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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans bought previously occupied homes in February and those who did purchased them at steep discounts. The weak sales and rise in foreclosures pushed home prices down to their lowest level in nearly 9 years. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales of previously occupied homes fell last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.88 million. That’s down 9.6 percent from 5.4 million in January. The pace is far below the 6 million homes a year that economists say represents a healthy market. Nearly 40 percent of the sales last month were either foreclosures or short sales, when the seller accepts less than they owe on the mortgage. Onethird of all sales were purchased in cash — twice the rate from a year ago. The median sales price fell 5.2 percent to $156,100, the lowest level since April 2002. “This information suggests that value investors are entering the market, possibly a sign that home sales and construction are nearing a bottom,” said Joseph A. LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist for Deutsche Bank Securities. “Lower prices are certainly a factor behind the opportunistic buying.” Winter storms also hampered sales in many parts of the country, including five inches of snow in Dallas-Fort Worth area just before this year’s Super Bowl. That was nearly twice the metro area’s annual average.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Higher fuel prices, crop damage and a global grain shortage all mean
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higher food prices are ahead. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts retail food prices will rise 3.5 percent in the U.S. this year. But a sharp jump in wholesale food prices reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics could be a sign of a much larger increase in retail prices. Arizona Food Marketing Alliance President Tim McCabe tells The Arizona Republic he believes prices could increase between 5 percent and 6 percent this year. The Arizona Food Marketing Alliance is a trade group that represents the state’s grocery chains and other food retailers. That would rival a 5.5 percent jump in 2008, the largest gain in almost 20 years.
Trial reset for man accused of illegal hiring
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A judge set a May 25 trial date for a Sierra Vista drywall company owner who is accused of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.The trial for company owner
Ivan Hardt and employee Santiago TrejoRamirez had been scheduled for March 8, but was reset on May 25 by U.S. District Judge Raner Collins. Hardt’s company was raided in March 2007 by immigration agents who alleged the business underreported its number of employees to federal inspectors and that some workers were found to have fraudulent work documents. Authorities say the company’s management was constantly on the lookout for undercover agents and that the firm’s president and one of its foremen used two-way radios to communicate about the whereabouts of immigration agents. Hardt and Trejo-Ramirez have pleaded not-guilty to the charges against them.
Border agents find smuggling tunnel in Nogales
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents say they have discovered a partially
completed smuggling tunnel west of the border crossing in Nogales. The tunnel led from storm drains along the border into the U.S. but was still under construction and didn’t have an exit. The hand-dug tunnel discovered Saturday was about four feet tall and extended just four feet its start in drainage conduits. A similar tunnel was discovered March 4 in the same general area. Agents have found dozens of drug tunnels in Nogales since the 1990s. The proliferation of tunnels is attributed to the government putting more border fencing, Border Patrol agents and technology at the border in recent years.
Police arrest suspected illegals at Phoenix hotel PHOENIX (AP) — Police say they found 17 suspected illegal immigrants at a west Phoenix hotel, including an 11-year-old girl. Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Steve Martos tells The Arizona Republic that the group was found inside a Travel Inn hotel late Saturday morning. They included 14 men, two women and the girl. Martos says they all admitted they had paid smugglers to be brought to the U.S. The group was handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers
Ex-clients welcome raid at Scottsdale loan firm
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal raid on a Scottsdale-based financial firm is being welcomed by some disgruntled former clients. They claim Remington Capital Inc. misled its customers
with loan promises that never materialized while pocketing up-front fees of $5,000 to $50,000. FBI agents served a search warrant Tuesday at Remington’s Scottsdale Airpark office. Federal officials won’t comment on the case because the matter is under seal. But the raid was a vindication for members of the Stop Remington Financial Coalition Group. Group members tell The Arizona Republic that they’ve been pushing for more than four years to get state and federal officials to investigate Remington’s lending practices. Remington founder and chairman Andy Bogdanoff declines comment on the FBI raid. The lending firm was founded in 1993 in Pennsylvania as Remington Financial Group Inc.
Tuition, fees may be going up for ASU freshmen
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Tuition and fees for incoming freshmen at Arizona State University next fall could increase by 17 percent, to $9,546 a year. That’s if the Arizona Board of Regents approves the increases after March 28 hearings on the tuition proposals. ASU officials say the amount of the additional proposed increase for in-state undergraduate students ranges from $314 to $536, depending on the student’s year
of admission. They say a tuition hike would replace only 40 percent of an anticipated additional $78 million reduction in state investment. The university already absorbed more than $45 million of prior cuts through eliminating more than 1,200 jobs, closing programs and consolidating schools. ASU says its enrollment has grown by 34 percent since 2002 and the number of graduates it produces has grown by 45 percent.
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NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. ramps up efforts to root out homegrown terrorism, hundreds of people who have fallen under suspicion are in a state of limbo: Many say they have been singled out unfairly for scrutiny but have been neither charged nor cleared. Some of them, mostly Muslims, have spent weeks in jail; others find it impossible to travel freely. Some say they have had their reputations destroyed by the news coverage. Many were questioned or tracked, and say they felt violated and fearful. Lawsuits filed by suspects since 2006 have pried millions of dollars in settlements from the government. The U.S. Supreme Court this month heard one of the most serious challenges yet, the case of a Kansas man who claims his detention as a “material witness” destroyed his marriage and his career. Many plaintiffs say they recognize the security challenges the government faces after Sept. 11; but in many cases, they complain, the government refuses to reveal why someone has attracted attention. Without that information, they argue, it is impossible to clear their names. “It’s a runaround,” said Ayman Latif, an American who was stranded in Egypt for six months and questioned by U.S. agents last year after his name appeared on a no-fly list. “Maybe they had a hunch about something and my name came up and they were investigating it. But they wouldn’t tell me what that hunch was.” The FBI says it needs secrecy to protect sensitive investigations and to avoid giving terrorists clues for avoiding detection. The government does not disclose how many people it investigates, but an Associated Press analysis gives a glimpse of how the number has grown. Federal terrorism referrals — cases in which investigators have contacted prosecutors for guidance — have risen 44 percent since 2002, from 864 to 1,249 in 2010, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a research program at Syracuse University. At the same time, the number of people on the FBI’s consolidated terrorist watch list stands at 450,000, despite efforts since 2006 to winnow it down. Of those, 18,000 have been flagged for extra screening at airports. About 10,000 people are on the no-fly list, 500 to 1,000 of them U.S. citizens. Some law enforcement experts say agents are simply doing their jobs by investigating leads, some of which pan out and some of which don’t. Moreover, police work is full of instances in which investigators know someone is up to no good, but they don’t
have enough evidence to make an arrest. Charles Strozier, director of the Center on Terrorism at New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said the nature of counterterrorism work means investigators must monitor people for long periods even though they have committed no crime. “Counterterrorism work completely reverses the familiar process of police work, which is, you have a crime, you collect forensic evidence and then you go after the bad guy,” Strozier said. “In counterterrorism, everything must come before the crime is committed or you’ve completely failed at your task.” People who say they’re caught in limbo include: — Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old college student in Santa Monica, Calif., who found a tracking device on his car when he went for an oil change in October. He said he believes he attracted attention because his father was a Muslim cleric, he sends money to Egypt to support his two younger brothers, and he travels to see them about once a year. The FBI would not comment on his case. — Pascal Abidor, an Islamic studies Ph.D. student at McGill University in Montreal, who said he was frisked, taken off a train in handcuffs, put in a holding cell, fingerprinted and questioned after a border agent found on his laptop a picture of a militant rally he had downloaded for schoolwork. He has sued the Department of Homeland Security, saying the agent had no right to go through his computer without a warrant. In court papers, the government said agents do, in fact, have such a right. The government did not say what raised its suspicions. — Abe Mashal, a 30-year-old dog trainer and former Marine from St. Charles, Ill., who was not allowed on a Chicagoto-Spokane flight in April because he had sent what he described as innocent e-mails to a Muslim cleric agents were watching. He said he refused to feed authorities information about fellow Muslims, and in June he joined 16 other people in a lawsuit challenging the way the FBI and Transportation Security Administration manage the terrorism watch list and no-fly list. The Justice Department and Homeland Security would not comment on any evidence they may have against Mashal, but in their response to the lawsuit, government lawyers argued that keeping terrorists in the dark about investigators’ techniques outweighs citizens’ right to know why they have been put on blacklists. In October, Homeland Security sent Mashal a letter saying it had reviewed his file and “it has been determined that no changes or corrections are warranted at this time.” The House held hearings this month examining whether American Muslims are becoming “radicalized” to attack the United States. The government has warned that homegrown terrorism plots are on the rise and has redoubled efforts to root them out. Federal investigators note that “lone wolf” attacks such as in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting and the Times Square bombing attempt in May have put a new emphasis on finding radicals before they act. Read more about this story at our web site: www.almashreqonline.com
Woman accused of war crimes to fight extradition
STANTON, Ky. (AP) — A Croatian woman will fight efforts to take her from small-town Kentucky to Bosnia to face war crimes charges accusing her of torturing prisoners two decades ago after the breakup of Yugoslavia, her public defender said Friday. Patrick Nash of Lexington, attorney for Azra Basic, 52, declined Friday to comment on any other aspect of the case. He said the woman was “holding up OK.” “It’s pretty scary for her or anyone else in that kind of situation,” Nash said. Nash said he plans to request bail, saying there was no risk she would not show up for court proceedings. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Wier on Thursday ordered Basic (pronounced BOSH) held without bond pending an April 1 status hearing. Prosecutors argued that no bail amount would guarantee Basic’s presence in court. A complaint filed Tuesday by U.S. Attorney James Arehart accuses Basic of committing crimes at three camps near the majority-Serbian settlement of Cardak
in Derventa. As a soldier in the Croatian army, she killed a prisoner and tortured others by forcing them to drink human blood and gasoline, authorities said. The Croatian woman locals in Stanton knew as “Issabella” settled years ago in this rural, hilly area and took jobs bathing elderly nursing home patients and working at a sandwich factory. U.S. Marshal Loren “Squirrel” Carl said officers were relieved to have captured Basic. “This brings her long run from justice to an end,” Carl said. According to court documents, Basic is charged with fatally stabbing a prisoner in the neck in 1992 during the bloody conflict in eastern Europe. Court documents accuse her of numerous other atrocities, including: setting a prisoner ablaze, pulling out prisoners’ fingernails with pliers, ripping off a man’s ear with pliers, and carving crosses and the letter “S” into another man’s flesh. Read more about this story at our web site: www.almashreqonline.com
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Mar 24 - April 7, 2011 What AT&T-T-Mobile deal could mean for customers
NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T Inc. has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, but the deal isn’t set to close until a year from now, and it will likely face tough regulatory scrutiny. Here’s what a completed deal could mean for customers: — Bigger choice of phones for T-Mobile subscribers. TMobile, as a much smaller carrier than AT&T, doesn’t get as many exclusives on top-line phones, and it doesn’t have the iPhone. This won’t be a big benefit to T-Mobile subscribers who don’t have contracts — if
they want the iPhone today, they can sign up with AT&T or Verizon Wireless. But subscribers under contract would find it easier to upgrade to an iPhone. — Fewer pricing plans to choose from. T-Mobile and AT&T have different offerings, some of which might disappear from the market. — No more unlimited data plans. AT&T has stopped offering unlimited data plans in favor of plans with monthly data usage caps and overage fees. T-Mobile USA still offers “unlimited” data for smartphones for $30 per month, but slows down downloads after 5 gigabytes of traffic in a month. If the deal closes, current “unlimited” subscribers would likely be grandfathered in, but AT&T would probably stop offering the plan to new subscribers. — Better network cover-
age. Combining the two networks will improve performance is some areas, because there will be more towers available. However, today’s AT&T phones can’t use T-Mobile’s 3G wireless data network, and vice versa, because they run on different frequencies. — Wider rural broadband coverage. AT&T is pledging to increase spending on the construction of a new ultrafast broadband network by $8 billion, to cover rural areas. — The big question is whether the combination would let AT&T, Verizon and Sprint raise prices on wireless service once competition from T-Mobile disappears. AT&T points out that prices have fallen through a decade of mergers in the industry, but public-interest groups are raising concerns.
US cities with highest and lowest unemployment
Seasonal layoffs caused unemployment rates to rise in nearly all of the 372 largest U.S. cities in January. Retailers let go of temporary workers hired for the holidays, and construction firms cut workers due to harsh winter weather. National employment data is seasonally ad-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth rose at the end of last year, preventing many people from selling their homes in an already weak housing market. About 11.1 million households, or 23.1 percent of all mortgaged homes, were underwater in the October-December quarter, according to report re-
owners in Nevada with a mortgage had negative home equity, the worst in the country. Arizona, Florida, Michigan and California were next, with up to 50 percent of homeowners with mortgages in those states underwater. Oklahoma had the smallest percentage of underwater homeowners in the OctoberDecember quarter, at 5.8 percent. Only nine states recorded percentages less than 10 percent. In addition to the more than 11 million households that are underwater, another 2.4 million homeowners are nearing that point.
Starbucks raises prices on packaged coffee
Starbucks Corp. is raising prices it charges retailers for packaged coffee by up to 12 percent to cope with higher costs for beans. The world’s largest coffee chain said that it informed grocery customers Friday of the in-
crease for Starbucks and Seattle’s Best Coffee brands. It’s up to the grocers and other retailers to decide if they want to pass along that increase to consumers. Starbucks also raised the price it suggests stores charge to $9.99 from $8.99 for a 12-ounce package of Starbucks coffee and to $7.99 from $6.99 for Seattle’s Best. Starbucks is one of several coffee companies to raise prices as the cost for unroasted beans has hit re-
Dr. Fawzia’s Corner During the years I homeschooled my seven children, every now and then, something would happen that would open my eyes to some simple truth about education. One particular day, at lunch, I wondered about the effectiveness of the program I was using. This particular curriculum was especially strong in world history. So I quizzed my oldest two sons, who were then in Grades 4 and 5. “When did the French Revolution start?” They had both studied the French Revolution, as a complete chapter. My eldest son answered, “That’s 18th century, right? So, 17 something….” I looked at my second son, who promptly added, “It was in the second half of the 18th century, so, after 1750…” At which point, my third son who was busy eating his spaghetti, muttered with his mouth full, “1789!” I was really astonished. Since he was only in Grade 2, I had been rather lax with his education so far. I had not signed him up for this particular program, and he had never studied that textbook with that chapter on the French Revolution. So I asked him, “How did you know that?” Still with his mouth full, he shrugged carelessly, “dunno… I just know it.” I knew he was not born with that information
Highest unemployment rates Jan. 2011 El Centro, Calif. 25.1 Yuma, Ariz. 23.2 Merced, Calif. 21.2 Yuba City, Calif. 21.0 Stockton, Calif. 18.5
Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. 18.3 Fresno, Calif. 18.2 Modesto, Calif. 18.2 Visalia-Porterville, Calif. 18.0 Ocean City, N.J.17.6 Lowest unemployment rates Lincon, Neb. 4.1 Fargo, N.D. 4.6 Bismarck, N.D. 4.8 Iowa City, Iowa 4.9 Ames, Iowa 4.9 Grand Forks, N.D.5.0 Midland, Texas 5.0 BurlingtonSouth Burlington, Vt. 5.2 Sioux Falls, S.D. 5.3 Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa 5.3
Visa lets people use plastic to pay one another
Underwater mortgages rise as home prices fall leased Tuesday by housing data firm CoreLogic. That’s up from 22.5 percent, or 10.8 million households, in the July-September quarter. The number of underwater mortgages had fallen in the previous three quarters. But that was mostly because more homes had fallen into foreclosure. Underwater mortgages typically rise when home prices fall. Home prices in December hit their lowest point since the housing bust in 11 of 20 major U.S. metro areas. In a healthy housing market, about 5 percent of homeowners are underwater. Roughly two-thirds of home-
justed to filter out such variations, but the metro data isn’t. Below are the cities with the highest and lowest unemployment rates: Best and Worst Metro areas Figures are in percentages
NEW YORK (AP) — No cash on hand to pay the babysitter? Owe your mom $10? Soon you’ll be able to send payments directly to their Visa card. Visa Inc. on Wednesday said it is creating a service to allow individuals to use their own Visa or a bank account to send money to a personal Visa debit, credit or prepaid card. Users also may bring cash to a participating bank to make a transfer. Users also will be able to send money using a recipient’s mobile phone
cord levels. J.M. Smucker Co., which sells Folgers and Dunkin’ Donuts brands, has increased prices several times during the past year. Sara Lee Corp., Kraft Foods Inc. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. also have raised prices. Starbucks has not raised prices on packaged coffee since March 2008. The company said in September that it was charging more for some drinks in cafes and NEW YORK (AP) — Mowarned at the time that an torola Mobility says it will increase might be needed for start selling a Wi-Fi-only packaged coffee. version of its Xoom tablet
number or e-mail address. In those cases, recipients will receive a message that someone is sending them money and then enter their own Visa account number to receive it. Money transferred to debit and prepaid cards will be treated as deposits. Money sent to Visa credit cards will be treated as a payment. Visa has partnered with two companies that provide technology to banks, Fiserv Inc. and CashEdge Inc. Fiserv operates the ZashPay network, which already is used by about 500 banks and credit unions for person-toperson payments. Fiserv said Wednesday that working with Visa will greatly expand its service, which transfers payments in as short a period as one day. About 200 banks, including several of the nation’s largest, already use CashEdge’s PopMoney service. The increasingly competitive field of person-
to-person payments includes eBay’s PayPal and a handful of other companies. One advantage Visa will have in the market is that there are about 1.85 billion Visa cards in circulation worldwide. Kelly Alpert of Visa’s digital money transfer unit said it’s expected that banks will start taking part in the service at mid-year. Any fees related to sending money will be determined by the banks, she said. It will build on Visa’s international money transfer business. The company already handles international remittances and person-to-person payments in conjunction with MoneyGram International and Bancomer Transfer Services Inc. Visa shares added 23 cents to $71.45 in midday trading. EBay shares fell 38 cents to $30.06. Fiserv shares fell 14 cents to $58.41.
Motorola to sell Wi-Fi-only Xoom tablet for $599 computer for $599 on March 27. The Xoom is a prominent competitor to Apple Inc.’s iPad. A version with cellular broadband access went on sale through Verizon Wireless last month for $800, or $600 with a two-year contract. The Wi-Fi-only iPad 2 model with 32 gigabytes of flash memory, the same amount as the Xoom, also
costs $599. Manufacturers trying to take on the iPad have otherwise had a hard time matching the iPad’s price. The iPad 2 and Xoom both have fast dual-core processors and two cameras. But the Motorola Mobility Inc.’s tablet runs Google Inc.’s Android software, while the iPad runs a version of the iPhone’s software.
Painless Learning in his head. So he had gotten it from somewhere. And the beauty of it was that the information had remained in his head. And however he learned it, this was working better than studying it from a chapter in a textbook. I quickly reviewed in my head what he had been doing that year. Well, I had purchased several card sets for him. Many of you parents have probably received also in the mail a small packet of cards, dealing with any particular topic. And the accompanying letter tells you that you can continue receiving them every month for only $9.99 or $14.99, or whatever, and that you will get a beautiful box or binder to keep them in, etc. The front of the card has a large photograph or realistic painting of, say, a Bengal tiger. The complete scientific name is displayed beautifully in front too. Sometimes, there might be a couple of bits of information as well. On the back of the card, more information is given along with more pictures, in smaller boxes. Because of the space limitation, all information was very concise. We eventually purchased a set of wild animals, one of domestic animals, one on American History, one on gems, one on gardening, and so on. I had also built by then quite a library of Usborne books and DK books. Today’s children are spoiled compared to us of the dinosaur generation. Pictorial encyclopedias were rare and expensive in my childhood. Yet I devoured ev-
ery page and remember to this day the story of a certain Schlieman who searched for the archaeological remains of Troy all his life yet ended as a pauper and died sick and alone. While studying the French Revolution, I also made the children watch A Tale of Two Cities. These movie study sessions are never just watching in silence. We stop and discuss and analyze as we go along. Social Studies and Science were also our best excuse for field trips, to museums, archaeological sites, fairs, parades, and so on. So, somewhere along the way, in between the cards, the encyclopedia and the movies and literature books, the date 1789 had imprinted itself on his brain. He did not have to sit with me and compare the causes of the French Revolution with the causes of the American Revolution, nor did he have to painstakingly repeat the facts I had picked out for his brothers to commit to long-term memory. Educators give many names to this type of learning: experiential, active, constructive. In homeschooling circles, this would fall more or less in the realm of “unschooling”. The fact remains that when a child is showered and immersed in information, some of that information will remain after the rest has dripped off. And that little bit of information is much deeperrooted and extensive that anything one could get from a textbook.
California & Illinois News Feds eye anti-Semitism claims at Calif. University
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a faculty member’s complaint that a series of pro-Palestinian events at a California university crossed the line into anti-Semitism and created a hostile environment for Jewish students. The department’s Office for Civil Rights notified the University of California, Santa Cruz, last week that it planned to look into allegations made by Hebrew lecturer Tammi Rossman-Benjamin dating back to 2001. The probe “in no way im-
plies that OCR has made a determination with regard to their merits,” Arthur Zeidman, director of the San Francisco office, said in a letter to the instructor and campus officials. In her June 2009 complaint, Rossman-Benjamin said administrators repeatedly failed to address concerns voiced by her and several students about academic departments and residential colleges at Santa Cruz sponsoring “viciously anti-Israel” speakers and film screenings with campus funds. She also alleged that some professors have used their classes to promote an anti-Israel political agenda and failed to intervene or joined in when students were verbally attacked for defending the Jewish state. “The impact of the academic and university-sponsored Israel-bashing on students has been enormous,” she said. “There are students who have felt emotionally and intellectually harassed and intimidated, to the point they are reluctant or afraid to express a view that is not anti-Israel.” Campus counsel Carole Rossi said the university will cooperate with the federal investigation. “We not only look forward to fully participating in OCR’s review of the matter, we are confident that the agency will determine that the allegations are unfounded,” Rossi said in a written statement. “Our campus is absolutely committed to the enforcement of policies that protect every individual from unlawful discrimination and harassment — and that value and support an atmosphere of personal and intellectual freedom.” Read more about this story at our website: www. almashreqonline.com
Muslim removed from flight wants crew disciplined
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Muslim woman said Wednesday that she wants a Southwest Airlines crew disciplined for removing her from a flight for wearing a headscarf. Irum Abbasi, 31, told reporters at a news conference outside San Diego’s airport that she was forced off a San Josebound flight in San Diego on Sunday because a flight attendant found her to be suspicious. Abbasi said she was told that a flight attendant overheard her say on her cell phone words to the effect of: “It’s a go.” The mother of three, who is originally from Pakistan, told reporters that she said, “I’ve got to go,” before hanging up because the flight was about to depart. She believes the flight attendant made the assumption about her comment because she was wearing an Islamic head scarf. After patting down her head scarf and talking to her, Transportation Security Administration agents recognized the mistake and told her it was not necessary to inspect her purse or
cell phone, Abbasi said. But they refused to let her back on the plane, telling her the crew was uncomfortable with her on the flight, according to Abbasi. She was booked on the next flight. “I was in tears,” Abbasi said. “I was just crying. I have lived in the United States for 10 years. I am a U.S. citizen.” Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz said the airline has apologized to Abbasi twice, including the day of the incident. The airline also gave her a voucher for another flight, he said. Abbasi said she gave the voucher to someone else and at this point does not want to fly Southwest again. She said she wants a written apology and a guarantee that the crew will be disciplined. Abbasi, who is originally from Pakistan, said the verbal apology “doesn’t make me feel better. This time they said we weren’t comfortable with the head scarf. Next time, they won’t be comfortable with my accent or they won’t be comfortable with my South Asian heritage.” Mainz said the airlines is looking into the matter but does not disclose internal actions. “Southwest has a 40-year history of treating all of our customers with great respect and care,” Mainz said. “We treat all our customers the same and we think all of our employees do a very good job of that.” Hanif Mohebi, director of the San Diego chapter of the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations, said his group believes she was targeted because of her head scarf and wants to meet with the airline to ensure it does not happen again.
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Under suspicion: Illinois man barred from flying Abe Mashal, a 31-year-old dog trainer, says FBI agents told him he ended up on the government’s no-fly list because he exchanged e-mails with a Muslim cleric they were monitoring. The topic: How to raise his children in an interfaith household. Mashal, a former Marine from St. Charles, Ill., found out he’d been flagged last April, when he tried to board a flight to Spokane, Wash., to train dogs for a client. Since then, his family members and friends have been questioned, and he said he has lost business because he is not allowed to fly. Mashal, who says he has never had any links to terror or terrorists and is a “patriotic,” honorably discharged Marine Corps veteran, is one of 17 plaintiffs in lawsuit filed in June by American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit over the list. FBI agents questioned him at Chicago’s Midway Airport, then in his home. Finally he was summoned to a hotel in Schaumburg, Ill., where more FBI agents
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court unanimously reinstated a lawsuit Tuesday filed by a Muslim woman who accused Southern California jailers of violating her religious freedom when they ordered her to take off her head scarf in a courthouse holding cell. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also said plaintiff Souhair Khatib had the right to wear the scarf unless jailers can show it was a security risk. Khatib filed the lawsuit in 2007 against Orange County. She had been jailed for
Muslim students to court on disturbance charges SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A group of 11 Muslim students are set to be arraigned on charges of disrupting a speech by Israeli ambassador Michael Oren at the University of California, Irvine, in a case that has stoked a fierce debate about the freedom of speech. The students are due in court Friday in Santa Ana on one count of misdemeanor conspiracy to disturb a meeting and one count of misdemeanor disturbance of a
meeting. The students were arrested on Feb. 8, 2010 after shouting in protest at Oren’s speech on U.S.-Israeli security at the Orange County campus, forcing the diplomat to halt his remarks for 20 minutes. The university revoked the Muslim Student Union’s charter for one quarter and placed it on two years probation. The district attorney filed charges last month.
told him he’d been placed on the no-fly list because of an e-mail he had sent to an imam, or Muslim cleric, that they had been watching. Mashal said he had sought the iman’s advice about raising children in a mixed-religion household. Mashal is Muslim, and his wife is Christian. The agents offered to get him off the list if he would become an undercover informant at mosques, Mashal said. He refused and said he feels he was being blackmailed. “I feel like I’m living in communist Russia, not the United States of America, for someone to jump into my life like that,” he said. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, which enforces the no-fly list, would not comment on Latif’s case. In October, Homeland Security sent Mashal a letter saying that it had reviewed his file and that “it has been determined that no changes or corrections are warranted at this time.”
U of I Trustees to vote on tuition increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Trustees at the University of Illinois are scheduled to vote on a plan to increase tuition by 6.9 percent for students who start this fall.
That means new students at the university’s Urbana-Champaign campus would pay $11,104 a year in tuition. Students at the Chicago campus would pay $9,764, while students in Springfield would pay $8,670. Those figures don’t include fees, room and board. Last year, trustees raised tuition by 9.5 percent. University spokesman Thomas Hardy calls the increase trustees are scheduled to consider on Wednesday “a conservative proposal.” Hardy says it keeps in mind the concerns of families and the financial needs of the university.
Ill. restaurant sued after peanut allergy death
CHICAGO (AP) — The father of a 13-year-old Chicago girl who died of an allergic reaction to food she ate at school is suing the restaurant that provided the meal. Michael Carlson Jr. is seeking
more than $100,000 in damages from the Chinese Inn restaurant in Niles. Carlson’s suit says the restaurant was told that his daughter Katelyn was severely allergic to peanuts and asked not to cook with peanut products. Katelyn Carlson died in December after eating Chinese Inn food at a class party. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office says she died of anaphylaxis, a severe reaction to a food allergy. Testing has confirmed that the food contained trace amounts of peanuts or peanut products. A message left for the restaurant’s owner wasn’t immediately returned Saturday.
Unemployment rises in nearly all metro areas
Appeals court reinstates case by Muslim over scarf several hours in November 2006 after a judge revoked her probation for a misdemeanor welfare fraud conviction. A trial court judge and a three-judge appeals court panel previously dismissed the lawsuit, saying holding cells aren’t covered by a federal law protecting the religious practices of prisoners. They held it was impractical in transitory settings such as a holding cell to honor religious practices normally allowed in more permanent institutions such as prisons. But the 9th Circuit judges rejected that argument while allowing the case to proceed. The court did say the county can still argue that security concerns required Khatib to remove her head scarf, if it can prove the order “was the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling government interest.” Khatib and her husband had appeared in Orange County Superior Court to ask for an extension of a deadline to complete community service, which was a requirement of their probation. They were jailed in a cell adjacent to the courthouse. During booking, jailers ordered a tearful Khatib to remove her head scarf, and she spent the rest of her time in the cell covering her head with a vest. Probation was reinstated later the same day.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rose in nearly all of the 372 largest U.S. cities in January compared to the previous month, mostly because of seasonal changes such as the layoff of temporary retail employees hired for the holidays. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose in 351 metro areas, fell in only 16, and was unchanged in 5. That’s worse than December, when the rate fell in 207 areas and increased in 122. Other seasonal trends, such as the layoff of construction workers due to winter weather, also contributed to the widespread increase. Nationwide, the unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent in January from 9.4 percent in December. It ticked down to 8.9 percent in February. But the national data is seasonally adjusted, while the metro data isn’t, which makes it more volatile. The metro data also lags the national report by one month. The report shows that metro areas hit hard by the housing crisis are still struggling with high unemployment. At the same time, a strong recovery in the manufacturing sector, particularly among U.S. auto companies, has bolstered many smaller cities in the Midwest. “The areas that have had very severe housing market corrections have shown the least improvement,” said Sophia Koropeckyj, managing director at Moody’s Analytics. That’s particularly true for states such as
California, Florida, Arizona and Nevada. Twelve of the 16 cities with unemployment rates above 15 percent in January were in California. A high foreclosure rate and falling home prices are contributing to sky-high unemployment in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. metro area. Its unemployment rate of 14.2 percent was highest in the nation among cities with populations of 1 million or more. The second-highest was Las Vegas, with 13.7 percent. The number of homes in foreclosure in Riverside is double the national rate, Koropeckyj said. And Moody’s forecasts that home prices in the city will drop 60 percent from peak levels before the recession by the middle of this year. The housing bust and a sharp drop in construction jobs is also a major factor behind the 25.1 percent unemployment rate in El Centro, Calif., the nation’s highest. Yuma, Ariz., has the secondhighest jobless rate, at 23.2 percent. Both metro areas border Mexico and have large numbers of migrant farm workers. Meanwhile, several smaller cities that rely heavily on manufacturing have shown significant improvement since last January. The unemployment rate in Rockford, Ill., fell 5.3 percentage points in the past year, to 13.7 percent from 19 percent. That was the steepest drop in the nation. Year-to-year comparisons help filter out seasonal changes. Chrysler LLC is investing $600 million in an auto plant near Rockford, which will start building smaller Fiat models in 2012. That’s giving a boost to construction jobs, though it isn’t clear if the expanded plant will add permanent workers. And Kokomo, Ind., reported a 7.1 percent increase in jobs in January compared to a year earlier, one of the biggest gains in the country. It’s also the site of a Chrysler plant that is expanding. Lincoln, Neb., reported the nation’s lowest unemployment rate, at 4.1 percent, followed by Fargo, N.D., with 4.6 percent, and Bismarck, N.D., 4.8 percent.
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Moroccan FM warns ‘Arab spring’ can quickly end
NEW YORK (AP) — Morocco’s foreign minister warned Tuesday that the current “Arab spring” can quickly end if the transitions in Egypt and Tunisia don’t lead to real democracy. Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi-Fihri said he plans to tell U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a meeting Wednesday in Washington that the Group of Eight major industrialized countries should launch a new
initiative to ensure that democratic principles and institutions are entrenched in Tunisia and Egypt where long-time dictators were recently ousted. In a telephone interview late Tuesday with The Associated Press, he said Morocco is “very enthusiastic” about the “Arab spring because we demonstrate that the Arab population also (has) some democracies, and there is no Arab exception to universal principles.” But he cautioned that the Arab world is not monolithic — that it has a mix of political systems from monarchies to political dictators to one-party systems. While the countries share many challenges including unemployment, a short-
age of decent housing and the need to fight corruption, he said the responses will be different. “There are many risks and we are not sure that the Arab spring will succeed to ... Arab summer,” Fassi-Fihri said. “We can go directly to a dark winter.” He said the world remembers when Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, a pro-Western leader, was overthrown in 1979 and replaced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini who launched an Islamic revolution. “There is a revolution in Tunisia and Egypt,” Fassi-Fihri said. “We want to confirm they will not go back to other autocratic (rule) like it’s happened in Iran in 1979.”
Power crumbling, Yemen leader warns of civil war
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s U.S.-backed president, his support crumbling among political allies and the army, warned that the country could slide into a “bloody” civil war Tuesday as the opposition rejected his offer to step down by the end of the year. Tens of thousands protested in the capital demanding his immediate ouster, emboldened by top military commanders who joined their cause. Ali Abdullah Saleh’s apparent determination to cling to power raised fears that Yemen could be pushed into even greater instability. In a potentially explosive split, rival factions of
the military have deployed tanks in the capital Sanaa — with units commanded by Saleh’s son protecting the president’s palace, and units loyal to a top dissident commander protecting the protesters. The defection on Monday of that commander, Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a powerful regime insider who commands the army’s 1st Armored Division, has been seen by many as a major turning point toward a potentially rapid end for Saleh’s nearly 32-year rule. The question is whether the Yemeni chapter of the uprisings sweeping the Middle East will read more like Egypt — where the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak set the country on a relatively stable, if still uncertain, move toward democracy — or like Libya, which has seen brutal fighting between armed camps. Already, clashes broke out late Monday between
Palin stays mostly out of sight for Israel visit
Saleh’s Republican Guard and dissident army units in the far eastern corner of the country. On Tuesday, Republican Guard tanks surrounded a key air base in the western Red Sea coastal city of Hodeida after its commander — Col. Ahmed al-Sanhani, a member of Saleh’s own clan — announced he was joining the opposition. The turmoil raised alarm in Washington, which has heavily backed Saleh to wage a campaign against a major Yemen-based alQaida wing that plotted attacks in the United States. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on a trip to Russia, said Tuesday that “instability and diversion of attention” from dealing with al-Qaida is a “primary concern about the situation.” He refused to weigh in on whether Saleh should step down. More details at our website: www. almashreqonline.com
JERUSALEM (AP) — Sarah Palin stayed out of sight Monday during her first trip to Israel, dodging paparazzi staking out hotels and holy sites in hopes of getting a glimpse of the former Alaska governor who might run for president. A visit to Israel, a key U.S. ally, has become almost a rite of passage for potential Republican candidates at a time of strained relations between the U.S. and Israeli governments. Israel is a key American ally in a volatile region and a top concern for Jewish voters and pro-Israel Christian groups in the U.S. Palin’s two-day private visit follows similar stops by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, all potential candidates for president in 2012. Both Barack Obama and John McCain made stops in Israel ahead of the 2008 election. Obama has not re-
Pro-Gadhafi protesters converge on UN chief
Ex-Israeli president Katsav sentenced to 7 years TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli court ordered former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to prison for seven years Tuesday following a rape conviction, rejecting his attorneys’ request for leniency and making him the highest-ranking Israeli official ever sentenced to jail. The silver-haired Katsav remained stoic throughout most of the reading, but he broke down in tears upon hearing his sentence and screamed at the judges: “You made a mistake! It is a lie! The girls know it is a lie!” As he
exited the courtroom, two of his grown sons scuffled with security guards. “I saw you! You hurt my boy!” Katsav screamed. His lawyers vowed to appeal. In December, the Tel Aviv District Court convicted Katsav, 65, of raping a former employee and sexually harassing two other women who used to work for him. He also was convicted of indecent acts and obstruction of justice. The rape took place before Katsav became president in 2000, while other crimes occurred after he took office. The
three-judge panel, which ruled 2-1, said Katsav’s record of public service would not be weighed in his favor, accusing him instead of exploiting his position to become a sexual offender. The court ordered him to report to prison on May 8, giving him time to prepare an appeal. He must also pay fines of about $25,000 and $7,000 to two of his victims. More details at our website: www.almashreqonline.com
Mourners bury Bahraini woman killed in unrest
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Dozens of mourners gathered in Bahrain’s capital Tuesday to bury a Shiite woman who witnesses say died at the hands of the country’s military shortly after emergency rule was imposed last week. The funeral was a reminder that emotions remain raw and tensions are still high between the Shiite majority, which make up the bulk of the opposition, and the kingdom’s Sunni rulers and
their allies. Bahrain descended into turmoil last month as Shiiteled opposition groups took to the streets of the capital Manama to call for greater political reforms. The tiny island nation plays host to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, and its rulers maintain close ties to Saudi Arabia and other Westernbacked Arab nations. Bahia alAradi, 51, was driving on a main road in Manama looking for gasoline when she was shot in the
head last Wednesday as she approached a military checkpoint, according to witnesses who came to her aid from nearby houses. They said they were also shot at by the military vehicles parked on a highway overpass. The woman’s brother, Habib al-Aradi, 36, said Bahia was on the phone with her younger sister when she was shot. He said the family was told they could pick up al-Aradi’s body from the main civilian hospital, Salmaniya, only this week. However, a death certificate seen by an Associated Press reporter was issued by a military hospital. It listed the cause of death as severe brain injury. Mourners at al-Aradi’s funeral demanded revenge and chanted “Death to Al Khalifa” — a reference to the country’s ruling dynasty — as they carried her body to Manama cemetery. Human rights groups say at least 20 people have been killed, since protests began Feb. 14.
turned since he was elected. For Palin, the visit is of particular importance. As McCain’s running mate in 2008, she was criticized for lacking experience in foreign policy. Palin, accompanied by her husband, Todd, visited the Western Wall and other religious sites in Jerusalem’s Old City and elsewhere. She had a dinner with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned later Monday and was to depart Tuesday. During Sunday’s visit to the Western Wall — a retaining wall of the compound where the biblical Jewish Temples stood 2,000 years ago — she wore a Star of David necklace. “Israel is absolutely beautiful, and it is overwhelming to see and touch the cornerstone of our faith, and I am so grateful to get to be here,” Palin told reporters, referring to the part the Temple played in the life of Jesus. “I’m very thankful to know that the Israeli and American link will grow in strength as we seek peace along with you,” she said. For the most part, however, Palin evaded the waiting press hordes, changing her schedule at the last minute, leaving sites before reporters could catch up with her. While most politicians seek out coverage, Palin is derisive of the media and avoids contact when possible. Benyamin Korn, director of Jewish Americans for Palin, a grass roots organization advocating for Palin in the Jewish community, said she would not be making any further public statements during her stay. He said she is planning a more substantial visit in the coming months. Danny Danon, a lawmaker in Netanyahu’s Likud Party, accompanied Palin in the Old City and said he found a very down to earth woman with a deep love for Israel.
CAIRO (AP) — A group of Libyans angry at the international intervention in their homeland blocked the path of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following his meeting at the Arab League on Monday. Ban had finished talks with the Arab League chief Amr Moussa and left the organization’s headquarters in Cairo for a walkabout in nearby Tahrir Square, the centerpiece of Egyptian uprising that last month toppled Hosni Mubarak, when dozens of Libyan protesters converged on him and his security detail. The Libyans, carrying pictures of Moammar Gadhafi and banners critical of the United States and United Nation, blocked Ban’s path, forcing him to return to the league and leave from another exit.
Moussa, meanwhile, tried to smooth over the controversy that emerged following his statement Sunday that questioned Arab participation in the coalition bombing Gadhafi’s forces and his allegation that the international attacks went beyond the mandate to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. Libya has claimed dozens of civilians have been killed in the strikes by the U.S. and European forces. “We respect the Security Council’s resolution and we have no conflict with the resolution, especially as it confirms that there is no invasion or occupation of Libyan territory,” Moussa said. He underscored the U.N. resolution, saying “it only deals with threats against citizens in Benghazi and elsewhere in Libya” and added the league “will continue working to protect the civilians” in Libya. The pro-Gadhafi protesters in Cairo also shouted against Moussa, U.S., Britain and France.
Hundreds of security forces block Saudi protest
CAIRO (AP) — Outnumbered by anti-riot police, dozens of Saudi men and women protested outside Riyadh’s Interior Ministry, demanding the release of thousands of detainees held without trial for years. Witnesses say
a number of protesters were arrested today after trying to push their way into the building, heavily fortified by about 2,000 special forces and some 200 police vehicles. There was no official confirmation on the arrests. It was the third protest this month by families and activists demanding information on the fate of people held without trial for years on security and terrorism charges. Saudi authorities ban demonstrations and appear increasingly determined to prevent the spread of unrest inspired by uprisings across the Arab world.