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6A – Daily News – Saturday, August 21, 2010 WORLD BRIEFING Israel, Palestinians to hold talks in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunging into the Mideast peacemaker’s role that has defeated so many U.S. leaders, President Barack Obama on Friday invited Israel and the Pales- tinians to try anew in face- to-face talks for a historic agreement to establish an independent Palestinian state and secure peace for Israel. Negotiations shelved two years ago will resume Sept. 2 in Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said. Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mah- moud Abbas for dinner the night before. The goal: a deal in a year’s time on the toughest issues that have sunk previ- ous negotiations, including the borders of a new Pales- tinian state and the fate of disputed Jerusalem, claimed as a holy capital by both peoples. ‘‘There have been diffi- culties in the past, there will be difficulties ahead,’’ Clin- ton said. ‘‘Without a doubt, we will hit more obstacles.’’ Indeed, soon after Clin- ton’s announcement the mil- itant Hamas movement that controls the Gaza Strip, which along with the West Mark's Fitness -Private Personal Training -Public Fitness Classes (Spin & other classes TBD) Opening Sept. 1st WANTED: Fitness Instructors Call: (530) 941-2832 821 Walnut St. Recently expanded and moved near Bidwell Elementary License # 525405817 (530) My qualifications include: B.A. in Elementary Education and experience teaching grades K-8. Accepting state pay programs & cash pay, etc. 209-8743 Bank is supposed to be part of an eventual Palestinian state, rejected the talks, say- ing they were based on empty promises. Iran prepares to start first nuclear reactor BUSHEHR, Iran (AP) — Iranian and Russian nuclear technicians made final preparations to start up Iran’s first reactor on Satur- day after years of delays, an operation that will mark a milestone in what Tehran considers its right to pro- duce nuclear energy. Nationwide celebrations are planned for the fuel loading at the Bushehr facil- ity in southern Iran, while Russia pledges to safeguard the plant and prevent spent nuclear fuel from being shifted to a possible weapons program. ‘‘The startup operations will be a big success for Iran,’’ conservative lawmak- er Javad Karimi said in Tehran. ‘‘It also shows Iran’s resolve and capability in pursuing its nuclear activi- ties.’’ The West has not sought to block the reactor startup as part of its confrontations over Iran’s nuclear agenda, a clash that has resulted in repeated rounds of U.N. sanctions against Tehran. Washington and other nations do not specifically ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● object to Tehran’s ability to build peaceful reactors that are under international scrutiny. However, it is seen by hard-liners as defiance of U.N. Security Council sanc- tions that seek to slow Iran’s nuclear advances — which Tehran’s foes worry could eventually push toward atomic weapons. Forest ranger hailed as hero ST. JOHNS, Ariz. (AP) — A forest ranger who alertly spotted a pair of fugi- tives at a remote Arizona campsite was hailed Friday as ‘‘a true hero’’ after his tip allowed a heavily armed law enforcement contingent to capture the couple. The efforts by the ranger came at great risk. Fugitive John McCluskey had a gun in his possession and said he wished he would have shot the forest ranger and arrest- ing officers when he had the chance, authorities said. ‘‘He is a true hero,’’ Apache County Sheriff Joseph Dedman said of the ranger. ‘‘He made contact. He was out there doing his job when he saw these two fugitives.’’ McCluskey and Casslyn Welch were captured after a three-week manhunt that made them two of the most wanted fugitives in America and drew hundreds of false sightings. It’s not clear where the fugitives traveled while on Barber Shop $ Cheers 600 Open 6 days 570-2304 259 S. Main St. Tractor Supply Center home-delivered subscription to Convert your Daily News Senior Cuts the run in a beat-up Nissan. They are suspected in sever- al crimes, including the killing of a couple in New Mexico. Obama administration seeks return to Scottish prison for Libyan VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — The Obama administration asked Friday that the only person convict- ed for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 be returned to a Scottish prison. John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s counterter- rorism adviser, told reporters accompanying the vacationing leader that the U.S. has ‘‘expressed our strong conviction’’ to Scot- tish officials that Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi (AHB’- dehl BAH’-seht AH’-lee ahl-meh-GRAH’-hee) should not remain free. The comments came on the first anniversary of Al-Megrahi’s release. Brennan criticized what he termed the ‘‘unfortunate and inappropriate and wrong decision,’’ and added: ‘‘We’ve expressed our strong conviction that Al-Begrahi should serve out the remainder - the entirety - of his sentence in a Scottish prison.’’ Earlier in Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a statement that underscored the U.S. position. Similarly, he said the U.S. had ‘‘effective and pro- ductive discussions’’ with Libyan officials since the restoration of full diplomatic relations two years ago. Second Iowa egg farm recalls eggs WASHINGTON (AP) — The nationwide recall of tainted eggs expanded Fri- day as a second Iowa egg farm was linked to the ongo- ing investigation of a salmo- nella outbreak that has already sickened more than 1,000 people. Iowa’s Hillandale Farms said Friday it was recalling its eggs after laboratory tests confirmed illnesses associat- ed with them. The company did not say how many eggs were being recalled or if it is connected to Wright County Egg, another Iowa farm that recalled 380 million eggs earlier this week. An FDA spokeswoman said the two recalls are relat- ed. The strain of salmonella poisoning is the same strain linked to Wright County Egg. The eggs recalled Friday were distributed under the brand names Hillandale Farms, Sunny Farms, Sunny Meadow, Wholesome Farms and West Creek. The new recall applies to eggs sold between April and August. Hillandale said the eggs were distributed to grocery distribution centers, retail groceries and food service companies which service or are located in fourteen states, including Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dako- ta, Texas, and Wisconsin. Obama mortgage-aid effort is struggling WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the 1.3 million homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration’s flagship mortgage-relief program have fallen out. The program is intended to help those at risk of fore- closure by lowering their monthly mortgage pay- ments. Friday’s report from the Treasury Department suggests the $75 billion gov- ernment effort is failing to slow the tide of foreclosures in the United States, econo- mists say. More than 2.3 million homes have fallen into fore- closure since the recession began in December 2007, according to foreclosure list- ing service RealtyTrac Inc. Economists expect the num- ber of foreclosures to grow well into next year. ‘‘The government pro- gram as currently structured is petering out. It is taking in fewer homeowners, more are dropping out and fewer people are ending up in per- manent modifications,’’ said Mark Zandi, chief econo- mist at Moody’s Analytics. Besides forcing people from their homes, foreclo- sures and distressed home sales have pushed down on home values and crippled the broader housing indus- try. They have made it diffi- cult for homebuilders to compete with the depressed prices and discouraged potential sellers from putting their homes on the market. Chip shortage set off by recession NEW YORK (AP) — The seemingly recession- proof smart phone is suffer- ing from a side effect of the rough economy: Manufac- turers simply can’t build enough of the gadgets because chip-makers that rolled back production last year are now scrambling to play catch-up. The chip shortage means Apple Inc.’s rivals are hav- ing trouble making enough phones to compete with the iPhone, a problem expected to persist through the holi- days. It’s also affecting wireless carriers, some of which are seeing delays in improving their networks, and it could even raise com- puter prices. 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