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July 11, 2013
GOP remain divided on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Divided on immigration, House Republicans bluntly challenged President Barack Obama’s willingness to secure the nation’s borders on Wednesday, and appeared unimpressed by George W. Bush’s advice to carry a “benevolent spirit” into a debate that includes a possible path to citizenship for millions. Emerging from a closeddoor meeting, GOP leaders af fir med a step-by-step
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approach to immigration but offered neither specifics nor a timetable — nor any mention of possible citizenship for an estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country unlawfully. Instead, in a written statement noting that the White House recently delayed a key part of the health care law, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other leaders said the action raised concerns that the administration “cannot
be trusted to deliver on its promises to secure the border and enforce laws as part of a single, massive bill like the one passed by the Senate.” Lawmakers streaming out of the two-hour meeting said Bush’s long-distance advice had not come up in a discussion that focused instead on the importance of securing the nation’s borders and a general distrust of Obama. The former president’s
ability to sway a new generation of House conservatives was a matter of considerable doubt, especially because many of the tea party-backed lawmakers have risen to power since he left the White House and are strongly on record in opposition to any citizenship provision. “We care what people back home say, not what some for mer president says,” declared Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a second-term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that China’s rise is good for the U.S. and the world but its theft of U.S property intellectual must stop, as the two global powers began... - PAGE B5
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Main Street’s construction extended The city's Main Street roadway project is expected to continue until the third week in August.
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CHEN RETURNS TO ORIOLES
Still, the timing and substance of Bush’s remarks were reminders of the imperative that many national party leaders feel that Republicans must broaden their appeal among Hispanic voters to compete successfully in future presidential elec-
Council removes marriage resolution
See GOP, Page A3
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Kansas Republican who has clashed with the party leadership in the House.
restrict traffic at least until the third week in August. A $1.1 million city project to resurface the roadway and rebuild sidewalks was slightly delayed by the contractor but will be completed before the deadline,
said Francisco Sanchez, city civil engineer. “As far as the project goes, we’re still on schedule to complete before the contract is up,” Sanchez said. “That’s what we look for.”
Mountain States Constructors, of Albuquerque, will be late in pouring concrete to retrofit the sidewalks and driveways to See STREET, Page A3
City councilors will not consider at tonight’s meeting a resolution put forward earlier this week by a police councilor who wanted Roswell to declare that marriage was a for mal union of a man and woman. “It will be withdrawn from the agenda,” said Mayor Del Jurney Wednesday. But although the issue was struck down by the Police Committee Monday, killing the possibility of it reaching city leaders—news of the idea had already reached across the state and beyond. Pat Davis of ProgressNow New Mexico sent out an email to the non-profit’s state members, some 100,000, calling the resolu-
Boston Marathon bombing Egypt cracks down suspect pleads not guilty on Muslim group
BOSTON (AP) — His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing in a seven-minute proceeding that marked his first appearance in public since his capture in midApril. As survivors of the bombing looked on, Tsarnaev, 19, gave a small, lopsided smile to his two sisters upon arriving in the courtroom. He appeared to have a jaw injury and there was swelling around his left eye and cheek. Leaning into the microphone, he told a federal judge, “Not guilty” in his Russian accent and said it
over and over as the charges were read. Then he was led away in handcuffs, making a kissing gesture toward his family with his lips. One of his sisters sobbed loudly, resting her head on a woman seated next to her. Tsarnaev, who has been hospitalized since his capture with wounds suffered in a shootout and getaway attempt, faces 30 federal charges, including using a weapon of mass destruction to kill, in connection with the April 15 attack, which left three people dead and more than 260 wounded. He could get the death penalty if prosecutors choose to pursue it. The proceedings took
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As Flight 214 descended over San Francisco Bay, both Asiana Airlines pilots were trying something new. In the left seat of the cockpit sat Lee Gang-kuk, a 46-year-old pilot with 35 hours of experience flying a Boeing 777 who was landing the big jet for his first time at San Francisco International Airport. At his right was Lee Jeong-Min, a trainer making his first trip as an instructor pilot. While the two men had years of aviation experience, this mission involved unfamiliar duties, and it was the first time they had
flown together. The flight came to a tragic end when the airliner, which came in too low and too slow, crash-landed on Saturday, killing two passengers and injuring many others as it skittered and spun 100 feet.
Investigators look into pairing of pilots
Investigators trying to piece together what went wrong are looking at the pairing of the pilots, who were assigned to work together through a tightly regulated system developed after several deadly crashes in the 1980s were blamed in part on inexperience in See PILOTS, Page A2
Tsarnaev
place in a heavily guarded courtroom packed not only with victims but with their families, police officers, and members of the public and the media. See SUSPECT, Page A3
See COUNCIL, Page A3
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military-backed government tightened a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, ordering the arrest of its revered leader in a bid to choke off the group’s campaign to reinstate President Mohammed Morsi one week after an army-led coup. The Brotherhood denounced the warrants for the arrest of Mohammed Badie and nine other leading Islamists for inciting violence Monday that left dozens dead, saying “dictatorship is back” and vowing it will never work with the interim rulers. Leaders of the Brotherhood are believed to be taking refuge somewhere near a continuing sit-in by its supporters at the Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque in eastern Cairo, but it is not clear if Badie also is there. The Brotherhood is outraged by the overthrow of Morsi, one of its own, and demands nothing less than his release from detention and his reinstatement as president. Security agencies have already jailed five leaders of the Brotherhood, including Badie’s powerful deputy, Khairat el-Shaiter, and shut down its media outlets.
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Spectators look toward the wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 that crashed upon landing Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, Monday, in San Francisco. Investigators said the Boeing 777 was traveling "significantly below" the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway on Saturday. Two of the 307 passengers aboard were killed.