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6B Daily News – Saturday, January 19, 2013 WORLD BRIEFING Algeria: 12 hostages killed since start of siege PARIS (AP) — The bloody three-day hostage standoff at a natural gas plant in the Sahara took a dramatic turn Friday as Algeria's state news service reported that nearly 100 of the 132 foreign workers kidnapped by Islamic militants had been freed. That number of hostages at the remote desert facility was significantly higher than any previous report, but it still left questions about the fate of over 30 other foreign energy workers. It wasn't clear how the government arrived at the latest tally of hostages, which was far higher than the 41 foreigners the militants had claimed previously. Algeria's state news agency also reported late Friday that a ''provisional toll'' shows 12 hostages have been killed since the start of the Algerian military operation to free workers kidnapped by militants at the plant. The APS news agency quoted an unidentified security source for the new death toll and said the fatalities include both Algerian and foreign workers. That hostage death toll would be more than double the one APS had reported earlier. The news agency has said 18 militants had been killed. Yet the report that nearly 100 workers were safe could indicate a breakthrough in the confrontation that began when the militants seized the plant early Wednesday. Obama seeks to turn the page on economic turmoil WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has been looking to historians for guidance on how to shape his second inaugural's words into a speech for the ages, eager to make good use of his twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity to command the world's attention. He will take the oath of office Sunday in an intimate White House ceremony witnessed by family, and then again Monday at the Capitol before a crowd of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall. Washington will also play host to the traditional inaugural parade and formal balls Monday, as well as a day of service Saturday that kicks off the festivities. But it's Obama's inaugural address that will be the centerpiece of the three-day affair. The president will seek to turn the page on a first term consumed by economic turmoil and set an optimistic tone for four more years that will help define his legacy. The president has spent weeks writing out draft after draft of the speech on yellow legal pads, aides say. Last week, he invited a small group of historians to the White House to discuss the potential — and the pitfalls — of second term inaugurals. Obama is expected to weave the history of the nation into his remarks. Standing against the backdrop of the Capitol dome, he is likely to make reference to two of the great American leaders he most deeply admires, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. The start of Obama's second term coincides with the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of King's March on Washington, and he has chosen to take the public oath with his hand on both their bibles stacked together. GOP leader says House to vote next week on 3month debt limit increase WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit. Full details aren't settled yet, but the measure would give the government about three more months of borrowing authority beyond a Tehama Country Real Estate WESTERN REAL ESTATE MINCH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 760 Main St. • 530-527-5514 Commercial Properties For Sale: • 840 Main St. (11,400 sq/ft). . . . . . . . . . . . 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It would try to do so by conditioning pay for members of Congress on passing budget measures through the House and Senate. ''We are going to pursue strategies that will obligate the Senate to finally join the House in confronting the government's spending problem,'' Boehner told GOP lawmakers at a retreat in Williamsburg, Va. ''The principle is simple: 'no budget, no pay.''' But the idea ran into opposition from House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California and other Democrats who called it a gimmick because it would set up another potential confrontation in just a few months. Votes from Democrats may be needed to help pass the measure if GOP conservatives opposed to any increase in the debt limit withhold their support. the burned battery in a Japan Airlines 787 that caught fire Jan. 7 while the jet was parked at Boston's Logan International Airport suggests a common cause, Japan transport ministry investigator Hideyo Kosugi said. ''If we compare data from the latest case here and that in the U.S., we can pretty much figure out what happened,'' Kosugi said. In the case of the 787 in Boston, the battery in the plane's auxiliary power unit had recently received a large demand on its power and was in the process of charging when the fire ignited, a source familiar with the investigation of the 787 fire in Boston told The Associated Press. The plane had landed a short time earlier and was empty of passengers, although crews were working in the plane. Overcharged batteries Nagin likely culprit charged with in Boeing fires taking bribes WASHINGTON (AP) — It's likely that fires on two Boeing 787 Dreamliners were caused by overcharged lithium ion batteries, aviation safety and battery experts said Friday, pointing to developments in the investigation of the Boeing incidents as well as a battery fire in a business jet more than a year ago. 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