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6B – Daily News – Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Navy fires carrier’s captain WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy brusquely fired the captain of the USS Enterprise on Tues- day, more than three years after he made lewd videos to boost morale for his crew, timing that put the military under pressure to explain why it acted only after the videos became public. WORLD BRIEFING at the time. Senior military offi- cials said they were trying to determine who among Navy leaders knew about the videos when they were shown repeatedly in 2006 and 2007 to thou- sands of crew members aboard the nuclear-pow- ered aircraft carrier. An investigation by U.S. Fleet Forces Com- mand in Norfolk, Va., also is seeking to deter- mine whether Capt. Owen Honors was reprimanded The episode has raised serious questions about whether military leaders can behave badly so long as the public doesn’t find out. ‘‘He showed bad judg- ment and he embarrassed the Navy. Those are things that are going to be hard for the Navy to ignore or to forgive,’’ said Stephen Saltzburg, the general counsel of the National Institute of Mili- tary Justice and a law pro- fessor at George Wash- ington University. House SPONSORS & FANS! Republicans challenge Obama WASHINGTON (AP) — On the brink of power, House Republicans chal- lenged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to join them in a drive to cut fed- eral spending, ban ear- marks for favored projects and overhaul the nation’s tax code. Diamond W National Bullriding Championship New Year’s Eve 2011 Celebration! Diamond W Productions sincerely thanks the following sponsors for making the NBC New Year’s Eve possible and affordable. Please patronize their businesses in recognition of their generous support. At the same time, incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R- Va., conceded the new GOP majority intends to bypass its own new rules when it votes next week to wipe out the health care law approved by Democ- rats in 2010. ‘‘We just need to repeal it,’’ Cantor said of the effort to fulfill one of the party’s main cam- paign promises from last fall. Republicans, their ranks expanded by tea party-backed freshmen, take control of the House when the 112th Congress convenes at noon on Wednesday. One of the first orders of business will be the election of Ohio Republican John Boehner as speaker, replacing Democrat Nancy Pelosi. Across the Capitol, Democrats retained their majority in the November elections. But the 60 seats they controlled two years ago — enough to push through much of Obama’s agenda — will fall to 53. Son of ousted shah found dead in Boston BOSTON (AP) — The youngest son of the late shah of Iran was found Community Resource Guide Community Resource Guide 2011 2011 Corning Annual Coming soon in the Red Bluff Daily News Friday, January 28, 2011 Corning 2011 Deadline to place an ad is Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Red Bluff Annual Coming soon in the Red Bluff Daily News Saturday, February 26, 2011 Red Bluff 2011 D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY Deadline to place an ad is Friday, February 4, 2011 To place your ad Call (530) 527-2151 Today! 10% off your ad in each section when you buy an ad in Corning Today & Red Bluff Today dead Tuesday of an appar- ent suicide at his home in Boston, after he had ‘‘struggled for years to overcome his sorrow,’’ his brother said. ‘‘Once again, we are joined with mothers, father and relatives of so many victims of these dark times for our coun- try,’’ the shah’s oldest son, Reza Pahlavi, wrote on his website in announcing the death of his brother, Alireza Pahlavi. Boston police said they found a man dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the city’s South End neighborhood. Police would not con- firm the man’s identity, but a law enforcement official who was not authorized to release the man’s identity and asked for anonymity confirmed that the man was Alireza Pahlavi, 44. Fardia Pars, who is close to Reza Pahlavi, said by phone from Paris that Alireza Pahlavi went into a deep depression following his the death of his sister Leila in 2001, who was found in a Lon- don hotel room at age 31 after overdosing on barbi- turates. Bodyguard guns down Pakistani governor ISLAMABAD (AP) — The governor of Pakistan’s most dominant province was shot and killed Tuesday by a bodyguard who authorities said was angry about his opposition to blas- phemy laws carrying the death sentence for insulting the Muslim faith. Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer, regarded as a mod- erate voice in a country increasingly beset by zealotry, was a close ally of U.S.-backed President Asif Ali Zardari. He is the high- est-profile Pakistani politi- cal figure to be assassinated since former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto three years ago, and his death under- scores the growing danger in this country to those who dare challenge the demands of Islamist extremists. Taseer was riddled by gunshots while walking to his car after an afternoon meal at Kohsar Market, a shopping center in Islam- abad popular with Western- ers and wealthy Pakistanis. He was shot in the back, said Shaukat Kayani, a doc- tor at Poly Clinic Hospital. 2011