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Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:02 AM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Plenty of fire at first presidential debate Fact-checking Obama and Romney's debate claims After Obama's debate debacle, we'll find out if we have a race In the spin room, Team Romney takes a victory lap Obama camp: 'Testy' Romney lacked specifics Romney: 'I like PBS, I love Big Bird' Cabrera wins baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years Turkey strikes back at Syria after mortar kills five Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths Mexican troops arrest two in killing of U.S. border agent: Officials Philadelphia officer who punched woman to be fired Secret Cold War tests in St. Louis raise concerns State Dept opens Benghazi consulate attack probe N. Dakota oil boom minting up to 2,000 millionaires a year Colorado ranchers struggle to survive drought Increase in craft beer helps turn industry around Startup gives users control over sale of personal data Seinfeld fires off letter to the Times ripping critic Plenty of fire at first presidential debate Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:02 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney squared off in their first face-to-face presidential debate Wednesday, battling for more than an hour over the future of the economy, the federal budget, tax cuts, education, health care and even the future of Big Bird. Full Story Top Fact-checking Obama and Romney's debate claims Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:12 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first presidential debate, not necessarily bogus, but not the whole truth. Full Story Top After Obama's debate debacle, we'll find out if we have a race Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:27 PM PDT Yes, it was as bad as it seemed. No, it wasn't Jim Lehrer's fault for letting Romney expound; Obama got more time (four minutes more) than Romney. Besides, it's not the moderator's job to call a debater out on questionable assertions. Full Story Top In the spin room, Team Romney takes a victory lap Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:12 PM PDT Even before Mitt Romney had concluded his final statement at Wednesday's debate, his senior staff and top surrogates began streaming into the spin room, all with big smiles on their faces. Full Story Top Obama camp: 'Testy' Romney lacked specifics Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:12 PM PDT Amid the widespread judgment that Mitt Romney beat President Obama in their first debate, top aides to the incumbent argued that the challenger came off as unlikable and failed to offer policy specifics. Full Story Top Romney: 'I like PBS, I love Big Bird' Wed,3 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT Asked what he would do to cut waste out of the federal budget, Mitt Romney took a direct shot at the beloved "Sesame Street" character, Big Bird. Full Story Top Cabrera wins baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:22 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - Miguel Cabrera became a baseball legend this year because of how magnificently he swung a bat. But one of the most heroic things he did all year came Wednesday night when he simply picked one up. Full Story Top Turkey strikes back at Syria after mortar kills five Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:35 PM PDT Reuters - Turkish artillery hit targets inside Syria on Wednesday after a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory killed five Turkish civilians, while NATO called for an immediate end to Syria's "aggressive acts." Full Story Top Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:06 PM PDT Associated Press - An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, health officials said Wednesday. Four people have died, and more cases are expected. Full Story Top Mexican troops arrest two in killing of U.S. border agent: Officials Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - Mexican troops arrested two men on Wednesday suspected of involvement in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona while responding to a tripped ground sensor, Mexican security officials said. Full Story Top Philadelphia officer who punched woman to be fired Wed,3 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT ABC News - Lt. Jonathan Josey Was Videotaped Punching a Woman in the Face Full Story Top Secret Cold War tests in St. Louis raise concerns Wed,3 Oct 2012 03:19 PM PDT Associated Press - Doris Spates was a baby when her father died inexplicably in 1955. She has watched four siblings die of cancer, and she survived cervical cancer. Full Story Top State Dept opens Benghazi consulate attack probe Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:42 PM PDT Associated Press - Past investigations into attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions have blamed both the administration and Congress for failing to spend enough money to ensure that the overseas facilities were safe despite a clear rise in terror threats to American interests abroad. Full Story Top N. Dakota oil boom minting up to 2,000 millionaires a year Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:45 PM PDT Reuters - STANLEY, North Dakota (Reuters) - The retired men shooting the breeze at Joyce's Cafe in Stanley don't look like oil barons but appearances can be deceptive, especially in North Dakota. Take Robert Western, a farmer who was dressed in rumpled overalls and a baseball cap as he sipped coffee and discussed the oil boom that has transformed this once sleepy town. "Some of the younger people buy a lot more - machinery, vehicles, things like that," said the 75-year-old Western. "The rest of us, I guess it doesn't alter our lifestyle a great deal. I don't have a lot of needs. ... Full Story Top Colorado ranchers struggle to survive drought Wed,3 Oct 2012 11:27 AM PDT LOMA, Colo.—A group of black-coffee-drinking cowboys wearing ten-gallon hats gathered last week at the Western Slope Cattlemen's Livestock Auction house. Waiting inside a crowded diner for the sale to begin, they watched a light rain wash dust off the pickup trucks outside. The unusual sight raised cautious hopes that a crushing drought, which spread across [...] Full Story Top Increase in craft beer helps turn industry around Wed,3 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT Brewers can finally toast to good sales this year, after a mid-year report published by the Brewer's Association cited a 14 percent growth in beer sales. The organization represents 1,400 U.S. breweries, or about 70 percent of the industry. Craft beer also experienced a spike... Full Story Top Startup gives users control over sale of personal data Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT Most sites that you visit on the Web allow you to use their services without charging you money. There is a transaction happening, but you do not sign anything. You and the website have a sort of quasi-agreement: You, the user, do not pay to use the website's service, and in exchange, it shows you [...] Full Story Top Seinfeld fires off letter to the Times ripping critic Wed,3 Oct 2012 11:05 AM PDT Jerry Seinfeld really has a lot of free time on his hands. On Tuesday, the New York Times published a column by Neil Genzlinger critical of screenwriters he thinks overuse the word "really" in their scripts. "Civilization crumbles a little bit almost every time I turn on the television," Genzlinger wrote, "and a single word-and-punctuation-mark [...] Full Story Top

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