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Evelyn Christensen CENTERVILLE — Evelyn Chris- tensen, 95, died July 13, 2012. Services areat 1:30 p.m. Mon- day at Bethany Lutheran Church, Viborg. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Sunday, with family present from 6-7 p.m., at the Viborg Funeral Home. Register online at www.viborg- funeralhome.com. Sylvia Fejfar Sylvia G. Fejfar, age 99 of Yank- ton passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton with Rev. Mark Lichter officiating. Entombment will be in the Garden of Memories. Visitations will begin at 5 p.m., Monday, July 23, 2012 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, SD. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Friday, 7.20.12 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 3A PRESS DAKOTAN the world OBITUARIES Saturday July 21, 2012 Upper Deck Bar & Grill Yankton Sack Pack Program Mission Statement: To Provide Weekend Food to School Children, no child should go hungry!!! Registration time: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Upper Deck. All Bikes and Vehicles Welcome. Entry Fee: $15.00 Free T-shirt (first 100 registries) Donated by JJ Benji 10% of Entry fees for best hand $25.00 for worst hand. Auction-Gun Raffle- 50/50-Food provided after the run at the Upper Deck AUCTION STARTS AT 8:30 P.M. Poker Run and Auction Open to Everyone. Ipad 2 (16GB Black), Craftsman 22” Electric start snow thrower, Motorcycle helmet, $100 gift card, Harley Davidson Flame Poker Chip set, Jolene Steffen print, 4 bag chairs, 2 t-shirts & 2 hats, $20 gift certificate, Milwaukee cordless 1/2” compact drill, 2 large pizzas, 4 - movie passes (good M-TH), 18 holes of golf for 4 people with carts, 3 mo. Fitness Membership, 1 family sitting & 11x14 print, Viking helmet, Nebraska Cornhusker helmet, Nebraska Cornhusker helmet Autographed by Grant Wistrom, Green Bay Packers helmet, $50 gift card, Car wash system, Crossman airsoft rifle, Case of hams, $75 Upper Deck gift cert., 6 t-shirts & motorcycle related item, 2 tickets to Cinderella concert 7/28/2012 at Tyson Center Sioux City Iowa & Harley knife, Danze faucet & ceiling light fixture, $50 gift cert., 32” flat screen TV, John Green Prints, Movie night bucket, Gift pack bike cleaning supplies, U.S. Marshals Motorcycle patch. 1st. Annual Charity Poker Run Benefitting Yankton Sack Pack Program Please Call 605-665-3137 for more information. W INTZ & R AY FUNERAL HOME and Cremation Service, Inc. 605-665-3644 W INTZ FUNERAL HOME INC. Hartington, Coleridge, Crofton 402-254-6547 www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com IN REMEMBRANCE Elaine C. Cooper 10:30 AM, Friday Trinity Lutheran Church Hartington Daniel P. Cook 2:00 PM, Saturday Pilgrim Congregational UCC Coleridge Lloyd Schweinforth Lloyd L. Schweinforth, age 86, formerly of Tyndall and more recently of Scotland, SD passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Scotland Good Samaritan Center, Scotland, SD. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Peace Christian Reformed Church, Menno, SD with Rev. Dan Flyger and Rev. Joe Brinks officiating. Burial will be in the Our Saviors (West) Cemetery, rural Menno, SD at approxi- mately 12:30 p.m.. Friend & family visitations will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Friday evening, July 20, 2012 at the Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno, SD and then one hour prior to the service at the church on Satur- day, July 21. Pallbearers are Joshua Scha- effer, Joseph Schaeffer, Jeremiah Schaeffer, Matthew Bosworth, Benjamin Bosworth, Chris Buch- mann, Clint Starwalt and Gre- gory Krech. Lloyd was born January 2, 1926 on the fam- ily farm near Tyn- dall, SD to Albert and Johanna (Bauder) Schwe- inforth. He was baptized on Feb- ruary 28, 1926 at Newberg Congre- gational Church, Scotland, SD and confirmed in the same church by Rev. Boumann. He married Esther Lillian Hagge on February 26, 1954. Lloyd could be heard saying that “Esther was the best thing that ever happened to me”. Esther passed away on December 24, 2003. Lloyd farmed all his life on the same farm on which he was born. He was known for his abil- ity to fix farm equipment, farm buildings, and making or repair- ing bikes and toys for his chil- dren and grandchildren. He was also a recycler of old things, making them into something new. In his later years he made toys for his great-grandchildren, bird houses, and made wagons for his great-grandchildren. Lloyd is survived by one son, David Allen Schweinforth of Tyndall, SD; three daughters, Linda Marie (Doug) Schaeffer of Lesterville, SD, Marlene Kay (Mike) Bosworth of Sabeth, KS, and Julie Ann Hartmann of Woodbury, MN; eight grandchil- dren, seven great-grandchildren; and sisters, Elnora (Willard) Zander of Scotland, SD, and Dorothy (Lonn) Sweet of Sun City, AZ. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther and parents, Al- bert and Johanna. Memorials can be directed to Gideons International, P.O. Box 334, Yankton, SD 57078. Yankton Press & Dakotan July 20, 2012 Bobbie Christopherson Bobbie M. Christopherson, age 87, of Rosamond, CA and for- merly of Yankton, SD, passed away early Monday morning, July 16, 2012 at her daughter’s residence in Rosamond, CA. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012 at the Gayville Cemetery, Gayville, SD, with Rev. Paul M. Opsahl officiating. Visitations will be 4 to 6 p.m. Friday evening at the Opsahl- Kostel Funeral Home & Crema- tory, Yankton, SD. Bobbie was born June 30, 1925 in Inglewood, CA to Robert and Gladys (Branston) Peterson. Bobbie was one of four children (Alex, Robert, Bobbie and Patti). Bobbie was very tiny at birth and had some serious health is- sues, but she turned out to be quite a fighter, even at an early age. She attended the school system in Burbank, CA, even graduated one full semester ahead of her class. Bobbie met Ralph Christopherson (her Ma- rine) and they were married April 25, 1943 on Easter Sunday in North Hollywood, CA. Bobbie was born and raised only in a large city, so she had quite an adjustment when she and her husband moved to the country. Bobbie had a gift of somehow al- ways making things work out, so she took on the challenges with her usual positive attitude. In 1951, Ralph and Bobbie bought their farm in Volin and lived there until they sold their home place in 2004 and moved to Yankton. Bobbie’s husband, Ralph passed away July 4, 2010. Bobbie then moved to California with her daughter, Michelle. Bobbie worked at Sears for many years. She became Service Manager and held this position until she retired. Her position was very demanding, but somehow she always had a cheerful outlook and a friendly smile for every- one she met. She worked at Sears for more than 30 years, receiving many awards for service, dedication and ex- cellence. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and women’s auxiliary at church. Bobbie was always very active. Besides her family and career, she had many hobbies such as: Cross stitching, crocheting, macramé, knitting, loved making ceramics, a beautiful seam- stress, great cook, and her fa- vorite pastime was definitely shopping. She always had time for her children and was ready to help in any way possible. She had a gift of making you feel you were always very special. She is survived by the follow- ing family members: Michelle of California; Chad (Deanna) of Idaho; Jason (Sandra) of North Dakota; Amber (Dustin) of Idaho; and five great-grandchil- dren: James, Paige, Kyle, Dylan, and Gavin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, son, Bob, her parents, brothers and a sister. Mom, you have left an empty place in our hearts which will never be filled. We will love and miss you forever. Yankton Press & Dakotan July 20, 2012 Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com AISENBREY Schweinforth Christopherson OUR CLASSIFIEDS WORK FOR YOU! CALL THE P&D AT (605) 665-7811 Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Obama: Seniors ‘Out Of Luck’ Under Romney JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Campaigning in coveted Florida, President Barack Obama warned Thursday that Republican chal- lenger Mitt Romney would be “squeezing more money out of sen- iors” by turning Medicare into a voucher program. Romney, firing away near his Boston home base, accused Obama of putting his needs above those of the nation. The daily war of words came as polling shows the presidential contest continues to be close nationally, with both men pouring most money and attention in into the collection of less than 10 states expected to decide the election. First lady Michelle Obama launched a new effort to rally supporters behind her husband, try- ing to light a fire by saying the whole race could “come down to just a few votes per precinct in key states.” The president opened two days of campaigning in Florida in search of military veterans, seniors and unaligned voters in the state’s crucial midsection. Florida is the largest and most coveted of the nation’s Election Day toss-up states, a place where Romney could severely damage Obama’s chances of winning re-election. In Jacksonville, the president broadened his attack on Romney’s support for a House Republican plan that would change Medicare from a fee-for-service program into one where future retirees buy insurance using government subsidies. Republicans argue it would introduce competition and give seniors more choices. “He plans to turn Medicare into a voucher program,” Obama said. “So if that voucher isn’t worth enough to buy the health insur- ance that’s on the market, you’re out of luck. You’re on your own. ... We shouldn’t be squeezing more money out of seniors who are just barely getting by right now.” A Week Before Olympics, U.K. On Defensive LONDON (AP) — There’s nearly a week to go before the Olympics kick off in London and British officials are stuck playing defense. On Thursday, the country’s Olympics secretary said 1,200 extra troops were put on standby in case embarrassing manpower short- ages get any worse, while U.K. border agents announced a strike for the day before the games begin. The one-two punch of bad news comes with only eight days to go, unbalancing a government which might have hoped to bask in glow of pre-Olympic buildup. By far, the most embarrassing episode has been the inability of security contractor G4S PLC to deliver on its promise to supply about 10,400 guards to help keep the games safe — a last-minute admission which has forced the government to call in 3,500 soldiers to help meet the shortfall. Speaking Thursday, Olympics Secretary Jeremy Hunt acknowl- edged that even that may not be enough, telling the BBC that the government put the extra 1,200 troops on standby “in the unlikely situation that G4S’s performance deteriorates from where it is today.” “We want to ensure the public against every eventuality,” he told Sky News earlier. “We don’t expect to use them, but they will be there.” Microsoft Reports First Quarterly Loss LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft said Thursday that an account- ing adjustment to reflect a weak online ad business led to its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company. The software company had warned that it was taking a $6.2 bil- lion charge because its 2007 purchase of online ad service aQuan- tive hasn’t yielded the returns envisioned by management. The non-cash adjustment is something companies do when the value of their assets decline. Microsoft Corp. paid $6.3 billion for aQuantive, only to see rival Google Inc. expand its share of the online ad market. The charge led to a $492 million loss in the April-June quarter, or 6 cents a share. That compares with earnings of $5.9 billion, or 69 cents, a year ago. Revenue rose 4 percent to $18.06 billion. Excluding the adjustment and the deferral of some revenue into the current quarter related to its launch of Windows 8, earnings came to 73 cents per share, beating the 62 cents per share ex- pected by analysts polled by FactSet. BY NICK DUMITRACHE AND VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press BURGAS, Bulgaria — He looked like any other impatient tourist checking the big board at airport arrivals: a lanky, long-haired man in a baseball cap with his hands in the pockets of his plaid Bermuda shorts, a bulky backpack hanging from his shoulders. Minutes later, authorities say, the man, filmed by security cam- eras at the Burgas airport, would board a bus filled with young Is- raeli tourists and blow himself up, killing six others as well. Authori- ties looked Thursday for clues as to who he was, using his finger- prints, his DNA and his fake Michi- gan driver’s license. Despite the uncertainty, Israel was quick to blame Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah for the attack Wednesday. The victims in- cluded the Bulgarian bus driver and five Israelis, including a preg- nant woman. Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- tanyahu said the bombing “was carried out by Hezbollah, the long arm of Iran.” Iranian Foreign Min- istry spokesman Ramin Mehman- parast called the accusation “baseless,” saying it was aimed at diverting world attention from Is- rael’s role in the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists. Israel has attributed a series of attacks on its citizens around the world in recent months to Iran and its Shiite proxies, threatening to escalate a shadow war between the two arch-enemies that has es- calated over Israeli allegations that the Iranians are trying to build nuclear weapons. The attack occurred shortly after the Israelis boarded a bus outside the airport in the Black Sea resort town of Burgas, a popu- lar destination for Israeli tourists — particularly for high school graduates before they are drafted into military service. Burgas is about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of the capital, Sofia. On Thursday, Bulgarian televi- sion aired security camera footage showing the suspected bomber wandering in and out of the terminal shortly before the blast. He was dressed as a tourist himself, wearing a baseball cap, T- shirt, plaid shorts and sneakers with short white socks. He carried a large backpack with wheels. Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsve- tanov said the backpack con- tained the bomb, which detonated in the luggage compart- ment of the bus. The bomber was believed to have been about 36 years old and had been in the country between four and seven days, Tsvetanov said without elaborating. “We cannot exclude the possi- bility that he had logistical sup- port on Bulgarian territory,” the minister said. Officials were using DNA sam- ples to try to establish his iden- tity. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov told reporters that a Michigan driver’s license was re- trieved, but U.S. officials said there was “no such person in their database.” Michigan is home to one of the largest Arab commu- nities in the U.S. Bulgarian television aired footage of the license showing the name of Jacque Felipe Martin with an address in Baton Rouge, La. Michigan officials said they told the FBI that no one by that name had a valid Michigan license and that out-of-state residents cannot be issued one anyway. The Israelis had just arrived on a charter flight from Tel Aviv car- rying 154 people, including eight children. Some of them told Israeli television that they were just boarding the white bus in the air- port parking lot for a ride to their hotel when the blast occurred. Officials reported overnight that an eighth person had died, but later said that was incorrect. On Thursday, Bulgarian au- thorities rushed 200 police to ho- tels where about 1,000 Israelis were staying just north of Burgas. A representative of the Ortanna tour company, which books tours from Israel, said about 10,000 Is- raelis had scheduled vacations in Bulgaria through the firm this summer and about half had can- celed after the attack. BY ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY Associated Press BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance Thursday since a bomb killed some of his top lieutenants, look- ing calm and composed on state TV even as his forces turned parts of Damascus into combat zones and rebels seized two of the country’s border crossings. The unprecedented attack on Assad’s inner circle Wednesday, along with the gov- ernment’s inability to crush the rebels after five days of intense clashes in the Syrian capi- tal, point to an unraveling of his grip on power after 16 months of violence. “It is a war going on here, literally a war,” said a 25-year-old woman in the Muhajereen neighborhood. The sounds of battle had kept her up all night and she stayed home from work because she feared random gunfire, she added. “It reminded me of that night when the Americans shelled Baghdad nine years ago,” said the woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she feared for her safety. “I was watching it on TV, but today I’m living a very similar situation.” Even though Assad’s powerful military re- mains mostly loyal — suggesting a total col- lapse may not be imminent — the rebels appeared to be making startling gains as the civil war intensified. Besides the fighting in Damascus, about a half-dozen rebels took over a Syrian border crossing near the Iraqi town of Qaim, said Iraqi army Brig. General Qassim al-Dulaimi. There are four major border posts with Iraq. Rebels overtook a Syrian army outpost near the Syrian-Iraq border after clashes that killed 21 Syrian soldiers, he added. In addition, amateur video posted online showed rebels taking over the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, where they stomped on portraits of Assad. The Associ- ated Press could not independently verify the video because the government bars most media from working independently in the country. A diplomatic solution to ending the blood- shed seemed even more remote after Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution aimed at pressuring Assad’s government to end the escalating conflict. Analysts said the regime was clearly shaken by the violence in the heart of its power base of Damascus, but the next step was not clear yet. “We should not get carried away with speculating about the impending fall of the regime,” said Salman Shaikh, director of the Brookings Doha Center and an analyst on re- gional politics. He said the regime’s forces “are still showing a certain amount of cohe- siveness in battle.” Citing a network of sources on the ground, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported intense clashes in a string of neighborhoods along the southern edge of Damascus, the northeastern neigh- borhood of Qaboun, and in number of west- ern suburbs. Gunfire and booms from shelling could be heard throughout the capital, and streets in the hard-hit areas were largely empty, save for government troops or rebels. On Thursday, many Syrians said they were not waiting around to see if the violence would end any time soon. Thousands streamed across the Syrian border into Lebanon at the Masnaa crossing point — about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from Damascus. Hundreds of private cars as well as taxis and buses ferried people across. Even if Assad did leave power, the opposi- tion is widely perceived to be far too disor- ganized to take over. There is no clear candidate to lead the country in Assad’s ab- sence, and the grim sectarian tint to much of the violence suggests any power vacuum will usher in a bloodbath. Syria’s Assad Appears On TV After Bombing Police Seek Bomber Identity, Israel Blames Iran
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Evelyn ChristensenCENTERVILLE — Evelyn Chris-
tensen, 95, died July 13, 2012. Services areat 1:30 p.m. Mon-
day at Bethany Lutheran Church,Viborg.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Sunday,with family present from 6-7 p.m.,at the Viborg Funeral Home.
Register online at www.viborg-funeralhome.com.
Sylvia FejfarSylvia G. Fejfar, age 99 of Yank-
ton passed away Tuesday, July 17,2012 at Avera Sister James CareCenter, Yankton, SD. Mass ofChristian Burial will be 11 a.m.,Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at SacredHeart Catholic Church, Yanktonwith Rev. Mark Lichter officiating.Entombment will be in the Gardenof Memories. Visitations willbegin at 5 p.m., Monday, July 23,2012 at the Opsahl-Kostel FuneralHome and Crematory, Yankton,SD. Visitations will resume onehour prior to the service at thechurch.
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10:30 AM, Friday Trinity Lutheran Church
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Daniel P. Cook 2:00 PM, Saturday
Pilgrim Congregational UCC Coleridge
Lloyd SchweinforthLloyd L. Schweinforth, age
86, formerly of Tyndall andmore recently of Scotland, SDpassed away Tuesday, July 17,2012 at the Scotland GoodSamaritan Center, Scotland, SD.
Funeral services will be 10a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012 atPeace Christian ReformedChurch, Menno, SD with Rev.Dan Flyger and Rev. Joe Brinksofficiating. Burial will be in theOur Saviors (West) Cemetery,rural Menno, SD at approxi-mately 12:30 p.m..
Friend & family visitationswill be held beginning at 5 p.m.Friday evening, July 20, 2012 atthe Aisenbrey-Opsahl-KostelMemorial Chapel, Menno, SDand then one hour prior to theservice at the church on Satur-day, July 21.
Pallbearers are Joshua Scha-effer, Joseph Schaeffer, JeremiahSchaeffer, Matthew Bosworth,Benjamin Bosworth, Chris Buch-mann, Clint Starwalt and Gre-gory Krech.
Lloyd wasborn January 2,1926 on the fam-ily farm near Tyn-dall, SD to Albertand Johanna(Bauder) Schwe-inforth. He wasbaptized on Feb-ruary 28, 1926 atNewberg Congre-
gational Church, Scotland, SDand confirmed in the samechurch by Rev. Boumann. Hemarried Esther Lillian Hagge onFebruary 26, 1954. Lloyd couldbe heard saying that “Estherwas the best thing that everhappened to me”. Esther passedaway on December 24, 2003.
Lloyd farmed all his life onthe same farm on which he wasborn. He was known for his abil-ity to fix farm equipment, farmbuildings, and making or repair-ing bikes and toys for his chil-dren and grandchildren. He wasalso a recycler of old things,making them into somethingnew. In his later years he madetoys for his great-grandchildren,
bird houses, and made wagonsfor his great-grandchildren.
Lloyd is survived by one son,David Allen Schweinforth ofTyndall, SD; three daughters,Linda Marie (Doug) Schaeffer ofLesterville, SD, Marlene Kay(Mike) Bosworth of Sabeth, KS,and Julie Ann Hartmann ofWoodbury, MN; eight grandchil-dren, seven great-grandchildren;and sisters, Elnora (Willard)Zander of Scotland, SD, andDorothy (Lonn) Sweet of SunCity, AZ.
He was preceded in death byhis wife, Esther and parents, Al-bert and Johanna.
Memorials can be directed toGideons International, P.O. Box334, Yankton, SD 57078.
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July 20, 2012
BobbieChristopherson
Bobbie M. Christopherson,age 87, of Rosamond, CA and for-merly of Yankton, SD, passedaway early Monday morning,July 16, 2012 at her daughter’sresidence in Rosamond, CA.
Graveside services will be 10a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012 atthe Gayville Cemetery, Gayville,SD, with Rev. Paul M. Opsahlofficiating.
Visitations will be 4 to 6 p.m.Friday evening at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crema-tory, Yankton, SD.
Bobbie was born June 30,1925 in Inglewood, CA to Robertand Gladys (Branston) Peterson.Bobbie was one of four children(Alex, Robert, Bobbie and Patti).Bobbie was very tiny at birthand had some serious health is-sues, but she turned out to bequite a fighter, even at an earlyage. She attended the schoolsystem in Burbank, CA, evengraduated one full semesterahead of her class. Bobbie metRalph Christopherson (her Ma-rine) and they were marriedApril 25, 1943 on Easter Sundayin North Hollywood, CA. Bobbiewas born and raised only in alarge city, so she had quite anadjustment when she and herhusband moved to the country.Bobbie had a gift of somehow al-ways making things work out, soshe took on the challenges withher usual positive attitude. In1951, Ralph and Bobbie boughttheir farm in Volin and livedthere until they sold their homeplace in 2004 and moved toYankton. Bobbie’s husband,Ralph passed away July 4, 2010.Bobbie then moved to Californiawith her daughter, Michelle.
Bobbie worked at Sears formany years. She became ServiceManager and held this position
until she retired.Her position wasvery demanding,but somehowshe always had acheerful outlookand a friendlysmile for every-one she met. Sheworked at Searsfor more than 30
years, receiving many awardsfor service, dedication and ex-cellence. She was a member ofthe VFW Ladies Auxiliary, andwomen’s auxiliary at church.Bobbie was always very active.Besides her family and career,she had many hobbies such as:Cross stitching, crocheting,macramé, knitting, loved makingceramics, a beautiful seam-stress, great cook, and her fa-vorite pastime was definitelyshopping. She always had timefor her children and was readyto help in any way possible. Shehad a gift of making you feel youwere always very special.
She is survived by the follow-ing family members: Michelle ofCalifornia; Chad (Deanna) ofIdaho; Jason (Sandra) of NorthDakota; Amber (Dustin) ofIdaho; and five great-grandchil-dren: James, Paige, Kyle, Dylan,and Gavin.
She was preceded in deathby her husband, Ralph, son,Bob, her parents, brothers and asister.
Mom, you have left an emptyplace in our hearts which willnever be filled. We will love andmiss you forever.
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Obama: Seniors ‘Out Of Luck’ Under RomneyJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Campaigning in coveted Florida,
President Barack Obama warned Thursday that Republican chal-lenger Mitt Romney would be “squeezing more money out of sen-iors” by turning Medicare into a voucher program. Romney, firingaway near his Boston home base, accused Obama of putting hisneeds above those of the nation.
The daily war of words came as polling shows the presidentialcontest continues to be close nationally, with both men pouringmost money and attention in into the collection of less than 10states expected to decide the election. First lady Michelle Obamalaunched a new effort to rally supporters behind her husband, try-ing to light a fire by saying the whole race could “come down tojust a few votes per precinct in key states.”
The president opened two days of campaigning in Florida insearch of military veterans, seniors and unaligned voters in thestate’s crucial midsection. Florida is the largest and most covetedof the nation’s Election Day toss-up states, a place where Romneycould severely damage Obama’s chances of winning re-election.
In Jacksonville, the president broadened his attack on Romney’ssupport for a House Republican plan that would change Medicarefrom a fee-for-service program into one where future retirees buyinsurance using government subsidies. Republicans argue it wouldintroduce competition and give seniors more choices.
“He plans to turn Medicare into a voucher program,” Obamasaid. “So if that voucher isn’t worth enough to buy the health insur-ance that’s on the market, you’re out of luck. You’re on your own.... We shouldn’t be squeezing more money out of seniors who arejust barely getting by right now.”
A Week Before Olympics, U.K. On DefensiveLONDON (AP) — There’s nearly a week to go before the Olympics
kick off in London and British officials are stuck playing defense.On Thursday, the country’s Olympics secretary said 1,200 extra
troops were put on standby in case embarrassing manpower short-ages get any worse, while U.K. border agents announced a strike forthe day before the games begin.
The one-two punch of bad news comes with only eight days to go,unbalancing a government which might have hoped to bask in glowof pre-Olympic buildup. By far, the most embarrassing episode hasbeen the inability of security contractor G4S PLC to deliver on itspromise to supply about 10,400 guards to help keep the games safe— a last-minute admission which has forced the government to callin 3,500 soldiers to help meet the shortfall.
Speaking Thursday, Olympics Secretary Jeremy Hunt acknowl-edged that even that may not be enough, telling the BBC that thegovernment put the extra 1,200 troops on standby “in the unlikelysituation that G4S’s performance deteriorates from where it istoday.”
“We want to ensure the public against every eventuality,” he toldSky News earlier. “We don’t expect to use them, but they will bethere.”
Microsoft Reports First Quarterly LossLOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft said Thursday that an account-
ing adjustment to reflect a weak online ad business led to its firstquarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company.
The software company had warned that it was taking a $6.2 bil-lion charge because its 2007 purchase of online ad service aQuan-tive hasn’t yielded the returns envisioned by management. Thenon-cash adjustment is something companies do when the value oftheir assets decline. Microsoft Corp. paid $6.3 billion for aQuantive,only to see rival Google Inc. expand its share of the online admarket.
The charge led to a $492 million loss in the April-June quarter,or 6 cents a share. That compares with earnings of $5.9 billion, or69 cents, a year ago.
Revenue rose 4 percent to $18.06 billion.Excluding the adjustment and the deferral of some revenue into
the current quarter related to its launch of Windows 8, earningscame to 73 cents per share, beating the 62 cents per share ex-pected by analysts polled by FactSet.
BY NICK DUMITRACHEAND VESELIN TOSHKOVAssociated Press
BURGAS, Bulgaria — He lookedlike any other impatient touristchecking the big board at airportarrivals: a lanky, long-haired manin a baseball cap with his hands inthe pockets of his plaid Bermudashorts, a bulky backpack hangingfrom his shoulders.
Minutes later, authorities say,the man, filmed by security cam-eras at the Burgas airport, wouldboard a bus filled with young Is-raeli tourists and blow himself up,killing six others as well. Authori-ties looked Thursday for clues asto who he was, using his finger-prints, his DNA and his fake Michi-gan driver’s license.
Despite the uncertainty, Israelwas quick to blame Iran and itsLebanese ally Hezbollah for theattack Wednesday. The victims in-cluded the Bulgarian bus driverand five Israelis, including a preg-nant woman.
Prime Minister Benjamin Ne-tanyahu said the bombing “wascarried out by Hezbollah, the longarm of Iran.” Iranian Foreign Min-istry spokesman Ramin Mehman-parast called the accusation
“baseless,” saying it was aimed atdiverting world attention from Is-rael’s role in the assassination ofIranian nuclear scientists.
Israel has attributed a series ofattacks on its citizens around theworld in recent months to Iranand its Shiite proxies, threateningto escalate a shadow war betweenthe two arch-enemies that has es-calated over Israeli allegationsthat the Iranians are trying tobuild nuclear weapons.
The attack occurred shortlyafter the Israelis boarded a busoutside the airport in the BlackSea resort town of Burgas, a popu-lar destination for Israeli tourists
— particularly for high schoolgraduates before they are draftedinto military service. Burgas isabout 400 kilometers (250 miles)east of the capital, Sofia.
On Thursday, Bulgarian televi-sion aired security camerafootage showing the suspectedbomber wandering in and out ofthe terminal shortly before theblast. He was dressed as a touristhimself, wearing a baseball cap, T-shirt, plaid shorts and sneakerswith short white socks. He carrieda large backpack with wheels.
Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsve-tanov said the backpack con-tained the bomb, whichdetonated in the luggage compart-ment of the bus. The bomber wasbelieved to have been about 36years old and had been in thecountry between four and sevendays, Tsvetanov said withoutelaborating.
“We cannot exclude the possi-bility that he had logistical sup-port on Bulgarian territory,” theminister said.
Officials were using DNA sam-ples to try to establish his iden-tity. Bulgarian Prime MinisterBoiko Borisov told reporters thata Michigan driver’s license was re-trieved, but U.S. officials said
there was “no such person intheir database.” Michigan is hometo one of the largest Arab commu-nities in the U.S.
Bulgarian television airedfootage of the license showing thename of Jacque Felipe Martin withan address in Baton Rouge, La.Michigan officials said they toldthe FBI that no one by that namehad a valid Michigan license andthat out-of-state residents cannotbe issued one anyway.
The Israelis had just arrived ona charter flight from Tel Aviv car-rying 154 people, including eightchildren. Some of them told Israelitelevision that they were justboarding the white bus in the air-port parking lot for a ride to theirhotel when the blast occurred.
Officials reported overnightthat an eighth person had died,but later said that was incorrect.
On Thursday, Bulgarian au-thorities rushed 200 police to ho-tels where about 1,000 Israeliswere staying just north of Burgas.A representative of the Ortannatour company, which books toursfrom Israel, said about 10,000 Is-raelis had scheduled vacations inBulgaria through the firm thissummer and about half had can-celed after the attack.
BY ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated Press
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assadmade his first appearance Thursday since abomb killed some of his top lieutenants, look-ing calm and composed on state TV even ashis forces turned parts of Damascus intocombat zones and rebels seized two of thecountry’s border crossings.
The unprecedented attack on Assad’sinner circle Wednesday, along with the gov-ernment’s inability to crush the rebels afterfive days of intense clashes in the Syrian capi-tal, point to an unraveling of his grip onpower after 16 months of violence.
“It is a war going on here, literally a war,”said a 25-year-old woman in the Muhajereenneighborhood. The sounds of battle had kepther up all night and she stayed home fromwork because she feared random gunfire, sheadded.
“It reminded me of that night when theAmericans shelled Baghdad nine years ago,”said the woman, who spoke on condition ofanonymity because she feared for her safety.“I was watching it on TV, but today I’m livinga very similar situation.”
Even though Assad’s powerful military re-mains mostly loyal — suggesting a total col-lapse may not be imminent — the rebels
appeared to be making startling gains as thecivil war intensified.
Besides the fighting in Damascus, about ahalf-dozen rebels took over a Syrian bordercrossing near the Iraqi town of Qaim, saidIraqi army Brig. General Qassim al-Dulaimi.There are four major border posts with Iraq.
Rebels overtook a Syrian army outpostnear the Syrian-Iraq border after clashes thatkilled 21 Syrian soldiers, he added.
In addition, amateur video posted onlineshowed rebels taking over the Bab al-Hawaborder crossing with Turkey, where theystomped on portraits of Assad. The Associ-ated Press could not independently verify thevideo because the government bars mostmedia from working independently in thecountry.
A diplomatic solution to ending the blood-shed seemed even more remote after Russiaand China again vetoed a Western-backedU.N. resolution aimed at pressuring Assad’sgovernment to end the escalating conflict.
Analysts said the regime was clearlyshaken by the violence in the heart of itspower base of Damascus, but the next stepwas not clear yet.
“We should not get carried away withspeculating about the impending fall of theregime,” said Salman Shaikh, director of theBrookings Doha Center and an analyst on re-
gional politics. He said the regime’s forces“are still showing a certain amount of cohe-siveness in battle.”
Citing a network of sources on the ground,the Britain-based Syrian Observatory forHuman Rights reported intense clashes in astring of neighborhoods along the southernedge of Damascus, the northeastern neigh-borhood of Qaboun, and in number of west-ern suburbs.
Gunfire and booms from shelling could beheard throughout the capital, and streets inthe hard-hit areas were largely empty, savefor government troops or rebels.
On Thursday, many Syrians said they werenot waiting around to see if the violencewould end any time soon. Thousandsstreamed across the Syrian border intoLebanon at the Masnaa crossing point —about 25 miles (40 kilometers) fromDamascus.
Hundreds of private cars as well as taxisand buses ferried people across.
Even if Assad did leave power, the opposi-tion is widely perceived to be far too disor-ganized to take over. There is no clearcandidate to lead the country in Assad’s ab-sence, and the grim sectarian tint to much ofthe violence suggests any power vacuum willusher in a bloodbath.
Syria’s Assad Appears On TV After Bombing
Police Seek Bomber Identity, Israel Blames Iran
