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4B Daily News – Thursday, December 29, 2011 NKoreans cry, salute as son escorts hearse carrying late leader PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's next leader escorted his father's hearse in an elaborate state funeral on a bitter, snowy day Wednes- day, bowing and saluting in front of tens of thousands of citizens who wailed and stamped their feet in grief for Kim Jong Il. Son and successor Kim Jong Un was head mourner on the gray day in Pyongyang, walking with one hand on the black hearse that carried his father's coffin on its roof, his other hand raised in salute, his head bowed against the wind. At the end of the 2 1/2-hour proces- sion, rifles fired 21 times as Kim Jong Un stood flanked by the top party and military officials who are expected to be his inner circle of advisers. Kim then saluted again as goose-stepping soldiers carrying flags and rifles marched by. Although analysts say Kim Jong Un is on the path toward cementing his power and all moves in North Korea so far — from titles giving him power over the ruling party and military and his leading position in the funeral proces- sion — point in that direction, his age and inexperience leave questions about Kim's long-term prospects. Whereas his father was groomed for power for 20 years before taking over, the younger Kim has had only about two years. He also faces the huge challenges of running a country that struggles to feed its people even as it pursues a nuclear weapons program that has earned it international sanctions and condemna- tion. Iran threats to close key oil passage raise tensions over prices TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The U.S. strongly warned Iran on Wednesday against closing a vital Persian Gulf waterway that carries one-sixth of the world's oil supply, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz if Washington imposes sanc- tions targeting the country's crude exports. The increasingly heated exchange raises new tensions in a standoff that has the potential to spark military reprisals and spike oil prices to levels that could batter an already fragile global economy. Iran's navy chief said Wednesday that it would be ''very easy'' for his country's forces to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passage at the mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about 15 million barrels of oil pass daily. It was the second such warning by Iran in two days, reflecting Tehran's concern that the West is about to impose new sanc- tions that could hit the country's biggest source of revenue, oil. ''Iran has comprehensive control over the strategic waterway,'' Adm. Habibol- lah Sayyari told state-run Press TV, as the country was in the midst of a 10-day military drill near the strategic waterway. The comments drew a quick response from the U.S. Obama campaign hopes slow, steady work in Iowa will trump Republicans' temporary fireworks DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One presidential campaign claims an impres- sive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. It's not Mitt Romney or Newt Gin- grich or Ron Paul. It's Obama for Amer- ica, the president's re-election campaign, which badly wants to win this battle- ground state in November, as it did in 2008. ''The Republicans are here today, gone tomorrow,'' said Obama volunteer Pat Walters, of Johnston, a suburb of Des Moines. ''We've been doing this since 2009.'' Next Tuesday's Republican caucus has dominated political conversations. Largely overlooked is that Obama is run- ning unopposed in the Democratic cau- cus the same night. It's a dramatically different scene from four years ago, when Obama set his course for the White House by beating John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clin- ton after months of intense campaigning in Iowa. Rivals assail Paul over Iran stance MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on Wednesday assailed Republican presidential rival Ron Paul for saying the U.S. has no busi- ness bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, drawing a sharp contrast with their rising rival as he returned to Iowa to campaign before the lead-off caucuses. ''One of the people running for presi- dent thinks it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon,'' Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, said in this eastern Iowa city in response to a ques- tion from the audience. ''I don't.'' It was the first time Romney has chal- lenged Paul directly since the Texas con- gressman jumped in polls. Neither Rom- ney nor Perry, the Texas governor, named Paul, but the target was clear. ''You don't have to vote for a candi- date who will allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Because America will be next,'' Perry said in Urbandale, reiter- ating a line of argument from a day ear- lier. ''I'm here to say: You have a choice,'' Perry added. Syrian troops kill more protesters BEIRUT (AP) — Arab League moni- tors gathered accounts about the Syrian government's crackdown on dissent in the central city of Homs Wednesday as fresh violence flared just dozens of miles away. Activists said troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters, killing at least six. Though President Bashar Assad's regime has made concessions to the observers, including the release of near- ly 800 prisoners, the military was press- ing ahead with a campaign to put down mostly peaceful protests. In the two days since the Arab moni- tors arrived, activists said troops have killed at least 39 people, including the six shot in the central city of Hama on Wednesday. The continued bloodshed — and comments by an Arab League offi- cial praising Syria's cooperation — have fueled concerns by the Syrian opposition that the Arab mission is a farce and a dis- traction from the ongoing killings. The opposition suspects Assad is only trying to buy time and forestall more international sanctions and condemna- tion. ''This mission has absolutely no man- date, no authority, no teeth,'' said Ausama Monajed, a member of the Syr- ian National Council, the main opposi- tion group. ''The regime does not feel obliged to even bring down the number of casualties a day.'' New laws target abortion, illegal immigration, texting Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, employers in Alabama must verify new workers' U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and les- bians under state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012. Many laws reflect the nation's con- cerns over immigration, the cost of gov- ernment and the best way to protect and benefit young people, including regula- tions on sports concussions. Alabama, with the country's toughest immigration law, is enacting a key provi- sion requiring all employers who do business with any government entity to use a federal system known as E-Verify to check that all new employees are in the country legally. Georgia is putting a similar law into effect requiring any business with 500 or more employees to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of new hires. The requirement is being phased in, with all employers with more than 10 employees to be included by July 2013. Supporters said they wanted to deter illegal immigrants from coming to Geor- gia by making it tougher for them to work. Critics said that changes to immi- gration law should come at the federal level and that portions of the law already in effect are already hurting Georgia. Bargain hunters split shopping season into two seasons NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge. Together, they added up to decent sales gains for retailers. And the dol- drums in between showed how shoppers have learned to wait for the discounts they know will come. ''The days that the American con- sumer gets excited about 25 percent off are over,'' said C. Britt Beemer, chair- man of America's Research Group. ''Shoppers are keeping their eye on the ball for the big sales events.'' In November, spending rose 4.1 per- cent. And from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24, it rose 4.7 percent compared with the same period last year, according to research firm ShopperTrak. A 4 percent increase is considered a healthy season. The higher sales are good news for the economy, because they show shop- pers were willing to fund a holiday splurge despite high unemployment and other lingering economic woes. Con- WORLD BRIEFING sumer spending, including major items such as health care, accounts for 70 per- cent of the economy. Deadly Christmas fire renews calls for safe disposal of ashes HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Fireplace ashes can be deceiving. Just ask anyone involved in the nearly 11,600 residential building fires in the U.S. each year that federal safety officials say are caused by hot embers or ashes. It appears that Michael Borcina was among those duped. Fire officials in Stamford, Conn., say a bag of fireplace ashes Borcina left near the back of the home where he was staying caused a fire early Christmas morning that killed his friend's three children and their two grandparents. Borcina and the mother, Madonna Badger, escaped the blaze after failed attempts to rescue the little girls. The fire has led to renewed safety warnings by federal and local authorities. ''What often happens, and it's a pretty common scenario that we see, is that although the fire may look out, the embers in the ashes may remain hot enough to start a fire for up to 24 hours after the fire is thought to be out,'' said Tom Olshans- ki, a spokesman for the U.S. Fire Admin- istration. Olshanski and local fire officials in Stamford and other communities urged homeowners this week to put fireplace ashes in a metal container and place it well away from the house. If you leave hot ashes in the fireplace, make sure there's a metal screen or glass partition in place, they said. And, of course, make sure you have working smoke detectors, they advised. Health overhaul says free preventive care, but it pays to ask doc CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free. His insurance company told him it would be covered 100 percent, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation's 1- year-old health law requires most insurance plans to cover all costs for preventive care including colon cancer screening. So Dunphy had the proce- dure in April. Then the bill arrived: $1,100. Dunphy, a 61-year-old Phoenix small business owner, angrily paid it out of his own pocket because of what some prevention advocates call a loop- hole. His doctor removed two non- cancerous polyps during the colonoscopy. So while Dunphy was sedated, his preventive screening turned into a diagnostic procedure. That allowed his insurance company to bill him. Like many Americans, Dunphy has a high-deductible insurance plan. He hadn't spent his deductible yet. So, on top of his $400 monthly premium, he had to pay the bill. Clergymen clash during annual cleanup of church BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The annual cleaning of one of Chris- tianity's holiest churches deteriorated into a brawl between rival clergy Wednesday, as dozens of monks feud- ing over sacred space at the Church of the Nativity battled each other with brooms until police intervened. The ancient church, built over the traditional site of Jesus' birth in Bethle- hem, is shared by three Christian denominations — Roman Catholics, Armenians and Greek Orthodox. Wednesday's fight erupted between Greek and Armenian clergy, with both sides accusing each other of encroach- ing on parts of the church to which they lay claim. The monks were tidying up the church ahead of Orthodox Christmas celebrations in early January, following celebrations by Western Christians on Dec. 25. The fight erupted between monks along the border of their respec- tive areas. Some shouted and hurled brooms. 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