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4B Daily News –Wednesday, November 30, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Florida primary looms large TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — If there's any Republican presidential candidate who can afford to spend precious time and money focusing on winning in Florida, it's the one who campaigned in the state Tuesday. Florida is the only early primary state Mitt Romney plans to visit this week, little more than a month before voters start weighing in on the GOP nominating fight. Depending on how he performs in earlier con- tests in Iowa, New Hamp- shire and South Carolina — all three are still uncer- tain — Florida represents either a chance for Rom- ney to either seal the nom- ination or an opportunity to revive what likely would become, if he's lost three times, a struggling campaign. Romney spent all day in Florida, attending sev- eral fundraisers and hold- ing public events in Miami and Tampa. Unlike his rivals, Rom- ney has the resources to compete aggressively here. He had nearly $15 million at the end of October and has spent lit- tle of it — a war chest that would allow him to buy expensive TV ads across Florida's 10 media mar- kets. He has national name recognition from his 2008 bid, an asset his team believes will give him a significant advan- tage over lesser-known rivals in a large state where retail politicking alone doesn't cut it. And he's kept in good touch with the support and fundraising network he built last time around, an effort that's shown through as he's picked up endorsements from many of the state's top Republi- cans, including Sen. Mel Martinez and former Sen. Connie Mack. Eurozone finance ministers try to beef up rescue fund BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurozone nations are call- ing for more IMF resources to help out their embattled currency. The 17 eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday agreed to seek new ways to increase the resources of the Interna- tional Monetary Fund through bilateral loans that could be used to pro- tect EU nations facing financial trouble. The ministers meeting in Brussels also agreed on options to give the rescue fund more leverage power and build up its resources Red Bluff Garden Club CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE ALL FRESH WREATHS, ARRANGEMENTS AND MORE so it can help bigger trou- bled EU members such as Italy and Spain. THIS IS A BREAK- ING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for fur- ther information. AP's earlier story is below. Cain tells staff he is reassessing campaign ATLANTA (AP) — Herman Cain told aides Tuesday he is assessing whether the latest alle- gations of inappropriate sexual behavior against him ''create too much of a cloud'' for his Republican presidential candidacy to go for- ward. Acknowledging the ''firestorm'' arising from an accusation of infidelity, Cain only committed to keeping his campaign schedule for the next several days, in a conference call with his senior staff. ''If a decision is made, different than to plow ahead, you all will be the first to know,'' he said, according to a transcript of the call made by the National Review, which listened to the conversation. It was the first time doubts about Cain's continued candidacy had surfaced from the candidate himself. As recently as Tuesday morning, a campaign spokesman had stated unequivocally that Cain would not quit. Cain denied anew that he had an extramar- ital affair with a Georgia woman who went public a day earlier with alle- gations they had been intimate for 13 years. 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cedar & Madison Sts. Red Bluff Dec. 8, 9 & 10 Thu.-Fri.-Sat. 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However, Pastor conced- ed his sentence was con- strained by a recent change in California law that requires Murray to serve his sentence in county jail rather than state prison. Sheriff's officials later said Murray will serve a lit- tle less than two years behind bars while housed in a one-man cell and kept away from other prisoners. ''This is going to be a real test of our criminal jus- tice system to see if it's meaningful at all,'' District Attorney Steve Cooley said. BOOK BARN 619 Oak St., Red Bluff (530) 528-Book 2665 HOLIDAY HOURS Closed Tuesday thru Saturday Dec. 27th to 31st Reopen: Tuesday, January 3rd Corning's 16th Annual Hometown Christmas Gott Trees? Schedule of Events Saturday, December 3, 2011 American Airlines files bankruptcy DALLAS (AP) — An analyst for Fitch Ratings says that American Airlines will have to focus on termi- nating its underfunded pen- sion plans and getting wage concessions from workers now that it has filed for bankruptcy protection. Leaders of employee unions at American say they'll fight to look out for the workers' interests. Fitch analyst Bill War- lick says that American may need to consider a merger with US Airways. American's parent com- pany, AMR Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The company says it was forced to file because of high labor and fuel costs and the weak economy. Iranian mobs storm British Embassy TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-line Iranian pro- testers stormed British diplomatic compounds Tuesday, hauling down the Union Jack, torching an embassy vehicle and pelting buildings with petrol bombs in what began as an apparent state-approved show of anger over the latest Western sanctions to pun- ish Tehran for defiance over its nuclear program. The hours-long assault on the British Embassy and a residential complex for staff — in chaotic scenes reminiscent of the seizing of the U.S. Embassy in 1979 — could push already frayed diplomatic ties toward the breaking point. Iran's parliament approved a bill Sunday to downgrade relations with Britain, one of America's closest allies with diplo- matic envoys in the Islamic Republic. Calling Tuesday's attack ''outrageous and indefensible,'' British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Iran's failure to defend the embassy and its staff was a disgrace and would have ''serious conse- quences.'' He said all embassy staff had been accounted for and praised Britain's ambassador to Iran for handling a ''dangerous situation with calm and professionalism.'' Pakistan steps up anti- US rhetoric ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan withdrew from an international confer- ence on stabilizing Afghanistan to protest the deadly attack by Ameri- can forces on its troops, widening a fresh rupture in ties with a nominal ally that is endangering the U.S. plan for gradually ending the war. In an unusually hostile comment, a top Pakistani army general said Tues- day that the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers were the result of a ''deliberate act of aggression.'' He said the military has not decided whether to take part in an American investigation into the weekend encounter along the mountainous Afghan border. The hard line was aimed partly at pacifying the country's anti-Ameri- can public, most of whom detest their leaders' close association with Wash- ington. The uncompro- mising stance of the army was also likely designed to press for more conces- sions from Washington. Regardless of motive, Pakistan's retaliatory moves and tough rhetoric lower the chances of greater cooperation in the Afghan war and will make it harder to repair ties with the U.S. once emotions cool. Please don't forget to help your Red Bluff neighbors in need this Holiday season. Without you there will be no Christmas for them. 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