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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 – Daily News WORLD BRIEFING Congressman renews Todd Akin dismissed pleas from top Republicans to abandon his besieged Sen- ate campaign Tuesday, saying party lead- ers including presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney were overreacting to his comments that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of ''legiti- mate rape.'' vow to stay in race ST. LOUIS (AP) — A defiant Rep. salvage his once-promising bid against incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill, said the uproar surrounding the remarks was out of proportion with his mistake — misspeaking ''one word in one sentence on one day.'' For the second time in two days, Akin went on the radio show hosted by former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to say he planned to stay in the race, despite constant urging from promi- nent members of his own party to step aside. ''I guess my question is: Is there a mat- ter of some justice here?'' Akin asked. After his original statement, ''all of a sud- den, overnight, everybody decides, 'Well, Akin can't possibly win.' Well, I don't agree with that.'' Akin, who has been frantically trying to on his budget's impact COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama charged rival Mitt Romney with being oblivious to the burdens of pay- ing for college on Tuesday, telling young voters in battleground Ohio that his oppo- nent's education policies amounted to hav- ing students borrow from their parents or ''shop around'' for the best deal. ''That's his plan. That's his answer to young people who are trying to figure out how to go to college and make sure that they don't have a mountain of debt,'' Obama said at Capital University in Columbus. ''Not everybody has parents who have the money to lend. That may be news to some folks.'' Turning to young voters, a key part of his 2008 coalition, the president sought to draw a bright line with Romney on educa- tion policy in his latest attempt to meld Romney with the House Republican bud- get blueprint offered Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney's running mate. Obama and Romney remain locked in a tight presidential campaign a week before the former Massachusetts governor for- mally claims his party's nomination at the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. Both cam- paigns have broadened their message to voters in recent weeks beyond the econo- my, which remains the most pivotal issue for voters less than three months before the election. Romney sought to distance himself from Missouri GOP Senate nominee Todd Akin, who apologized after saying in an interview that women's bodies are some- times able to prevent pregnancies after what he called ''a legitimate rape.'' Rom- ney said in a statement that fellow Mis- souri Republicans had urged Akin to quit and ''I think he should accept their counsel and exit the Senate race.'' Obama criticizes Ryan Rocket attack damages insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. military general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the image of progress in building a stable country as foreign forces work to wind down the 10-year-old war. The Taliban claimed responsibility for top US general's plane KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An are still fighting here and dying at a rate of one a day. Americans show more interest in the economy and taxes than the latest suicide bombings in a different, distant land. They're more tuned in to the political ad war playing out on television than the deadly fight still raging against the Tal- iban. Earlier this month, protesters at the Iowa State Fair chanted ''Stop the war!'' They were referring to one purportedly being waged against the middle class. By the time voters go to the polls Nov. 6 to choose between Obama and presump- tive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, the war will be in its 12th year. For most Americans, that's long enough. Public opinion remains largely negative toward the war, with 66 percent opposed to it and just 27 percent in favor in a May AP- GfK poll. More recently, a Quinnipiac University poll found that 60 percent of registered voters felt the U.S. should no longer be involved in Afghanistan. Just 31 percent said the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting there now. The race has long been targeted by the GOP as crucial to regaining control of the Senate. its use of air power BEIRUT (AP) — Its forces stretched thin on multiple fronts, President Bashar Assad's regime has significantly increased its use of air power against Syrian rebels in recent weeks, causing a spike in civilian casualties. Assad's regime significantly steps up The shift is providing useful clues about the capability of the Syrian air force as Western powers consider the option of enforcing a no-fly zone over the northern part of the country, where rebels control large swaths of territory along the Turkish border. tial nominee of a major political party, and highlighting his faith carries risks, given that many Americans view Mormonism skeptically. Even so, a small group of supporters and Republicans have long said the bene- fits could outweigh the drawbacks. They contend that Romney, whose attempts to reach voters on a personal level often fall flat, could help people get to know him better by highlighting this core part of his life. Israeli archaeologist uncovering Nazi horror KIRYAT MALACHI, Israel (AP) — When Israeli archaeologist Yoram Haimi decided to investigate his family's unknown Holocaust history, he turned to the skill he knew best: He began to dig. After learning that two of his uncles were murdered in the infamous Sobibor death camp, he embarked on a landmark excavation project that is shining new light on the workings of one of the most notori- ous Nazi killing machines, including pin- pointing the location of the gas chambers where hundreds of thousands were killed. Sobibor, in eastern Poland, marks per- haps the most vivid example of the ''Final Solution,'' the Nazi plot to wipe out Euro- pean Jewry. Unlike other camps that had at least a facade of being prison or labor camps, Sobibor and the neighboring camps Belzec and Treblinka were designed specifically for exterminating Jews. Victims were transported there in cattle cars and gassed to death almost immediately. If a no-fly zone is enforced, Western aircraft will likely go head-to-head with the Syrian air force as well as try to neu- tralize, at least partially, its air defense sys- tem. ''It is certainly a sign of increased con- cern on the part of the regime,'' said senior political scientist Christopher S. Chivvis of the Rand Corporation. ''The growing use of air power, particularly fixed-wing aircraft, raises the possibility of foreign intervention.'' But researching Sobibor has been diffi- cult. After an October 1943 uprising at the camp, the Nazis shut it down and leveled it to the ground, replanting over it to cover their tracks. Today, tall trees cover most of the for- mer camp grounds. Because there were so few survivors — only 64 were known — there has never been an authentic layout of the camp, where the Nazis are believed to have murdered some 250,000 Jews over an 18-month period. From those few sur- vivors' memories and partial German doc- umentation, researchers had only limited understanding of how the camp operated. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Aug. 14 that plans to set up a no-fly zone over parts of Syria is ''not on the front burner,'' despite persistent calls from rebel forces there that they need the added protection from escalating regime airstrikes in the civil war. killed in derailment ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — They were seemingly ordinary tweets from two friends hanging out on a railroad bridge in their hometown, enjoying one last summer night together before heading back to col- lege. ''Drinking on top of the Ellicott City Tweets describe final moments for 2 friends 'The Office' to conclude its NBC run NEW YORK (AP) — ''The Office'' will be closing next year. Producer Greg Daniels says the NBC comedy will conclude business at Dunder Mifflin after the upcoming ninth season. He said Tuesday that the final year will be exciting and memorable and will take creative chances. And it will reveal who's been making the mock documentary that has provided the show with its format. Daniels says, ''I think endings can be very powerful.'' Will former regional manager Michael Scott return as a guest? Daniels says he hopes Steve Carell will reprise his role as the socially inept boss, but he isn't count- ing on it. Carell left in 2011. sign,'' read one. ''Looking down on old ec,'' read another. Accompanying photos showed their view from the bridge and their bare feet, one with painted blue toe- nails, dangling over the edge. ''Levitat- ing,'' read another tweet. Nyad back in Fla. after 4th failed attempt to the two rockets that landed near the C-17 transport plane that U.S. Army Gen. Mar- tin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flew into Bagram Air Field north of Kabul on a day earlier. The claim was an attempt by the insurgents to score more propaganda points in what has been a deadly few weeks for the international coalition in Afghanistan. Jamie Graybeal, a spokesman for the U.S. military and the international coali- tion, said Dempsey was in his staff quar- ters when the two rockets landed and was unhurt in the attack. But the damage to the plane forced Dempsey to use another air- craft for his flight from Bagram to Iraq on Tuesday. Two aircraft maintenance workers were lightly wounded by shrapnel, and a nearby helicopter was damaged, Graybeal said. Dempsey was in Afghanistan for talks with military leaders about the war as well as a disturbing rash of killings of U.S. mil- itary trainers by their Afghan partners or militants dressed in Afghan uniform. war in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It was once President Barack Obama's ''war of necessity.'' Now, it's America's forgotten war. Americans tune out The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the U.S. presidential campaign trail. It's not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress — even though more than 80,000 American troops Minutes after the messages were sent, a CSX freight train loaded with coal bar- reled down the tracks and derailed, killing the 19-year-old women and toppling rail- cars and coal on the streets below. Investigators were still trying to figure out what caused the derailment. Witnesses heard squealing brakes and a thunderous crash around midnight Monday. It wasn't clear whether the women's presence on the tracks had anything to do with the derailment. They were sitting on the edge of the bridge as the train passed a few feet behind them, Howard County police said, and their bodies were found buried under coal. Authorities said they needed to do autopsies before their cause of death could be determined. starting to open up NEW YORK (AP) — Mitt Romney is starting to open up a bit more about his lifelong commitment to Mormonism and his lay leadership in the church, following pleas from backers who say that talking about his faith could help him overcome his struggles to connect with voters. ''Who shares your values?'' a recent Long silent on his Mormonism, Romney swim from Cuba KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Diana Nyad is back on shore after a failed fourth attempt to swim across the Straits of Flori- da. on Tuesday: ''I'm not going to get that moment I dreamed of for so long.'' She quit just before 1 a.m. and was transported by boat close to Florida. But not before she took one last ceremonially plunge in the water, swimming a short dis- tance to a rocky shoreline. After addressing the crowd, she lay on the sand and was given oxygen and intra- venous fluids. Family wants more answers about Romney ad asked — suggesting that the Republican presidential candidate was the answer. ''When religious freedom is threatened, who do you want to stand with?'' The commercial was the start of a broader Romney effort to emphasize val- ues and religion as he courts undecided voters — in a nation where most people say they want a president with strong reli- gious beliefs — to compete with President Barack Obama in a race that polls show is close. Romney invited reporters to Mor- mon chapel services with his family last Sunday in New Hampshire. And he has asked a fellow Mormon to give an invoca- tion before he addresses the Republican National Convention next week. Romney is the first Mormon presiden- Carter's family hasn't accepted the official explanation for his death: that he was on meth when he fatally shot himself while his hands were cuffed behind him in the backseat of a patrol car in Arkansas. The family portrays the 21-year-old as a bright, young man who aspired to be a vet- erinarian, who liked shopping for sneakers and playing basketball. As questions swirl about how and why Carter died, his family also has been demanding more answers from authorities. ''If he did it, I want to know how it happened,'' his grandmother, Anne Win- ters Carter, said in an interview. ''And if he didn't do it, then we want justice.'' Jonesboro, Ark., police have faced crit- icism because they say officers searched Carter twice but didn't find a gun before they noticed him slumped over and bleed- ing in the back of a patrol car on July 28. Questions about race have cropped up too, because Carter was black and police said the two officers who stopped the truck he was in were white, as were the other peo- ple in the vehicle. handcuffed death MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Chavis The 63-year-old Nyad said she was dis- appointed but didn't feel there was any- thing she could have done better. She told a crowd gathered in Key West Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0039397 Doc ID #0002049037582005N Title Order No. 120156806 Investor/Insurer No. 202346328 APN No. 024-270- 621 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/14/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by BARBARA S. BOTSFORD, SURVIVING JOINT TENANT, dated 05/14/2009 and recorded 5/22/2009, as Instru- ment No. 2009006338, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Tehama County, State of Califor- nia, will sell on 08/31/2012 at 2:00PM, At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, paya- ble in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con- veyed to and now held by it un- der said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de- scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, of the real proper- ty described above is purported to be: 370 MICHAEL DRIVE, RED BLUFF, CA, 96080. The under- signed Trustee disclaims any li- ability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with inter- est thereon of the obligation se- cured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publica- tion of the Notice of Sale is $234,291.91. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total in- debtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso- ciation, or savings bank speci- fied in Section 5102 of the Finan- cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' con- dition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re- garding title, possession or en- cumbrances, to satisfy the in- debtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as pro- vided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provi- sions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the decla- ration from the mortgagee, ben- eficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trust- ee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bid- ding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid- der at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien be- ing auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priori- ty, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county re- corder's office or a title insur- ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this in- formation. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this no- tice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 12-0039397. Informa- tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immedi- ately be reflected in the tele- phone information or on the In- ternet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa- tion is to attend the scheduled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6- 914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Infor- mation (626) 927-4399 By: Trust- ee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collec- tor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-4278914 Publish: August 8, 15 & 22, 2012 5B