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Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:37 PM PDT
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Storm could upend campaign travel plans 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:37 PM PDT
FILE - This Oct. 25, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaks in front of Air Force One at a campaign event at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland. President Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's meticulously arranged travel schedules, a crucial element of their final-stretch strategies, could be upended in the last full week before Election Day by a super storm barreling toward some battleground states. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney's meticulously arranged travel schedules, a crucial element of their final-stretch strategies, could be upended in the last full week before Election Day by a super storm barreling toward some battleground states.
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Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:49 PM PDT
Still image from video shows Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaking from an unknown locationDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, join Syria's rebellion and ensure Egypt implements sharia, SITE Monitoring reported, citing a two-part film posted on Islamist websites. "We are seeking, by the help of Allah, to capture others and to incite Muslims to capture the citizens of the countries that are fighting Muslims in order to release our captives," he said, praising the kidnapping of Warren Weinstein, a 71-year-old American aid worker in Pakistan last year. ...
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A roundup of the best photos of the day 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:00 AM PDT
A roundup of the best photos of the dayA model presents a creation by Chinese designer Qi Gang during a fashion show at China Fashion Week in Beijing October 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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Hurricane Sandy leaves Bahamas after killing 43 in Caribbean 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:30 PM PDT
Residents of Leogane, Haiti find higher ground as the water level continues to rise Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Residents of Leogane have had five consecutive days of rain in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which caused serious flooding and claimed at least 26 lives in the impoverished country. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste) MAGS OUTHurricane Sandy spun away from the Bahamas late Friday after causing 43 deaths across the Caribbean, churning northward toward the U.S. East Coast, where it threatens to join with winter weather fronts to create a super storm.
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Up to 40 percent may vote early in election 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 06:39 PM PDT
Voting sign is displayed outside the Gila County Recorders office during early voting in GlobeEarly voters could account for up to 40 percent of all ballots cast in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
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Swing-state stories: I use Vaseline to protect my signs from vandalism 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:29 AM PDT
Swing statesThe latest in our series on people living in battleground states shows what it's like in Virginia and North Carolina.
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Romney claims Obama made economy worse 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 09:18 PM PDT
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivers a speech on the U.S. economy and health care in Ames, IowaSeizing on fresh evidence of economic sluggishness, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Friday that President Barack Obama inherited a bad situation when he took office and then "made the problem worse." Obama looked ahead to the second term he's hoping to win.
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Obama up 4 percentage points over Romney in Ohio 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 01:45 PM PDT
Obama holds a rally in Cleveland, OhioA new CNN/ORC poll of likely voters shows President Barack Obama leading Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the crucial state of Ohio with less than two weeks before Election Day: According to a CNN/ORC International survey released Friday, President Barack Obama holds a four point advantage over Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the contest for [...]
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Syrian toddler believed dead reunited with parents 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:35 PM PDT
Bushr Al Tawashi looks at the photographer as he is carried by his mother Arin Al Dakkar, outside of a private Sigma TV station, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Bushr Al Tawashi, a 2-year-old Syrian boy who was believed dead after his family inadvertently left him behind as they fled shelling in Damascus last summer has been reunited with his parents in Cyprus, a lawyer said. "You can imagine how they felt when they were told their son was alive after bearing all this guilt thinking that he was dead," lawyer Stella Constantinou told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)No one knows how long little Bushr Al Tawashi wandered alone in the rubble of his home in the Syrian capital before rebel fighters found the toddler and handed him over to another family to look after.
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Police: Nanny suspected of slaying 2 kids attempted suicide 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 05:45 PM PDT
General view of the apartment building where Yoselyn Ortega lives in New YorkThe nanny suspected of slaying a Manhattan professional couple's two young children began stabbing herself as the mother entered the bathroom and began screaming when she saw the dead bodies in the bathtub, New York's police commissioner said on Friday. The nanny, YoSelyn Ortega, had been employed by the family of Kevin and Marina Krim for two years before she killed their children and attempted suicide on Thursday in the family's luxury apartment, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. ...
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Police: Man charged in Ore. killing left evidence 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:18 PM PDT
An Oregon man charged in the Oct. 16 death of a 21-year-old barista unwittingly left a trail of evidence as police followed him in the hours before his arrest, court documents show.
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Judge delays ruling on gag order in Zimmerman case 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 06:37 PM PDT
George Zimmerman, left, walks into court with attorney Mark O'Mara, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 in Sanford, Fla. The prosecutor in the case of Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting an unarmed teenager, called O'Mara's conduct "a slippery slope" in pleading with the judge Friday to impose a gag order on all attorneys. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, George Skene, Pool)The prosecutor in the case called the conduct of the defense lawyer "a slippery slope" in pleading with the judge Friday to impose a gag order on all attorneys.
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Trooper fired from chopper to stop truck, kills 2 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 06:31 PM PDT
A red pick up truck is moved from the scene of a incident after a chase between law enforcement and suspected human smugglers on 7 mile road north of La Joya, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Texas Department of Public Safety sharpshooter opened fire on an evading vehicle loaded with suspected illegal immigrants, leaving at least two people dead, sources familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Joel Martinez)A Texas state trooper who fired on a pickup truck from a helicopter and killed two illegal immigrants during a chase through the desert was trying to disable the vehicle and suspected it was being used to smuggle drugs, authorities said Friday.
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Dallas promoter demands refund from Armstrong 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 05:57 PM PDT
FILE - This July 23, 2000 file photo shows Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong riding down the Champs Elysees with an American flag after the 21st and final stage of the cycling race in Paris, France, Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. UCI President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the USADA's report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)A Dallas promotions company that paid Lance Armstrong more than $7 million in bonuses for winning the Tour de France is demanding he return the money.
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Michelle Obama’s comedy skit promotes voting (VIDEO) 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 03:18 PM PDT
Election Day is coming up on November 6, and Michelle Obama is definitely doing her part to get out the vote. The first lady showed up on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to remind the audience that even though Election Day is not yet here, in some states early voting is already available. "We live in a [...]
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Sen. Reid clear for release after Vegas car crash 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 03:50 PM PDT
FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2012 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Troopers say Reid has been taken to the hospital after what appears to be a rear-end crash on an interstate through Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been cleared for release from the hospital after an apparent rear-end crash Friday afternoon on a Las Vegas freeway, his office said.
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UBS to cut up to 10,000 jobs: source 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 05:04 PM PDT
Woman stands in front of office of Swiss bank UBS at Paradeplatz square in ZurichSwiss bank UBS AG is expected to cut up to 10,000 jobs, or 16 percent of its workforce, as it contends with shrinking revenue and rising capital requirements.
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Ronald McDonald violates restraining order after entering McDonald’s 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 02:36 PM PDT
It was a very unhappy meal for a British man named Ronald McDonald who admitted to violating a restraining order when he followed his wife into a McDonald's restaurant. "Mr. McDonald followed his ex-wife along a number of streets. She parked in McDonald's in Westwood Cross and he followed her in," said prosecutor Julie Farbrace. [...]
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Taxpayer data exposed in cyber attack on South Carolina agency 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 02:09 PM PDT
As many as 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers belonging to South Carolina taxpayers could have been exposed in recent cyber attacks on the state Department of Revenue's computers, officials said on Friday. The vast majority of the credit card numbers were encrypted, but about 16,000 were not, meaning the data was fully exposed, state police said. None of the Social Security numbers were encrypted, said State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry. ...
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Calif. man charged in deaths of 3 family members 
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 06:00 PM PDT
Grigoriy Bukhantsov is surrounded by Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies during his arraignment for a triple homicide in Sacramento County Superior Court in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Bukhanstaov, 19, did not enter a plea on the charges of murdering his sister-in-law, Alina Bukhanstaov, 23, her daughter Emmanuela, 3 and son Avenir, 2. Bukhanstov's brother, Denis, discovered the bodies of his slain family when he returned to the family home in Rancho Cordova, Tuesday. A third child, a 6-month old infant son, Mark,was found at the home unharmed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)A 19-year-old Northern California man accused of fatally stabbing his sister-in-law and young niece and nephew was formally charged with three counts of murder Friday at his first court appearance.
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