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8A – Daily News – Wednesday, April 14, 2010 WORLD BRIEFING collecting socks, towels & blankets to help the homeless. Don’t Forget! We are still Bring your items to the Daily News, 545 Diamond Ave or call Last day to donate is May 4th 527-2151x129 for more information or other drop-off locations. China is joining UN talks on Iran WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, wrapping up a 47-nation nuclear security summit, said Tuesday he is confident China will join other nations in pressing for tough new sanctions on Iran for con- tinuing to defy the inter- national community in seeking nuclear weapons. ‘‘Words have to mean something. There have to be some consequences,’’ Obama told reporters at a news conference at the conclusion of the two-day gathering. He was asked about China’s reluctance in the past to join other major nations in backing tough sanctions. Cornerstone COMMUNITY BANK 237 S. Main Street BULLFIGHTERS! 3 PM – 5 PM TODAY! Wed., April 14th Meet the Also Today: FREE 4D Barrel Racing Fairgrounds – 5 PM Cowboy Poetry Reading Red Bluff Library – 7 PM 529-1222 As Local as the Red Bluff Round-up Fans stop by and meet Eric Layton & Tim O’Connor, this year’s Red Bluff Round-Up Bullfighters. Enter to win one of three family packs for Friday Night’s show, includes three Grandstand Tickets. (no purchase necessary) 237 South Main Street, Red Bluff Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday gave a speech to the group call- ing for ‘‘effective’’ mea- sures to safeguard nuclear weapons and materials but stopped short of men- tioning Iran’s program. Hu and Obama met for 90 minutes on Monday after which U.S. officials said the two agreed to tell their aides to work on a tough new sanctions pro- gram. However, a Chinese spokesman did not men- tion sanctions in his description of the meet- ing. Obama skips details at nuke summit WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama laid out a night- mare scenario on Tuesday — a terrorist with atomic bomb materials no bigger than an apple who could launch an attack killing hundreds of thousands of people. In doing so, Obama skimped on details that make that kind of attack a more remote danger than he implied in his brief opening remarks to more than 40 world leaders, even as he got the broad picture right. The gather- ing, called by Obama, was intended to focus global attention on the problem of nuclear mate- rials that could fall into the wrong hands. Here’s a look at the facts behind Obama’s out- line of the threat from nuclear terrorism: OBAMA: Said in com- paring today’s threat to that during the Cold War: ‘‘The risk of a nuclear confrontation between nations has gone down, but the risk of nuclear attack has gone up.’’ THE FACTS: Yes, the bleak Cold War vision of mutual annihilation is all but gone now, and in its place is a new kind of risk. But linking the two, as he did, implies that the outcome from both sce- narios is comparable. First ladies visit Haiti survivors PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit Tuesday to the ruins of the Haitian capital, a high-profile reminder that hundreds of thousands remain in desperate straits three months after the earth- quake. The first lady and Jill Biden, wife of Vice Presi- dent Joe Biden, took a heli- copter tour of Port-au- Prince, where many people are still homeless, before landing at the destroyed national palace to meet President Rene Preval. They later talked with students whose lives have been upended by the disaster and walked along a vast, squalid encampment of families liv- ing under bed sheets and tents. ‘‘It’s powerful,’’ Obama told reporters. ‘‘The devas- tation is definitely power- ful.’’ A number of past and present world leaders have visited since the earthquake, including former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. But few have the star power here of the American first lady, whose husband is widely popular in Haiti and throughout the Caribbean. ‘‘It was important for Jill and I to come now because we’re at the point where the relief efforts are under way, but the attention of the world starts to wane a bit,’’ she said. ‘‘As we enter the rainy season and the hurri- cane season...the issues are just going to become more compounded.’’ Conservatives looking for tea party support WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative groups preparing to fight President Barack Obama over his next Supreme Court nomi- nation are trying to recruit tea party activists to their cause, hoping their enthusi- asm will help them beat back any nominee that could be too liberal for their taste. Bringing in the tea party movement — known for its high-energy rallies and protests calling for small government, lower taxes and less spending — would be a coup for conservatives, who were not able to stop the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor last year. This time, ‘‘you may have a whole new group of activists involved,’’ said Tom Fitton of the conserv- ative group Judicial Watch. Obama is considering about 10 candidates for the court and promises to make his choice quickly. His nominee — pending Sen- ate confirmation — would replace Justice John Paul Stevens, who is retiring this summer. D NEWSAILY Exclusive Print Media Partner RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY PRESENTS April 30 - May 1 & 2 MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Wow! What a Weekend!! Fri. 12-6 • Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 10-5 Shasta-Tehama Home & Garden Show is coming.... 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