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Obama says Ariz. law is misdirected WORLD BRIEFING land. frustration WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting soaring frustration over illegal immigration, President Barack Obama on Wednes- day condemned Arizona’s crackdown and pushed instead for a federal fix the nation could embrace. He said that will never happen without Republican support, pleading: ‘‘I need some help.’’ In asking anew for an immigration overhaul, Obama showed solidarity with his guest of honor, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who called Ari- zona’s law discriminatory and warned Mexico would reject any effort to ‘‘crimi- nalize migration.’’ The Unit- ed States and Mexico share a significant economic and political relationship that stands to be damaged the more the nations are at odds over immigration, which affects millions of people on both sides of the border. Obama sought to show that he, too, is fed up with his own government’s fail- ure to fix a system widely seen as broken. He said that would require solving bor- der security, employment and citizenship issues all at once — the kind of effort that collapsed in Congress just three years ago. The president’s stand underscored the forces working against him in this election year: the need for help from Republican crit- ics, the impatience of states like Arizona after federal inaction, the pressure to show movement on a cam- paign promise, and the mood of the public disgust- ed by porous borders. The Arizona law requires police to question people about their immigration sta- tus if there’s reason to sus- pect they’re in the country illegally, and it makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. illegally. People may be questioned about their status if they’ve been stopped by police who are in the process of enforcing another law. Walmart pulls Miley Cyrus jewelry LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wal-Mart said Wednes- day it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand neck- laces and bracelets from its shelves after tests performed for The Associated Press found the jewelry contained high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. In a statement issued three hours after AP’s initial report of its findings, Wal- Mart said it would remove the jewelry while it investi- gates. The statement was issued along with Cyrus and Max Azria, the designer that developed the jewelry for the 17-year-old ‘‘Hannah Montana’’ star. In the statement, Wal- Mart said that while the jew- elry is not intended for chil- dren, ‘‘it is possible that a few younger consumers may seek it out in stores.’’ ‘‘We are removing all of the jewelry from sale while we investigate its compli- ance with our children’s jewelry standard,’’ Wal- Mart said. Cadmium in jewelry is not known to be dangerous if the items are simply worn. Concerns come when youngsters bite or suck on the jewelry, as many chil- dren are apt to do. Both parties rush to embrace big lessons of the primaries WASHINGTON (AP) — Dazed and confused. The biggest primary night of the your graduates photo Congratulations To our favorite Graduate of 2010 Have a wonderful future. Jane Doe Best Wishes BOX SHOWN IS ACTUAL SIZE (1 COL. X 2 1 /2 RED BLUFF season left the two parties struggling Wednesday to figure out their next steps in an increasingly volatile elec- tion year. House Republi- cans tried to explain their costly defeat in a special election in Pennsylvania, a contest they had hoped would launch them toward big gains in November’s midterm elections. President Barack Obama failed for a fifth time to push Democra- tic choices to victory, a trou- bling sign for the White House. Despite the White House support, Sen. Blanche Lin- coln was forced into a runoff with union-backed Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in Arkansas and is clinging to her political life. Arlen Specter saw his long Senate career end alto- gether with Joe Sestak’s nomination in Pennsylvania. Tea party activists scored a big victory in Kentucky, rejecting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s hand-picked GOP nominee — Trey Grayson — for the state’s other Senate seat in favor of political upstart Rand Paul. In several states, voters flocked to self-described outsiders at a time when support for Congress is low, anger at Washington high and backing for Obama divided. However, the themes that surfaced in Tuesday’s dis- parate primaries may tell lit- tle about the likely outcomes of upcoming primaries in other states, much less how the general election in some five months will play out. More clear is that this is shaping up to be a raucous campaign season, with col- liding variables and a host of unknowns. Rioting leaves Bangkok in flames BANGKOK (AP) — Buildings blazed across central Bangkok early Thursday, torched by riot- ers after army troops rout- ed anti-government pro- testers to end a two- month siege — Thai- land’s deadliest political violence in nearly 20 years. The government quelled most of the vio- lence in Bangkok but not the underlying political divisions that caused it, and unrest spread to northern parts of Thai- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva imposed a night- time curfew in the capital and 23 other provinces and said his government would restore calm. Although leaders of the Red Shirt demonstrators surrendered, sporadic clashes between troops and remaining protesters continued well after dark. Bangkok’s skyline was blotted by black smoke from more than two dozen buildings set ablaze — including Thailand’s stock exchange, main power company, banks, a movie theater and one of Asia’s largest shopping malls. At least six people were killed in clashes that followed the army’s storming of the protest camp Wednesday. Wit- nesses said another six to eight bodies were in a temple where hundreds of demonstrators, including women and children, had sought sanctuary. BP inventors say company ignoring ideas NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A suggestion box or pub- licity stunt? BP has received thousands of ideas from the public on how to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but some inventors are com- plaining that their efforts are getting ignored. Oil-eating bacteria, bombs and a device that resembles a giant shower curtain are among the 10,000 fixes people have proposed to counter the growing environmental threat. BP is taking a closer look at 700 of the ideas, but the oil company has yet to use any of them nearly a month after the deadly explosion that caused the leak. ‘‘They’re clearly out of ideas, and there’s a whole world of people willing to do this free of charge,’’ said Dwayne Spradlin, CEO of InnoCentive Inc., which has created an online network of experts to solve problems. BP spokesman Mark Salt said the company wants the public’s help, but that con- sidering proposed fixes takes time. ‘‘They’re taking bits of ideas from lots of places,’’ Salt said. ‘‘This is not just a PR stunt.’’ GRADUATION 2010 A special page featuring this year’s graduates! From kindergarten to college. Congratulate your special graduate! THIS WILL APPEAR IN THE D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY Saturday, June 5th Deadline: Friday, May 28th $18 2 or more $ TOTAL COST ea. 12 ea. 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