More news from Iraq

A soldier from Idaho’s 116th Brigade died from non-combat injuries Wednesday. Virgil R. Case , from Mountain Home, was the first soldier from the unit to die in Iraq.

Here’s what else is in store for Page One tomorrow:

Insurgents killed 39 people in a series of attacks today in Iraq. Some of this information was in today’s (Thursday’s) paper - news from Iraq tends to come over the wire around 10:30 or 11:00 at night, usually just in time to make our print edition.

The county Republican Party called for Jim West to resign at a press conference this afternoon. Also, West’s attorney, Bill Etter, will be on a panel discussion on KSPS tonight at 7 p.m.

Bush chose California Rep. Christopher Cox to head the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

And finally, the CDC distanced itself from a report downplaying the harms of obesity , reaffirming that being overweight is not, in fact, healthy.