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8A Daily News ��� Wednesday, March 13, 2013 WORLD BRIEFING No pope on first vote of conclave VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed on their first vote of the papal conclave to choose a new leader for the world���s 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church. Surrounded by Michelangelo���s imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world, cardinals locked themselves into the chapel following a final appeal for unity to heal the divisions that have been exposed by Pope Benedict XVI���s shocking resignation and revelations of corruption and mismanagement in the Vatican bureaucracy. Led by prelates holding a crucifix and candles, the 115 scarletrobed prelates chanted the Litany of Saints, the hypnotic Gregorian chant imploring the intercession of the saints to guide their voting, before the master of liturgical ceremonies intoned ������Extra omnes������ or ������all out������ and closed the heavy wooden doors. Outside, thousands of people braved cold night rain and packed St. Peter���s Square, eyes fixed on the narrow chimney poking out of the Sistine Chapel roof. They were rewarded some three hours after the conclave began when thick black smoke billowed out of the chimney, signaling that no Boston���s Cardinal O���Malley a surprise Rome favorite VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� The archbishop of Boston, dressed more often in the humble brown robe of his religious order than a cardinal���s regalia, has emerged as an unlikely star amid the drama unfolding in Rome. Vatican analysts for the leading Italian newspapers have repeatedly listed Cardinal Sean O���Malley as one of the favorite contenders in the conclave starting Tuesday. As recently as two weeks ago, O���Malley hadn���t appeared on the lists of papabili, or cardinals with papal potential, that church watchers pore over each morning like sports scores, even though only the cardinal-electors know how they will vote. Vatican observers said no American cardinal could win: A superpower pope risked mixing church and U.S. interests. O���Malley is also a Capuchin Franciscan, and few members of religious orders have led the church. But O���Malley arrived to a country in an anti-establishment mood. A comedian, Beppe Grillo, had grabbed a quarter of the parliamentary vote, leaving the political leadership of Italy in limbo. pope had been elected. The cardinals now return to the Vatican hotel Judge enters not guilty plea on behalf of Holmes for the night and resume voting Wednesday morning. 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Convert back anytime! - No billings by mail - No checks to write - No postage to pay - No home delivery surcharges - Include carrier tip if desired To convert or start an EZ-Pay Home Delivery Subscription Just Call DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY Circulation Home Delivery Customer Service 527-2151 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) ��� The judge in the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting case entered a not guilty plea on behalf of James Holmes on Tuesday after the former graduate student���s defense team said he was not ready to enter one. If Holmes is convicted, he could be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison. Judge William Sylvester said Holmes, 25, can change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity later, if he chooses. Such a change could be the only way Holmes could avoid life in prison or execution. Prosecutors, for their part, have not said yet whether they will pursue the death penalty, announcing Tuesday that they will make their decision known on April 1. The judge set Aug. 5 for the start of the trial. Prosecutors and defense attorneys declined comment. GOP budget again takes aim at Obamacare WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans unveiled their latest budget outline on Tuesday, sticking to their plans to try to repeal so-called Obamacare, cut domestic programs ranging from Medicaid to college grants and require future Medicare patients to bear more of the program���s cost. The GOP plan came as President Barack Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Democrats on the budget and a broad range of other proposals that are part of his second-term agenda. The president has launched a new outreach to rank-andfile Republicans, and his Hill visit is one of several planned with lawmakers of both parties this week. The fiscal blueprint released Tuesday by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., will be dead on arrival with the White House and Democrats controlling the Senate.