Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Iraq War veteran injured during a clash between police and anti-Wall Street protesters this week wasn't taking part in the demonstrations out of economic need.

The 24-year-old Scott Olsen makes a good living as a network engineer and has a nice apartment overlooking San Francisco Bay. And yet, his friends say, he felt so strongly about economic inequality in the United States that he fought for overseas that he slept at a protest camp after work.

"He felt you shouldn't wait until something is affecting you to get out and do something about it," said friend and roommate Keith Shannon, who served with Olsen in Iraq.

It was that feeling that drew …

Iran seeks changes in uranium plan

State television says Iran will agree to the "general framework" of a U.N.-drafted plan to ship enriched uranium out of the country for processing, but will seek "important changes" in the deal.

The report Tuesday on the state-run channel Al-Alam does not specify the amendments Iran will seek. It says Iran will officially reply within 48 hours.

The plan calls for Iran to ship 70 percent of its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment. The U.S. and its allies see the deal as a way to at least delay Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon. Iran denies any intention to build a bomb.

Another Iranian state channel, Press TV, …

Blowup's fallout // Tirade by Rodman adds to Bulls' woes

Cut through the fog of a two-game losing streak and DennisRodman's ill-timed string of postgame obscenities, and two heavyissues remain:

Will Rodman once again land on the suspended list for his publicundressing of David Stern, Rod Thorn and NBA referees, furtherdepleting the Bulls' front line?

And is there a growing fracture in the delicate chemistry of theBulls, who had cruised through the first 17 games of the season?Here's what we know: By telling the league to bleep off andpersonally insulting the most influential men in the league, Rodmanhas once again asked for punishment. He served a six-game suspensionlast season for head-butting a referee and is …

Romney hopes to win big in New Hampshire primary

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney hoped for a big victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday as he sought to build momentum ahead of a crucial, but tougher, state contest later this month.

His rivals fought for a strong second-place showing as Romney, the former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, is well known to voters in New Hampshire where he owns a vacation home, and was expected to win. But the margin of victory could determine whether he quickly clinches the Republican nomination for president or faces a grueling battle in South Carolina on Jan. 21 and in the primary race overall.

Romney just won last week's Iowa's caucuses, the …

Revised 'Harry Potter' encyclopedia to be released

A "Harry Potter" fan and Web site operator said Friday he is publishing a revised version of his Potter reference guide after losing a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by British author J. K. Rowling.

Steven Vander Ark said at a news conference at a southwestern Michigan bookstore that Muskegon-based RDR Books will publish "The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials" on Jan. 12. Its suggested retail price will be $24.95.

Rowling and Warner Bros., maker of the Harry Potter films and owner of intellectual property rights to the Potter books and movies, sued RDR Books in 2007 to stop the publication …

Funding rules complicate plan for new schools

It appears unlikely that a second West Side school will be fundedby the state, based on a review of criteria provided by the stateSchool Building Authority.

The authority puts the health and safety of children high on itslist of priorities used to decide funding requests. It typicallydoes not build new schools close to each other in consecutive years.The authority also considers economies of scale.

The Kanawha County school board recently decided to ask theauthority this year for money to build a second new elementary onthe West Side rather than funds to replace Bonham Elementary, whichis vulnerable to flash flooding.

But the board hopes to go back to the …

Novelas familiares: figuraciones de la nación en la novela latinoamericana

Saona, Margarita. Novelas familiares: figuraciones de la naci�n en la novela latinoamericana. Rosario: Beatriz Viterbo, 2004. 272 pp. ISBN 950-845-141-6

La hip�tesis de este trabajo es que se define la voz narrativa de diferentes novelas latinoamericanas publicadas en los �ltimos cuarenta a�os en cuanto a su pertenencia o exclusi�n respecto a una familia. Esto es as� porque la familia aparece como el n�cleo humano que dramatiza las tensiones que se dan tambi�n en el �mbito de la naci�n. La autora advierte dos posibles objeciones a esta tesis: primero, la referencia a la familia puede considerarse una paradoja en los modernos estados-naciones en los cuales surgen nuevas formas de …