2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 10, 2005 NATION/WORLD Amman suicide bombings kill 57 NEWS IN BRIEF AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Suicide bombers attacked three hotels frequented by Westerners in the Jordanian capital last night, and at least 57 people were killed and more than 120 wounded in the near- simultaneous explosions, police said. Maj. Bashir al-Da'aja said officials believe all three blasts were carried out by suicide bombers. The explosions indi- cated the involvement of al-Qaida, which has launched coordinated attacks on high-profile, Western targets in the past, a police official said. One explosion occurred in a wedding hall where 300 guests were celebrat- ing. Black smoke rose into the night and wounded stumbled out of the hotels. A U.S. counterterrorism official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, the official said, the strong suspicion is that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian-born leader of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group, was involved because of his known animosity for Jor- dan and the fact that suicide bombers were involved, one of his hallmarks. The first blast was reported at about 8:50 p.m. at the luxury Grand Hyatt hotel, popular with tourists and diplomats, and completely shattered its stone entrance. AP PHOO Police guard the entrance of a shattered front to the Hyatt hotel in Amman, Jordan, after a bomb exploded in the main lobby yesterday. U U HOOT and CORE! WASHINGTON Oil company execs defend profits The chiefs of five major oil companies defended the industry's huge profits at a Senate hearing yesterday where they were exhorted to explain prices and assure customers they're not being gouged. There is a "growing suspicion that oil companies are taking unfair advan- tage," Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) said, opening the hearing in a packed com- mittee room. "The oil companies owe the American people an explanation," he declared. Lee Raymond, chairman of Exxon Mobil Corp., said he recognizes that high gasoline prices "have put a strain on Americans' household budgets" but he defend- ed his companies huge profits, saying petroleum earnings "go up and down" from year to year. ExxonMobil, the world's largest privately owned oil company, earned nearly $10 billion in the third quarter. Raymond was joined at the witness table by the chief executives of Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BPAmerica and Shell Oil USA. Together the companies earned more than $25 billion in profits in the July-Sep- tember quarter as the price of crude oil hit $70 a barrel and gasoline surged to record levels after the disruptions of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. PARIS France wants convicted foreigners deported Authorities in the French Riviera city of Nice imposed a curfew on minors and authorized police raids yesterday, and the nation's interior minister said the gov- ernment should deport the 120 foreigners convicted of crimes during the wave of rioting and unrest. Looters and vandals defied a state of emergency with attacks on superstores, a newspaper warehouse and a subway station. The unrest began Oct. 27 and has grown into a nationwide insurrection by dis- illusioned suburban youths who complain of discrimination and unemployment. Although many of the French-born children of Arab and black African immigrants are Muslim, police say the violence is not being driven by Islamic groups. The extraordinary 12-day state of emergency, which began at midnight Tuesday, covered Paris, its suburbs and more than 30 other French cities from the Mediter- ranean to the border with Germany and to Rouen in the north - an indication of how widespread arson, riots and other unrest have become. The measures imposed in Nice also require some bars to close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next 10 days, the regional government said. LONDON British lawmakers reject longer detentions Prime Minister Tony Blair lost a crucial parliamentary vote yesterday on sweeping new legislation allowing police to detain terrorism suspects for 90 days without charge - the first major defeat of his premiership and a serious blow to his authority. Instead, lawmakers, including some from Blair's own Labour Party, voted for a maximum detention period of 28 days without charge. Lawmakers blocked Blair's original proposal by a 322-291 vote, and then approved the modified plan by an almost identical 323-290 vote. "We were trying to do the right thing for the country," Blair told the British Broad- casting Corp. after the vote. "We know there's terrorist threats there" GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Calif voters reject Schwarzenegger initiative In a stinging rebuke from voters who elected him two years ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's efforts to reshape state government were rejected during a special election that darkened his prospects for a second term. Voters also decisively rejected an initiative that would have required parents to be notified when minors seek abortions. 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