Dan Arnett challenges Congressman Dan BorenRICKY MARANONThe Oklahoma Daily

Republican Dan Arnett announced Wednesday he wil l run against U.S. Rep. Dan Boren in the 2010 election for Oklahomas second district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Arnett, a law student and legal intern for Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater, announced his intention to run ex-clusively with The Daily.

Im a firm believer that if you want

something done right, then you have to do it yourself, Arnett said.

He said Boren is more concerned with main-taining his position than making real change for the people in his district.

He doesnt want to rock the boat, and he doesnt use his vote for real change, Arnett said. The most hes done is author bills naming post offices and supporting resolutions that recognize special groups on holidays.

Arnett, 24, equated Borens alleged inac-tion to taxation without representation, and said he is only a conservative because of convenience.

He is conservative on two issues [abor-tion] and the second amendment, Arnett said. On everything else, he aligns himself with President Obama.

Arnett said his issues go beyond ideologi-cal disagreements.

The most important issue will be the economy, he said. I also want to simplify the tax code, make social security benefits inheritable, give the president the power of a line-item veto and present measures that will

make representatives more accountable.If elected, Arnett will be 26-years-old when

he takes office. He said his age gives him an opportunity to represent his generation.

Younger generations are becoming more politically active, he said. The median age for representatives is 50, and if I am elected, my generation will have another voice in Congress.

Congressman Boren said he is busy doing the job Oklahomans elected him to do last November, and hasnt formally announced his future plans.

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ASHBURN, Va. Malcolm Kelly celebrated Oklahomas 2007 Big 12 championship victory with a freestyle rap staccatoed through an understandably huge grin.

After all, not only had his Sooners just hammered Missouri 38-17 to win their second conference crown in a row, but Kelly seemed set to launch his 6-foot-4 frame into the National Football League as talk of his being a first-round selection grew louder and louder. At the time, it seemed like 2008 would be Malcolm Kellys year.

It wasnt.First, Kelly missed OUs Fiesta Bowl loss to West Virginia

with a quadriceps injury. Then came his pro day, where, ac-cording to reports, Kelly lashed out at some Sooner coaches after a last-minute switch in running surfaces might have contributed to his less-than-stellar time in the 40-yard dash.

I guess I learned from it a little bit, Kelly said. I should have talked it over more with [director of sports enhance-ment Jerry Schmidt]. Im sorry for the way I blew up.

Those concerns about injuries, speed and attitude caused Kellys name to slide into the second round of the draft, where the Washington Redskins selected him with the 51st overall pick. His quadriceps injury, along with arthroscop-ic knee surgery in August, limited Kelly to five games in his

rookie season, where he caught just three passes for 18 yards. Another knee surgery in January followed a disappointing season for Kelly and the Redskins (8-8).

Kelly is now healthy and ready to shake off 2008.When I rolled out of my bed this morning, I was like Man,

this has been a long time coming, Kelly said after participating in his first full organized team activity of the off-season. I was just anxious to get back out there and actually run a route, have a ball hit my hands and cut upfield.

Though Kelly began 2009 with a surgery, it was a more minor procedure than doctors first believed.

In other words, Kelly finally caught a break.It was a real big relief, because at Oklahoma, I had the

one knee problem [sophomore year], Kelly said. To keep me away from the field as long as it did last year, it turned on a light in me, that it wasnt going to be as complicated as it was [thought to be].

It seems to be enough to get Kelly on the field and up to full speed.

What was nice [about the June 1 practice] was we didnt have to give him any rest, Redskins head coach Jim Zorn said. He just took his normal reps. We didnt limit him in any

way. We didnt put him on little short routes, hoping he could last for the practice. We just practiced him, and that was a tre-mendous sign.

Kelly, if healthy, could quickly boost a Redskins offense that finished 23rd in passing yards per game last season.

We will throw it to him deep, Washington receivers coach Stan Hixon said. He doesnt have blazing speed, but really, you dont need to have blazing speed with his height. Just get him in a jump ball situation, and we think well get a catch or pass interference. Dont let them catch it, and well be fine.

It was a strategy that Kelly employed often and effectively to hook up with Sam

Bradford, Paul Thompson and Rhett Bomar for 2,285 yards and 21 touchdowns while at OU. Both of those numbers put Kelly second in school history for a career in those categories.

Kelly would also like to dwell on those, and other positives, when he considers his relationship with the OU, and not the harsh words he uttered after his pro day faux pas.

I try to dial [controversy] down as much as I could, be-cause I was there for three years, and there are a lot of fans there and I met a lot of people there, so I just didnt want to burn that bridge like that, he said.

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Course focuses on microbes which break down pollutantsKYLE WESTThe Oklahoma Daily

Microbiology professor Joseph Suflita isnt teaching your typical intersession course.

His class is composed of 24 students from around the world who came to Norman specifically to study how bio-technology can be used to clean the en-vironment. Twelve students traveled from Europe for the course, and 12 are from the United States.

I think its a real feather in OUs cap that this was chosen as the place that stu-dents from all over Europe and the U.S. have come, Suflita said. Im pleased that OU is able to host them.

A l l a n S i m o n s e n c a m e f r o m Copenhagen, Denmark, to take part in the course.

Its been really great, definitely. Weve met a lot of scientists that work in the same field, Simonsen said. Weve learned a lot. The Norman landfill is a good place to study what were learning about.

Suflita said the Norman landfill is a na-tional research site for microbial biodeg-radation education.

People come from all over the world to experiment in the Norman landfill, he said.

T h e c o u r s e i s s p o n s o r e d b y t h e U.S. E.U. Commission Task Force on Biotechnology Research.

Suflita said one of the most important things about the course was to bring stu-dents from the U.S. and E.U. together.

He said the course is meant to foster an international community between students and professors, while prepar-ing students for a future using microbial degradation the breakdown of envi-ronmental pollutants using microbial processes.

These are people I hope that will be collaborating with each other for a long time, Suflita said. Were not so different, and our contamination problems are not so different. Lets focus on what we have in common instead of our differences. Pollution doesnt know borders, so we shouldnt either.

Manuela Coci, a research student from Italy, also mentioned the importance of an international community in the field of environmental biotechnology.

The course was meant to create a tight group of people who work together, now

and in the future, Coci said. We are re-ally enjoying everybody so were very happy.

Anna Palmisano, task force co-chair, said courses like these help strengthen OUs reputation abroad.

We have a stellar group of young sci-entists that have been drawn here to OU for this class, Palmisano said. I think this reflects very positively on the university. The mission of our working group is to train the next generation of leaders in en-vironmental biotechnology to work cor-roboratively on an international scale.

Graduating college seniors have high hopes and high credit card debt

COLIN CURLEYThe Oklahoma Daily

Last month, President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Act of 2009, a bill that will regulate credit card com-panies from charging excessive fees and to limit interest rate increases.

The bill also restricts credit lines to $500 or 20 percent of income for people younger than 21.

The bill, scheduled to take effect in July 2010, is de-signed to protect consumers in debt from surprise fees resulting from paying bills online or by phone. Credit card companies will also have to provide an explanation and 45-day notice before any rates are increased.

Restrictions will also be placed on consumers. People under 21 trying to acquire a credit card must be able to prove they or their legal guardians can pay off the debt.

According to Campus Progress, a student-oriented po-litical think tank, aggressive marketing by the card compa-nies and multimillion-dollar agreements with universities have presented young people with ample opportunities to borrow money they cant repay. College seniors with cred-it cards are graduating with an average balance of $4,100, a 41 percent increase in the past five years, the group says.

Steven Atkins, anthropology senior, said he recently paid off his credit card after being in debt for a few months.

I was walking down the South Oval one day and saw a Bank of America stand giving out credit cards, Atkins said. I decided I needed to establish credit so I signed up. After receiving my free blanket, I went straight to the bars and ran up all my tabs. I guess I got a little carried away.

OU press secretary Jay Doyle said OU offers several edu-cational programs and counseling to help prevent credit card abuse and poor money management.

OUs Financial Education & Counseling Center pro-vides students with free information about managing

their finances, Doyle said. There are also workshops for students to learn about budgeting and debt management, he said.

Doyle said more than half of incoming freshman are enrolled in the Gateway to College Learning course, a course available only to freshmen that provides informa-tion and resources for how to succeed in college. Each class includes a unit on financial issues faced by college students.

Each [textbook] that instructors may choose has a chapter that focuses on financial success and the use of credit cards, Doyle said.

Atkins said he has never heard of any educational pro-grams offering financial advice, however.

It sounds like a good idea, Atkins said. It is pretty poorly advertised though.

OU currently holds a contract with Bank of America, al-lowing it exclusive rights to market its cards to students, staff and alumni.

For many years, the University of Oklahoma has had an agreement in place with a single credit card company, Doyle said. By having an agreement in place, the univer-sity has a way to control marketing efforts.

Doyle said the funds received from Bank of America are designated for campus improvements.

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A bill recently signed into law by Presdent Obama is designed to reduce credit card debt by requiring people under 21 to prove they can repay debt before they are issued credit cards.

POLICE REPORTSNames are compiled from the Norman Police Department and OUPD. The reports serve as a record of arrests and citations, not convictions. Those listed are innocent until proven guilty.

MUNICIPAL WARRANTBrandon James Kelly, 22, Triad Village Drive, MondayLloyd Scott Miles, 41, 1700 84th Ave. S.E., MondayJesus S. Albe Escobedo Hernandez, 18, 201 W. Gray St., TuesdayEdward William Frakes, 48, 201 W. Gray St. ,TuesdayRiley Ross Griffi n, 23, N. Flood Ave., Tuesday

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OU IT STORE SPRING CLEAN-UP

JAMES LOVETTThe Oklahoma Daily

The OU IT Store is providing free cleaning and disposal of old university-owned computer hardware this week as part of their Spring Clean-up initia-tive.

University employees with out-of-date or dysfunctional equipment can e-mail OU Information Technology and arrange a pick-up time.

The OU IT Store normally charges $65 fo r e ras ing information from items over 6-years-old, but will provide the service free of charge through Friday.

OU IT spokesman Nicholas

Key said there are two reasons for the clean-up campaign.

The fi rst function is a green function, Key explained. All of the items that are dropped off we send to be recycled or trashed in an environmentally positive way. The other func-tion of this is that we wipe [the memory] to Department of Defense standards so if there is any proprietary information we get that information.

Key said the clean-up is for departmental computers of any age, make or model.

University employees can arrange a pick-up time by sending an e-mail to itstore@ou.edu.

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International students Wouter Van Der Star and Autje Gittel distinguish colony colors from bac-teria samples drawn from the Norman landfill.

REP. COLE WORRIED ABOUT JOBS IN DISTRICT

Rep. Tom Cole testified Tuesday before the International Trade Commission.

Cole said he was a strong advocate for free trade but that China is obligated to follow rules established when it was made part of the World Trade Organization.

He blamed the 2006 closure of the Bridgestone/Firestone plant in Oklahoma City and the loss of more than 1,400 jobs on the imports. If trade rules arent enforced, 4,200 more jobs at the Goodyear plant in Lawton and the Michelin factory in Ardmore could be lost, Cole testified.

During a deep recession, I think it both unfair and reckless to sit back and watch people lose their jobs when there are legitimate ways to prevent that, he said.

The United Steelworkers filed a petition in April asking the

International Trade Commission to limit Chinese imports of pas-senger and light truck tires to 21 million, which eventually could be raised in small increments. In 2008, according to the union, there were 46 million tires worth $1.7 billion imported from China.

While imports grew by 215 percent in volume from 2004 to 2008, 5,100 domestic workers jobs were eliminated at four tire plants, including the one in Oklahoma City, according to the union.

The union has argued that the imports have disrupted the domestic market.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- This could be one of those days when you will discover that you possess the necessary determi-nation to see diffi cult matters through to their conclusions. Get those tough assignments out of the way.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Youll have a far better time getting together with just a few special friends than if you en-gage in activities that involve a large group. The companionship of close pals will be fulfi lling and enjoyable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Be sure to take on the job of reviewing the household bills. With your sharp eye, youll discover less expensive and less demanding ways to organize the familys budget.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Dont put off communication with those who share a common goal, especially if you have something critical that needs to be discussed. Youll have good luck in reaching everyone who matters.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- With just a little extra effort, a couple of tough issues can be dealt with quite successfully. The important thing is to remain optimistic throughout negotia-tions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- If you have some kind of project in mind that you would like to develop, right now is an excellent time. People are more serious-minded and willing to give things a try.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Continue to keep secret ambitions under wraps until you have all the pieces in place. Once you do, no one can ques-tion the ways and means you use to handle matters, nor claim the idea.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you have an opportu-nity to put in a good word about a friend, do so because it will pay off in more ways than you can count. Your pal will praise you to many people who matter in your eyes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It may serve a purpose to see yourself as an underdog when entering a competitive situation because it could encourage you to try harder. Youll be prepared to get tough when the going gets rough.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Dont hesitate to make a tough decision regardless of how stern you think it makes you look to the casual observer. Events will prove your stance correct, espe-cially when it proves benefi cial to all involved.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Now is the time to take on a diffi cult, long-neglected assign-ment because youll be more detail-conscious than usual and your chances for success are excellent. Do it today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Step forward, and take measures to solidify a relation-ship that you feel is enormously important to you. Dont wait for the other person to make the overtures, because that may never happen.

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I couldnt decide what to write about this week, so I decided to ask some of my friends. I received lots of unique sugges-tions, but one friend adamantly insisted that I tell the world her story.

Apparently, someone at the Civic Center lied to her about something or someone. Im sure you dont want to hear about that, but it did get me thinking about honesty.

Most of us will let just about anything come out of our mouth without thinking and lying is no exception. I started keep-ing track of how often I told lies and I was very surprised. I have always thought my-self to be an honest individual. I just tell little white lies every once in a while to be polite.

But as the week wore on, I realized that this is not the case. I lied about the dumb-est and most important things how I was feeling, if I was hungry, if I minded if someone smoked. On their own, these lies didnt seem important, but when I stepped back and looked at the big picture,

I realized how dishonest I was being. This week, I challenge you to do the

same thing. For one week, make a mental note every

time you tell a lie, no matter how unim-portant the lie seems. I suspect that you will be very surprised come next week.

So, we all lie to some extent, but why? To be sure, sometimes we lie to protect others. We would never tell our significant other that their facial hair looks absolutely hid-eous, nor would we admit that yes, in fact, that dress does make you look fat. I dont know if you can call these sorts of white lies right, but certainly, our society has grown to accept them.

Other lies, however, are done to protect ourselves: our thoughts, our feelings, our emotions. You see, honesty is more than just not telling lies, its also about disclos-ing the unadulterated truth. We have a tendency to obscure facts or simply speak vaguely in order to avoid showing people whats really inside of us. There are things

we like to do, things we dont like to do, and things we cant live without that we refuse to tell our friends about.

We wrap ourselves in the fear that if our friends found out who we really were, they wouldnt like us anymore, or perhaps they would think differently of us. But this dis-guising of the truth harms us more than we think. If we spend our whole lives trying to hide the fact that we actually love to play Dungeons and Dragons, we are robbing ourselves of meaningful relationships built on honesty and trust. It may be painful to admit these hidden truths about ourselves, but it is ultimately for the better.

I met one of my first college friends on the first day of college and he seemed like a cool, popular, easy-going ladies man. These things arent entirely untrue, but I later found out that in addition to his cool demeanor, behind close doors, he is a complete Star Wars nut, and I dont think lesser of him for that. In fact, I admire his honesty to the worldit takes a lot of guts

to admit that side of you. The point is this: we all have secrets

little lies we tell ourselves and our friends every daybut while those secrets seem to be protecting us from the harshness of reality, they are actually devaluing our re-lationships and preventing us from friend-ships built on trust and honesty.

It sounds clich, but youve got to be true to yourself, and that means being true to others as well. My second challenge for you this week is to disclose one of your lit-tle secrets to a friend. It doesnt have to be anything ground breaking, just something you have kept from them because you were afraid of damaging that friendship. I think youll find that removing that burden of secrecy will make that bond between you and your friend even deeper.

Here, Ill even go first: I love the J. Geils Band. Their music is upbeat, cheesy and 100 percent 80s, but I love it.

See, that wasnt so bad. Joshua Wesneski is a College of Education junior.

Challenge your habitual little white lies

Being in Norman without your own transportation isnt easy. Unless you are one of the few living and work-ing right off campus, getting a ride anywhere around town can be quite challenging.

Calling a taxi can take up to an hour, which hardly works for people on a busy schedule. Riding a bike is always a great option, that is, until you have to go grocery shopping, and horses are quickly going out of style.

While most cities have public trans-portation to help those who do not have their own car, Normans public transportation system rarely provides customers with adequate options.

Cleveland Area Rapid Transit, or CART, is in charge of the bus system in the Norman area. CART has five bus routes in Norman, three run-ning in the Norman area, and two going to Oklahoma City and Moore. Each of the Norman routes takes about an hour for the bus to run the full route. Apartment complexes across the city also provide shuttles to and from campus.

CART runs from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The hours may seem to fit in a lot of peoples schedules, but many students in night classes can be left without a ride.

Last semester, I had a class that got out at 9:30 p.m., which meant I either had to find another mode of trans-portation home, or forget about taking the CART sys-tem altogether. I was lucky to have my own vehicle, but many college students are not.

Public transportation does not just have to be for those who do not have another way of getting around. It provides customers with many advantages, you can save on gas money, keep unnecessary miles off your car so that your 92 Corolla will keep running for another year, or my own personal favorite, use the bus ride to finish that homework you forgot to do before class. Expanding public transportation in Norman would also help clear up congestion on the streets. We have all seen Lindsey Street back up for miles, and parking on campus might actually become a reasonable option for students if there is less cars taking up spots.

Running a few more bus routes and expanding hours would have huge benefits across Norman. Instead of simply taking the bus to and from campus, people could be able to take the bus to run their everyday er-rands, without worrying about if they would be able to get home or take two hours to pick up trash bags from Wal-Mart. Plus students should never have to be left on campus without the University providing some option to get them home.

Dara Mirzaie is an economics senior.

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P re s i d e n t O b a m as credit card bill, which l i m i t s t h e a m o u n t o f credit people younger than 21 can access, will help college students from slipping into poor credit decisions that may affect them for the rest of their lives.

By limiting the amount of credit students can re-ceive, the bill will deprive us of the options we have to access debt which is good news.

C r e d i t c a r d s h a v e often led to unfortunate circumstances of col-lege students racking up debt that often cant be repaid. According to Campus Progress, the average senior graduates owing $4,100.

Although some peo-p l e b e l i e v e t h a t c o l -lege students should be

responsible enough to live independently, it is still the first time that we have been introduced into the world of debt.

H o w e v e r, s t u d e n t s a r e n t a l o n e i n t h i s world.

Because our university offers courses on per-sonal finances and limits the amount of credit card companies who cam-paign on campus, stu-dents are able to receive the help they need to un-derstand their financial situations.

The world of debt is full of pressures to be eli-gible for the latest deals, receive free blankets and, if treated improperly, will sign your soul away.

Fortunately, the bill will help keep these wor-ries aside, and keep us out of trouble.

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Transition to professional game has been diffi cult

JAMES LOVETTThe Oklahoma Daily

Former Sooner star Courtney Paris will make her WNBA debut Saturday when her Sacramento Monarchs take on the Seattle Storm in the season opener.

The former All-American and National Player of the Year was selected seventh by the Monarchs in Aprils WNBA Draft. She aver-aged 27.4 points, 18.9 rebounds, 5 blocks and 2.5 assists during her senior season at OU, and record-ed an NCAA record 112 double-doubles.

P a r i s g r e w u p a t t e n d i n g Piedmont and Modesto Christian high schools in southern California, less than 100 miles away from the Monarchs arena.

Although she was considered the most dominant college player last year, Paris said shes unsure how much action shell see in her professional debut.

I dont think Ill start, but when-ever Im in there Ill try to do the

best I can, Paris said Tuesday from the Monarchs practice facility. If we played our game today, I prob-ably wouldnt be ready for it.

Paris said the speed of the pro-fessional game and the rapid tran-sition from college to the WNBA has been hard to manage.

Its kind of the same transition coming from high school to col-lege, she said. Only in college, you get there in the summer and meet all your teammates and lift and workout, and then you have a month of practice and start play-ing games. Here, you get here, start playing games and then your third week they start cutting people. Its a big transition in a little amount of time. The speed of the game is also a lot faster because the shot clocks only 24 seconds

Although she plans on settling down in California for the time being, Paris said she wouldnt f o r g e t a b o u t h e r O k l a h o ma connections.

Id l ike to come back [ to Oklahoma] as often as I can, but you never know when youre gonna have a day off, she said. But, I have to come back cause my hair ladys down there.

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Sacramento Monarchs rookie center Courtney Paris, right, drives to the basket against Phoenix Mercury center Tangela Smith, left, during the second quarter of a preseason WNBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

SPORTS BRIEFS

SZENDREI, NEAL TO RETURN TO LLOYD NOBLESooners mens basketball head coach Jeff Capel said Wednesday that former

OU players Jozsef Szendrei and Michael Neal have joined his staff.I told coach Capel when I interviewed that there might be more high-profi le

guys out there, but nobody would bring more pride and passion to the job than I would, Szendrei said.

Szendrei, who played center for the Sooners from 2000-2003, is the pro-grams new strength and conditioning coach. Neal, who played as a guard from 2005-2007, is now a graduate assistant manager.

I missed OU, Neal said. I missed being around the players. I missed being around the coaches. I missed the camaraderie. Professional ball isnt what its like in college.

Neal will spend two years in OUs intercollegiate athletics administration graduate program.Ricky Maranon/The Daily

BLAKE GRIFFIN AND ASHLEY PARIS RECEIVE AWARDSThe Big 12 has named Oklahoma basketball players Blake Griffi n and Ashley

Paris as the conferences 2008-09 Sportspersons of the Year.The award recognizes student-athletes who display extraordinary levels of

sportsmanship and community service. The winners are selected by a media panel and then nominated for the NCAAs sportsmanship award.

Paris, a 6-foot-3 senior from Piedmont, Calif., averaged 12.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game as the Sooners went 32-5 and lost in the national semifi nals to Louisville. She actively participated in community service projects, including visits to hospitals and shelters.

Griffi n, a 6-foot-10 sophomore from Oklahoma City, was the consensus national player of the year as Oklahoma went 30-6 and reached a regional fi nal in the NCAA tournament.

He routinely declined to retaliate after hard fouls, including one in which an opposing player fl ipped him over.-AP

HOWARD FENDRICHAssociated Press

PARIS Serena Williams, of all people, got a case of the jitters.

That was her explanation, anyway.The 10-time Grand Slam champion kept finding

herself in, then out of, trouble in the French Open quarterfinals Wednesday, until running out of stamina and strokes down the stretch of a 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova that ended Williams 18-match winning streak at major tournaments.

I had an opportunity, and I got really tight, and I pretty much gave it to her, said the second-seeded Williams, who blew a 3-1 lead in the third set. It was like, Here. Do you want to go to the semis? Because I dont. She was like, OK.

The seventh-seeded Kuznetsovas semifinal oppo-nent Thursday is No. 30 Samantha Stosur of Australia, who defeated Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-1, 6-3. The other womens semifinal is No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia against No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

If Stosur-Cirstea was as one-sided as could be, Kuznetsova-Williams was hyper-competitive and su-perbly played. Until, at least, Kuznetsova (kooz-NET-so-vah) took eight of the last nine points, breaking Williams in the final game.

Honestly, I think I lost because of me, Williams said, and not because of anything she did.

Williams denied she felt fatigued, blaming nerves instead.

How could that be?

Maybe I put some expectations on myself that I didnt put on myself initially, she said.

Roger Federer spoke about dealing with nerves Wednesday, too, although his problems came be-fore he began playing 11th-seeded Gael Monfils of France.

Were all nervous at this stage of the competition. I felt it. Yesterday I felt it, and I felt it again today in the warm-up, said Federer, who knows this might be his best chance to win the only Grand Slam tournament missing from his resume. I was tired, I was nervous, and I didnt feel really good. Then once out on court, you know, I get my act together.

Theres an understatement.Federer beat Monfils 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 to close in on

completing a career Grand Slam and earning a 14th major title to tie Pete Sampras career record.

Next up for Federer is No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, who eliminated No. 16 Tommy Robredo in straight sets. Fridays other mens semifinal will be No. 23 Robin Soderling the man who upset four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the fourth round against No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez.

Federer is 26-1 against the other semifinalists, in-cluding 5-0 against del Potro.

Doesnt mean because I have a great record against all the players left in the draw that, you know, Im going to win this, Federer said, but Ill definitely try every-thing I possibly can to do it.

He is into his 20th consecutive major semifinal, ex-tending his own record; del Potro is in the first of his career.

Serena Williams loses at French Open; Federer wins

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U.S. player Serena Williams reacts after losing a point to Russias Svetlana Kuznetsova during a quarterfi nal match of the French Open tennis tourna-ment at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday June 3, 2009.

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