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6B Daily News – Monday, December 5, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING GOP rivals hope Cain's demise will reinvigorate their bids WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after Herman Cain shuttered his Repub- lican candidacy for presi- dent, struggling GOP hopefuls looked to pick up the fallen candidate's tea party following and upset a primary dynamic that has pushed Mitt Romney and Newt Gin- grich to the forefront. Reps. Ron Paul of Texas and Michele Bach- mann of Minnesota said Sunday they expected Cain supporters would fall in line behind them because of their messages on limited government, despite their low standing in the polls. Meanwhile, last-place rival Rick San- torum predicted he now had a good chance of win- ning the Iowa caucus. While such brazen pre- dictions are likely over- stated, the 11th-hour press comes at a crucial time and could upset an already volatile race for the GOP endorsement. A month before the first vote is cast in the Iowa caucus and five weeks before the New Hamp- shire primary, most GOP candidates were looking to a week of heavy cam- paigning in Iowa ahead of the next debate, scheduled for Saturday. The stakes are possibly the highest for Mitt Romney, who could be hurt the worst if Cain supporters rally behind Gingrich. ''A lot of Herman Cain supporters have been call- ing our office and they've been coming over to our side,'' said Bachmann. ''They saw Herman Cain as an outsider and I think they see that my voice would be the one that would be most reflective of his.'' Likewise, Paul said he was optimistic that Cain's departure would reinvigo- rate his campaign. McCain says Hispanic vote 'up for grabs' WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain said Sunday that the potential- ly powerful Hispanic vote in the upcoming presiden- tial election remains ''up for grabs'' because nei- ther President Barack Obama nor Republicans have convinced these vot- ers that they are on their side. The one-time GOP presidential hopeful, whose own 2008 candida- cy was shaped in part by immigration, said that large Hispanic popula- tions in his home state of Arizona and elsewhere are listening carefully to what Republican candi- dates have to say on immigration and could become a ''major factor'' in 2012. ''I think that the Republican party has to discuss this issue in as humane way as possible,'' he said. He later added, ''the enthusiasm on the part of Hispanics for Pres- ident Obama is dramati- cally less than it was in 2008, because he has not fulfilled his campaign promises either. So I view the Hispanic vote up for grabs.'' McCain comment, on CNN's ''State of the Union,'' is a warning to the GOP primary candi- dates who have mostly embraced a hardline on immigration, lest they be accused of supporting any kind of ''amnesty'' for the some 12 million illegal immigrants estimated to be living in the U.S. Newt Gingrich was most recently attacked by his opponents for saying he would grant legal status to those with longstanding family and community ties; he has since endorsed a South Caroli- na law that allows police to demand a person's immigration status. McCain said he believes the Hispanic vote could sway Arizona, Col- orado and New Mexico. The key, he said, was for Republicans to address immigration in a humane and pragmatic way that The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION The Over 25 years of experience NOW OPEN! 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The estimated $3 billion in reductions, to be announced in broader detail on Monday, are part of a wide-ranging effort by the cash-strapped Postal Service to quickly trim costs, seeing no immediate help from Congress. The changes would pro- vide short-term relief, but ultimately could prove counterproductive, pushing more of America's busi- ness onto the Internet. They could slow everything from check payments to Net- flix's DVDs-by-mail, add costs to mail-order pre- scription drugs, and threat- en the existence of newspa- pers and time-sensitive magazines delivered by postal carrier to far-flung suburban and rural com- munities. That birthday card mailed first-class to Mom also could arrive a day or two late, if people don't plan ahead. ''It's a potentially major change, but I don't think consumers are focused on it and it won't register until the service goes away,'' said Jim Corridore, analyst with S&P Capital IQ, who tracks the shipping indus- try. 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