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Monday, November 7, 2011 – Daily News 5A WORLD BRIEFING US warns of possible bomb attacks in Nigeria LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — After a weekend of vio- lence and fear, U.S. officials warned Sunday that luxury hotels frequented by for- eigners and Nigeria's elite may be bombed by a radical Muslim sect as the death toll from attacks in the coun- try's northeast rose to more than 100. The warning by the U.S. Embassy shows how seri- ously diplomats take the threat posed by the out- lawed Islamist group known locally as Boko Haram, which previously bombed the United Nations headquarters in the capital, Abuja, killing 24. The unusually specific warning from the U.S. Embassy identified possible targets in Abuja as the Hilton, Nicon Luxury and Sheraton hotels. With popu- lar restaurants and bars, the hotels draw diplomats, politicians and even reformed oil delta militants. The embassy said an attack may come as Mus- lims in the oil-rich nation celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday and that its diplo- mats and staff had been instructed to avoid those hotels. Still, Nigerian officials continued to downplay the threat posed by the mili- tants, hoping to reassure Africa's most populous nation that everything remains under control in a country often violently divided by religious and ethnic differences. Biggest earthquake in Oklahoma SPARKS, Okla. (AP) — Clouds of dust belched from the corners of almost every room in Joe Reneau's house as the biggest earth- quake in Oklahoma history rocked the two-story build- ing. A roar that sounded like a jumbo jet filled the air, and Reneau's red-brick chimney H U R R Y ! ! ! Deadline is Tuesday, November 8 Service briefs and photos of Veterans and active duty Military with Tehama County ties: Published in D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY FREE OF CHARGE On Veterans' Day Friday, November 11, 2011 This project made possible by the sponsorship of these companies and organizations: WALMART Distribution Center This page sponsored by: collapsed and fell into the roof above the living room. By the time the shaking stopped, a pantry worth of food had been strewn across the kitchen and shards of glass and pottery covered the floor. ''It was like WHAM!'' said Reneau, 75, gesturing with swipes of his arms. ''I thought in my mind the house would stand, but then again, maybe not.'' The magnitude 5.6 earth- quake and its aftershocks still had residents rattled Sunday. No injuries were reported, and aside from a buckled highway and the collapse of a tower on the St. Gregory's University administration building, neither was any major dam- age. But the weekend earth- quakes were among the strongest yet in a state that has seen a dramatic, unex- plained increase in seismic activity. Oklahoma typically had about 50 earthquakes a year until 2009. Then the num- ber spiked, and 1,047 quakes shook the state last year, prompting researchers to install seismographs in the area. Still, most of the earthquakes have been small. Reaction to Herman Cain allegations WASHINGTON (AP) — Herman Cain's rise as a presidential contender was supposed to prove that race didn't matter in the Republi- can Party. Cain is fast mak- ing it the only thing that does. The black conservative is trying to navigate around allegations that he sexually harassed at least three women, implying that the accusations surfaced because he is black. Hours after the claims were report- ed, Cain's supporters brand- ed his trouble a ''high-tech lynching.'' That's the term coined 20 years ago by another black conservative, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, after his confirmation hearings for the court were rocked by allegations of sexual harass- ment. Cain's supporters have pinned blame on a white GOP presidential rival, on liberals afraid of a ''strong black conservative'' and on mainstream media interest- ed in ''guilty until proven innocent.'' But by playing the race card with the Thomas precedent, his backers belied the ''post- racial'' America that Presi- dent Barack Obama was said to have brought about in the United States — and that they, too, promote. It's not a post-racial world, ''it's a partisan world,'' said Merle Black, an Emory University politi- cal science professor and author of ''The Rise of Southern Republicans.'' Cain's success in Repub- lican straw polls was con- sidered by many, especially black conservatives, proof that America was finally ready to consider candidates according to ideas, not race. Obama was elected the nation's first black president in 2008 behind a strong vote from minorities, liberals and independents. Few of them are affiliated with the GOP, the party of Abraham Lin- coln that lost favor with minority voters behind its 1960s ''Southern strategy'' of wooing white voters who were unhappy over civil rights legislation. Protests, gunfire in Syria BEIRUT (AP) — Syri- ans in the restive region of Homs performed special prayers for a major Mus- lim holiday to the sound of explosions and gunfire as government troops pushed forward their assault on the area, killing at least 11 people Sunday, residents and activists said. The violence on the first day of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, added to fears that a peace plan brokered by the Arab League last week was unraveling and prompted Qatar's prime minister to call for an emergency meeting Saturday to dis- cuss the Syrian govern- ment's failure to abide by its commitments. Egypt's official news agency MENA reported that Sheik Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabr Al Thani called for the meeting ''in light of the continuing acts of vio- lence and the Syrian gov- ernment's noncompli- ance'' with the terms of the Arab plan. Violence has continued unabated, though Damas- cus agreed to halt its crackdown on the 7- month-old uprising that the U.N. says has left some 3,000 people dead. Rolling Hills Clinic To submit a photo, email to advertise@redbluffdailynews.com Include: • Name of individual • Rank • Branch of Service • Former or present Tehama County town or city of residence. Please also include submitter's name, email address or telephone number in case we have questions. John C. Ludwick, V USN YN2 ietnam and Japan 1967-1971 If you do not have access to email, you may mail photo and information above to Heroes, c/o The Daily News, PO Box 220, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Or hand deliver to The Daily News at 545 Diamond Avenue in Red Bluff. 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