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4A Daily News – Tuesday, June 14, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Obama pushes jobs proposals DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama promoted job creation Mon- day in politically important North Carolina, trying to assure Americans he's focused on their No. 1 con- cern — and his greatest political weakness — as his potential GOP presidential opponents prepared to target his economic policies in their first major debate. Speaking at an energy- efficient-lighting plant in Durham, Obama called for training more engineers as a means to boost long-term economic growth, as he sought simultaneously to reassure businesses about his administration's policies and try to instill some opti- mism in voters despite dis- mal recent economic reports. His remarks also served as a counterpoint to gather- ing political opposition rep- resented by seven Republi- can 2012 potential presiden- tial hopefuls who were meeting in New Hampshire later Monday for a debate where they were likely to agree to disagree with Obama on his approach on the economy. "Today, the single most serious economic problem we face is getting people back to work," the president said. "We stabilized the economy, we prevented a financial meltdown and an economy that was shrinking is now growing. ... But, I'm still not satisfied. I will not be satisfied until everyone who wants a good job that offers some security has a good job that offers securi- ty." "I am optimistic about our future," the president said, even while acknowl- edging that "we can't be complacent." Republicans meet in N.H. debate MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney read- ied Monday to share a debate stage for the first time with six of the likely rivals who want to strip him of his perceived frontrunner man- tle for the Republican presi- dential nomination. Romney, who has emerged as the GOP's can- didate to beat during his sec- ond presidential bid, was going into his first debate with his critics already telegraphing their eagerness to link the former Massa- chusetts governor with Pres- ident Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Con- servatives loathe the Democrats' plan that man- dates all Americans have health insurance and was modeled on a Massachusetts law Romney signed into law. "I strongly oppose the individual mandate at any level," former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said on Sunday, previewing an expected line of criticism toward Romney. "I think it's a dramatic overreach." Elbowing Romney, Paw- lenty said Obama had stated that "he designed Oba- macare after Romneycare and basically made it Obam- Respecting People. 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"Writing history, espe- cially where it blends into current events, especially where that current event is Vietnam, is a treacherous exercise," Leslie H. Gelb wrote. Asked by Defense Secre- tary Robert S. McNamara to do an "encyclopedic and objective" study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam from World War II to 1967, the team of three dozen ana- lysts pored over a trove of Pentagon, CIA and State Department documents with "ant-like diligence," he wrote. Libyan rebels breakout from port MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Libyan rebels Monday broke out toward Tripoli from the opposi- tion-held port of Misrata 140 miles to the east, cracking a government siege as fighters across the country mounted a resurgence in their four- month-old revolt against Moammar Gadhafi. The rebels gained a diplomatic boost as well when the visiting the Ger- man foreign minister said the nascent opposition government was "the legitimate representative of the Libyan people." Guido Westerwelle was visiting Benghazi, the capital of the rebel-held east of the country, to open a liaison office and hand over medical sup- plies. He stopped short of full diplomatic recogni- tion of the Transitional National Council, as has the United States, await- ing the ouster of Moam- mar Gadhafi from his more than 40-year rule in the oil-rich North African country. Germany has refused to participate in NATO airstrikes in Libya and withheld its support for the U.N. resolution that allowed the attacks. What started as a peaceful uprising against Gadhafi has become a civil war, with poorly equipped and trained rebel fighters taking con- trol of the eastern third of Libya and pockets of the west. White House calls Rep. Weiner's conduct a 'distraction'; WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that Rep. 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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for Weiner to quit, as did several other Democrats includ- ing party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. House officials said the ethics inquiry is not yet extensive, and com- mittee leaders have not indicated whether they will order a more inten- sive staff investigation. The officials requested anonymity because the committee has not announced the staff inquiry. If Weiner does resign, the committee would no longer have jurisdiction to investi- gate him. If he remains in Congress, Chairman Jo Bonner of Alabama and ranking Democrat Linda Sanchez of Cali- fornia could name a four-member subcom- mittee to conduct a more thorough investi- gation. That could lead to an ethics trial.