The Herald Republican – November 19, 2012

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GOOD MORNING Jindal: GOP must go back to basics WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the Republican Party needs to go back to basics to attract the broad coalition of voters credited with putting President Barack Obama back in the White House. Kindergarten basics. “If we want people to like us, we have to like them first,” Jindal said on Fox News Sunday. Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has a more nuts-and-bolts approach to bringing in some of the largest and fastest growing groups of Americans: He’s forming a super PAC to support Republican candidates who back comprehensive immigration reform, including legalizing the status of an estimated 11 million immigrants in the U.S. without authorization. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded for years in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts. Nonwhites made up 28 percent of the electorate this year, compared with 20 percent in 2000, with Hispanics comprising much of that growth. Obama captured a commanding 80 percent of the growing ranks of nonwhite voters in 2012, just as he did in 2008.

Myanmar visit historic BANGKOK (AP) — On the eve of his landmark trip to Myanmar, President Barack Obama tried to assure critics that his visit was not a premature reward for a longisolated nation still easing its way toward democracy. “This is not an endorsement of the government,” Obama said Sunday in Thailand as he opened a threecountry dash through Asia. “This is an acknowledgement that there is a process under way inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw.” Obama was set to become the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar with Air Force One scheduled to touch down in Yangon this morning.

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Strike kills eleven

War risk warnings issued

Children among dead in Gaza GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli missile ripped through a two-story home in a residential area of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, including four young children and an 81-year-old woman, in the single deadliest attack of Israel’s offensive against Islamic militants. The bloodshed was likely to raise pressure on Israel to end the fighting, even as it pledged to intensify the offensive by striking the homes of wanted militants. High numbers of civilian casualties in an offensive four years ago led to fierce criticism and condemnation of Israel. In all, 73 Palestinians, including 37 civilians, have been killed in the five-day onslaught. Three Israeli civilians have also died from Palestinian rocket fire. President Barack Obama said he was in touch with players across the region in hopes of halting the fighting, while also warning of the risks of Israel expanding its air assault into a ground war. “We’re going to have to see what kind of progress we can make in the next 24, 36, 48 hours,” Obama said during a visit in Thailand. On the ground, there were no

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Residents inspect the damage at a house after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from inside the Gaza Strip, landed at the community of Ofakim, in southern Israel Sunday. According to recent reports, two Israelis were wounded and their condition is unknown. Israel launched the operation last Wednesday by assassinating Hamas’ military chief and carrying out dozens of airstrikes on rocket launchers and weapons storage sites. Over the weekend, the operation began to target Hamas government installations as well, including the offices of its prime minister and attacks on a major training base and the two media centers.

signs of any letup in the fighting as Israel announced it was widening the offensive to target the military commanders of the ruling Hamas

group. The Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes throughout the SEE STRIKE, PAGE A6

Obama visits Thailand temple BANGKOK (AP) — Leaving behind chants of “Obama, Obama” by adoring crowds on the streets, the president of the United States stepped into the serenity of Thailand’s most famous temple compound to marvel at its centerpiece — a gigantic, golden statue of a reclining Buddha propped up on one elbow before passing into nirvana. The Temple of Reclining Buddha, formally known as Wat Pho, was the first stop on President Barack Obama’s Asian tour that will also take him to Myanmar and Cambodia. Obama arrived at the temple, one of Bangkok’s most famous tourist sites, straight from the airport after landing in Bangkok on Sunday. Visits to see the king and the Thai prime minister were saved for later. Observing traditional custom, Obama took off his shoes as a saffron-robed monk led him and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton through the 18th century temple’s stoned paved compound of multicolored spires and chapels with hundreds of gilded Buddha images.

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In this photo released by Thailand’s Royal Household Bureau, U.S. President Barack Obama, left, talks with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, right, at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday.

But the main attraction is the reclining Buddha statue that at 46 meters (150 feet) long, and 15 meters (50 feet) high, stretches

half the length of a football field. The statue is made of bricks and plaster and covered in gold leaf SEE THAILAND, PAGE A6

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state’s right to protect itself against rocket attacks. The remarks by President Barack Obama and Britain Foreign Secretary William Hague were part of a diplomatic balancing act by the West as it desperately seeks an end to the escalating violence without alienating its closest ally in the region. “Israel has every right to expect that it does not have missiles fired into its territory,” President Barack Obama said at a news conference in Bangkok at the start of a threenation visit to Asia. “If that can be accomplished without a ramping up of military activity in Gaza, that’s preferable,” Obama said. “It’s not just preferable for the people of Gaza. It’s also preferable for Israelis, because if Israeli troops are in Gaza, they’re much more at risk of incurring fatalities or being wounded.” The president spoke shortly SEE WARNINGS, PAGE A6

‘Fiscal cliff’ fix still a challenge WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts in government programs before a Jan. 1 deadline. To do so, however, they’ll have to resolve deep political and fiscal disagreements that have stymied them time after time despite repeated promises to overcome them. For many economists, corporate leaders and politicians, it’s unconscionable to let the government veer over the “fiscal cliff,” which could drain $500 billion from the still-struggling economy next year. But even President Barack Obama says it could happen. “Obviously we can all imagine a scenario where we go off the fiscal cliff,” the president said last week. The likeliest cause, he suggested, would be “too much stubbornness in Congress,” especially on the issue of taxes. Many Republicans in Congress counter that it’s Obama who is too unyielding. The knottiest issues facing the White House and congressional negotiators include:

Tax rates Obama campaigned on a pledge to end the George W. SEE CLIFF, PAGE A6

Fremont seeks families for holiday adoption BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcnews.net

FREMONT — Individuals are needed to adopt families for Christmas in the Fremont Community Schools. Angela Wirick, a Fremont High School teacher, joined forces with Chris Phillips, a school counselor, as being “unofficial Santa’s helpers.” “Santa Helpers’ disband left a definite need in our community,” Wirick said in a letter. “Toys for Tots will help with the Christmas toys, but who will help with the clothes?” Wirick said those willing to help needy families during the yuletide

season may do so two different ways. “The first would be by adopting a student or family and another would be to make a contribution … to purchase the needed clothing items. These include: socks, underwear, shirt/sweater, jeans/pants, shoes and boots,” she said. “We’re looking for people to adopt families or donate money. By child, it’s $100 to $125. We get them an entire outfit and toys … Last year was amazing how many people came forward, but we focus on Fremont first.” Last year, thanks to local businesses, organizations and individuals, 41 families and more

than 100 children were helped. Because the group had extra, Wirick said it gave $2,000 to Project Help to hope other Steuben County residents. “We had focused on Fremont families,” Wirick said. “As someone who was able to help with the delivering of the needed supplies and gifts to these families, I wish I could find the words to express how truly grateful, blessed and loved these parents felt at being so wonderfully taken care of by their community. It is truly a strength of our small community to have so many willing to come together to take care of our families, friends, and neighbors. I feel fortunate to

being a part of such a community.” Wirick said the need to help families in the Fremont Schools this year is great. So far, she said she has 39 family applications with a total of 112 children. Of those, only 10 of the families with 25 children have been adopted so far. Those wishing to help may send donations to Angela Wirick at Fremont High School, P.O. Box 655, Fremont, IN 46737. Checks can be made out to Fremont High School and noted for Christmas families. Requests for a family to adopt can also be made through Wirick by email or by calling Fremont High School at 495-9876.


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