas became progressively more anemic over time; in 2 of them, PCV decreased to less than 10%. Erythrocyte changes included severe poikilocytosis, anisocytosis, asymmetric distribution of hemoglobin within the cytoplasm, and cytoplasmic extensions from one or both poles. Six llamas had moderate to severe valgus deformities of the carpus. All llamas had low baseline serum thyroxine concentration and diminished response to thyrotropin administration. Baseline and post-thyrotropin triiodothyronine concentrations did not have consistent patterns. Five llamas were hypophosphatemic and 7 had low serum iron concentration (iron concentration was not determined in 1 llama). Orally administered iron supplementation did not induce clinical improvement. Because 3 of the affected llamas were full sisters, a genetic basis for the problem has to be considered. It was not possible to evaluate the familial relationship of the other 5 affected llamas. Although the underlying cause of the problem was not established, the prognosis for affected llamas is guarded to poor.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 02/1991; 198(1):81-8. · 1.72 Impact Factor
Article: Role of the Ah locus in suppression of cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity by halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PCBs and TCDD): structure-activity relationships and effects in C57Bl/6 mice congenic at the Ah locus.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Previous studies have shown that the generation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) following allogeneic tumor challenge is suppressed in Ah-responsive C57Bl/6 mice treated with a single oral dose of the toxic, Ah receptor-binding 3,4,5,3',4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (HxCB). The present studies have examined the specific role of the Ah receptor in this immunotoxic response by utilizing HxCB isomers of known, varied affinity for the Ah receptor as well as by comparing effects of high-affinity Ah receptor ligands (3,4,5,3',4',5'-HxCB and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin [TCDD]) on the CTL response of mice that differ only at the Ah locus, that is, Ah-responsive (Ahbb) and Ah-nonresponsive (Ahdd) congenic C57Bl/6 mice. Correlative changes in thymic weight, serum corticosterone (CS) levels, and spleen cellularity were also measured. The potency of HxCB congeners (3,4,5,3',4',5'-; 2,3,4,5,3',4'-; 2,4,5,2',4',5'-) and 2,3,7,8-TCDD to suppress the CTL response, to reduce spleen cellularity, to cause thymic atrophy, and to elevate serum CS levels was directly correlated with the binding affinity of the congener for the Ah receptor. Furthermore, these parameters of immunotoxicity in Ahdd C57Bl/6 mice were significantly more resistant to alterations induced by either 3,4,5,3',4',5'-HxCB or 2,3,7,8-TCDD as compared to Ahbb C57Bl/6 mice. These results strongly support an Ah receptor-dependent immunotoxic mechanism in suppression of the CTL response following acute exposure to halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons.Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 05/1990; 14(3):532-41.
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