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8B – Daily News – Monday, January 17, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Tunisians tear ousted strongman’s picture from buildings TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Major gunbattles erupted outside the palace of Tunisia’s deposed president, in the center of the capital, in front of the main opposi- tion party headquarters and elsewhere on Sunday as authorities struggled to restore order and the world waited to see if the North African nation would con- tinue its first steps away from autocratic rule. Police arrested dozens of people, including the top presidential security chief, as tensions appeared to mount between Tunisians buoyant over Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s departure and loyalists in danger of losing major perks. YEARBOOK This would probably be it: If Red Bluff had a There were cheers and smiles in much of Tunis, the capital, as residents tore down the massive portraits of Ben Ali, some of them several stories high, that hung from lampposts and billboards and were omnipresent during his 23- year reign. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said on state TV that a new national unity government will ‘‘most certainly’’ be announced Monday ‘‘to open a new page in the his- tory of Tunisia.’’ There are three legal opposition parties that could be included in the govern- ment Ghannouchi has been directed to form by the interim president, Fouad Mebazaa. Negotiations are advanced, Ghannouchi said Sunday night. Struggles lie ahead in aftermath of AZ attack TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The harrowing first week is over. Now, as the national focus drifts away and a quietness returns to this laid-back college city, the profound pain is set- tling in as victims of last weekend’s shooting spree — and their tight-knit community — enter the toughest part of their healing process. There are the parents who lost their 9-year-old daughter. A wife who will live with the haunting memory of her husband’s dying moments, filled with her loving whispers after he used his body to shield her from the bul- lets. A 20-year-old intern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stamped with the mental images of holding her to his chest and trying to stop the bleeding after a bullet passed through her head. And then there’s the city of Tucson, a pic- turesque desert communi- ty of sun-bronzed univer- sity students, retirees and artists that prides itself on being open-minded now linked to a heinous crime. ‘‘I happened to get hit by bullets and all of you, especially those who were there, you got wounded too,’’ said Giffords’ aide Pam Simon, 63, who was Daily News Home Delivery Customers! repeal has dropped sharply, from 61 percent after the elections to 49 percent now. Big question looms over shot twice, as she met with survivors, witnesses and community members. 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Go to the same location online for online-only subscription information diminished WASHINGTON (AP) — As lawmakers shaken by the shooting of a col- league return to the health care debate, an Associat- ed Press-GfK poll finds raw feelings over Presi- dent Barack Obama’s overhaul have subsided. Ahead of a vote on repeal in the GOP-led House this week, strong opposition to the law stands at 30 percent, close to the lowest level regis- tered in AP-GfK surveys dating to September 2009. The nation is divided over the law, but the strength and intensity of the opposition appear diminished. The law expands coverage to more than 30 million unin- sured, and would require, for the first time, that most people in the United States carry health insur- ance. The poll finds that 40 percent of those surveyed said they support the law, while 41 percent oppose it. Just after the Novem- ber congressional elec- tions, opposition stood at 47 percent and support was 38 percent. 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