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Vice presidential debate could be a tale of two Ryans

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Sam Youngman | ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Congressman Paul Ryan is a changed man. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate made a name for himself as a bold fiscal crusader, willing to make big, unpopular cuts to ...
Pelosi offers debate advice to Biden
Students, professors look forward to Vice Presidential debate Thursday
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Obama campaigns more urgently in response to debate setback

Los Angeles Times
42 minutes ago
Written by
Maeve Reston
COLUMBUS, Ohio - His tepid debate performance has turned a September surge into an October swoon, and President Obama has traded his campaign swagger for a more urgent posture, insisting to supporters that he will finish strong and calling on them to ...
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State Department admits it knew Libya attack was terrorism

Christian Science Monitor - ‎1 hour ago‎
The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used that explanation for more than ...
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A's force Game 4 thanks to Anderson, defense

MLB.com - ‎37 minutes ago‎
By Jane Lee / MLB.com | 10/10/12 12:05 AM ET Sounds of drums filled the air, blurs of yellow rally towels waved to their beat and the Oakland Coliseum once again transformed into a sanctuary of hope.
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Two 'Dancing With the Stars' celebs get the boot

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas perform on Monday's 'Dancing With the Stars.' (Photo: Adam Taylor, ABC) 10:11PM EST October 9. 2012 - Heading into Tuesday's Dancing With the Stars results show, Bristol Palin was once again at the bottom of the all-star ...
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Taliban Gun Down Girl Who Spoke Up for Rights

New York Times - ‎41 minutes ago‎
KARACHI, Pakistan - At the age of 11, Malala Yousafzai took on the Taliban by giving voice to her dreams. As turbaned fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her passion for education - she ...
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Patience, Angela Merkel tells Greeks in visit

Boston Globe - ‎21 minutes ago‎
By Nicholas Kulish and Niki Kitsantonis ATHENS - With thousands of police reinforcements on duty to shield her from rowdy protesters who see her as the archvillain of the euro crisis and their national pain, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was ...
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Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Syrian Blasts

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A jihadist insurgent group that Western intelligence officials have linked to Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a multiple bombing by suicide attackers who struck an intelligence compound on the outskirts of Damascus ...
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Netanyahu Calls for Early Elections, Seeking Third Term

Wall Street Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
By JOSHUA MITNICK JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for new parliamentary elections in early 2013 instead of the originally scheduled October date, hoping to take advantage of favorable poll numbers and a weakened parliamentary ...
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Calif. board to vote on suspended sheriff's fate

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎39 minutes ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After nine months of headlines and bitter legal squabbling over the fate of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors heard from scores of residents Tuesday before it decides whether to remove him from office ...
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Number of Protestant Americans Is in Steep Decline, Study Finds

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
For the first time since researchers began tracking the religious identity of Americans, fewer than half said they were Protestants, a steep decline from 40 years ago when Protestant churches claimed the loyalty of more than two-thirds of the ...
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Wells Fargo accused in US mortgage fraud lawsuit

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Federal officials unleashed a series of legal assaults on the financial industry, targeting actions they said helped trigger the housing market collapse and then attempted to take advantage of desperate homeowners left in its wake.
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Global financial confidence "very fragile", euro crisis key threat: IMF

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Anna Yukhananov | TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund urged European policymakers to deepen the financial and fiscal ties within the euro area with some urgency to restore sagging confidence in the global financial system.
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'Sesame Street' Asks Obama Team to Pull Its Attack Ad Over Big Bird

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
By PETER NICHOLAS The owners of the children's show "Sesame Street" have asked the Obama campaign to pull down an ad released Tuesday that shows an image of Big Bird and mocks Republican nominee Mitt Romney for holding up the popular children's ...
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Romney says abortion wouldn't be on agenda, but campaign wavers

Los Angeles Times - ‎33 minutes ago‎
AKRON, Ohio—Mitt Romney does not intend to pursue legislation to restrict abortion if elected president, the Republican nominee told the Des Moines Register's editorial board on Tuesday - setting off a late-night skirmish over the controversial social ...
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Microsoft rolls out massive Windows 8 update

CNET
2 hours ago
Written by
Seth Rosenblatt
As Windows 8's launch date nears, Microsoft begins to tailor its core apps like Mail and Calendar to clear the high bar set by Apple and Google while also updating the OS itself.
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Slingbox adds 1080p, Wi-Fi, HDMI, media sharing

CNET - ‎3 hours ago‎
Before there were "TV everywhere" apps, there was the Slingbox -- a groundbreaking product that allowed you to stream your home TV signals to any PC or connected device on the planet, so long as you had the available bandwidth.
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Nokia Lumia 810, T-Mobile's first Windows 8 phone

CNET
2 hours ago
Written by
Jessica Dolcourt
Nokia and T-Mobile had a little surprise waiting for us when we landed in San Diego for MobileCon. The Nokia Lumia 810, a variant of the Nokia Lumia 820 for AT&T, will support T-Mobile's fastest HSPA+ 42 network.
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50 Cent, Fat Joe Unite To Honor Chris Lighty At BET Hip Hop Awards

MTV.com - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and A Tribe Called Quest also pay tribute to late music mogul. By Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) Chris Lighty may be gone, but the trailblazing music mogul will never be forgotten.
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Rhea Perlman -- Cheery After Danny DeVito Split

TMZ.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
Just one day after news broke of her split from longtime husband Danny DeVito, "Cheers" star Rhea Perlman stepped out in LA today sans wedding ring -- with a big ol' smirk on her face.
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Giants win in extras to force Game 4

FOXSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
CINCINNATI (AP) Joaquin Arias hit a grounder toward third base and took off toward third, covering those 90 feet in a blink as a full-to-capacity ballpark went silent with angst.
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Film study: Tebow package gets messy

ESPN (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Rich Cimini | ESPNNewYork.com The Jets were right: The Wildcat is causing a lot of confusion -- for them, not the opponent. They wasted two timeouts and hurried another play -- all in the fourth quarter of Monday night's 23-17 loss to the Texans ...
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NFL Slightly Reduces Two Bounty Suspensions

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
A month after it was ordered by an appeals panel to reconsider player suspensions in the New Orleans Saints bounty case, the NFL on Tuesday reissued the suspensions, slightly reducing the discipline for two of the players but keeping in place the ...
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Shanahan hopes concussion taught RGIII to slide more

USA TODAY - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) runs a lot. Mike Shanahan hopes he'll slide more. (Photo: Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports) That sentiment may very well run through Mike Shanahan's mind the next time he sees the Washington Redskins rookie ...
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NASA: Mars rover spots bright glint

USA TODAY
6 hours ago
Written by
Dan Vergano
NASA reports that a curious glint in the Red Planet's soil has briefly halted Mars rover scooping operations for a close-up investigation.
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American David Wineland shares Nobel Prize in physics

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Two scientists who invented methods to observe and measure the behavior of tiny particles, a key step toward developing powerful quantum computers, were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday.
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Celeb Cynthia Nixon on Breast Cancer Survivor Empowerment

Patch.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
"Cancer is really hard to go through. And it's really hard to watch someone you love go through. And I know, because I have been on both sides of the equation.
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Solanezumab, Alzheimer's Drug, Shows Some Promise In Mild Disease

Huffington Post - ‎Oct 8, 2012‎
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 10/08/12 05:08 PM ET EDT BOSTON - Combined results from two studies of an experimental Alzheimer's drug suggest it might modestly slow mental decline, especially in patients with mild disease.
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