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Wednesday, October 6, 2010 – Daily News – 4B WORLD BRIEFING Times Square bomber sentenced to life in prison NEW YORK (AP) — The Pakistani immi- grant who tried to deto- nate a car bomb on a busy Saturday night in Times Square accepted a life sentence with a smirk Tuesday and warned that Americans can expect more blood- shed at the hands of Muslims. ‘‘Brace yourselves, because the war with Muslims has just begun,’’ 31-year-old Faisal Shahzad told a federal judge. ‘‘Consid- er me the first droplet of the blood that will fol- low.’’ His punishment for building the propane- and-gasoline bomb and driving it into the heart of the city in an SUV last May was a foregone conclusion, since the charges to which he pleaded guilty carried a mandatory life sentence, which under federal rules will keep him behind bars until he dies. But the former bud- get analyst from Con- necticut used the court- room appearance to rail against the U.S., saying the country will contin- ue to pay for occupying Muslim countries. ‘‘We are only Mus- lims trying to defend our religion, people, homes and land, but if you call us terrorists, then we are proud ter- rorists and we will keep on terrorizing you until you leave our lands and people at peace,’’ he told U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum. 82ND Annual Bank bailout a success? WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s giant bank bailout may well have averted a sec- ond Great Depression, economists say, but a lot of voters aren’t buying it. Support for the pro- gram is turning into a kiss of death for many in Congress. Longtime Republican lawmakers — tarred by their votes for the emer- gency aid to banks, insurance and auto com- panies — have been sent packing in primaries. Fresh political attack ads are lambasting can- didates from both par- ties for supporting the $700 billion package that Republican Presi- dent George W. Bush pushed through Con- gress at the height of the financial crisis in Octo- ber 2008. The actual cost to taxpayers will be far less than the original price tag, perhaps total- ing $50 billion or less. But it’s been difficult for lawmakers to make the case that they saved the nation from possible financial ruin — as some economists sug- gest. It’s far easier for opponents, especially in political soundbites, to portray the issue as Wall Street fat cats against ordinary Main Street folks in the final-weeks cacophony of the cam- paign. President Barack Obama and congres- sional Democrats, now in charge, have taken heat for a program that many voters see as proof that the rich guys were bailed out while the public wasn’t. Indeed, both parties are on the attack. Conn. man convicted of killings of mother, 2 girls NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A paroled burglar was convicted Tuesday of murdering a woman and her two daughters during a night of terror in which the mother was strangled and the girls tied to their beds, one doused in gasoline, before the house was set on fire. Steven Hayes, 47, could be sentenced to death. His attorneys have admitted his involvement and will argue for a life sentence. Prosecutors said Hayes and another ex-con broke into the family’s house in Cheshire in 2007, beat the girls’ father with a base- ball bat and forced their mother, Jennifer Hawke- Petit, to withdraw money from a bank before she was sexually assaulted and killed. Eleven-year-old Michaela and 17-year-old Hayley were tied to their beds, with pillowcases over their heads, before they were killed by the gas-fueled fire, authorities said. The crime drew com- parisons to ‘‘In Cold Blood,’’ Truman Capote’s chilling book about the 1959 murders of a Kansas family, and prompted more Cheshire residents to get guns. It also led to tougher laws for repeat offenders and home inva- sions, and Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell cited the case when she vetoed a bill that would have abol- ished the death penalty. The girls’ father and the lone survivor, Dr. William Petit, appeared to stifle tears as the verdict was read. His head down, he sucked in his bottom lip. Feature your female employees Run photo and bio on your business, career, Magazine-size supplement to The Daily News Published Tuesday, October 19 Advertising Space Reservations Deadline OCTOBER 18-22 Thursday, October 7 This special edition will be pre-promoted in the Daily News and will be published on high-bright paper. It will feature articles of interest to women in the business and professional workforce, led with a locally produced feature article. 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Tea Party chairman resigns LAS VEGAS (AP) — The chairman of the Tea Party of Nevada resigned Tuesday after a recording was made public captur- ing Republican Sharron Angle badmouthing GOP leaders during a meeting with the shadowy group’s U.S. Senate candidate. The exit of chairman Syd James is another blow to the candidacy of Tea Party of Nevada nom- inee Scott Ashjian, who has been denounced by state tea party leaders who say he has no con- nection to the movement that advocates limited government and tightfist- ed public spending. In a statement, James said he was endorsing Angle, whose uneasy relations with national Republicans were laid bare in the tape, which Ashjian recorded secretly and later released to the Las Vegas Sun newspa- per. James said he arranged the meeting to see if Ashjian would consider withdrawing from the race and backing Angle, who is trying to oust Majority Leader Harry Reid. ‘‘I gave the Angle campaign my word that this was to be a private meeting and not tape recorded. I feel my per- sonal integrity and honor was violated when Scott taped what was to be a private conversation and then made it public,’’ James said in a statement. Toxic sludge floods towns in Hungary DEVECSER, Hungary (AP) — Hungary declared a state of emer- gency in three counties Tuesday after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people through their clothes. One official called it ‘‘an ecological disaster’’ that may threat- en the Danube and other key rivers. The toll rose to four dead, six missing and at least 120 people injured after a reservoir failed Monday at the Ajkai Tim- foldgyar plant in Ajka, a town 100 miles (160 kilo- meters) southwest of Budapest, the capital. Several hundred tons of plaster were being poured into the Marcal River to bind the toxic sludge and prevent it from flowing on, the National Disaster Management Directorate said. So far, about 35.3 mil- lion cubic feet (1 million cubic meters) of sludge has leaked from the reser- voir, affecting an estimat- ed 15.4 square miles (40 square kilometers), Envi- ronmental Affairs State Secretary Zoltan Illes told the state news wire MTI. Illes called the flood an ‘‘ecological catastrophe’’ and said the sludge could reach the Raba and Danube rivers. He sus- pended activity at the plant and ordered the company to repair the damaged reservoir. Police find remains of grandmother WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — The curious dis- appearance of a 78-year- old grandmother is now a murder mystery: A body found in the woods by two bird hunters has been identified as hers, and police Tuesday called it a homicide. Investigators used den- tal records to identify the remains of Pat O’Hagan, a vibrant widow who lived alone in rural Sheffield, a town of about 700 residents in Ver- mont’s verdant northeast- ern corner that has no stores or stoplights. O’Hagan, who had nine grandchildren, was reported missing Sept. 11 after not appearing for a date with a friend to go to They aren’t sure where O’Hagan died, said Maj. Edward Ledo, chief of the state police’s criminal investigations bureau, who announced the posi- tive identification Tues- day but wouldn’t com- ment on the condition of the body or whether there were suspects. ‘‘This turns the investi- gation into a new phase,’’ Ledo said. ‘‘The fact that her body was found is a start, and it’s a good turn.’’ Girl sexually assaulted before escape FRESNO (AP) — Police say an 8-year-old girl who was abducted while playing outside a Fresno home was sexual- ly assaulted before man- aging to escape her captor when another driver cut him off in traffic. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the child told investigators that 24- year-old Gregorio Gonza- lez took her to a wooded area near a canal and sex- ually assaulted her after kidnapping her Monday night. Police say Gonza- lez is a member of the Bulldog street gang. Authorities previously released the girl’s name when issuing an Amber Alert, but The Associated Press does not name vic- tims of sexual assault. Gonzalez allegedly stopped his truck and pushed out the girl Tues- day morning after a driver recognized his vehicle and cut him off in traffic. Researchers find new language WASHINGTON (AP) — A ‘‘hidden’’ language spoken by only about 1,000 people has been discovered in the remote northeast corner of India by researchers who at first thought they were docu- menting a dialect of the Aka culture, a tribal com- munity that subsists on farming and hunting. They found an entirely different vocabulary and linguistic structure. Even the speakers of the tongue, called Koro, did not realize they had a distinct language, linguist K. David Harrison said Tuesday. Recycle The Warmth Yes, I can help! Who do you know that needs a coat? Yourself? Children? Grandchildren? Mother or Father? Neighbor? Homeless? Friend? Co-worker? Elderly? C ome to: Bethel Church, 625 Luther Rd., Saturday, Nov. 13th 8:00am to 12 noon Help us get the word out. Every year the Daily News associates have sponsored a warm clothing/soup kitchen giveaway. It is our way of saying “ we care about others”. Clothing, blankets and food will be available for all. Please help us pass the word to families and individuals that would benefit from this event. If you would like to donate, bring your gently used: • BLANKETS • COATS • HATS • SCARVES • WINTER CLOTHING, to the Daily News, 545 Diamond Ave. The greatest needs each year are for X-Large sizes and Children’s warm clothes. We will be accepting items until Nov.12th. We sincerely appreciate everyone’s participation. This event is open to any family or individual in need of winter clothing. THANK YOU Senia Owensby Getting the word out about Recycle The Warmth. Transporting clothes from Daily News to Bethel Church Nov. 12th. Setting up night before giveaway, Nov. 12th. Roving help during giveaway. Tearing down afterward, boxing up, cleaning up. Transporting leftover items back to Daily News. We Also Need: Clothes racks of any size Trash/Leaf - sized bags Your own unique skill or talent Name Phone # E-mail Please return this form to Senia Owensby Daily News, 545 Diamond Ave. Call 527-2151, (DailyNews), 527-2841, (home), or e-mail production@redbluffdailynews.com wowensby@clearwire.net