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4B – Daily News – Tuesday, April 12, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Former leader of Ivory Coast captured, ending struggle ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A bloody, four-month political standoff ended Monday when troops loyal to Ivory Coast’s elected president — backed by French ground and air forces — captured the West African country’s longtime leader who had refused to give up power. Video of former President Laurent Gbagbo being led into a room in a white undershirt was broadcast on television as proof of his detention. He would not sign a statement for- mally ceding power after losing a Nov. 28 election to econ- omist Alassane Ouattara. More than 1 million civilians fled their homes and untold numbers were killed in the power struggle between the two rivals that threatened to re-ignite a civil war in the world’s largest cocoa producer. Gbagbo’s security forces have been accused of using cannons, 60 mm mortars and 50-caliber machine guns to mow down opponents during the standoff. President Barack Obama welcomed Gbagbo’s capture, calling it a victory for the democratic will of the Ivorian peo- ple, who ‘‘have the chance to begin to reclaim their country, solidify their democracy and rebuild a vibrant economy.’’ Gbagbo, who ruled the former French colony for a decade, was pulled from his burning residence by Ouattara’s troops following fighting earlier in the day. Libyan rebels reject African Union cease-fire proposal BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan rebels, backed forcefully by European leaders, rejected a cease-fire propos- al by African mediators on Monday because it did not insist that Moammar Gadhafi relinquish power. A day after an announcement that the Libyan leader had accepted the truce, a doctor in rebel-held Misrata said Gad- hafi’s forces battered that western city and its Mediterranean port with artillery fire that killed six people. ‘‘He is the biggest lie in the history of Libya,’’ said Jilal Tajouri, 42, who joined more than 1,000 flag-waving pro- testers in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi as the African Union delegation arrived. ‘‘All the people in Libya agree on this: Gadhafi and all his sons must leave Libya so we can have democracy,’’ Tajouri said, echoing the opposition of other demonstrators to any dealmaking while Gadhafi remains in power. The rebels’ leadership council agreed. Obama believes his 2006 Senate vote against raising debt ceiling was ’a mistake’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Mon- day that President Barack Obama regrets his vote as a sena- tor in 2006 against raising the debt limit — the same kind of gibbsautobodydsl@chiconet.com 780 EAST AVE. 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That means Washington is right back where it started before the budget fight that nearly resulted in a government shutdown last week. Both sides show no give even though they’ll have to compromise in order to avoid an outcome everyone says they want to avoid. Romney announces presidential committee WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney took the first official steps toward a second presidential bid Mon- day, telling supporters he had formed an exploratory com- mittee to begin a White House run. Romney, who has been planning a second run since los- ing the Republican nomination in 2008, focused in his announcement on the economy and what he described as President Barack Obama’s failed policies. ‘‘It is time that we put America back on a course of great- ness, with a growing economy, good jobs and fiscal disci- pline in Washington,’’ the former Massachusetts governor said in a video posted on his website, on Facebook and on Twitter. 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