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Monday, April 26, 2010 – Daily News – 5A WORLD BRIEFING Activists to fight AZ law PHOENIX (AP) — Activists called on Presi- dent Barack Obama to fight a tough new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants, promising Sunday to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply if the measure goes into effect. U.S. Rep. Raul Grijal- va of Arizona told about 3,500 protesters gathered at the state Capitol that the Obama administration can help defeat the law by refusing to cooperate. ‘‘We’re asking that his federal agencies, particu- larly Homeland Security, not cooperate with the implementation of this law. That’s defeating this. That’s the strategy.’’ The law requires Ari- zona police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reasonable suspi- cion they’re in the country illegally, saying it would undoubtedly lead to racial profiling Officers would arrest people found to be undoc- umented and turn them over to federal immigra- tion officers. Opponents say the fed- eral government can block the law by refusing to accept them. The Rev. Al Sharpton said that just as freedom riders battled segregation in the 1960s, he would organize ‘‘freedom walk- ers’’ to challenge the Ari- zona bill. Obama and evangelist Billy Graham share prayer MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama made a pilgrim- age Sunday to Billy Gra- ham’s mountainside home, concluding his North Carolina vacation with his first meeting with the ailing evangelist who has counseled comman- ders in chief since Dwight Eisenhower. The 48-year-old presi- dent made the short drive to Montreat from Asheville, where he spent the weekend, to see the 91-year-old Graham and son Franklin, also an evangelist. During the visit, which lasted about 30 minutes and included aides and advisers to both men, Obama had a private prayer and conversation with Billy Graham. The evangelist gave Obama two Bibles, one for him and one for the first lady, Graham spokesman Larry Ross said. Obama was ‘‘extraor- dinarily gratified that he took the time to meet with him,’’ White House spokesman Bill Burton said. Franklin Graham said his father and Obama did most of the talking. They reminisced about their roots in Chicago — Gra- ham went to Wheaton College and began some of his ministry in the region; Obama moved to Chicago after college and began his political career there. And they talked about golf. Crews work on trying to stop oil leak in the gulf NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Crews were using a robot submarine Sunday to try to stop an oil leak nearly a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, but officials said it would take at least another day before they knew whether the job was completed. The Coast Guard said the oil spill was expected to stay 30 miles off the coast for the next three days, but officials are still keeping a watchful eye because the slick has the potential to threaten shores from Louisiana to Florida. Officials said they were trying to stop the flow by using robot submarines to activate valves at the well head, but that would take 24 to 36 hours to com- plete. If that doesn’t work, crews are also planning to drill a relief well to cut off the flow — which could take several months. What appeared to a manageable spill a couple of days ago after an oil rig exploded and sank off the Louisiana coast Tuesday, has now turned into a more serious environmen- tal problem. The new leak was discovered Saturday, and as much as 1,000 bar- rels — or 42,000 gallons — of oil is leaking each day, Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said. The new leak is trou- bling for the fragile ecosystem of shrimp, fish, birds and coral. Officials said it’s still too soon to say whether the sensitive habitat will be affected. Saviors as tornado hit YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — One prayed to God under a communion table as his church was blown to pieces around him. Another was on the phone with a meteorologist when the tornado threw him against a cinderblock wall that held just long enough to save his life. A coroner nearly became a victim himself when the twister flipped his truck four times; later he went out in his hos- pital gown to help identify bodies. At least 10 people were killed when the tornado ripped through the rural Mississippi countryside, but the stories told by survivors on Sunday show how much higher the toll could have been. Dale Thrasher, 60, had been alone in Hillcrest Bap- tist Church when the torna- do hit Saturday, ripping away wood and metal until all that was left was rubble, Thrasher and the table he had climbed under as he prayed for protection. ‘‘The whole building caved in,’’ he said. ‘‘But me and that table were still there.’’ Sunday was sunny and breezy as Thrasher and other members of the Yazoo City church dug through the debris and pulled out a few chairs and other items. One found a hymnal opened to the song, ‘‘Till the Storm Passes By.’’ Hundreds of homes also were damaged in the storm, which carved a path of dev- astation from the Louisiana line to east-central Missis- sippi, and at least three dozen people were hurt. Rescuers spread out Sunday to find anyone who might be trapped, while survivors returned to demolished homes to salvage what they could and bulldoze the rub- ble. – Thank You – thanks to the generosity of these local businesses & individuals. • M & M RANCH HOUSE • ROSE HABLITZEL, ENROLLED AGENT • RED BLUFF INTERIORS • MOTHER LODE HOLDING CO. • LP BUILDING PRODUCTS • LOUISIANA PACIFIC • STATE FARM INS. KEITH THOMAS • TEHAMA ESTATES • CALIFORNIA WALNUT CO., INC. • MR. 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