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• Analysis: Romney to voters: Trust me on details
• Republicans ignoring signs of some economic gains
• Romney makes his case: 'Need jobs, lots of jobs'
• Romney: Time to leave disappointments behind
• ROMNEY PREVIEW
• Surprise guest at Republican convention: Clint Eastwood
• Romney makes his case: 'Need jobs, lots of jobs'
• Record farm export sales seen despite drought: USDA
• R and R Away From Romney and Ryan
• Ryan says he looks forward to debating Biden
• Analysis: Romney to voters: Trust me on details
• FACT CHECK: Ryan ignores parts of his own record
• Govt won't bring charges over CIA interrogations
• Antitrust group asks for Universal, EMI deal to be stopped
• POLITICAL FOOTBALL
• Budget poses challenge to Irish government future: minister
• Will Mitt Romney Say The 'M' Word (Mormon) In Tampa?
• A "close call" on more Fed easing
• TEMPEST OVER A TEMPEST
• Romney makes Mormonism part of his big night
• TMI? Ann Romney shares miscarriage, depression
• University of Iowa rejected accused Colorado gunman: records
• Michigan judge upholds Detroit police wage cut
• Canada orders deportation of female U.S. soldier
• U.S. guard pleads guilty to trying to pass secrets to China
• IT'S ABOUT THE MOMENT
• Republicans count down to Romney's big speech
• U.S. federal court blocks Texas voter ID law
• Federal court rejects new Texas voter photo ID law
• Insight: Does China's next leader have a soft spot for Tibet?
• Protests fizzle during GOP convention
• Tiny Singapore risks economic gloom without big baby boom
• UN nuke agency: Iran 'significantly' hampers probe

Analysis: Romney to voters: Trust me on details Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:03 PM PDT Republicans wrapped up their "trust me" convention Thursday, sending presidential nominee Mitt Romney into the final weeks of a campaign that is long on promises and strikingly short on details.

Republicans ignoring signs of some economic gains Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT You wouldn't know it from listening to the Republican National Convention, but the nation's economic picture seems to be slowly getting a little brighter.

Romney makes his case: 'Need jobs, lots of jobs' Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House in a Republican National Convention finale Thursday night, declaring "what America needs is jobs, lots of jobs" and promising he has a plan to create 12 million of them.

Romney: Time to leave disappointments behind Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:10 PM PDT Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is planning to tell the nation that he wishes President Barack Obama had succeeded but that the time has come to move beyond the disappointments of the last four years.

ROMNEY PREVIEW Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:09 PM PDT In his big speech, Mitt Romney will make a direct appeal to voters who felt excited to cast a ballot for Barack Obama four years ago.

Surprise guest at Republican convention: Clint Eastwood Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT (Reuters) - "Dirty Harry" star Clint Eastwood will bring a touch of Hollywood glamour to the Republican National Convention on Thursday, jetting in as a surprise last-minute speaker to warm up the crowd for presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to a Republican official. The Academy Award-winning director and actor endorsed Romney earlier this month, appearing at a fundraiser for him in Idaho. Eastwood, 82, was reluctantly drawn into the 2012 campaign earlier this year when an ad by Chrysler, titled "Halftime in America" and narrated by Eastwood, ran during halftime of the Super Bowl. ...

Romney makes his case: 'Need jobs, lots of jobs' Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House in a Republican National Convention finale Thursday night, declaring "what America needs is jobs, lots of jobs" and promising he has a plan to create 12 million of them.

Record farm export sales seen despite drought: USDA Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Farm exports will set a sales record in the new marketing year due to high commodity prices that will magnify the value of dramatically smaller harvests amid the worst drought in half a century, the government forecast on Friday. At $143.5 billion for the year that opens on Oct 1, it would be the second export sales record in three years. Farm exports were a record $137.4 billion in 2011, but will fall just short of it, at $136.5 billion, this marketing year, said the Agriculture Department. High prices for corn, soybeans and wheat -- the three most widely grown U.S. ...

R and R Away From Romney and Ryan Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:04 PM PDT Tampa, Fla. — Amongst the police, politicians, delegates and media who have dropped in and descended upon downtown Tampa, there are some agents of serenity. Just a block or two away from the Tampa Bay Times Forum, a few oases have been created for those...

Ryan says he looks forward to debating Biden Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:04 PM PDT Paul Ryan says he's already looking forward to debating Vice President Joe Biden and thinks his experience as a congressman will give him an edge.

Analysis: Romney to voters: Trust me on details Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:03 PM PDT Republicans wrapped up their "trust me" convention Thursday, sending presidential nominee Mitt Romney into the final weeks of a campaign that is long on promises and strikingly short on details.

FACT CHECK: Ryan ignores parts of his own record Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:02 PM PDT The Republican National Convention is drawing to a close with some factually slippery statements from its presidential ticket.

Govt won't bring charges over CIA interrogations Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:57 PM PDT The Justice Department announced Thursday it has ended its investigation into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees without bringing criminal charges.

Antitrust group asks for Universal, EMI deal to be stopped Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An independent antitrust group urged U.S. regulators on Thursday to stop Universal Music Group's plan to buy EMI Music's labels for $1.9 billion because it says the deal would give Universal too much power in the music industry. The independent American Antitrust Institute said the planned purchase raised substantial concerns because it would reduce the number of major music companies to three from four, and would give Universal life-or-death power over digital entrants that rely upon being able to license music. ...

POLITICAL FOOTBALL Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:55 PM PDT There may be large swaths of a Republican stronghold otherwise occupied during Mitt Romney's big speech Thursday night. College football debuts at the same time, and that can trump anything else on TV, especially in the pigskin-crazy South.

Budget poses challenge to Irish government future: minister Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:52 PM PDT DUBLIN (Reuters) - The austerity budget Ireland must adopt in December could weaken its coalition government, though it has a "middling to good" chance of survival, a senior minister said on Thursday, raising doubts about the coalition for the first time. Dublin must boost taxes and cut spending to the tune of 3.5 billion euros ($4.37 billion) in the latest of a series of austerity budgets promised under an EU/IMF bailout and Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte said it would be the toughest to vote through. ...

Will Mitt Romney Say The 'M' Word (Mormon) In Tampa? Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT ABC News' Michael Falcone, Emily Friedman and Kaye Foley reports: TAMPA, Fla. – Mitt Romney's acceptance speech tonight at the Republican National Convention may mark one of the only times all year he's publicly said the word "Mormon." Or, it may not. A top campaign adviser...

A "close call" on more Fed easing Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:40 PM PDT (Reuters) - When Federal Reserve policymakers meet next month to decide whether to take action to boost the economy, it will be a "close call," a top Fed official said on Thursday on the eve of a speech by Chairman Ben Bernanke that has global markets on tenterhooks. Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart, a centrist voter on U.S. monetary policy, said further stimulus would have some positive effect on the U.S. economic recovery, but cautioned that the costs of such action are not altogether clear. ...

TEMPEST OVER A TEMPEST Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:39 PM PDT The Democratic Party chairwoman, who also happens to be a Floridian, is slamming Republicans' decision to continue with their Tampa convention as the Gulf Coast was battered by a hurricane.

Romney makes Mormonism part of his big night Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:36 PM PDT After years of avoiding direct mention of his religion, Mitt Romney will open up about his Mormon faith as he accepts the Republican nomination for president.

TMI? Ann Romney shares miscarriage, depression Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:32 PM PDT As Lisa Wolfe drove home from a frustrating day at work, Ann Romney's voice blared over her car radio. Every word of Mrs. Romney's speech to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night made Wolfe angrier.

University of Iowa rejected accused Colorado gunman: records Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:29 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - The University of Iowa denied accused Colorado gunman James Holmes admission into a neuroscience graduate program despite stellar test results, with a key faculty member writing, "do NOT offer admission under any circumstances," documents showed on Thursday. That decision, made in early 2011, stands in stark contrast to decisions by the University of Illinois and the University of Colorado to offer Holmes large scholarships at similar programs at those schools. ...

Michigan judge upholds Detroit police wage cut Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:25 PM PDT (Reuters) - A Michigan judge on Thursday upheld Detroit's move to impose a pay cut and other measures on its police force, a lawyer for the police union said. Donato Iorio, attorney for the Detroit Police Officers Association, said Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Macdonald's denial of a permanent injunction against the city will be appealed to the Michigan Court of Appeals. ...

Canada orders deportation of female U.S. soldier Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:20 PM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - The first female U.S. soldier to seek refuge in Canada rather than return to duty in Iraq is facing deportation, a group that advocates for her said on Thursday. Kimberly Rivera, a 30-year-old private who served three months in Iraq and came to Canada while on leave in 2007, has been ordered out of the country, said Michelle Robidoux, spokeswoman with the War Resisters Support Campaign. "She developed an opposition to what was going on in Iraq based on her experience in Iraq," Robidoux said. ...

U.S. guard pleads guilty to trying to pass secrets to China Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former security guard at a U.S. consulate in China pleaded guilty on Thursday to trying to pass details on the new building's security systems to a Chinese spy agency, prosecutors said. Bryan Underwood, 32, planned to sell information about the consulate being built in Guangzhou to China's Ministry of State Security for $3 million to $5 million, along with access to the site, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement. Underwood, a former contract civilian guard, pleaded guilty in U.S. ...

IT'S ABOUT THE MOMENT Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:17 PM PDT After watching the boss try out the podium and the teleprompters, senior aide Eric Fehrnstrom was in no mood to lower expectations. He predicted a great performance from Mitt Romney as he formally accepts the presidential nomination Thursday night.

Republicans count down to Romney's big speech Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:16 PM PDT TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney faces the biggest test of his White House bid on Thursday when he addresses the Republican convention, a chance to convince America he can forge a path to economic rebirth and provide stronger leadership than President Barack Obama. Taking center stage in a tight race, Romney will be seen by a television audience numbering in the tens of millions, with some voters getting their first extended look at the former Massachusetts governor, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in 2008. ...

U.S. federal court blocks Texas voter ID law Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. court on Thursday blocked a Texas law that would require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots, saying the measure would likely curtail the ability of minorities to vote in the November 6 presidential election. Evidence showed the law did the most harm to African Americans and Hispanics, who are more likely to live in poverty, Circuit Judge David Tatel wrote for a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Washington. Those without the underlying documents to obtain ID would have to purchase them, discouraging poor voters, he wrote. ...

Federal court rejects new Texas voter photo ID law Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:11 PM PDT A tough Texas law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls discriminates against low-income blacks and Hispanics, a federal court ruled Thursday, wiping out for the November election a measure championed by conservatives and setting up a potential U.S. Supreme Court showdown.

Insight: Does China's next leader have a soft spot for Tibet? Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:10 PM PDT BEIJING/DHARAMSALA (Reuters) - For decades, Beijing has maintained that the Dalai Lama is a separatist, but Tibet's exiled spiritual leader once had a special relationship with the father of Xi Jinping, the man in line to become China's next president. Few people know what Xi, whose ascent to the leadership is likely to be approved at a Communist Party congress later this year, thinks of Tibet or the Dalai Lama. ...

Protests fizzle during GOP convention Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:10 PM PDT The three dozen chanting anti-GOP protesters hit a lull of silence as they marched through a low-income neighborhood in west Tampa. "What are you guys doing? Taking a nap?" shouted one protester to his cohorts, exhorting them to yell. Another shouted, "You guys are reeeeaaal quiet now!"

Tiny Singapore risks economic gloom without big baby boom Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:02 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - History suggests Singapore will enjoy a welcome baby boom in this Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious for births in the Chinese zodiac. But after 25 years of state-sponsored matchmaking and fertility-boosting campaigns, the government's attempts to arrest a sliding birth rate are falling flat, with potentially profound consequences for the wealthy Asian city-state. The calls to conception are now urgent and constant to citizens whose fertility ranks last among 222 nations in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. ...

UN nuke agency: Iran 'significantly' hampers probe Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT Iran has effectively shut down a probe of a site suspected of being used for work on nuclear weapons development while doubling the number of machines it could use to make the core of nuclear warheads at an underground bunker safe from airborne attack, the U.N. nuclear agency said in a report Thursday.

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