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8A Daily News – Tuesday, November 20, 2012 bombings GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior mili- tant with a missile strike on a media center Monday, driving up the Palestinian death toll to 100, as Israel broadened its tar- gets in the 6-day-old offensive meant to quell Hamas rocket fire on Israel. Israel kills Gaza militant as it widens The rising toll came as Egyptian-led efforts to medi- ate a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas got into gear. While Israel and Hamas were far apart in their demands, both sides said they were open to a diplomatic solution — and prepared for further escalation if that failed. Obama praises Myanmar Escalating its bombing campaign over the weekend, Israel began attacking homes of activists in Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza. These attacks have led to a sharp spike in civilian casualties, killing 24 civilians in just under two days and doubling the number of civil- ians killed in the conflict, a PHNOM PENH, Cam- bodia (AP) — On a history- making trip, President Barack Obama on Monday paid the first visit by an American leader to Myan- mar and Cambodia, two Asian countries with trou- bled histories, one on the mend and the other still a cause of concern. Obama's fast-paced, pre- Thanksgiving trip vividly The Salvation Army Red Bluff Corps 2012 CHRISTMAS RED KETTLES Volunteer Bell Ringers Needed! Become a part of this historic tradition by volunteering your time to help us collect money to provide clothing, food, and other badly needed items for the poor within our community. Church groups, families, groups of friends and indi- viduals are needed and encouraged to volunteer. All funds raised in Tehama County STAY in Tehama County to meet needs in our own community. 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TATTOO FIRST LOVE MORE THAN JUST TATTOOS... We do Screen Printing! 648 Main St. Downtown Red Bluff (530) 528-8288 ''You're taking a journey that has the potential to inspire so many people,'' Obama said during a speech at Myanmar's University of Yangon. Groups reject Western- backed Syria's increasingly power- ful Islamist rebel factions rejected the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declared an Islamic state in the key battleground of Aleppo, a sign of the seem- ingly intractable splits among those fighting to top- ple President Bashar Assad. The move highlights the struggle over the direction of the rebellion at a time when the opposition is try- ing to gain the West's trust and secure a flow of weapons to fight the regime. The rising profile of the extremist faction among the rebels could doom those efforts. opposition BEIRUT (AP) — largest city and a major front in the civil war since the summer. Salman Shaikh, director of The Brookings Doha Center in Qatar, said Mon- day the Islamists' declara- tion will unsettle both West- ern backers of the Syrian opposition and groups inside Syria, ranging from secularists to the Christian minority. ''They have to feel that the future of their country could be slipping away,'' Shaikh said. ''This is a sign of things to come the longer this goes on. The Islamist groups and extremists will increasingly be forging alliances and taking matters into their own hands.'' The West is particularly con- cerned about sending weapons to rebels for fear they could end up in extremists' hands. No need for Such divisions have hob- bled the opposition over the course of the uprising, which has descended into a bloody civil war. According to activists, nearly 40,000 people have been killed since the revolt began 20 months ago. The fighting has been particularly extreme in Aleppo, Syria's compromise JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — There's a new superpower growing in the Great Plains and the South, where bulging Republican majorities in state capitols could dramatically cut taxes and change public educa- tion with barely a whimper of resistance from Democ- rats. Contrast that with Cali- fornia, where voters have given Democrats a new dominance that could allow them to raise taxes and WORLD BRIEFING embrace same-sex marriage without regard to Republi- can objections. If you thought the presi- dential election revealed the nation's political rifts, con- sider the outcomes in state legislatures. The vote also created a broader tier of powerful one-party govern- ments that can act with no need for compromise. Half of state legislatures now have veto-proof majorities, up from 13 only four years ago, according to figures compiled for The Associat- ed Press by the National Conference of State Legis- latures. All but three states — Iowa, Kentucky and New Hampshire — have one- party control of their legisla- tures, the highest mark since 1928. stark differences in how people live and work. The result could lead to recovery WASHINGTON (AP) — From purchases and prices to builder senti- ment and construction, the U.S. housing market is making consistent gains. Steady US housing The latest evidence came in reports Monday that sales of previously occupied homes rose solidly in October and that builders are more confident than at any other time in 6 1/2 years. New-home sales and home-price indexes have reached multi-year highs. And Lowe's Cos. on Monday reported a surge in net income, a sign that home-improvement retailers are benefiting. The housing market's recovery still has a long way to go. But for now, it's helping prop up an economy that's being squeezed by a global slowdown and looming spending cuts and tax increases. 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