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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – Daily News 5A WORLD BRIEFING Obama urges diplomatic solution to Iranian crisis WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking sharply differ- ent stands, President Barack Obama urged pressure and diplomacy to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized his nation's right to a pre-emptive attack. Even in proclaim- ing unity on Monday, the leaders showed no give on competing ways to resolve the crisis. Seated together in the Oval Office, Obama and Netanyahu at times tried to speak for each other and sometimes spoke past one another. The two leaders are linked by the history and necessity of their nations' deep alliance, if not much per- sonal warmth, and they both used their moment to try to steer the agenda on their terms. ''I know that both the prime minister and I pre- fer to resolve this diplo- matically,'' Obama said. ''We understand the costs of any military action.'' If he agreed, Netanyahu said nothing about sanctions or talks with Iran, or Obama's position that there still is time to try to deter Iran peacefully. Instead, Netanyahu drew attention back to Obama's acknowledge- ment that Israel is a sover- eign land that can protect itself how it sees fit. Riot police break up anti-Putin protest MOSCOW (AP) — An attempt by Vladimir Putin's foes to protest his presidential election vic- tory by occupying a Moscow square ended Monday with riot police quickly dispersing and detaining hundreds of demonstrators — a stark reminder of the chal- lenges faced by Russia's opposition. The harsh crackdown could fuel opposition anger and bring even big- ger protests of Putin's 12 years in power and elec- tion to another six, but it also underlined the authorities' readiness to use force to crush such demonstrations. The rally marked a change of tactics for the opposition, which has been looking for ways to maintain the momentum of its demonstrations that flared in December. Alex- ei Navalny, a popular blogger and one of the most charismatic protest leaders, was the first to suggest that supporters remain on Moscow's streets and squares to turn up the heat on Putin. For Putin, the opposi- tion move raised the specter of the 2004 Americans but he never explicitly acknowledged the administration responded by targeting the cleric for death. Instead the attorney general outlined a three- part test for determining when a targeted killing against a U.S. citizen is legal. He said the govern- ment must determine after careful review that the cit- izen poses an imminent threat of violent attack against the U.S., capture is not feasible and the killing would be consis- tent with laws of war. The Obama adminis- tration has refused to release the Justice Depart- ment legal opinion on al- Awlaki's killing under the Freedom of Information Act and is in court oppos- ing efforts to have it made public. Orange Revolution in Ukraine, where demon- strators camped on Kiev's main square in massive protests that forced offi- cials to throw out a fraud- tainted election victory by the Kremlin-backed can- didate. The government's response Monday night was fast and brutal. Lines of officers in full riot gear marched into tree-lined Pushkin Square and forced protesters into waiting police buses. About 250 people were detained around the city, police said. Baby dropped in field by tornado buried with parents SALEM, Ind. (AP) — A 15-month-old Indiana girl who clung to life for two days after being scooped up by a tornado that killed her parents and two siblings was buried Monday in a snow-cov- ered cemetery, a poignant end to what had seemed to be a miracle story of survival. An American flag hung at half-staff as rela- tives of Angel Babcock gathered for the private burial. Angel, her mother and her 2-month-old sis- ter were buried in one cas- ket. Her father and 2-year- old brother were in anoth- er. The little girl died Sun- day at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky., after suffering severe head injuries when a tor- nado struck her family's home in New Pekin, Ind., and swept her into the field. Her death is one of 40 from the tornadoes that ripped through the Mid- west and South on Friday. The miracle survivor amid widespread devasta- tion wrought by the storms, Angel captivated the world with her fight to live. Though found criti- cally injured, she was opening her eyes when she arrived at the hospital Crafter's Boutique in Kentucky, which work- ers said was a hopeful sign. But her condition dete- riorated Saturday as her brain swelled, chief nurs- ing officer Cis Gruebbel said. As the day went on, Angel's eyes stopped moving, and there was no sign of brain activity. Her grandmother said the family decided to take her off life support, after hos- pital workers said there was nothing else they could do. Holder offers justification for killing U.S-born al- Qaida operative WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that the decision to kill a U.S. citizen living abroad who poses a terrorist threat ''is among the gravest that government leaders can face,'' but justified lethal action as legal and some- times necessary in the war on terror. Holder's comments broke the administration's silence on the legal justifi- cations for its decision to kill American-born al- Qaida operative Anwar al-Awlaki five months ago in Yemen. In a speech at Northwestern University law school in Chicago, he described al-Awlaki as concocting plans to kill Responding to criti- cism from civil libertari- ans, Holder flatly rejected the suggestion that the Constitution's due process protections require the president to get permission from a federal court before tak- ing lethal action. Limbaugh controversy casts a light on stars' impact on GOP politics NEW YORK (AP) — The uproar over Rush Limbaugh's derisive com- ments about a young woman's sex life is serv- ing as a vivid reminder of the outsize role conserva- tive media stars play in Republican politics. With a Democratic president in the White House and no leading GOP elected official set- ting the party's agenda, Limbaugh and other media personalities like the late Andrew Breitbart and even Donald Trump have filled a vacuum for many conservatives seek- ing a full-throated politi- cal advocate. 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