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8A – Daily News – Monday, May 9, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING US says it wants access to bin Laden widows ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States wants access to Osama bin Laden's three widows and any intelligence material its commandos left behind at the al- Qaida leader's compound, a top American official said in com- ments broadcast Sunday that could add a fresh sticking point in already frayed ties with Pakistan. Information from the women, who remained in the house after the commandos killed bin Laden, might answer questions about whether Pakistan harbored the al- Qaida chief as many American officials are speculating. It could also reveal details about the day- to-day life of bin Laden, his actions since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the inner workings of al-Qaida. The women, along with sever- al children also picked up from the house, are believed to be in Pak- istani army custody. A Pakistani army official declined to comment Sunday on the request, which U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon revealed on NBC's "Meet the Press." The CIA and Pakistan's spy agency, known by the acronym ISI, have worked uneasily togeth- er in the past on counterterrorism, but the unilateral U.S. raid — done without Pakistan's advance knowledge — has exposed the deep mistrust that scars a compli- cated if vital partnership for both nations. Muslim-Christian relations at a new low in Egypt CAIRO (AP) — Relations between Egypt's Muslims and Christians degenerated to a new low Sunday after riots overnight left 12 people dead and a church burned, adding to the disorder of the country's post- revolution transition to democ- racy. The attack on the church was the latest sign of assertiveness by an extreme, ultraconserva- tive movement of Muslims known as Salafis, whose increasing hostility toward Egypt's Coptic Christians over the past few months has met with little interference from the country's military rulers. Salafis have been blamed for other recent attacks on Chris- tians and others they don't approve of. In one attack, a Christian man had an ear cut off for renting an apartment to a Muslim woman suspected of involvement in prostitution. The latest violence, which erupted in fresh clashes Sunday between Muslims and Chris- tians who pelted each other with stones in another part of Cairo, also pointed to what many see as reluctance of the armed forces council to act. The council took temporary control of the country after President Hosni Mubarak was deposed on Feb. 11. After the overnight clashes in the slum of Imbaba, residents turned their anger toward the military. Some said they and the police did almost nothing to intervene in the five-hour fren- zy of violence. More people being told to evacuate parts of Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tourists gathered along Beale Street and gawkers snapped photos of the rising Mississippi, even as more residents were told Sunday to flee their homes and the river's crest edged toward the city, threatening to soak greater pockets of the city. Officials went door-to-door, warning about 240 people to get out before the river reaches its expected peak Tuesday. In all, residents in more than 1,300 homes have been told to go, and some 370 people were staying in shelters. The Mississippi spared Ken- tucky and northwest Tennessee any catastrophic flooding and no deaths have been reported there, but some low-lying towns and farmland along the banks of the big river have been inundat- ed with water. And there's ten- sion farther south in the Missis- sippi Delta and Louisiana, with daily life in Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold and other western areas of Libya still under his rule. International sanctions have begun to bite, many supply routes are unstable, and there are short- ages of skilled people in some sec- tors to keep the city running smoothly. Yet the deprivations — howev- er irksome — pale in comparison to the situation in the port city of Misrata, the only rebel stronghold in western Libya. It has been under siege by land for two months, with hundreds of civilians killed, and Gadhafi's forces are now trying to block access to the port that is Misrata's only lifeline. In Tripoli, the shortages were the river's crest continuing a lazy pace, leaving behind what could be a slow-developing dis- aster. Shirley Woods, who lives in south Memphis, wakes up each day and decides whether to leave. She was barbecuing ribs, chicken, pork chops and hot dogs with relatives on Mother's Day, despite floodwaters that are just feet from her house. "My sister called this morn- ing and asked about the flood," Woods said. "I'll give it another day, and if it comes up much higher, we're getting out of here." As their flocks take comfort, religious leaders appeal to values VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The killing of Osama bin Laden, a man who was America's face of evil for nearly a decade, left Christians, Jews and Muslims relieved, proud or even jubilant. For their religious leaders, it was sometimes hard to know just what to say. There is at least some disso- nance between the values they preach and the triumphant response on the streets of New York and Washington to the death of a human being — even one responsible for thousands of killings in those areas and around the world. "Justice may have been served, but we Catholics never rejoice in the death of a human being," said the Rev. Stephen Mimnaugh. He did not mention bin Laden during Sunday's morning Mass at Manhattan's St. Francis of Assisi, the church of the late Mychal Judge, chaplain of the Fire Depart- ment of New York and the first recorded victim of the Sept. 11 attacks in the city. After Mass, Mimnaugh cited comments published in America, a weekly Catholic magazine. The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, wrote that "no matter how mon- strous" a person is, "as a Christian, I am asked to pray for him and, at some point, forgive him." Long fuel lines choke Tripoli TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Cars sat abandoned in miles-long fuel lines, motorists traded angry screams with soldiers guarding gas stations, and many shops were closed Sunday on what should have been a work day. In ever-multiplying ways, resi- dents in the Libyan capital are feeling the sting of shortages from uprising-related disruptions of supplies. The shortages are a dramatic sign of how Libya's nearly 3- month-old rebellion — and the resulting chaos — is affecting obvious, even to Western reporters who may only leave their hotel with a government minder and guard. It is less clear what the eventual impact might be on Gad- hafi's ability to rule. Pentagon in the health business WASHINGTON (AP) — A military built for fighting wars is looking more and more like a health care entitlement pro- gram. Costs of the program that provides health coverage to some 10 million active duty personnel, retirees, reservists and their families have jumped from $19 billion in 2001 to $53 billion in the Pentagon's latest budget request. Desperate to cut spending in Washington's time of fiscal austerity, President Barack Obama has proposed increas- ing the fees for working-age retirees in the decades-old health program, known as TRI- CARE. After years of resisting proposed increases for the mil- itary men and women who sac- rificed for a nation, budget- conscious lawmakers suddenly are poised to make them pay a bit more for their health care, though not on the president's terms. The current fees, unchanged in 11 years, are $230 a year for an individual and $460 for a family. That's far less than what civilian federal workers pay for health care, about $5,000 a year, and what most other peo- ple in the U.S. pay. Honoring Outstanding Tehama County Students created in cooperation with the Tehama County Department of Education. Selections of students featured will be made by schools and Teachers. 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