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WashingtOn (aP) -- in the wake of aterrorist bomb plot disrupted by the cia, theu.s. advised some international airports and aircarriers tuesday about security measures forpassengers traveling to the u.s.

the guidance from the transportationsecurity administration was a reminder ofmethods the u.s. provided to these internation-al airports and carriers in the past six to eightmonths to help protect against threats from liq-uid explosives and explosives hidden inside aperson's body or clothes or in printer cartridges.all are methods officials said al-Qaida's spinoffgroup in Yemen has considered for plots againstthe u.s, according to an american official whospoke on condition of anonymity to discuss thedetails of the guidance.

the cia recently foiled a bomb plot inYemen in which officials say a suicide bomberwas to have detonated an explosive on a u.s.-bound flight.

"the seizure of this device is a reminder thatour adversaries continue to be interested in tar-geting the aviation sector," homeland securityspokesman Matt chandler said tuesday after-noon. chandler said the government issued theguidance reminder "to underscore the impor-tance of these ongoing measures to air carriersand foreign government partners." he said thereis currently no credible or specific informationabout a terror threat to the u.s.

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security officials suggested there was no imme-diate need to change airport security proce-dures, which already subject many shoeless pas-sengers to pat-downs and body scans.

the cia, with help from a well-placedinformant and foreign intelligence services,conducted a covert operation in Yemen in recentweeks that disrupted a nascent suicide plot andrecovered a new bomb, u.s. officials said.

they said the bomb represented an upgradeover the underwear bomb that failed to detonateaboard a jetliner over detroit on christmas day2009. the new bomb was also designed to beused in a passenger's underwear, but this timeal-Qaida developed a more refined detonationsystem.

FBi experts are picking apart that non-metallic device to see if it could have slippedthrough security and taken down an airplane.

some passengers, meanwhile, were takingthe news of the new bomb in stride.

"the terrorists will always be looking tomake a bomb," said guillaume Viard, a 26-year-old physiotherapist from nice, France, about toboard a flight to Paris at new York's John F.Kennedy airport.

retirees nan and Bill gartner, also atKennedy airport, were on their way to a vaca-tion in italy

"We were nervous - for a minute," said nangartner. "But then we thought, we aren't goinganywhere near Yemen, so we're OK."

added Bill gartner, "We hope we're right."

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WashingtOn (aP) -- u.s. and Yemeniofficials say the supposed would-be bomber atthe heart of an al-Qaida airliner plot was actual-ly an informant working for the cia.

the revelation, first reported by the losangeles times, shows how the cia was able toget its hands on a sophisticated underwear bombwell before an attack was set in motion.

Officials say the informant was working forthe cia and saudi arabian intelligence when hewas given the bomb. he then turned the deviceover to authorities. Officials say the informant issafely out of Yemen.

the officials spoke on condition ofanonymity to discuss the sensitive intelligencematter.

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associated Press writer ahmed al-haj con-tributed to this report from sanaa, Yemen.

this is a BreaKing neWs uPdate.check back soon for further information. aP'searlier story is below.

in the wake of a failed al-Qaida plot to blowup a u.s.-bound airliner, the Obama administra-tion on tuesday sought to reassure travelers thatsecurity at american airports is as good as it hasever been.

Overseas, where such plots originate, secu-rity is a different story.

While airline checks in the united statesmean passing through an onerous, sometimesembarrassing series of pat-downs and bodyscans, procedures overseas can be a mixed bag.the u.s. cannot force other countries to perma-nently adopt the expensive and intrusive meas-ures that have become common in americanairports over the past decade.

the latest al-Qaida plot originated in Yemenand used an upgrade over the bomb that failedto detonate on board an airplane over detroit on

christmas 2009. Officials said this new bombwas meant to be concealed in a passenger'sunderwear, contained no metal and used achemical - lead azide - that was to be a detona-tor in a nearly successful 2010 plot to attackcargo planes.

Working with an al-Qaida informant andforeign intelligence services, the cia disruptedthe latest plot before the would-be bomber evenpicked a target or bought his tickets, officialssay.

the FBi is still analyzing the sophisticatedexplosive. But, based on preliminary findings,security procedures at u.s. airports remainedunchanged a day after the plot became public.

that was a reflection of both the u.s. confi-dence in its security systems and a recognitionthat the government can't realistically expecttravelers to endure much more. increased costsand delays to airlines and shipping companiescould have a global economic impact, too.

"i would not expect any real changes for thetraveling public," said house intelligencecommittee chairman Mike rogers, r-Mich."there is a concern that overseas security does-n't match ours. that's an ongoing challenge."

the transportation security administrationsent advice to some international air carriers andairports about security measures that mightstave off an attack from a hidden explosive. it'sthe same advice the u.s. has issued before, butthere was a thought that it might get new atten-tion in light of the foiled plot.

the u.s. has worked for years to try toimprove security for u.s.-bound flights origi-nating at international airports. and many coun-tries agree that security needs to be better. Butwhile plots such as the christmas attack havespurred changes, some security gaps that havebeen closed in the u.s. remain open overseas.

Officials believe that body scanners, forinstance, probably would have detected this lat-est attempt by al-Qaida to bring down a jetliner.

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By EILEEN SULLIVAN, MATT APUZZOand ADAM GOLDMAN Associated Press

the FBi and department of homelandsecurity acknowledged the existence of thebomb late Monday, but there were no immedi-ate plans to adjust security procedures at air-ports. Other officials, who were briefed on theoperation, insisted on anonymity to discussdetails of the plot, many of which the u.s. hasnot officially acknowledged.

"the device never presented a threat to pub-lic safety, and the u.s. government is workingclosely with international partners to addressassociated concerns with the device," the FBisaid in a statement.

it's not clear who built the bomb, but,because of its sophistication and its similarity to

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the christmas bomb, counterterrorism officialssuspected it was the work of master bombmaker ibrahim hassan al-asiri or one of hisprotégées. al-asiri constructed the first under-wear bomb and two others that al-Qaida builtinto printer cartridges and shipped to the u.s.on cargo planes in 2010.

Both of those bombs used a powerful indus-trial explosive. Both were nearly successful.

the operation is an intelligence victory forthe united states and a reminder of al-Qaida'sambitions, despite the death of bin laden andother senior leaders. Because of instability inthe Yemeni government, the terrorist group'sbranch there has gained territory and strength. ithas set up terrorist camps and, in some areas,even operates as a de facto government.

But along with the gains there also havebeen losses. the group has suffered significantsetbacks as the cia and the u.s. military focusmore on Yemen. On sunday, Fahd al-Quso, asenior al-Qaida leader, was hit by a missile as hestepped out of his vehicle along with anotheroperative in the southern shabwa province ofYemen.

al-Quso, 37, was on the FBi's most wantedlist, with a $5 million reward for informationleading to his capture. he was indicted in theu.s. for his role in the 2000 bombing of theuss cole in the harbor of aden, Yemen, inwhich 17 american sailors were killed and 39injured.

al-Quso was believed to have replacedanwar al-awlaki as the group's head of externaloperations. al-awlaki was killed in a u.s.airstrike last year.

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WashingtOn (aP) -- the cia thwartedan ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate inYemen to destroy a u.s.-bound airliner using abomb with a sophisticated new design aroundthe one-year anniversary of the killing of Osamabin laden, the associated Press has learned.

the plot involved an upgrade of the under-wear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jet-liner over detroit on christmas 2009. this newbomb was also designed to be used in a passen-ger's underwear, but this time al-Qaida devel-oped a more refined detonation system, u.s.officials said.

the FBi is examining the latest bomb to seewhether it could have passed through airportsecurity and brought down an airplane, officialssaid. they said the device did not contain metal,meaning it probably could have passed throughan airport metal detector. But it was not clearwhether new body scanners used in many air-ports would have detected it.

there were no immediate plans to changesecurity procedures at u.s. airports.

the would-be suicide bomber, based inYemen, had not yet picked a target or bought aplane ticket when the cia stepped in and seizedthe bomb, officials said. it's not immediatelyclear what happened to the alleged bomber.

White house spokeswoman caitlin haydensaid President Barack Obama learned about theplot in april and was assured the device posedno threat to the public.

"the president thanks all intelligence andcounterterrorism professionals involved fortheir outstanding work and for serving with theextraordinary skill and commitment that theirenormous responsibilities demand," haydensaid.

the operation unfolded even as the Whitehouse and department of homeland securityassured the american public that they knew ofno al-Qaida plots against the u.s. around theanniversary of bin laden's death. the operationwas carried out over the past few weeks, offi-cials said.

"We have no credible information that ter-rorist organizations, including al-Qaida, areplotting attacks in the u.s. to coincide with theanniversary of bin laden's death," White housepress secretary Jay carney said on april 26.

On May 1, the department of homelandsecurity said, "We have no indication of anyspecific, credible threats or plots against theu.s. tied to the one-year anniversary of binladen's death."

the White house did not explain thosestatements Monday.

the aP learned about the thwarted plot lastweek but agreed to White house and ciarequests not to publish it immediately becausethe sensitive intelligence operation was stillunder way. Once officials said those concernswere allayed, the aP decided to disclose the plotMonday despite requests from the Obamaadministration to wait for an official announce-ment tuesday.

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neW Orleans (aP) -- u.s. consumershave had their fill of expensive, contract-basedphone plans.

Figures from t-Mobile usa on thursday,added to earlier reports from other companies,indicate that the u.s. wireless industry lost sub-scribers from contract-based plans for the firsttime in the first quarter. contract-based plansare the most lucrative ones for phone compa-nies. the industry default over the past severaldecades, they account for the vast majority ofrevenue at the big phone companies.

the seven largest u.s. phone companies,representing more than 95 percent of the mar-ket, lost a combined 52,000 subscribers fromcontract-based plans in the January to Marchperiod, according to a tally by the associatedPress. the companies have a combined 220 mil-lion devices on such plans, accounting for abouttwo-thirds of the total number of devices.

since nearly every adult, and many childrenand teenagers, already have phones, there's littleroom for growth anymore. But subscribers arealso flowing to cheaper, no-contract plans,which showed an increase of at least 2 million.that figure, however, is down from more than 5million in the same quarter a year ago.

the industry is also adding millions of non-phone devices, like smart energy meters. theseso-called "machine-to-machine" connectionsusually carry very low monthly fees, on theorder of a few dollars per month.

For example, at&t subscribers on con-tract-based plans pay an average of $64.46 permonth, while other at&t customers pay anaverage of $11.52 per month.

t-Mobile's report comes on the last day ofthe u.s. cellphone industry's annual trade showin new Orleans. at the show, companies talkedabout various ways of boosting their businessoutside phones. For instance, at&t launched ahome security and automation business, and thehead of its wireless business, ralph de la Vega,said the company is getting closer to launchingfamily data plans, which would allow the shar-ing of one "bucket" of data among variousdevices and family members. that couldencourage people who already have a smart-phone to get a tablet with data service as well.Verizon Wireless has already announced that itis introducing such plans this summer.

the first quarter is a seasonally weak onefor contract-based plans, and the industry islikely to show some subscriber additions for thewhole of the year. But the gains will be spread

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u.s. officials sought to reassure the publicthat security measures at airports are strong.they said there are no immediate plans to sub-ject airline passengers to new security screen-ings.

"i think people getting on a plane todayshould feel confident that their intelligenceservices are working, day in and day out," JohnBrennan, the top counterterrorism adviser toPresident Barack Obama, said on aBc's "goodMorning america."

Just last winter, al-Qaida's Yemen branchboasted that it had obtained a supply of chemi-cals used to make bombs. chemicals can elimi-nate the need for electrical equipment to deto-nate explosives.

"hence, no wearisome measures are takenanymore to attain the needed large amount ofchemicals for explosives," the group wrote in itsonline magazine, "inspire."

the cia caught wind of the bomb plot lastmonth, officials said, speaking on condition ofanonymity to discuss intelligence matters.

the would-be bomber was supposed to buya plane ticket to the united states and detonatethe bomb inside the country, officials said.

sen. dianne Feinstein, d-calif., who headsthe senate intelligence committee, toldreporters Monday night that she had beenbriefed about an "undetectable" device that wasgoing to be on a u.s.-bound airliner.

Before the bomber could choose his targetor buy his ticket, however, the cia moved inand seized the bomb.

the fate of the would-be bomber remainsunclear. rep. Peter King, r-n.Y., chairman ofthe house homeland security committee, toldcnn on tuesday that White house officialstold him, "he is no longer of concern," a pointBrennan echoed on a round of appearancestuesday on television news shows.

"We're confident that this device and anyindividual that might have been designed to useit are no longer a threat to the american peo-ple," Brennan said.

the plot was a reminder of the ambitions ofal-Qaida in Yemen, the most active and danger-ous branch of the terrorist group. While al-Qaida's core in Pakistan has been weakenedover the past decade, instability in Yemen hasallowed an offshoot group to thrive and set uptraining camps there. in some parts of the coun-

try, al-Qaida is even the de facto government.

though analysis of the device is incomplete,u.s. security officials said they remained confi-dent in the security systems that are in place.

"these layers include threat and vulnerabil-ity analysis, prescreening and screening of pas-sengers, using the best available technology,random searches at airports, federal air marshalcoverage and additional security measures bothseen and unseen," homeland securityspokesman Matthew chandler said.

"the device did not appear to pose a threatto the public air service, but the plot itself indi-cates that these terrorists keep trying to devisemore and more perverse and terrible ways to killinnocent people," secretary of state hillaryrodham clinton said during a news conferencein new delhi with indian external affairsMinister s.M. Krishna.

it's not clear who built the bomb, butbecause of its sophistication and its similarity tothe christmas day bomb, authorities suspect itwas the work of master bomb maker ibrahimhassan al-asiri or one of his students. al-asiriconstructed the first underwear bomb and twoothers that al-Qaida built into printer cartridgesand shipped to the u.s. on cargo planes in 2010.

Both of those bombs used a powerful indus-trial explosive. Both were nearly successful.

But the group has also suffered significantsetbacks as the cia and the u.s. military focusmore on Yemen. On sunday, Fahd al-Quso, asenior al-Qaida leader, was killed by a missileas he stepped out of his vehicle along withanother operative in the southern shabwaprovince of Yemen.

al-Quso, 37, was on the FBi's most wantedlist, with a $5 million reward for informationleading to his capture. he was indicted in theu.s. for his role in the 2000 bombing of theuss cole in the harbor of aden, Yemen, inwhich 17 american sailors were killed and 39injured.

al-Quso was believed to have replacedanwar al-awlaki as the group's head of externaloperations. al-awlaki was killed in a u.s.airstrike last year.

the new Yemeni president, abed rabboMansour hadi, has promised improved cooper-ation with the u.s. to combat the militants. Onsaturday, he said the fight against al-Qaida wasin its early stages. hadi took over in Februaryfrom longtime authoritarian leader ali abdullahsaleh.

such scanners allow screeners to see objectshidden beneath a passenger's clothes.

But while scanners are in place in airportsnationwide, their use is scattershot overseas.even in security-conscious europe, theeuropean union has not required full-bodyimaging machines for all airports, though anumber of major airports in Paris, london,Frankfurt and elsewhere use them.

all passengers on u.s.-bound flights arechecked against terrorist watch lists and lawenforcement databases.

in some countries, u.s. officials are sta-tioned in airports to offer advice on securitymatters. in some cases, though, the u.s. is lim-ited to hoping that other countries follow thesecurity advice from the transportationsecurity administration.

"even if our technology is good enough tospot it, the technology is still in human handsand we are inherently fallible," said rep. adamschiff, d-calif., a member of the houseintelligence committee. "and overseas, wehave varying degrees of security depending onwhere the flight originates."

al-Qaida has repeatedly tried to take advan-tage of those overseas gaps. the christmas2009 bombing originated in amsterdam, wherethe bomber did not receive a full-body scan.and in 2010, terrorists smuggled bombs ontocargo jets, which receive less scrutiny than pas-senger planes.

in both those instances, the bombs weremade by al-Qaida's master bomb maker inYemen, ibrahim hassan al-asiri. Officialsbelieve this latest bomb was the handiwork ofal-asiri or one of his students.

the cia was tipped off to the plot lastmonth by an informant close to al-Qaida, offi-cials said, speaking on condition of anonymitybecause they were not authorized to discuss thecase. the agency recovered the bomb in recentweeks, but it's not clear what happened to thewould-be suicide bomber.

the bomber "is in no position to harm us,"rogers said.

"neither the bomb nor any other part of theplot represents an ongoing threat to the u.s.,"schiff said.

in the meantime, americans traveledtuesday with little apparent concern.

"We were nervous - for a minute," said nangartner, a retiree on her way to italy from newYork's John F. Kennedy airport. "But then wethought, we aren't going anywhere near Yemen,so we're OK."

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A crash between a carand tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 three miles northof the State Road 60 interchange Saturday morningtrapped a Port St. Lucie woman in a vehicle andclosed northbound lanes for about two hours.

Indian River County Fire Rescue crews worked toextract Jacalyn D. Fischler, 54, of Port St. Lucie fromwreckage of her 2008 Ford Focus. The FloridaHighway Patrol reported she was in serious condi-tion when flown to the trauma center at LawnwoodRegional Medical Center & Heart Institute in FortPierce.

Troopers said the 9:55 a.m. crash occurred whenFischler, traveling in the northbound outside lane, hitthe rear of a slower 1999 Freightliner being driven inthe same lane and direction by Yosauni Rodriguez-Perez of Miami. He was not injured.

No further information was available Saturday on theaccident.

4 killed in I-95 crash inPalm City

PALM CITY -- Four people were killed when awrong-way driver slammed head-on into a pick-uptruck on I-95 in Martin County, according to theFlorida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened just north of southwest MartinHighway near mile marker 110 in the northboundlanes of the interstate in Palm City.

After the collision the vehicles became stuck togeth-er and caught fire.

Troopers say they believe all the victims were sittingside-by-side in the pickup.

They say the other vehicle was headed the wrongway, southbound in the northbound lanes.Investigators are trying to determine if they had trav-eled the wrong way from St. Lucie County intoMartin County.

A witness pulled the driver from the wreckage. Thedriver was flown to Lawnwood Medical Center fortreatment.

FHP is trying to determine exactly who died in thecrash.

"Unfortunately the victims, the people who weregoing the right way northbound.. we're not exactlysure how many people in the vehicle because theyare, it's crushed and they're totally burned up sowe're waiting for the Tri-County people to come outand take it apart and determine exactly who is in thevehicle," said a trooper on the scene.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating whetherthe driver of the vehicle going the wrong way wasdrinking.

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A Davie man was killed on Interstate 95 Saturdaymorning after he lost control of his car and over-turned, the Florida Highway Patrol said.Anthony Frank Madias, 26, was pronounced dead atthe scene, officials said.He was driving northbound on I-95 South aroundSW 10th Street in a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer,FHP said.The cause of the accident remains under investiga-tion.

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PALM CITY, Fla. - 2 children, a man and woman diein an early morning crash involving a wrong-waydriver.Florida Highway Patrol identified Carolyn Ramos,41, of Port Saint Lucie as the driver who was head-ing the wrong way, southbound in the northboundlanes, slamming her Jeep into a Chevy pick-up truckon I-95 in Martin County.

The crash happened just north of southwest MartinHighway near mile marker 110 in the northboundlanes of the interstate in Palm City.

After the collision the vehicles became stuck togeth-er and caught fire.

Troopers say they believe all the victims were sittingside-by-side in the pick-up.

Investigators are trying to determine if Ramos hadtraveled the wrong way from St. Lucie County intoMartin County.

A witness pulled Ramos from the wreckage on thehighway and she was flown to Lawnwood MedicalCenter in critical condition.

FHP is trying to determine the identities of the vic-tims.

"Unfortunately the victims, were the people whowere going the right way northbound...we're notexactly sure how many people were in the vehiclebecause they are, it's crushed and they're totallyburned up so we're waiting for the Tri-County peopleto come out and take it apart and determine exactlywho is in the vehicle," said a trooper on the scene.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating whetherRamos was drinking while driving the wrong way onthe highway.

A Davie man died in a single-car accident onInterstate 95 in Deerfield Beach that caused thevehicle to roll over early Saturday, the FloridaHighway Patrol reported.

The accident occurred shortly before 8:30 a.m. onnorthbound I-95 just south of Southwest 10th Street.Anthony Frank Madias, 26, was pronounced dead atthe scene, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. MarkWysocky said.

Madias was driving a 1998 Mercury Mountaineerwhen he lost control and his car overturned, policesay. The cause of the crash remains under investi-gation.

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May 12, 2012INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A crash between a carand tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 three miles northof the State Road 60 interchange Saturday trappeda Port St. Lucie woman in a vehicle and closednorthbound lanes for about two hours.

Indian River County Fire Rescue crews worked toextract Jacalyn D. Fischler, 54, of Port St. Lucie fromwreckage of her Ford Focus. The Florida HighwayPatrol reported she was in serious condition whenflown to the trauma center at Lawnwood RegionalMedical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce.

Tthe crash occurred when Fischler, hit the rear of aslower 1999 Freightliner He was not injured.

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Interstate 95 was briefly shutdown early Saturdayfollowing an accident involving a semitrailer truckthat spun off several crashes involving a total ofeight cars in Hollywood, the Florida Highway Patrolreported.

The first crash occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. onthe northbound lanes of I-95 at Pembroke Road andincluded a vehicle that collided against a wall andthen hit a tractor-trailer, according to FloridaHighway Patrol Sgt. Mark Wysocky.

A driver traveling toward that crash could not slowdown and pushed the car involved in the initial crashinto the path of two other vehicles, sparking a multi-vehicle pile-up.

Four people were transported to Memorial RegionalHospital with injuries that were not life-threatening,Wysocky said.

“She represents what is good in this world. She isone of the finest human beings I’ve ever known andis an example to all of us about how we should liveour lives.”

That’s Key Biscayne Police Chief Charles R. Presstalking about Officer Nelia Real, shot by a gunmanon Florida’s Turnpike Thursday when, off-duty, shestopped to help at an accident scene.

What she didn’t know is the wreck was the shooterwho police say crashed a stolen car. It was one oftwo carjacked Thursday after the FBI provided pho-tos that showing him sticking up a Pembroke Pinesbarber shop.

She is among the most severely wounded after theincident, conscious but with head injuries, he said.

Also harmed on the highway: Assistant Field OfficeDirector Gabriel Martinez, who was described asstable at the same hospital early Friday after beingshot in the arm. He’s a 10-year veteran with U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)enforcement and removal operations in Miami, pub-lic affairs officer Nestor Yglesias said.

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The Broward Sheriff's Office advises that three lanesare back open on northbound Interstate 95 atPembroke Road, but two right lanes still blocked.

According to the Florida Department ofTransportation, a traffic crash involved a tractor trail-er and was reported shortly after 6:30 a.m. Theagency reports that traffic is backed up to HallandaleBeach Boulevard.

Motorists who want to avoid delays can use FederalHighway to the east or State Road 7 to the west.

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rarely have the differences between presi-dential candidates been so stark.

President Barack Obama's announcement insupport of same-sex marriage is the latest exam-ple. republican challenger Mitt romney quick-ly reaffirmed his view that marriage should bebetween one man and one woman.

there's a lot of clarity in this race on a rangeof issues. it's providing both parties with plentyof material for talking points, since to a largeextent the candidates' views reflect respectivecurrent democratic and republican orthodoxy.

For instance, Obama wants to end the Bush-era tax cuts on households earning over$250,000 a year, impose a minimum tax of 30percent on those earning over $1 million a yearand raise taxes on companies that outsourcejobs. romney wants lower rates for all incomeswith no special tax penalties on corporatebehavior.

romney vows to try to roll back Obama'shealth care law if the supreme court doesn't doit, and to let states decide health care policy.Obama wants to forge ahead and contends anysupreme court ruling striking his overhaulwould amount to "judicial activism."

Obama supports abortion rights and therequirement that contraceptives to be availablefor free for women enrolled in workplace healthplans. romney opposes abortion rights andwould end federal aid to Planned Parenthood.

romney advocates a tougher u.s. stance oniran and china. Obama has stiffened sanctionson iran but wants diplomacy to run its courseover tehran's nuclear ambitions. he has criti-cized china's human-rights record while hisadministration has negotiated with china on arange of topics.

there are plenty more stark contrasts, andthe rivals no doubt will be hammering them inthe days ahead.

Obama flew to the West coast for a cam-paign swing thursday, including a fundraiser atmovie star george clooney's house. romneycampaigned in nebraska.

alBuQuerQue, n.M. (aP) -- a scientif-ic ghost town in the heart of southeastern newMexico oil and gas country will hum with thelatest next-generation technology - but no peo-ple.

a $1 billion city without residents will bedeveloped in lea county near hobbs, officialssaid tuesday, to help researchers test everythingfrom intelligent traffic systems and next-gener-ation wireless networks to automated washingmachines and self-flushing toilets.

hobbs Mayor sam cobb said the uniqueresearch facility that looks like an empty citywill be a key for diversifying the economy ofthe nearby community, which after the oil bustof the 1980s saw bumper stickers asking the lastperson to leave to turn out the lights.

"it brings so many great opportunities andputs us on a world stage," cobb told theassociated Press before the announcement.

Pegasus holdings and its new Mexico sub-sidiary, cite development, said hobbs andlea county beat out las cruces, for the centerfor innovation, technology and testing.

the cite project is being billed as a first-of-its kind smart city, or ghost town of sorts,that will be developed on about 15 square mileswest of hobbs.

Bob Brumley, senior managing director ofPegasus holdings, said the town will be mod-eled after the real city of rock hill, s.c., com-plete with highways, houses and commercialbuildings, old and new. no one will live there,although they could as houses will include allthe necessities, like appliances and plumbing.

the point of the town is to enableresearchers to test new technologies on existinginfrastructure without interfering in everydaylife. For instance, while some researchers willbe testing smart technologies on old grids, oth-ers might be using the streets to test self-drivingcars.

"the only thing we won't be doing isdestructive testing, blowing things up - i hope,"said Brumley.

not far from the texas border, hobbs hasseen new growth in recent years but local lead-ers have been pushing to expand the area's rep-

utation to include economic development ven-tures beyond the staple of oil and gas.

the investors developing cite were look-ing for open spaces. Brumley said his groupscoured the country for potential sites, "but wekept coming back to new Mexico. newMexico is unique in so many ways."

One big plus for new Mexico was its fed-eral research facilitieslike White sands Missilerange in southern new Mexico and losalamos and sandia national labs.

gov. susana Martinez joined officials inannouncing final site selection for the project,which she hailed as "one of the most uniqueand innovative" economic development proj-ects the state has seen. she noted that no taxbreaks were given for the development. "theonly thing they have asked for is guidance," shesaid.

Brumley said plans are to break ground onthe town by June 30. the initial developmentcost is estimated at $400 million, althoughBrumley estimates the overall investment in theproject to top $1 billion.

the project is expected to create 350 per-manent jobs and about 3,500 indirect jobs in itsdesign, development, construction and ongoingoperational phases.

hobbs, a community of about 43,000 peo-ple, currently has two non-stop flights fromhouston each day and is working on gettingdaily service to albuquerque and denver.

the mayor said discussions for the newflights have just started but having the researchcenter may bolster efforts to connect hobbs tomore cities.

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SONy REPORTS RECORd ANNUAL LOSS

tOKYO (aP) -- sony corp. racked up arecord annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 bil-lion) in its fourth straight year of red ink as theonce-glorious maker of the Walkman andPlaystation struggles toward a turnaroundunder a new president.

the electronics and entertainment company,which also makes "spider-Man" movies, report-ed thursday a loss of 255 billion yen ($3.2 bil-lion) for the January-March period - its fifthstraight quarterly net loss to round out a fiscalyear that was the worst in its 66-year corporatehistory.

the latest red ink was worse than 1995,which followed sony's ambitious but disastrouspurchase of hollywood studio columbiaPictures.

sony's recent troubles were worsened byfactory and supplier damage in northeasternJapan, ravaged by the earthquake and tsunamilast year. sony also suffered production disrup-tions from the flooding in thailand.

Quarterly sales inched up 1.2 percent on-year to 1.6 trillion yen ($20 billion). annualsales plunged nearly 10 percent to 6.5 trillionyen ($81 billion), as unit sales slipped in flat-panel tVs, video and digital cameras, gamemachines and personal computers.

sony has bled money for eight straight yearsin its core tV business, bashed by competitionfrom samsung electronics co. of south Koreaand other asian rivals.

and consumers are flocking to productsfrom apple inc. like the iPhone and iPad insteadof sony gadgets.

a soaring yen that erodes the overseas earn-ings of Japanese exporters like sony has alsoadded to the damage.

sony is aiming for a comeback under Kazuohirai, appointed president last month, who hasheaded the gaming division and built his careerin the u.s.

sony forecast a return to profit for the fiscalyear through March 2013 at 30 billion yen($375 million), banking on the growing smart-phone and tablet business, as well as a recoveryfrom last year's disasters.

lasts month, hirai said the company willcut 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its globalwork force, and turn a profit in tVs in the nexttwo years.

the job cuts come on top of a couple of

rounds under hirai's prede-cessor, Welsh-born howardstringer, who remainschairman and was the firstforeigner to head sony.

Yasunori tateishi,author of "Farewell Oursony," believes the longsought boon sony execu-tives promised fromexploiting its electronicsand entertainment opera-tions has been illusive.

he said sony was in abind because, even when itselectronics segment faredwell, its results would be

pulled down by entertainment problems - or theother way around.

"synergy is something that might happen,but it's not something a company should goafter," he said. "it instead turns into an obsta-cle."

sony had recorded a 260 billion yen loss theprevious fiscal year.

the latest results were better than the 520billion yen ($6.5 billion) annual loss the tokyo-based company had projected. analysts sur-veyed by Factset had estimated a more opti-mistic 430 billion yen ($5.3 billion) loss.

sony said sales improved in its film busi-ness, lifted by television and video-on-demandfor the "spider-Man" series, but profits fellslightly, despite the popularity of "the smurfs"and "Bad teacher," offsetting the failure of"arthur christmas."

sales and profit both dropped in its musicbusiness. Best-sellers included adele's "21" andBeyonce's "4."

chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato saidfixing the electronics business remains critical,as revenue improves in entertainment this yearwith "the amazing spider-Man," `'Men inBlack 3" and the new James Bond film"skyfall," and music downloads start to makeup for dropping cd sales.

"this year remains crucial for a recovery inour electronics business," Kato said, adding thatthe effort to reduce tV business losses was ontrack. "a fifth straight year of losses shouldnever be tolerated."

analysts say it remains to be seen whetherhirai can steer sony's turnaround.

Prices come down so fast that the initial yearor so - when an innovative product is taking off- is crucial. sony fell behind when digital musicplayers and flat tVs became hits.

tateishi, the author, says sony still has thelead in digital broadcasting, 3-d camcordersand other imagery technology and should pio-neer new categories of products, if it hopes tosurvive.

sony shares, which have lost about halftheir value over the past year, dipped 1.2 percentto 1,213 yen in tokyo. trading ended shortlybefore earnings were announced.

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unevenly over the phone companies. For the lastyear and half, the four nationwide phone com-panies have added or lost subscribers in order ofsize: Verizon Wireless, the largest, has gainedthe most, followed by at&t inc. sprint nextelcorp., no. 3 in size, has mostly lost subscribers,while no. 4 t-Mobile has done so consistently.that poses a conundrum for regulators whowant to preserve vibrant competition in theindustry.

at&t launched a major bid to consolidatethe industry last year by striking a deal to buy t-Mobile for $39 billion, but the project was scut-tled by regulators who said it would reducecompetition and raise prices for consumers. OnWednesday, Bloomberg news, citing anony-mous sources, reported that t-Mobile was intalks to buy MetroPcs communications inc.,the fifth-largest cellphone company in the u.s.however, the combination would be difficult tomanage, since the companies have incompatiblenetworks. Branding could pose a challenge too:t-Mobile wants to appeal to business cus-tomers, while MetroPcs sells almost exclusive-ly to low-income, urban households.acquisition talk surrounding MetroPcs sur-faces from time to time, but no deals haveresulted.

the aP's tally of subscribers excludes somecontract-based machine-to-machine connec-tions reported by t-Mobile. the company alsoadded 435,000 prepaying subscribers of allkinds in the quarter, which was the best result inmore than two years for that category. t-Mobilecredits its new prepaid monthly plans with fast"4g" data service for the increase.

Overall revenue at t-Mobile usa, a unit ofdeutsche telekom ag of germany, fell 2 per-cent from a year ago.

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MiaMi (aP) -- the 8-year-old twins lovetheir iPad. they draw, play games and expandtheir vocabulary. their family's teenagers alsolike the hand-held computer tablets, too, but theclan's elders show no interest.

the orangutans at Miami's Jungle islandapparently are just like people when it comes totechnology. the park is one of several zoosexperimenting with computers and apes, lettingits six orangutans use an iPad to communicateand as part of a mental stimulus program. lindaJacobs, who oversees the program, hopes thedevices will eventually help bridge the gapbetween humans and the endangered apes.

"Our young ones pick up on it. they under-stand it. it's like, `Oh i get this,'" Jacobs said."Our two older ones, they just are not interest-ed. i think they just figure, `i've gotten alongjust fine in this world without this communica-tion-skill here and the iPad, and i don't need acomputer.'"

Jacobs said she began letting the orangutansuse iPads last summer, based on the suggestionof someone who had used the devices with dol-phins. the software was originally designed forhumans with autism and the screen displays pic-tures of various objects. a trainer then namesone of the objects, and the ape presses the cor-responding button.

the devices have been a great addition tothe enrichment programs Jungle island alreadydoes with the orangutans, Jacobs said. Keepershave long used sign language to communicatewith them. using their hands, the orangutanscan respond to simple questions, identifyobjects and express their wants or needs. theapes can also identify body parts, helping thetrainers care for them and even give them shots.

"We're able to really monitor their health ona daily basis," Jacobs said of the need for com-munication with the orangutans. "We can dodaily checks. if somebody's not feeling well, weknow it immediately."

While Jacobs and other trainers have devel-oped strong relationships with the orangutans,the iPad and other touchscreen computers offeran opportunity for them to communicate withpeople not trained in their sign language.

"it would just be such a wonderful bridge tohave," Jacobs said. "so that other people couldreally appreciate them."

Orangutans are extremely intelligent butlimited by their physical inability to talk, shesaid.

"they are sort of trapped in those bodies,"Jacobs said. "they have the intelligence thatthey need to communicate, but they don't havethe right equipment, because they don't havevoice boxes or vocal cords. so this gives them away to let us know what they know, what theyare capable of, what they would like to have."

Other zoos and nature parks are doing simi-lar work.

richard zimmerman, executive director ofOrangutan Outreach, said he's building an"apps For apes" program with old, donatediPads at facilities throughout north america,though Jungle island isn't part of that group.Orangutan Outreach started working with theMilwaukee county zoo and then expanded tozoos in atlanta, salt lake city, toronto,houston and elsewhere. they're hoping to use avideo-conferencing program to reconnectorangutans with friends and family memberswho have been transferred to other zoos, hesaid.

"We're putting together what we're callingprimate playdates or red ape rendezvous, whichis to say connecting the orangutans in differentfacilities," zimmerman said. "We're looking at alarger picture."

When it comes to orangutans, the iPad itselfhas limitations. First, the relatively small screencauses orangutans to hit the wrong buttonssometimes. also, the touchscreen won't registerif they try to use their fingernails. Most impor-tantly, the devices are just too fragile to actuallyhand over to the apes - the trainers must holdthem.

"if i gave them the iPad, i could just basi-cally hand them $600 and say, `go have fun,'"Jacobs said. "so until we come up with a betterscreen or a better case, i'm going to hold ontothe iPad."

if Jacobs gets her way, a more secure inter-face might not be far off. the long-term plan isto set up a larger, orangutan-proof screen in the

holding area, along with another screen outsidefor guests. they would ask the orangutans ques-tions and the apes could respond.

"it's really just a matter of getting the tech-nology and equipment here," Jacobs said."there's not a doubt in my mind that they coulddo it and would be marvelous at it, and i thinkthe public would absolutely love it."

it's important to note that training the orang-utans isn't done to entertain Jungle island work-ers or guests. Because the animals are so intelli-gent, Jacobs said their minds must be keptactive to prevent them from getting bored ordepressed. the challenge is making the enrich-ment activities enjoyable.

"they need a lot of stimulation," Jacobssaid. "training isn't mandatory, but they loveit."

scientist and conservationist Birute Marygaldikas, founder of Orangutan Foundationinternational, said orangutans are among themost intelligent animals. Orangutans in thewild, where galdikas has studied the apes formore than four decades, routinely use tools toscratch themselves, swat insects and create sim-ple shelters. in captivity, galdikas said orang-utans have demonstrated remarkable creative-thinking skills, specifically in their ability toescape enclosures.

"anything that Jungle island can do to helptheir orangutans while away the day is to becommended," galdikas said. "iPads seem towork for humans. it's not surprising that orang-utans, who share 97 percent of their geneticmaterial with humans, like them, too."

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Pasadena, calif. (aP) -- the Mars roverOpportunity is on the go again.

after spending nearly five months conduct-ing experiments in one spot, the nasa rovermoved for the first time this week, rolling offthe rock outcrop where it hunkered down for theMartian winter.

the mission team received confirmation latetuesday that Opportunity successfully drovedownhill. engineers will check its power supplybefore directing it north to study dust andbedrock.

Opportunity will have to wait until there'smore sunlight before it can head south wherethere's tantalizing evidence of clay depositsbelieved to have formed in a warm and wetenvironment early in Mars' history.

since landing in 2004, Opportunity has sur-passed expectations. its twin spirit lost contactin 2010 not long after it got stuck in a sand trap

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