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8A Daily News – Tuesday, November 29, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Egyptians wait in long lines to vote CAIRO (AP) — They waited in long lines for hours to vote, despite a new wave of unrest, fears about a sharply divided society and uncertainty over the nation's future. For the millions of Egyptians who cast bal- lots Monday, the first par- liamentary elections since they ousted Hosni Mubarak were a turning point in history — if for no other reason than they were finally getting a chance to be heard after decades of rigged voting. The outcome will indi- cate whether one of America's most important Middle East allies will remain secular or move down a more Islamic path, as have other coun- tries swept up in the Arab Spring. ''I have hope this time,'' said Amal Fathy, a 50-year-old government employee who wears the Islamic veil, as she patiently waited to vote. ''I may not live long enough to see change, but my grandchildren will.'' Since the uprising that forced out Mubarak near- ly 10 months ago, Egyp- tians had looked forward to this day as a celebration of freedom after years of stifling dictatorship. Instead, there has been deep disappointment with the military rulers who replaced the old regime and a new wave of protests and clashes that began 10 days before the vote. Europe rushes to find solution to debt crisis PARIS (AP) — Euro- pean leaders rushed Mon- day to stop a rampaging debt crisis that threatened to shatter their 12-year- Respecting People. Impacting Business Call us. And get back to work. Call us any time for: • An extensive network of recruiting sources • Testing and training • Experienced recruiters • Full-time employees • HR expertise and support services • Temporary Workers • Evaluation hire • Carefully screened candidates • Dedicated service old experiment in a com- mon currency and devas- tate the world economy as a result. One proposal gaining prominence would have countries cede some con- trol over their budgets to a central European authori- ty. In a measure of how rapidly the peril has grown, that idea would have been unthinkable even three months ago. World stock markets, glimpsing hope that Europe might finally be shocked into stronger action, staged a big rally. The Dow Jones industrial average in New York rose almost 300 points. In France, stocks rose 5 per- cent, the most in a month. More relevant to the crisis, borrowing costs for European nations stabi- lized. They had risen alarmingly in recent weeks — in Greece, then in Italy and Spain, then across the continent, including in Germany, the strongest economy in Europe. The yields on bench- mark bonds issued by Italy and Germany rose, but only by hundredths of a percentage point. The yield fell 0.1 percentage point on bonds of France, 0.14 points for those of Spain and 0.22 points for Belgium. Woman alleges affair with Cain WASHINGTON (AP) — A Georgia business- woman said Monday she and Herman Cain had a 13-year extramarital affair, an allegation the Republican presidential hopeful denied as strong- ly as earlier accusations of sexual harassment. ''Here we go again. I didn't do anything wrong,'' Cain said on CNN. He acknowledged he knew the woman who was behind the accusa- tion. Moments after Cain issued a preemptive denial, an Atlanta televi- sion station posted a story to its website quoting a woman identified as Gin- ger White as saying, ''It wasn't complicated. I was James W. Tysinger, Jr. M.D. Eye Physician & Surgeon Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology We accept Medical, Medicare & most Insurances Office Hours: Tues-Wed-Thurs 8am-4:30pm www.expresspros.com 530-527-0727 243 So. Main Street Mon & Fri 1pm-4:30pm For Emergencies, After Hours, Week-ends, Call 530-567-5001 345 Hickory St. Red Bluff Tel: (530) 529-4733 Fax: (530) 529-1114 aware that he was mar- ried. 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U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said the public has a right to know what hap- pens in cases that touch on ''the transparency of financial markets whose gyrations have so depressed our economy and debilitated our lives.'' In such cases, the SEC has a responsibility to ensure that the truth emerges, he wrote. Rakoff said he had spent hours trying to assess the settlement but concluded that he had not been given ''any proven or admitted facts upon which to exercise even a modest degree of inde- pendent judgment.'' He called the settle- ment ''neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate, nor in the public interest.'' The SEC shot back in a statement issued by Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami, saying the deal was all four of those things and ''reason- ably reflects the scope of relief that would be Frank announces retirement from obtained after a success- ful trial.'' 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