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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 – Daily News – 7A WORLD BRIEFING European countries resume some air travel LONDON (AP) — After five days in which nature brought the jet age to a halt, European offi- cials agreed Monday to let air traffic resume on a limited basis, giving hope to millions of travelers around the world stranded by ash from a volcano in Iceland. Three KLM passenger planes left Schiphol air- port in Amsterdam on Monday evening during daylight under visual flight rules bound for New York, Dubai and Shanghai. An Associated Press photographer saw one jet taking off into a colorful sunset, which weather officials said was pinker than normal due to the ash. European Union trans- port ministers reached a deal during a crisis video- conference to divide northern European skies into three areas: a ‘‘no- fly’’ zone immediately over the ash cloud; a cau- tion zone ‘‘with some contamination’’ where planes can fly subject to engine checks for dam- age; and an open-skies zone. Starting Tuesday morning, ‘‘we should see progressively more planes start to fly,’’ said EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas. The German airline Lufthansa said it would bring 50 planeloads of passengers home and Britain said it would reopen some of its air- space in the next 24 hours. al-Qaida leaders killed BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. and Iraq claimed a major victory against al- Qaida on Monday, saying their forces killed the ter- ror group’s two top fig- ures in this country in an air and ground assault on their safehouse near Sad- dam Hussein’s home- town. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the killings of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri at a news conference and showed photographs of their bloody corpses. U.S. military officials later confirmed the deaths, which Vice President Joe Biden called a ‘‘potential- ly devastating blow’’ to al-Qaida in Iraq. The organization has proven resilient in the past, showing a remark- able ability to change tac- tics and adapt — most notably after its brutal founder, Abu Musab al- Zarqawi, was killed near- ly four years ago in a U.S. airstrike. Still, some ana- lysts contend, the group was far stronger then and would likely have a hard- er time now replenishing its leadership and sticking to a timetable of attacks. ‘‘The death of these terrorists is potentially the most significant blow to al-Qaida in Iraq since the beginning of the insur- gency,’’ Gen. Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said in a statement. Al-Qaida in Iraq has remained a dangerous force as the U.S. prepares to withdraw most of its troops. 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Anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told survivors and victims’ relatives gath- ered Monday for a somber ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Okla- homa City bombing that the city’s spirit in the wake of the tragedy served as an example to the nation. Napolitano also warned of the need for continued vigilance against terrorists when she spoke during the 90-minute memorial to the 168 lives lost in the destruc- tion of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. More than 600 others were injured in the blast, which at the time was the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Across Oklahoma City, people observed 168 sec- onds of silence to honor the dead. Some dabbed away tears as the ceremony closed with family members reading a roll call of those who died. ‘‘What defines us as a nation, as a people and as communities is not what we have suffered, but how we have risen above it, how we’ve overcome,’’ Napoli- tano said. Gun rights advocates carry guns at Va. rally ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Carrying loaded pistols and unloaded rifles, dozens of gun-rights activists got as close as they could Monday to the nation’s capital while still bearing arms and deliv- ered what they said was a simple message: Don’t tread on me. Hundreds of like-mind- ed but unarmed counter- parts carried out a separate rally in the nation’s capital. The gun-carrying pro- testers in Virginia rallied on national park land, which is legal thanks to a new law signed by President Barack Obama that allows guns in national parks. Organizers said it’s the first armed rally in a national park since the law passed. The District of Colum- bia’s strict gun laws, howev- er, generally make it illegal to carry a handgun, so rally participants there were unarmed. Daniel Almond, who organized the ‘‘Restore the Constitution’’ rally in Vir- ginia, said he wanted to convene in a place where ‘‘we can exercise our rights.’’ He pointed in the direction of Washington and said, ‘‘Over there, the Constitution is being violat- ed in that we cannot bear arms.’’ Ex-officer on trial over clash with cyclist NEW YORK (AP) — The video started as a tourist’s souvenir of a trip to Times Square and ended up in the spotlight at a former police officer’s trial. The July 2008 footage drew more than 2.1 million online views before jurors saw it Monday, at the start of Patrick Pogan’s trial on charges of assaulting a bicy- cling activist and lying about it. Nearly 20 years after an amateur tape of Los Ange- les officers beating driver Katrina Perdue D.M.D. GENERAL DENTISTRY 2150 N. 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In the years since, video- tapes of police activity have sometimes implicated sus- pects and exonerated offi- cers — and at other times have suggested the oppo- site. Supreme Court weighs access to text messages WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears likely to rule against public employees who claimed a local govern- ment violated their privacy by reading racy text mes- sages they sent on their employers’ account. Several justices said Monday that the employer, the Ontario, Calif., police department, acted reason- ably in monitoring the text messages in view of its writ- ten policy warning employ- ees they have no guarantee of privacy in the use of office computer and elec- tronics equipment. Justice Stephen Breyer said he didn’t see ‘‘any- thing, quite honestly, unrea- sonable about that.’’ While the case involves government workers, the decision could have broader privacy implications as courts continue to sort out privacy issues in the digital age. Many employers, including Ontario, tell workers there is no guaran- tee of privacy in anything sent over their company- or government-provided com- puters, cell phones or pagers. The case arose when the Ontario department decided to audit text message usage to see whether its SWAT team officers were using them too often for personal reasons. Dems push to support Wall Street regulations WASHINGTON (AP) — A fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs became a political weapon for Democrats Monday as they fought for Republican sup- port for a sweeping finan- cial regulatory bill. Repub- licans remained unswayed in opposition. Democrats argued that the legislation, aimed at avoiding a recurrence of the 2008 financial crisis, would help prevent finan- cial firms from misleading investors — the charge made by the Securities and Exchange commission in a lawsuit against Goldman on Friday. But the legislation would have only an indirect affect, at best, on such activities. 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