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Friday, January 6, 2012 – Daily News 7A WORLD BRIEFING GOP rivals call Romney timid, not conservative enough MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney's Republican presidential rivals repeatedly attacked him as a candidate of the status quo and a timid, less-than-reliable conser- vative Thursday as they simultaneously sought to slow his campaign momentum and personal- ly audition for the role of conservative rival-in- chief. ''Don't settle for less than America needs,'' said Rick Santorum, eager to capitalize on his sec- ond-place finish behind the former Massachusetts governor in this week's Iowa caucuses, a scant eight votes off the pace. A heavy favorite to win New Hampshire's prima- ry next Tuesday, Romney all but ignored his Repub- lican rivals as he cam- paigned in two states. Instead, he criticized President Barack Obama as a ''crony capitalist. He's a job killer.'' Without saying so, the rest of the field appeared to share a common cam- paign objective — hold down Romney's vote totals in New Hampshire, then knock him off stride 11 days later in South Carolina, the first South- ern primary of the year. Romney benefited handsomely from having several rivals split the vote in Iowa, where his winner's share was rough- ly 25 percent. Obama unveils revamped defense strategy WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking beyond the wars he inherited, Presi- dent Barack Obama on Thursday launched a reshaping and shrinking of the military. He vowed to preserve U.S. pre-emi- nence even as the Army and Marine Corps shed troops and the administra- tion considers reducing its arsenal of nuclear weapons. The changes won't come without risk, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. But he called it acceptable and, because of budget restraints, inevitable. In a presentation at the Pentagon, Obama said the U.S. is ''turning a page'' after having killed Osama bin Laden, withdrawn troops from Iraq and begun to wind down the war in Afghanistan. He outlined a vision for the future that some Republi- Gingrich who has deep conservative roots. To discuss how to proceed, some of those leaders have set up meetings from Washing- ton to Texas before the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary.That vote could prove pivotal, given that the Republicans who have won the state for decades have eventually become the party's nominees. Suspect in deadly Utah shootout had PTSD and depression OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Search warrant in hand, a team of bullet- proof vest-wearing offi- cers rapped on the door of a small, red-brick Utah house, identifying themselves as police. When no one respond- ed, authorities say, the officers burst inside. That's when the gunfire erupted. When it was over can lawmakers quickly dubbed wrong-headed. ''Our military will be leaner, but the world must know the United States is going to maintain our mil- itary superiority,'' Obama said with Panetta and the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Gen. Martin Dempsey, at his side. In a presidential elec- tion year the strategy gives Obama a rhetorical tool to defend his Penta- gon budget-cutting choic- es. Republican contenders for the White House already have attacked him on national security issues including missile defense, Iran and planned reduc- tions in ground forces. Attacks targeting Shiites in Iraq kill 78 BAGHDAD (AP) — An apparently coordinated wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 78 people in Iraq on Thursday, the second large- scale assault by militants since U.S. forces pulled out last month. The attacks, which bore the hallmarks of Sunni insurgents, come ahead of a Shiite holy day that draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across Iraq, raising fears of a deepening of sectarian bloodshed. 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Conservative leaders urge quick rally behind a not- Romney for nomination WASHINGTON (AP) — Prominent conserva- YEARBOOK This would probably be it: If Corning had a tive leaders want their rank and file to quickly get behind a single pres- idential candidate, fear- ful that persistent splits will help Mitt Romney win the Republican nomination. The former Massa- chusetts governor nar- rowly won the Iowa cau- cuses when conservative voters divided their sup- port among several challengers, and the worry is that the same thing will happen in South Carolina, Florida and beyond if Rick San- torum, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry all stay in the race. ''Conservatives are still divided among a number of different can- didates, but the field is winnowing,'' said for- mer Republican presi- dential candidate Gary Bauer. And, he said: ''I certainly think that Sen- ator Santorum is in a good position to inherit a lot of that support.'' In the afterglow of Santorum's unexpected- ly narrow loss to Rom- ney in Iowa, leaders on the right who have been scarcely engaged in the rollicking Republican contest began buzzing about the prospect of endorsing the former Pennsylvania senator with the solid conserva- tive credentials — or someone else such as Wednesday night, a 7- year veteran officer was dead and five of his col- leagues were wounded, some critically. The sus- pect, an Army veteran whose estranged father said suffered from post- traumatic stress disorder and may have been self- medicating with mari- juana, was injured. Now, as the city tries to grapple with the out- burst of violence and the loss of one of its offi- cers, investigators are trying to determine how the raid as part of a drug investigation could have gone so terribly wrong. ''It's a very, very sad day,'' an emotional Ogden Police Chief Wayne Tarwater said Thursday. 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