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DEER LODGE — A half-naked driver who allegedly led Powell County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase was arraigned in Deer Lodge district court Tuesday. Louis Paul Coughlin, 34, of Bismarck, N.D., faces charges of assault on a peace officer and criminal endangerment, both felonies, and fleeing from or eluding an officer, a misdemeanor. (C&P) After the impact, Coughlin's vehicle rolled several times. Both vehicles landed on their wheels. Bender estimated the driver's speed at the time of the collision to be 100 mph, and Micu estimated he was going 45 to 50 mph.

OTTAWA -- Canada won't ignore threats from Iran and the Hamas-led Palestinian government against Israel, warns Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper made the pledge Tuesday as he spoke at a Parliament Hill ceremony in remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. The prime minister said the world should never again stand by and ignore signs of trouble when they appear. "We will not ignore them when they are done by Hamas. We will not ignore them when they are from the government of Iran," Harper told several hundred people beneath the Peace Tower. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made repeated threats...