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8A Daily News – Thursday, April 26, 2012 immigrants WASHINGTON (AP) — Bucking the Obama administration, Supreme Court justices seemed to find little trouble Wednes- day with major parts of Arizona's tough immigra- tion law that require police to check the legal status of people they stop for other reasons. But the fate of other Justices OK with Arizona tough law on provisions that make Ari- zona state crimes out of immigration violations was unclear in the court's final argument of the term. The latest clash between states and the administration turns on the extent of individual states' roles in dealing with the nation's 11 mil- lion illegal immigrants. Immigration policy is essentially under the fed- eral government's control, but a half-dozen Republi- can-dominated states have passed their own restric- tions out of frustration with what they call Wash- ington's inaction to com- bat an illegal flood. Parts of laws adopted by Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah also are on hold pending the high court's decision. Civil rights groups say the Arizona law and those in some other states encourage racial profiling and ethnic stereotyping, and debate over such laws could have an impact on this fall's elections. More than 200 protesters gath- ered outside the court, most of them opposed to the Arizona law. Rubio outlines foreign can's half-hour speech at the centrist Brookings Institution came four weeks after he endorsed Romney and two days after campaigning with him. He also recently has spoken of a new immigra- tion proposal that breaks ranks with some in his own party. Pew Research Center sur- vey showed Obama with a commanding 67 percent to 27 percent advantage over Romney with Hispanics. policy vision WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio out- lined his vision Wednes- day of a more muscular American foreign policy, the latest salvo in his effort to elevate his profile as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney begins his search for a run- ning mate. The Florida Republi- Both in Washington and around the country, the 40-year-old Cuban- American is pushing him- self forward as a fresh con- servative. He has remained coy about whether he would join Romney's tick- et this November, but his careful criticism of Presi- dent Barack Obama's leadership as well as the isolationist tendencies among some Republicans reinforced the image he has projected of himself as a tough conservative but one moderate enough for national election. ''Global problems do require international coali- tions. On that point this administration is correct,'' Rubio told a crowd of almost 200 academics, policymakers and diplo- mats. ''But effective inter- national coalitions don't form themselves. They need to be instigated and led, and more often than not, they can only be insti- gated and led by us. And that is what this adminis- tration doesn't under- stand.'' Introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democrat- ic vice presidential candi- date in 2000, Rubio didn't address whether he's seek- ing the same office. The freshman lawmaker has frequently been mentioned as a potential choice for Romney and a Republican Party struggling to improve its standing with Hispanic voters. A recent Western heritage. Cattlemen and women. Bigtime rodeo. Old California. Victorian homes. Antique stores. World class hunting and fishing. Agri-Tourism. World-famous motorcycle road. Alpine hiking and camping. Volcanic legacy. Award winning olive oils. Slow foods. Wineries in the pines. Warm, welcoming people. We love it here. They will, too. Romney's reference to his dad growing up poor doesn't WORLD BRIEFING in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the food supply. But mad cow disease shouldn't be high on the worry list. theatrics.'' Washington shouldn't be doing is exploiting the challenges that young Americans face for politi- cal gain.'' He added, ''What Just in the past few months, Americans have been sickened by contam- inated sprouts, raw milk and sushi. Thirty people died last year from bacte- ria-tainted cantaloupe. And when it comes to hamburger, a dangerous strain of E. coli that can lurk in ground beef sick- ens thousands of people every year. ''What we know is that 3,000 Americans die every year from pre- ventable food-borne ill- nesses that are not linked'' to mad cow dis- ease, said Sarah Klein of the consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest. ''Things like E. coli, sal- monella — that's where we should be focusing our attention, outrage and pol- icy.'' tell full story WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney likes to talk on the campaign trail about how his father ''grew up poor,'' but that's not the whole story. The father of the pre- recorders CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Teachers hurled insults like ''bastard,'' ''tard,'' Parents send disabled children to school with and ''a hippo in a balleri- na suit.'' A bus driver threatened to slap one child, while a bus monitor told another, ''Shut up, you little dog.'' They were all special needs students, and their parents all learned about the verbal abuse the same way — by planting audio recorders on them before sending them off to school. sumptive Republican nomi- nee, George Romney, grew up in a family that suffered financial losses and enjoyed prosperity. The elder Rom- ney pursued an upwardly mobile path to become chairman of American Motors Corp. before being elected governor of Michi- gan. to his father's financial hardships provides a way to blunt perceptions among voters that his vast personal wealth makes him insensi- tive to the concerns of Americans who are strug- gling. He joins a long parade of politicians who have played down their wealthy pedigrees while playing up their humble family roots in hopes of convincing voters they can identify with their concerns. With economic concerns on the minds of most Amer- icans, Romney and Presi- dent Barack Obama already are jockeying for an edge. Obama generated a flurry of headlines last week by say- ing, ''I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.'' Many viewed that as a shot at Romney despite an Obama spokesman's denials. 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Four sick cows ever dis- covered in the U.S., the one announced on Tues- day the first since 2006 — and no human version of the illness linked to eating U.S. beef. ''From simply a public health issue, I put it very, very low,'' Cornell Uni- versity food-safety expert Martin Wiedmann says of the level of concern about mad cow disease. loan bill WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote Friday on a Republican bill preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, paid for by cut- ting money from Presi- dent Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday. The abrupt announce- ment by Boehner, R- Ohio, came with Obama and congressional Democrats clamoring daily for action to prevent today's 3.4 percent inter- est rates on subsidized Stafford student loans from automatically increasing to 6.8 percent on July 1. Speaker says House will vote Friday on student That election-year increase, set by law unless Congress blocks it, would affect 7.4 million students at a time when both par- ties are competing for the affection of young voters. Each is also trying to show voters that it knows best how to shield people from pain inflicted by the weak economy. Boehner told reporters that Obama has been ''trying to invent a fight where there wasn't and never has been one'' and said, ''We can and will fix the problem without a bunch of campaign-style Over 25 years of experience The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION Wood Burning Stoves Did you know? We've Got Exempt From No Burn Days! 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In cases around the Marine Corps to discharge sergeant for Facebook posts A sergeant will be dis- charged for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook in a case that called into question the Pentagon's policies about social media and its limits on the speech of active duty military personnel, the Marine Corps said Wednesday. SAN DIEGO (AP) — an other-than-honorable discharge and lose most of his benefits for violat- ing the policies, the Corps said. Sgt. Gary Stein will get ''damn dumb'' tive appeals within the Marine Corps but antici- pates the effort will fail. He said he planned to file an amended complaint in federal court. Syria BEIRUT (AP) — France raised the prospect of military intervention in Syria on Wednesday, saying the U.N. should consider harsher measures if an international peace plan that has been shaken by violence ultimately col- lapses. France raises prospect of military action in The statement reflects mounting inter- national frustration with daily attacks that have kept a cease-fire between troops loyal to President Bashar Assad and armed rebels seek- ing to oust him from taking hold. Activists said govern- ment troops killed at least 29 civilians Wednesday, including 12 killed in shelling in the central city of Hama. Rebels attacked else- where, killing at least four security personnel. French Foreign Min- ister Alain Juppe said France had discussed invoking Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which can be enforced militar- ily, with other world powers. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said last week the Unit- ed Nations should move toward such a step to allow for measures like travel and financial sanctions and an arms embargo. She didn't mention military action. The U.S. has for more than a year opposed the further militarization of the situation. NY woman admits faking cancer in scheme to collect — A New York woman admitted Wednesday that she faked cancer to con donors out of money and services for her wedding and Caribbean honeymoon. Jessica Vega, 25, donations GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) isn't likely to do any time in state prison, court officials said, but she will have to repay $13,368 to her victims and remain in jail until her sentencing on May 15. The San Diego-area Marine who has served nine years in the Corps said he was disappointed by the decision. He argued that he was exer- cising his constitutional rights to free speech. ''I love the Marine Corps, I love my job. I wish it wouldn't have gone this way. 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