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4B Daily News – Thursday, January 9, 2014 WORLD BRIEFING Emails, texts suggest top aide to Christie engineered NJ traffic jam TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A political furor surrounding Gov. Chris Christie intensified Wednesday with the release of emails and text messages that suggest one of his top aides deliberately created traffic jams in a New Jersey town last September to punish its mayor. An ''outraged and deeply saddened'' Christie said he was misled by his aide, and he denied any involvement in the apparent act of political payback. The messages were obtained by The Associated Press and other news organizations Wednesday amid a statehouse investigation into the whether the huge traffic backup was retribution against the mayor of Fort Lee for not endorsing Christie for re-election last fall. ''Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,'' Christie deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly wrote in August in a message to David Wildstein, a top Christie appointee on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. ''Got it,'' Wildstein replied. A few weeks later, Wildstein closed two of three lanes connecting Fort Lee to the heavily traveled George Washington Bridge, which runs between New Jersey and New York City. Al-Qaida-linked group ramps up violence BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida is positioning itself as a vanguard defending the Sunni community against what it sees as persecution by Shiitedominated governments across Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. As a result, a Syrian rebellion whose aim was the removal of President Bashar Assad is evolving into something both bigger and more ambiguous: a fight increasingly led by Sunni jihadis — often foreign and animated mainly by hatred of Shiites — who are determined to create an Islamic state. Battling these extremists is a coalition that includes moderates who are horrified that their rebellion in Syria has been discredited, with parts of the country falling under strict religious law. For moderates in the Middle East, the renewed assertiveness of the extremists is increasingly taking on the aspect of a regional calamity. ''The war in Syria has poured gasoline on a raging fire in Iraq, and conflicts in both countries are feeding upon one another and complicating an already complex struggle,'' said Fawaz A. Gergez, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. ''Now the reverberations of the Syria war are being felt on Arab streets, particularly Iraq and Lebanon, and are aggravating Sunni-Shiite tensions across the Arab Middle East.'' Obama likely to adjust US spying on leaders WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to tighten restrictions on U.S. spying on foreign leaders and also is considering changes in National Security Agency access to Americans' phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review of the nation's surveillance programs. Obama could unveil his highly anticipated decisions as early as next week. Ahead of that announcement, he is consulting with lawmakers, privacy advocates and intelligence officials who were invited to White House meetings Wednesday and Thursday. ''He's at that stage still where he's listening and discussing with a variety of stakeholders and appreciates very much the opinions and counsel he's getting on this matter,'' White House spokesman Jay Carney said. Among the changes Obama is expected to announce is more oversight of the National Intelligence Priorities Framework, a classified document that ranks U.S. intelligence- gathering priorities and is used to make decisions on scrutiny of foreign leaders. A presidential review board recommended increasing the number of policy officials who help establish those priorities, and that could result in limits on surveillance of allies. Documents released by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the U.S. was monitoring the communications of several friendly foreign leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The revelations outraged Merkel as well as other leaders, and U.S. officials say the disclosures have damaged Obama's relations around the world. With al-Qaida flag fluttering over Fallujah, some question losses SAN DIEGO (AP) — Shirley Parrello knows that her youngest boy believed in his mission in Iraq. But as she watches Iraqi government forces try to retake the hard-won city of Fallujah from al-Qaidalinked fighters, she can't help wondering if it was worth Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Parrello's sacrifice. ''I'm starting to feel that his death was in vain,'' the West Milford, N.J., woman said of her 19-yearold son, who died in an explosion there on Jan. 1, 2005. ''I'm hoping that I'm wrong. But things aren't looking good over there right now.'' The 2004 image of two charred American bodies hanging from a bridge as a jubilant crowd pelted them with shoes seared the city's name into the American psyche. The brutal house-to-house battle to tame the Iraqi insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad cemented its place in U.S. military history. But while many are disheartened at Fallujah's recent fall to Islamist forces, others try to place it in the context of Iraq's history of internal struggle since the ouster of dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. And they don't see the reversal as permanent. ''I'm very disappointed right now, very frustrated,'' says retired Marine Col. Mike Shupp, who commanded the regimental combat team that secured the city in late 2004. ''But this is part of this long war, and this is just another fight, another battle in this long struggle against terrorism and oppression.'' Obama aides push back on Gates book WASHINGTON (AP) — Rushing to curb political fallout, the White House pushed back Wednesday against harsh criticism in a new book by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates that questions President Barack Obama's war leadership and rips in Vice President Joe Biden. The tell-all memoir from Gates has created a splash in Washington, casting a negative light on Obama's national security operations by detailing a high level of discord among the small team that made key decisions about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For two key participants — Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — the accusations could color how the two potential 2016 presidential candidates are viewed by voters. Initially caught off guard by the book's accusations, Obama's aides walked a fine line between publicly rebuking his former defense chief and allowing Gates' claims to go unchallenged. Still, the White House hurried to Biden's defense and said the president disagrees with Gates' characterization. White House spokesman Jay Carney disputed several of Gates' points individually but said Obama appreciated Gates' service. He said those who have the privilege to serve at high levels make their own decisions about whether and when to divulge details of private conversations after they leave government. ''I'll leave it to other folks to decide,'' Carney said. 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Box 1076, Red Bluff, CA 96080, and whose telephone number is (530) 527-2740, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, all that certain real property situated in the County of Tehama, State of California, described as follows: Lot 242 of Rancho Tehama Unit No. 1, as the same is shown on the map filed in the Tehama County Recorder's Office, July 1, 1969 in Book P of Maps at Pages 93 through 114, Inclusive Excepting therefrom all oil, gas and mineral rights lying below a plan 500 feet below and parallel with the surface thereof. A.P.N. 060-060-42 Marvin E. Carnes is the owners of the Promissory Note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the Beneficiary in said Deed of Trust. This sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession, or encumbrances to satisfy the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in that certain Deed of Trust dated November 16, 2010, and recorded on December 2, 2010, as Instrument No. 2010-0014070 of the Official Records of the County of Tehama, State of California, executed by KINZI MANNING in which MARVIN E CARNES is named as Beneficiary, and DENNIS ALBRIGHT was named as Trustee. This Notice is given in compliance with the written application made to the Trustee by the said Beneficiary. On January 6, 2014, the following amounts represent the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above-described property to be sold and reasonably estimated costs, expenses, and advances, respectively: Balance of Principal Obligation: $8954.12 Interest due $835.56 matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS: The sale date down shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, or trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call the trustee's information line at (530)527-2740, using the file name/number assigned to this case: AATITLFOR. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Dated: JANUARY 6, 2014 DENNIS D. ALBRIGHT, Attorney at Law ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOLLOWS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT State of California County of Tehama ) ) ss ) On January 6, 2014, before me, Twila Cordova, Notary Public, personally appeared Dennis D. Albright, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person, whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Trustee's fees through sale: $425.00 Twila Cordova EXHIBIT A Publication Notice of Sale (Est.): Lot 242 of Rancho Tehama Unit $700.00 No.1, as the same is shown on the map filed in the Tehama Recording Notice of Default: County Recorder's Office, July 1, $26.00 1969 in Book P of Maps at Pages 93 through 114, Inclusive Recording Notice of Sale: $18.00 Excepting therefrom all oil, gas and mineral rights lying below a RTA Assessment lien: plan 500 feet below and parallel $4106.01 with the surface thereof. Trustee's Sale Guarantee: A.P.N. 060-060-42 $480.00 January 9, 16 & 23, 2014 Total: $15,544.69 SB 1137 PERALTA COMPLIANCE WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday pressed the nation's schools to abandon what it described as overly zealous discipline policies that send students to court instead of the principal's office. 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