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8A – Daily News – Thursday, April 15, 2010 WORLD BRIEFING Obama slips after health win, other Dems slide WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s national stand- ing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of eco- nomic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey shows the political terrain growing rockier for Obama and congressional Democ- rats heading into midterm elections, boosting Republican hopes for a return to power this fall. Just 49 percent of people now approve of the job Obama’s doing overall, and less than that — 44 percent — like the way he’s han- dled health care and the economy. Last Septem- ber, Obama hit a low of 50 percent in job approval before ticking a bit higher. His high- water mark as president was 67 percent in Febru- ary of last year, just after he took office. The news is worse for other Democrats. For the first time this year, about as many Americans approve of congressional Republicans as Democ- rats — 38 percent to 41 percent — and neither has an edge when it comes to the party voters want controlling Con- gress. Democrats also have lost their advantage on the economy; people now trust both parties equally on that, another first in 2010. Roughly half want to fire their own congress- man. Quake kills 589 in China XINING, China (AP) — Soldiers and civilians used shovels and their bare hands to dig through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan region of China on Wednesday, killing at least 589 people and injuring more than 10,000. The series of quakes flattened buildings across remote western Yushu county and sent survivors, many bleeding from their wounds, flooding into the streets of Jiegu township. State television showed block after devastated block of toppled mud and wood homes. Local offi- cials said 85 percent of the structures had been destroyed. Residents and troops garrisoned in the town used shovels and their hands to pull survivors and bodies from the rub- ble much of the day. Sev- eral schools collapsed, with the state news agency saying at least 56 students died. Worst hit was the Yushu Vocational School, where Xinhua cited a local education official as saying 22 stu- dents died. Footage on Qinghai Satellite TV showed bod- ies wrapped in blankets lying on the ground while rescuers pulled shards of concrete from a pancaked school building. Crews set up emer- gency generators to restore operations at Yushu’s airport, and by late afternoon the first of six flights landed carrying rescue workers and equip- ment. But the road to town was blocked by a landslide, hampering the rescue as temperatures dropped below freezing. Tens of thousands of the town’s 70,000 people were without shelter, state media said. Hezbollah has Scud missiles that can hit all of Israel JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli defense officials said Wednesday they believe Hezbollah has Scud mis- siles that could hit all of Israel, a day after Israel’s president accused Syria of supplying the Lebanese guerrillas with the weapons for the first time. Israeli officials say the introduction of Scuds could alter the strategic balance with Hezbollah, the Iranian- backed militia that battled Israel to a stalemate during a monthlong war in 2006. President Shimon Peres, speaking in Paris, charged that Syria is playing a dou- ble game, talking about peace, while ‘‘it is deliver- ing Scuds to Hezbollah to threaten Israel,’’ according to a statement from his office. The remarks by Peres, whose position is largely ceremonial, went beyond public assessments of senior Israeli defense fig- ures. He gave no details. In Washington, the Syri- an Embassy dismissed the allegations and accused Israel of trying to divert attention from questions about Israel’s nuclear pro- gram. Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear arms, though it does not confirm or deny this. Palin rallies tea partiers BOSTON (AP) — Sarah Palin rallied the con- servative tea party move- ment near the scene of its D NEWSAILY Exclusive Print Media Partner RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY PRESENTS historical inspiration Wednesday, telling Wash- ington politicians that gov- ernment should be working for the people, not the other way around. Addressing roughly 5,000 people, the 2008 Republican vice presiden- tial nominee accused Presi- dent Barack Obama of overreaching with his $787 billion stimulus program. She also criticized the administration’s health care, student loan and financial regulatory overhauls. ‘‘Is this what their ’change’ is all about?’’ Palin asked the crowd on a sun-splashed Boston Com- mon. ‘‘I want to tell ’em, nah, we’ll keep clinging to our Constitution and our guns and religion — and you can keep the change.’’ Tea partiers planned to meet for a final rally in Washington on Thursday, coinciding with the federal tax-filing deadline. Local events are also planned in Oklahoma, Ohio and other locations. Palin put her own spin on Tax Day, saying, ‘‘We need to cut taxes so that our families can keep more of what they earn and produce, and our mom-and-pops, then, our small businesses, can reinvest according to our own priorities, and hire more people and let the pri- vate sector grow and thrive and prosper.’’ US hopes to capture bin Laden alive WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from Republican critics, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday the U.S. still hopes to capture and inter- rogate Osama bin Laden but expects the al-Qaida leader won’t be taken alive. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Commit- tee, the attorney general was peppered with questions about terrorism issues, including the planned shut- down of the Guantanamo Bay detention center and where those suspects should be sent for trial. The hearing didn’t have the confronta- tions that marked his appearance last month before House lawmakers, however. During the earlier hear- ing, questions about what legal rights might be grant- ed to suspected terrorists led Holder to tell lawmakers the chances of capturing the al- Qaida leader alive were very slim and ‘‘we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden.’’ On Wednesday Holder again tried to deflect hypo- thetical questions about what would happen were bin Laden taken alive. Forces foil 9/11-style plot BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces dis- rupted a 9/11-style plot by al-Qaida in Iraq to fly hijacked planes into Shiite religious shrines, Iraqi and U.S. officials said Wednesday. Iraqi security officials said they temporarily shut down at least two airports and have arrested two men — one of the intended pilots and an airport work- er — suspected in the plot, which appeared aimed at undermining the country’s stability while U.S. troops prepare to go home. Two U.S. intelligence officials in Washington confirmed the plot but said it did not appear to be fully planned out, nor was it clear that militants would be able to carry out any attacks. Both U.S. officials spoke on condi- tion of anonymity because the investigation was still under way. ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● April 30 - May 1 & 2 Come see us at the Children’s Fair on April 24th MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Wow! What a Weekend!! Fri. 12-6 • Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 10-5 Shasta-Tehama Home & Garden Show is coming.... Joining 5 other major events Same Weekend - Same Fairgrounds ❁ 2nd Annual Shasta-Tehama Home & Garden Show (Fri-Sat-Sun) ❁ 39th Annual Arabian Horse Show (Fri-Sat-Sun) ❁ 49th Annual Flower Show (Sat-Sun) ❁ 8th Annual Alpaca Show (Sat-Sun) ❁ 11th Annual 4-H Fair (Sat) ❁ 6th Annual Cinco De Mayo Celebration (Sat) “It’s May Magic” NEW FOR THIS YEAR... Arts & Craft Exhibitors Free admission to all for the Home Show!!!!! Thanks to our friends at 89th Red Bluff-Tehama County CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and Thur., April 15th TONIGHT! ROUND-UP MIXER Big Cowboy fun, Music & More! Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply 501 Madison St., RB Must be 21 or older to attend! CATTLEMEN’S ASSOC. Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce 100 Main Street, Red Bluff “Promoting the growth and prosperity of local business” www.redbluffchamberofcommerce.com Find us on Facebook! Get your button FREE at the D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff RED BLUFF ROUND-UP TRADE SHOW HOURS TYLER JELLY BUILDING Friday, April 16, 2010 4 pm to 10pm Saturday, April 17, 2010 11 am to 6 pm Sunday, April 28, 2010 11 am to 6 pm Recently expanded and moved near Bidwell Elementary License # 525405817 My qualifications include: B.A. in Elementary Education and experience teaching grades K-8. Accepting state pay programs & cash pay, etc. (530) 209-8743 how you feel about the place you call Home: Show our visitors !