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2012 Election: Debate Preparation Trumps Campaigning

Huffington Post - ‎40 minutes ago‎
BURLINGTON, Mass. - As Mitt Romney's campaign claimed new momentum in the race for the White House, President Barack Obama's political advisers on Sunday promised the incumbent would unleash his more aggressive side in Tuesday's debate to ...
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Presidential contest tight nationally ahead of second debate
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Pakistani girl shot by Taliban travels to UK for medical treatment

NBCNews.com - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Updated at 3:50 a.m. ET: LONDON -- The 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot and critically wounded by the Taliban for promoting education for girls and criticizing the militant group traveled to Britain on Monday for further medical treatment, officials said.
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Softbank: Aims for up to 70 percent of Sprint in $20.1 billion deal

Reuters - ‎16 minutes ago‎
European shares gain as global growth fears ease. LONDON - European shares gained and the euro trimmed some of its losses after Chinese data offered evidence for stronger than expected global growth on Monday, but uncertainty over when Spain might ...
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Ex-centrist Specter died fighting for moderation

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎1 hour ago‎
FILE - In this Monday, March 29, 2010, file photo, Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., leads a Senate field hearing, in Philadelphia. Former U.S.
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Russell Crowe separates from wife: media

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
Cast member Russell Crowe and his wife Danielle Spencer arrive for the screening of ''Robin Hood'' by director Ridley Scott and for the opening ceremony of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in this May 12, 2010 file photograph.
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HPV shots don't make girls promiscuous, study shows

CBS News - ‎30 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO Shots that protect against cervical cancer do not make girls promiscuous, according to the first study to compare medical records for vaccinated and unvaccinated girls.
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Norodom Sihanouk dies in Beijing

Globe and Mail - ‎10 minutes ago‎
The former king of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, died Monday at a hospital in China. He was 89 years old. 0 comments · Print; AA.
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Peace is worth giving up some sovereignty

Florida Flambeau - ‎37 minutes ago‎
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 was awarded to the European Union on Friday, which I see as cause for celebration. According to an article published on Reuter's website, the EU won the prize for “promoting peace and human rights over six decades [of ...
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Peter Hyett dies in Hout Bay Cape Town capsizing

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A south Wales man has died after a tourist boat capsized during a seal-watching trip in South Africa. Peter Hyett, 64, from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, was one of two people to die when the charter boat overturned in Hout Bay, Cape Town.
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FBI Announces Arrest in Wyoming Kidnaping

ABC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
The FBI says authorities have arrested a man in connection with the kidnapping of a Wyoming girl. The agency says in a statement Sunday evening that the man was arrested in Belgrade, Mont.
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Navy probes nuclear sub/Aegis cruiser collision

CBS News - ‎52 minutes ago‎
NORFOLK, Va. The Navy submarine and the Aegis cruiser that collided off the East Coast are both back in port and officials are investigating what went wrong, the Pentagon said late Sunday.
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Elk Grove man stabbed near Candlestick

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎7 hours ago‎
An Elk Grove man headed for the 49ers' game Sunday with a group of friends was seriously wounded when he was stabbed near Candlestick Park, police said.
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AP PHOTOS: Skydiver's Supersonic, 24-Mile Jump

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner became the first skydiver to break the speed of sound in a 24-mile-high jump from a balloon on Sunday, reaching 833.9 mph in a free fall that lasted some 9 minutes.
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China Inflation Close to Slowest Pace in Two Years at 1.9%

Bloomberg - ‎22 minutes ago‎
China's inflation was close to the slowest pace in two years in September, giving the government room to ease policies should the economy deteriorate.
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Bernanke defends Fed against international criticism

CNN - ‎2 hours ago‎
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank Sunday, insisting that its actions had not hindered economic growth in developing countries.
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EURO GOVT-Bunds retreat from near the top of their recent range

Reuters - ‎40 minutes ago‎
LONDON Oct 15 (Reuters) - German Bund futures fell on Monday after getting close to the top of their recent range earlier in the session, with trading expected to remain rangebound as markets focused on Spain's progress towards a bailout.
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Microsoft's Xbox Music Looks Good, As Far As It Goes

TIME
1 hour ago
Written by
Harry McCracken
The Zune era is about to come to a definitive end. Microsoft's new Xbox Music–the service it announced at the E3 conference in June–arrives on the Xbox console on Tuesday and on Windows 8 on the operating system's debut day, October 26.
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iPad Mini: What We Know

InformationWeek - ‎Oct 13, 2012‎
For a device that's expected to go on sale in less than three weeks, the iPad Mini has remained fairly well hidden from view. Apple itself has remained mum on the subject, neither confirming nor denying anything.
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Sinister Gets Taken at the Box Office by Argo

Dread Central - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Audiences were still Taken with Liam Neeson for the second weekend in a row and a movie about how a fake movie saved lives took second.
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Aaron Rodgers has a near perfect night, throws career-best six TD passes

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - ‎48 minutes ago‎
Aaron Rodgers did the "Discount Double Check" when he shouldn't have. He ran up the middle for a touchdown, spiked the ball and mimicked putting on the championship belt - his celebration for rushing touchdowns - not knowing there was a holding ...
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Starters' woes continue for Giants

ESPN - ‎37 minutes ago‎
In 2010, the San Francisco Giants pitched their way to a World Series title. In 2012, they may pitch their way to an early grave. Madison Bumgarner extended the surprising streak of poor postseason outings from Giants starters Sunday night, giving up six runs ...
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Tigers put Yankees in a hole in ALCS

Boston.com - ‎34 minutes ago‎
The Tigers won the first two games of the series and have Justin Verlander starting Game 3 in Detroit on Tuesday. Unless the Yankees find a way to win two games at Comerica Park this week, their season is over.
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Alabama, Florida top initial BCS standings

Boston.com - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Florida being second was less anticipated. The Gators are No. 3 in the polls, but rated best by the computer rankings. That gave them a slight edge over Oregon and Kansas State when the numbers were crunched.
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Tom Brady throws for big fantasy numbers against Seattle

SB Nation - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Tom Brady threw for 395 yards and two touchdowns against the Seahawks in Week 6. He did add two interceptions on the day in the Patriots' loss on the road.
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Scientists: Moon not bone dry

UPI.com - ‎55 minutes ago‎
A microscope image of a grain of glass from the lunar surface was found to contain water hydroxyls believed by researchers to have been created by solar wind.
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CDC races to halt fungal meningitis

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎2 hours ago‎
A closeup view through the lens of a microscope and magnified on the computer screen of the meningitis causing fungus Exserohilum rostratum at the Mycotic lab at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Oct. 12, 2012 in Atlanta.
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Why Health Insurance is Not the Same Thing as Health Care

Forbes
1 hour ago
Written by
Avik Roy
For most people in the health policy community, the word “coverage” carries a certain emotional power. People without health insurance coverage, we believe, are one bad break away from disability and destitution.
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How risky are compounding pharmacies?

Boston Globe - ‎1 hour ago‎
A national meningitis outbreak that had caused 15 deaths and more than 200 illnesses as of Sunday - due to a contaminated injectable steroid made in mass quantities by a Framingham compounding pharmacy - has raised concerns about the safety of ...

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