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Gas stations scramble in Sandy's aftermath 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 09:44 PM PDT
As temperatures begin to drop, people wait in line to fill containers with gas at a Shell gasoline filling station Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Keyport, N.J. In parts of New York and New Jersey, drivers lined up Thursday for hours at gas stations that were struggling to stay supplied. The power outages and flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy have forced many gas stations to close and disrupted the flow of fuel from refineries to those stations that are open. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)There's plenty of gasoline in the Northeast â€" just not at gas stations.
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Race to restore power as temps drop, new storm threatens 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 04:51 PM PDT
Race Against the Elements: Power Out as Temps Drop, New Storm ThreatensWith concerns about hypothermia increasing â€" and another storm forecast for next week â€" nearly 64,000 utility workers are now working around the clock to turn the power back on in a dozen states.
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Jobless rate seen rising, offering Obama no relief 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 09:04 PM PDT
Job seekers stand in line to meet prospective employers at a career fair in New York CityThe U.S. unemployment rate probably rose in October as employers stepped up hiring only slightly, underscoring President Barack Obama's vulnerability in next week's presidential election.
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U.S. officials: No delays in rescue effort in Libya 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 07:42 PM PDT
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The graffiti reads, "no God but God," " God is great," and "Muhammad is the Prophet." CIA security officers went to the aid of State Department staff less than 25 minutes after they got the first call for help during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, as they laid out a detailed timeline of the CIA's immediate response to the attack from its annex less than a mile from the diplomatic mission.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)CIA security officers went to the aid of State Department staff less than 25 minutes after they got the first call for help during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, U.S. intelligence officials said.
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New charges bring Penn State officials to court 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:04 AM PDT
FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State University president Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Spanier is accused of perjury, endangering children and other charges in the Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal. According to online court records charges were filed, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, against Penn State's ex-president and two other administrators in what prosecutors called “a conspiracy of silence." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Two Penn State administrators facing new charges they hushed up child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky were preparing to be arraigned on Friday.
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Obama hits final stretch with message of gravitas 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 04:02 PM PDT
U.S. President Obama waves during a campaign rally in Las Vegas, NevadaGone are the jokes about "Romnesia" and the loose talk of a "campaign marathon extravaganza."
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In Missouri Senate race, new Akin ad features rape survivor 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:43 PM PDT
U.S. Senate candidate Akin speaks to media after rally outside Missouri Capitol with New Women's Group in Jefferson City, MissouriTodd Akin, the GOP candidate in the closely watched U.S. Senate race in Missouri, released a new ad featuring a woman who says she was raped and had an abortion but supports Akin's anti-abortion stand.
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Heckler interrupts Romney rally in Virginia 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 07:05 PM PDT
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures as he speaks at a campaign stop at Meadow Event Park, in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney was interrupted at a rally Thursday in Virginia Beach, Va. A rowdy audience member took advantage of a pause during the Republican presidential nominee's speech and shouted "climate change caused Sandy!"
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Isolated NYC borough says help is slow after Sandy 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:07 AM PDT
Glenda Moore, and her husband, Damian Moore, react as they approach the scene where at least one of their childrens' bodies were discovered in Staten Island, New York, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Brandon Moore, 2, and Connor Moore, 4, were swiped into swirling waters as their mother tried to escape her SUV on Monday amid rushing waters that caused the vehicle to stall during Superstorm Sandy. Police said the mother, Glenda Moore, was going to her sister's home in Brooklyn when she tried to flee the vehicle with the boys, only to have the force of the rising water and the relentless cadence of pounding waves rip the boy's small arms from her. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)The mother grabbed her two boys and fled their home as it filled with water, hoping to outrun Superstorm Sandy.
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U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for captain of replica HMS Bounty 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 08:34 PM PDT
The HMS Bounty is shown submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy southeast of HatterasCharleston, South Carolina (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday suspended a four-day, round-the-clock search for Robin Walbridge, 63, the missing captain of the replica tall ship HMS Bounty, which sank in heavy seas stirred up by Hurricane Sandy. Fourteen crew members were rescued from life rafts by Coast Guard helicopters on Monday, but Walbridge and another crew member, Claudene Christian, were washed overboard before they could make it to the rafts. Christian, 42, was pulled from the sea later and flown to hospital, where she was pronounced dead. ...
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Secret Service agent kills self amid affair probe 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 03:32 PM PDT
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, a Secret Service agent stands near then presidential candidate Barack Obama, background, at a rally in Norfolk, Va. Moving swiftly, the Secret Service forced out three agents Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in a prostitution scandal that has embarrassed President Obama. A senior congressman welcomed the move to hold people responsible for the tawdry episode but warned "it's not over." (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)A senior Secret Service agent who was being investigated by the government for failing to disclose a long-standing relationship with a foreign citizen killed himself last week in Washington.
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Bodies of two boys washed away by Sandy found 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 01:48 PM PDT
Police officers wearing wet suits leave a site where the body of a 2-year-old child killed during Superstorm Sandy was discovered in Staten Island, New York, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Brandon Moore, 2, and Connor Moore, 4, were swiped into swirling waters as their mother tried to escape her SUV on Monday amid rushing waters that caused the vehicle to stall during Superstorm Sandy. Police said the mother, Glenda Moore, was going to her sister's home in Brooklyn when she tried to flee the vehicle with the boys, only to have the force of the rising water and the relentless cadence of pounding waves rip the boy's small arms from her. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)The bodies of two young boys who were washed away by Sandy’s floodwaters as their horrified mother watched were found today in a marshy area, according to police. The 2-year-old and 4-year-old boys disappeared on the New York City borough of Staten Island Monday night...
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Springsteen pays tribute to storm-damaged N.J. coast 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 07:22 PM PDT
FILE - This Aug. 14, 2012 file photo shows Bruce Springsteen performing at Fenway Park in Boston. NBC is holding a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit. Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert Friday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen says his home state will rebound from the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy.
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N.J. to use military trucks as polling places 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:46 PM PDT
New Jersey will deploy military trucks to serve as polling places on Election Day in storm-battered communities, the state secretary of the state announced Thursday during a visit to this flood-ravaged town. The state is also extending the deadline on mail-in ballots.
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4 injured at USC campus shooting in Los Angeles 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 09:31 PM PDT
Los Angeles police officers investigate a shooting that occurred Wed. night at a halloween party on the University of Southern California Campus in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Los Angeles police say two men apprehended after a Halloween shooting on the USC campus are still being interviewed and three of the four people wounded have been released from the hospital. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)Violence that sometimes borders the University of Southern California crept onto campus when an argument outside a Halloween party escalated to a shooting that critically wounded one man and injured three other people and led administrators Thursday to reassess policies of the school near high-crime neighborhoods.
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Ryan urges early voting in Nevada 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 06:33 PM PDT
Republican vice presidential candidate Ryan gives a thumbs up to supporters during a campaign stop in Las VegasPaul Ryan had a direct message for Nevadans Thursday: ”Early voting doesn’t end until tomorrow so don’t forget that you can get out and early vote.” Ryan told several hundred people in this battleground state that Nevada is “crucial.” “A handful of states are going to...
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Greek court says pension reform might be unconstitutional 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 12:57 PM PDT
A coast guard officer waves a red flare outside the parliament as he takes part in an anti-austerity protest in AthensPension reform demanded by foreign lenders may be unconstitutional, a Greek court ruled on Thursday.
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Errant Gingrich email: 'Obama is going to win' 
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 10:45 AM PDT
Errant Gingrich Email: 'Obama Is Going to Win'Email Ad Warns Obama Will Run for Third Term
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