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Wednesday, January 19, 2011 – Daily News – 5B WORLD BRIEFING Ex-Haitian dictator faces accusations claimed Age of Civility dawned in Congress on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats of the House spoke without angry shouts and debated legislation to repeal the nation’s year-old health care law without rancor. By unspoken agreement, manners mattered, although there were few overt references to the reason — the shooting rampage in Arizona 10 days ago that left six dead, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wounded and lawmakers of both parties stunned. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said no direc- tives had gone out to rank-and- file lawmakers cautioning them about their behavior as the House convened to debate a highly controversial bill. ‘‘We expect the debate to ensue along policy lines,’’ he said, suggesting one that did not stray from the merits of the leg- islation itself. China’s Hu arrives in US WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Hu Jintao (hoo jihn-tow) has landed at Andrews Air Force base for a state visit to the United States. He was welcomed upon his arrival by Vice President Joe Biden and a military color guard. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was hauled into court to answer questions Tuesday as a legal case was opened against him nearly 25 years after he was ousted from power in a popular uprising against what was widely regarded as a brutal and corrupt regime. Defense attorney Gervais Charles said the former Haitian dictator known as ‘‘Baby Doc’’ is facing accusations of corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster. Charles said the case is now in the hands of a judge of instruction who will decide whether there is enough evidence to go to trial. That process can take up to three months. Duvalier spent much of the day in a closed-door in a court session before answering questions. Haiti’s system allows for pretri- al detention. But Mona Bernadeau, a Senate candidate from Duvalier’s political party, the former leader was expected to return to his hotel after the court session ended. New era of civility dawns in Congress’ health care debate WASHINGTON (AP) — Born of bloodshed, a self-pro- Hu comes to the U.S. amid tensions between the two world powers over economic, trade and security issues. President Barack Obama has arranged for Hu to be greeted with full pomp, complete with a state dinner on Wednesday. That’s a change from Hu’s previous visit in 2006. China is an emerging world power. It has strategic national security importance for the United States. Its trade and cur- rency policies have frustrated the U.S. business community, which sees China as huge mar- ket for American exports. Kennedy in-law, VP nominee Sargent Shriver dies at age 95 BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the War on Poverty and, less successfully, running for office, died Tuesday. He was 95. Shriver, who announced in 2003 that he had Alzheimer’s disease, had been hospitalized for several days. The family said he died surrounded by those he loved. His death came less than two years after his wife, Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died Aug. 11, 2009, at age 88. The Kennedy family suffered a sec- ond blow that same month when Sen. Edward Kennedy died. Speaking outside Suburban Hospital in Maryland, Anthony Kennedy Shriver, said his father was ‘‘with my mom now,’’ and called his parents’ marriage a great love story. At Eunice Shriver’s memori- al service, their daughter Maria Shriver said her father let her mother ‘‘rip and he let her roar, and he loved everything about her.’’ He attended in a wheel- chair. Tunisians quit new government TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — At least four opposition ministers quit Tunisia’s day-old unity government Tuesday, aligning themselves with demonstrators who insist democratic change is impossible while so many sup- porters of the freshly ousted president are hoarding posts of power. Police in riot gear forcefully put down a demonstration of the sort that toppled the North African country’s longtime autocratic leader last week, pummeling a demonstrator with batons and boot kicks — and highlighting a question on many minds: Is the new regime really much different? As Tunisia struggles to move past the rioting, looting and score-settling that has marked the political transition, there was a growing sense Tuesday that it will be difficult for the interim government to hold together and pave the way toward elections expected with- in six to seven months. After the initial exhilaration of last week, when a populist uprising ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali after 23 years in power and sent him fleeing to Saudi Arabia — sounding a warning bell for other political strongmen in the region — many are fretting about what it ultimately meant. ‘‘I am afraid that our revolu- tion will be stolen from me and my people. The people are ask- ing for freedoms and this new government is not. They are the ones who oppressed the people for 23 years,’’ said Ines Maw- dud, a 22-year-old student who was among protesters at the demonstration. 2 students wounded at LA school when gun in backpack discharges LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gun in a 10th-grader’s backpack accidentally discharged when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at a high school Tuesday, Los Angeles police and school authorities said. A 15-year-old girl was in critical condition with a head wound and a 15-year-old boy suffered a neck wound, said Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon. Both were hit with the same bullet. The student who brought the gun apologized before running to a classroom, Gannon said. ‘‘He said, ’I’m sorry,’ when the gun went off. It made it appear to the teacher that it was an accident,’’ Gannon said. The shooting occurred in a classroom at Gardena High School, Officer Gus Villanueva said. Principal Rudy Mendoza said students were on a break at the time. Study shows limited learning in college You are told that to make it in life, you must go to college. You work hard to get there. You or your parents drain savings or take out huge loans to pay for it all. And you end up learning ... not much. A study of more than 2,300 undergraduates found 45 percent of students show no significant improvement in the key measures of critical thinking, complex rea- soning and writing by the end of their sophomore years. Not much is asked of students, either. Half did not take a single course requiring 20 pages of writ- ing during their prior semester, and one-third did not take a single course requiring even 40 pages of reading per week. The findings are in a new book, ‘‘Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,’’ by sociologists Richard Arum of New York Uni- versity and Josipa Roksa of the University of Virginia. An accom- panying report argues against fed- eral mandates holding schools accountable, a prospect long feared in American higher educa- tion. 2 charged with hacking AT&T website NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two men who authorities say were competing to impress their fellow hackers were arrested Tuesday on federal charges they stole the e- mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, includ- ing politicians and media person- alities. The theft and the AT&T secu- rity weakness that made it possi- ble were revealed months ago, and U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said there was no evidence the men used the swiped information for criminal purposes. Authorities cautioned, however, that it could theoretically have wound up in the hands of spammers and scam artists. Daniel Spitler, a 26-year-old bookstore security guard from San Francisco, and Andrew Auern- heimer, 25, of Fayetteville, Ark., were charged with fraud and con- spiracy to access a computer with- out authorization. Fishman said the men and their cohorts were engaged in ‘‘mali- cious one-upsmanship’’ as they sought to impress each other and others online. ‘‘We don’t tolerate committing crimes for street cred,’’ Fishman said. ‘‘Computer hacking is not a competitive sport, and security breaches are not a game.’’ Regis Philbin’s to leave ’Live!’ NEW YORK (AP) — With- in moments after Regis Philbin caught viewers off-guard with the news that he’ll be leaving his talk show, the guessing game had begun: Who will replace him? Maybe ‘‘Survivor’’ host Jeff Probst? Mark Consuelos, hubby of Regis’ co-host, Kelly Ripa? Golden Globes bad boy Ricky Gervais? Mike ‘‘The Situation’’ Sorrentino from ‘‘Jersey Shore’’? You kidding? 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