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Main St. (Between Raley's & Wal-Mart) (530) 529-1198 ABC Monday thru Sunday 11AM-9PM NEW OWNERSHIP OPEN DAILY Buy 2 GET 1 FREE of equal or less value Lunch & Dinner Specials WORLD BRIEFING Dems near deal on health bill WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders aban- doned a long struggle to appease the most ardent abortion oppo- nents in their ranks, gambling Thursday that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming next week. In doing so, they are all but counting out a small but potential- ly decisive group whose views on abortion coverage have become the principal hang-up for Democ- rats fighting to achieve the biggest change in American health care in generations. Congressional lead- ers are hoping they can find enough support from other waver- ing Democrats to pass legislation that only cleared the House by five votes in an earlier incarnation. Democratic leaders are work- ing to rally rank-and-file members around agreements on several complicated points, health insur- ance taxes and prescription drug coverage among them, and dozens of other sticky issues — all as Republicans stand ready to oppose the overhaul en masse. ''We will finish the job,'' Sen- ate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., wrote in a letter to his Republican counterpart describing the path ahead. Said Sen. Tom Harkin, D- Iowa: ''The stars are aligning for victory on comprehensive health reform. The end is in sight.'' A shaky start for Chile's new pres SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The earth shook and shook Thurs- day as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pin- era as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him to join them. People in the balconies of the vast congressional hall in coastal Valparaiso shouted warnings as a massive light fixture rocked over- head, and heads of state nervously eyed the ceiling. But a steely calm prevailed, especially from Pinera himself as he strode in smiling. The president and his ministers then quickly swore their oaths, and the audience of 2,000 headed for the exits and the hills, joining an evacution called out of concern that Thursday's repeated after- shocks would set off another tsunami. Inauguration Day in Chile was peppered with more than a dozen significant aftershocks that dam- aged some towns and sent thou- sands running for safety. The day amply demonstrated Pinera's challenges in leading Chile's recovery from last month's mag- nitude-8.8 quake, one of the biggest in modern history. Chile's first elected right-wing president in 52 years won office promising to improve the econo- my. Now, he says he'll be Chile's ''reconstruction president.'' His advice to his citizens: ''Let's dry our tears and put our hands to work.'' After shootings and bomb plot, al-Qaida attacks less complex WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since al-Qaida attacked the United States in 2001, U.S. authorities have worked to detect and prevent the next big terrorist strike. But officials and counterterror- ism experts say the Christmas air- line plot and last November's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, may have shown al-Qaida that smaller- scale attacks also can prove unset- tling, without the complexity and risk of bigger attempts. The Christmas Day attempt to bring down a Detroit-bound flight — allegedly by a young Nigerian man with explosives in his under- wear — was not successful. The attempt, however, shook the gov- ernment, set agencies against each other and led to months of politi- cal second-guessing. Short of mass casualties, the attack produced the kind of reac- tion that al-Qaida desires. Now it appears that the group, which has prided itself on its ideo- logical purism, seems to be eyeing a more pragmatic and perhaps more dangerous shift in tactics. The emerging message appears to be that big successes are great, but sometimes simply trying can be just as good. Americans' net worth grows WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the heal- ing economy boosted stock port- folios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previ- ous two quarters. The Federal Reserve said Thursday that net worth rose 1.3 percent in the fourth quarter to $54.2 trillion. It marked the third straight quarter of gains. But econ- omists say consumers would need a stronger and more prolonged increase in their wealth to per- suade them to ratchet up spending. Net worth had risen by a more robust 4.5 percent in the second quarter of 2009 and an even faster 5.5 percent in the third quarter. Net worth is the value of assets such as homes, checking accounts and investments minus debts like mortgages and credit cards. Even with the gain, Ameri- cans' net worth would have to rise an additional 21 percent just to get back to its pre-recession peak of $65.9 trillion. That illustrates Americans' vast loss of wealth from the worst downturn since the 1930s. Court upholds God in pledge SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words ''under God'' in the Pledge of Allegiance and ''In God We Trust'' on U.S. curren- cy, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases vio- late the separation of church and state. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento athe- ist Michael Newdow, who claimed the references to God disrespect his religious beliefs. ''The Pledge is constitution- al,'' Judge Carlos Bea wrote for the majority in the 2-1 ruling. ''The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the proud recitation of some of the ideals upon which our Republic was founded.'' The same court ruled in New- dow's favor in 2002 after he sued his daughter's school dis- trict for having students recite the pledge at school. That lawsuit reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004, but the high court ruled that Newdow lacked the legal standing to file the suit because he didn't have custody of his daughter, on whose behalf he brought the case.