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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 2010
Page
1
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi belched black smoke and lava as scientists warned the ongoing eruption could last weeks, a marathon not a sprint. Rumblings were heard at 21 other active volcanos, raising questions about the uptick on volatile fault lines. No casualties from Merapi’s blast as the country faced a tsunami aftermath and earthquake damage to remote islands.
At Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad worshippers heard gunfire and bombs during Sunday Mass. Rev Wassem Sabeeh evacuated attendees to a rear fortified room as attackers killed at least 58 people. The mass casualty attack, claimed by al Qaida in Iraq, shows the insurgent group’s continued threat.
Aid workers rushed Monday to prepare for a hurricane that forecasters said could hit Haiti this week. In a country still coping with a cholera epidemic, hundreds of thousands remain in tent camps nearly 10 months after a devastating earthquake. Cast in flimsy shelters, campers faced limited protection as Tropical Storm Tomas loomed, the first major storm since the January 12 earthquake.
In a radio interview Obama said he should have used opponents instead of enemies. Republicans criticized the remark as partisan. House Minority Leader Boehner planned to reference the comments in an Ohio election eve speech. The original remarks came during a chat with Hispanic radio host Piolin Sotelo about immigration reform.
The Associated Press reports Republicans poised to gain House control as Democrats brace for losses in a broad election amid recession fears. Leaders like Boehner and McConnell pressed for spending cuts and tax relief while Obama and Biden campaigned nationwide to rally diverse voter blocs ahead of 435 House seats and 37 Senate races.
The 9th Circuit signaled readiness to strike the provision criminalizing failure to carry immigration papers. The panel did not reveal views on other sections of Arizona's law, challenged by the federal government as infringing federal authority and risking racial profiling and a patchwork of state laws. Gov Jan Brewer attended the hearing on the eve of her reelection bid, amid nationwide protests and lawsuits from the Justice Department and civil rights groups.
U S intelligence officials tracked three suspicious packages in mid September, suspected as a dry run for a mail bomb scheme linked to AQAP. The two detonators used cell phone technology, with one bomb found in Dubai and the other in Britain. Boxes were seized before reaching Chicago, containing papers and books but no explosives.
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