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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines Romney says he was 'completely wrong' about '47 percent' comments Son of prominent Mexican politician shot dead Hundreds seen at risk in meningitis outbreak On the Romney plane, laughter and smiles after the debate Panel recommends parole for Manson family member Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge Job market steadying under Obama but remains weak Romney shifts to center as his confidence grows A roundup of the best photos of the day One debate down and still undecided Deciphering Romney's body language Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest U.N. strongly condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey Dutch 'abortion boat' barred from Morocco A look at Apple one year after Steve Jobs' death Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library Archaeologists find likely queen tomb in Guatemala Iowa and New Hampshire, show us your election! Romney says he was 'completely wrong' about '47 percent' comments Mitt Romney for the first time characterized his comments during a fundraiser that were surreptitiously filmed and caught the candidate essentially writing off 47 percent of Americans as "completely wrong." " Full Story Top Son of prominent Mexican politician shot dead A son of the former chairman of Mexico's most powerful political party was found shot dead in a town south of the U.S. border notorious for drug traffickers, as the violence dogging the country struck the ruling establishment. The body of Jose Eduardo Moreira, son of the embattled ex-chairman of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and former Coahuila state governor Humberto Moreira, was discovered near Ciudad Acuna, across the Rio Grande river from Texas, late on Wednesday, the state's government said on Thursday. ... Full Story Top Hundreds seen at risk in meningitis outbreak The potential scope of the meningitis outbreak that has killed at least five people widened dramatically Thursday as health officials warned that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of patients who got steroid back injections in 23 states could be at risk. Full Story Top On the Romney plane, laughter and smiles after the debate Reporters couldn't quite see Mitt Romney, but they could hear him. As his campaign plane crawled along the tarmac in Denver the morning after his first debate with President Barack Obama, the Republican nominee's distinctive laugh could be heard repeatedly in the front cabin of his aircraft. "Ha [...] Full Story Top Panel recommends parole for Manson family member A former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years in a double murder engineered by Manson won a recommendation of parole Thursday in his 27th appearance before a parole board panel. Full Story Top Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a challenge to Florida's recent voter purge efforts, clearing the way for the removal of about 200 suspected non-U.S. citizens from state voter rolls before the November 6 presidential election. District Judge William Zloch dismissed the remaining challenges from voter advocacy groups, including the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights and the Florida Immigrant Coalition. ... Full Story Top Job market steadying under Obama but remains weak The September jobs report that arrives Friday, a month before the presidential election, will likely sketch a dual picture: The job market continues to heal. Yet it's far from full health.No incumbent ... Full Story Top Romney shifts to center as his confidence grows Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is shifting sharply to the political center as he begins to deliver a closing argument aimed at a slice of moderate, undecided voters a month before Election Day. Full Story Top A roundup of the best photos of the day A woman sorts through marigolds at a flower market in Mumbai October 4, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Full Story Top One debate down and still undecided After Obama and Romney's showdown, some voters in highly-contested Ohio remain on the fence. Full Story Top Deciphering Romney's body language Mitt Romney looked a little uneasy firing Big Bird during Wednesday night's presidential debate, said body language expert Chris Kowal. Full Story Top Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Texas on Thursday after she stood in front of an earth-moving machine clearing ground for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, her representative said. The protest took place outside Winnsboro, Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas, said Hannah's agent, Paul Bassis. Hannah, 51, a longtime environmental activist, was arrested last year outside the White House in another protest against the pipeline. ... Full Story Top U.N. strongly condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey The U.N. Security Council overcame deep divisions to unanimously approve a statement Thursday condemning Syria's shelling of a Turkish town that killed five women and children "in the strongest terms." Full Story Top Dutch 'abortion boat' barred from Morocco A Dutch "abortion boat" bound for the Moroccan port of Smir has been blocked from entering the harbor. The campaign created by the 'Women on Waves' group sails to countries where abortion is illegal and was due to arrive in the Moroccan port today to... Full Story Top A look at Apple one year after Steve Jobs' death A year after founder Steve Jobs' death, Apple is continuing on the trajectory that the late founder had in place for years, with its highly-coveted consumer products that are getting into more hands around the country, while the company makes subtle shifts and the occasional misstep. Full Story Top Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library A Picasso painting the famous artist created in denouncing war has come to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Full Story Top Archaeologists find likely queen tomb in Guatemala The discovery of a tomb that experts believe might be that of a great Maya queen could redefine the understanding of women's political roles during the Classic Maya period, experts said Thursday. Full Story Top Iowa and New Hampshire, show us your election! Share your firsthand observations, stories and photos of what it's like to live in a battleground state. Full Story Top

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