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8A – Daily News – Tuesday, November 2, 2010 WORLD BRIEFING How big a GOPvictory? There’ll be plenty of early clues for Tuesday night election watchers WASHINGTON (AP) — How early will America know if it’s a Republican romp or if Democrats somehow mini- mized their damage? There should be plenty of clues Tues- day evening — and long before bedtime. Final results in some states might not be known for days. But trends could be evident from the Midwest and South — especially from Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia — even before most of the nation has finished dinner. Six states have polls that close at 7 p.m. EDT, and 16 more close by 8 p.m., featuring plenty of telling races in the East and Midwest. First up: Indiana, Kentucky, South Car- olina, Georgia, Virginia and Vermont, offering the first hard evidence of just how big a night it’s going to be for Repub- licans. Not even their mothers expect the Democrats to gain ground. It’s just a question of whether they fall back or over a cliff. If the GOP can unseat Democratic Rep. Baron Hill in Indiana’s always-hard-fought 9th congressional district, for example, that’s a good sign for the expected Republican takeover of the House. And if they can capture all three seats they’ve got an eye on in Indiana, that could well signal a GOP hurricane. On the other hand, if Democrats hold their ground in Indiana, and if their Kentucky Senate candidate, Jack Con- way, can beat back Republican Rand Paul, it could be an early indication that GOP gains won’t challenge the record books and that the tea party is serving weak brew. Appeals court considers parts of Arizona’s immigration law, hints that one part won’t stand SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Arizona’s immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state’s governor appeared in person to support the con- troversial provision on the day before the election in which she’s seeking her first full term. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals signaled it was ready to toss out the provision of Arizona’s law that crimi- nalizes the failure to carry immigration papers showing law- ful residency in the United States. But the three-judge panel didn’t tip its hand over which way it was leaning on other provisions of the state law that touched off a national furor when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed it April 23. The federal government filed a lawsuit soon after to invalidate the measure. U.S. Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler argued Monday that the provisions in question violate laws making immigration enforcement the exclusive domain of the feder- al government. Among the provisions at issue is the requirement that police — when enforcing other laws — must question the immigration status of people they have reason to suspect are in the country illegally. Yemeni officials: Al-Qaida militant who surrendered to Saudis gave tip on bomb plot SAN’A, Yemen (AP) — Information that helped thwart the plot of U.S.-bound mail bombs wired to explode on cargo planes came from an al-Qaida insider who was secret- ed out of Yemen after surrendering to Saudi authorities, Yemeni security officials said Monday. The tip reflects how Saudi Arabia has worked aggres- sively for years to infiltrate al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsu- la, which is operating in the unruly, impoverished nation on its southern doorstep. The tip came from Jabir al-Fayfi, a Saudi who was held for years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and was released to Saudi Arabia in 2007. Soon after, he fled Saudi Arabia and joined the al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen, until he turned himself in to Saudi authorities in late September. Yemeni security officials said they believe al-Fayfi may SUPER SKILLETS starting November 1st have been a double agent, planted by Saudi Arabia in Yemen among al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula militants to uncov- er their plots. The officials said that after his return to the kingdom, he told authorities that al-Qaida was planning to send bomb-laden packages. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Tribal leaders in Yemen aware of the situation, and similarly speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed al-Fayfi’s role. Saudi officials did not respond to calls for comment. Obama pulls back on telling Latinos to punish ’enemies WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before the pivotal midterm elections, President Barack Obama pulled back from remarks he made last month when he called on Latino voters to punish their ‘‘enemies’’ on Election Day. In an interview Monday with radio host Michael Baisden, Obama said he should have used the word ‘‘opponents’’ instead of enemies. Republicans were quick to criticize the president’s remarks. House Minority Leader John Boehner was expect- ed to use Obama’s words in an election eve speech in Ohio to paint the president as a staunch partisan. ‘‘Sadly, we have a president who uses the word ’enemy’ for fellow Americans, fellow citizens. He used it for people who disagree with his agenda of bigger government,’’ Boehner said, according to prepared remarks released in advance of his speech. Obama’s original comments came during an interview with Eddie ‘‘Piolin’’ Sotelo, a Hispanic radio personality. Piolin questioned how Obama could ask Latinos for their vote when many don’t believe he’s worked hard to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Obama responded: ‘‘If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, ’We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us,’ if they don’t see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election, then I think it’s gonna be harder.’’ Deadly Indonesian volcano booms with new blast as 21 more show increased activity MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) — Deafening explosions of hot gas rattled evacuees miles (kilometers) from an Indonesian volcano Monday, the latest eruption in a deadly week. The country reported increased rumblings at HOLIDAY SEASON by attending the KICK OFF THE ARTWALK 2010 November 5th 5pm - 9pm MELODIE POISSON for Corning City Council See all our current coupons and specials on Facebook at Perkos Cafe North State REUSABLE COUPON! 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The two disasters unfolding on opposite ends of the country have killed nearly 500 people and strained the government’s emergency response network. In both events, the military has been called in to help. Merapi has killed 38 people since it started erupting a week ago. Monitoring officials have also raised alert levels at some of the 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, with two under watch for possible eruption within two weeks and 19 showing increased activity — more than double the usual number on the watch list, an official said. Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 235 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanos because it sits along the Pacific ‘‘Ring of Fire,’’ a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the western and eastern Pacific. Scientists could not say for certain what was causing the increased volcanic activity, though two theorized the earth’s tectonic plates could be realigning and one noted growing evidence that volcanos can affect one other. About 69,000 villagers have been evacuated from the area around Merapi’s once-fertile slopes — now blanketed by gray ash — in central Java, 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Jakarta, the capital. Man on trial in abduction of Elizabeth Smart gets kicked out of court for singing hymns SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man accused of the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart was kicked out of a federal courtroom Monday for singing hymns as jury selection for his trial got under way. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball tolerated about a half-hour of Brian David Mitchell’s soft hymns before ordering Mitchell to be taken to another room in Salt Lake City’s federal court- house to watch Monday’s proceedings by remote video. Kimball also rejected Mitchell’s request to don the robes he was wearing when he was arrested with Smart in March 2003, nine months after the girl vanished from her bedroom. Mitchell faces federal charges of kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor across state lines. 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