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• NAACP takes bid to ensure US ex-con voting to UN
• Romney, Obama zero in on Ohio, a GOP must-win
• THE RACE: Politics infuse Obama, Romney speeches
• Spain prepares more austerity, protesters battle police
• Egypt's Mursi: freedom of speech comes with responsibility
• Mexican draft labor bill weakened by congressional body
• Obama, Ryan agree: NFL's replacement officials need replacing
• Romney says he won't gut teachers' power to strike
• Higher consumer confidence could help Obama
• NAACP takes bid to ensure US ex-con voting to UN
• Romney: Obama 'Did Not' Raise Taxes
• Argentina lashes out at IMF: "This is not a game"
• Fiat confirms Italy plants will produce U.S. cars
• Romney, Obama zero in on Ohio, a GOP must-win
• Obama at U.N. calls for end to intolerance, warns Iran
• Romneys reported sharp gain in foreign income in 2011 tax return
• Georgia says scandal response shows it's better than Russia
• Supreme Court to address blood testing for drunk driving
• Romney says Clinton can 'do a man a lot of good'
• Presidential campaign is nice, and then again not
• Some conservatives reconsider funding Akin in Missouri Senate race
• Obama: Disputed game means NFL needs regular refs
• China slowdown adds urgency to Communist Party soul searching
• Argentina and Iran to discuss 1990s bombing
• Gay TV show "New Normal" gives Republicans a voice
• US, UN grapple for workable peace plan in Syria
• Obama: U.S. will "do what we must" to curb Iran nuclear bid
• France's Hollande wants U.N. to protect Syria safe havens
• Germans, Dutch and Finns reopen tricky EU bank deal
• Salmonella sickens 30 in 19 states, peanut butter recalled
• Russian lawmakers call for jail for "blasphemous acts"
• FBI reduces DNA backlog, scales back roadside bomb tests
• Ex-Guatemalan commander linked to massacre to stand trial in U.S.

NAACP takes bid to ensure US ex-con voting to UN Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:58 PM PDT The NAACP is taking to the U.N. its effort to ensure that all former convicted felons in the United States can vote.

Romney, Obama zero in on Ohio, a GOP must-win Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:31 PM PDT Ohio has emerged as the presidential race's undisputed focus. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are making multiple stops this week alone in a state that's trending toward the president, endangering Romney's White House hopes.

THE RACE: Politics infuse Obama, Romney speeches Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:27 AM PDT President Barack Obama had an audience and megaphone that Republican challenger Mitt Romney could only envy: addressing an array of global leaders as the head of the world's largest economic and military power.

Spain prepares more austerity, protesters battle police Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:07 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Protesters clashed with police in Spain's capital on Tuesday as the government prepared a new round of unpopular austerity measures for the 2013 budget to be announced on Thursday. Thousands gathered in Neptune plaza, a few meters from El Prado museum in central Madrid, where they formed a human chain around parliament, surrounded by barricades, police trucks and more than 1,500 police in riot gear. Police fired rubber bullets and beat protesters with truncheons, first as protesters were trying to tear down barriers and later to clear the square. ...

Egypt's Mursi: freedom of speech comes with responsibility Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:02 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Egypt's new Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, speaking in regard to clashes at U.S. embassies in the Muslim world, said freedom of expression carries responsibilities when expression threatens peace and stability. "If we wish to co-exist and prosper, we must do so by living together rather than by seeking to dominate one another," said Mursi. Mursi, in New York to attend this week's U.N. General Assembly meeting, spoke at the closing session of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit. ...

Mexican draft labor bill weakened by congressional body Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican congressional working group has gutted a planned reform of several measures intended to make trade unions more transparent before a vote on the bill later this week. Put forward by outgoing President Felipe Calderon at the start of the month, the draft labor law aims to make it easier for companies to hire and fire employees and combat abuses by the country's trade unions. ...

Obama, Ryan agree: NFL's replacement officials need replacing Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON/CINCINNATI, Ohio (Reuters) - In a presidential campaign packed with nasty attack ads, truth-bending allegations and general rancor, there finally is something that Democrats and Republicans can agree on: The replacement officials in the National Football League stink. On a day when he spoke before the U.N. ...

Romney says he won't gut teachers' power to strike Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:59 PM PDT Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Tuesday he would not stop teachers from being able to strike. President Barack Obama accused Romney of engaging in "teacher bashing."

Higher consumer confidence could help Obama Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:59 PM PDT Americans are growing more confident in the economy, an encouraging sign for President Barack Obama's prospects on the most pivotal issue in the presidential race.

NAACP takes bid to ensure US ex-con voting to UN Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:58 PM PDT The NAACP is taking to the U.N. its effort to ensure that all former convicted felons in the United States can vote.

Romney: Obama 'Did Not' Raise Taxes Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:47 PM PDT Paul Ryan stood by helplessly, and in apparent pain, as Mitt Romney strayed from campaign talking points on President Obama's tax record during a joint "reset" rally today in Ohio. In the midst of remarks ridiculing the president's handling of the economy, Romney said: "I...

Argentina lashes out at IMF: "This is not a game" Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:43 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez lashed out on Tuesday at the International Monetary Fund for criticizing her country's murky economic data, blaming the lender for its role in the global economic crisis and declaring: "This is not a game." IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Monday that Argentina has three months to improve the quality of its economic data, or else it could face punishment. Lagarde said that if no progress was made, "then the red card will be out," drawing from a soccer analogy for penalizing players. ...

Fiat confirms Italy plants will produce U.S. cars Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:36 PM PDT MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Fiat SpA confirmed on Tuesday plans to have its Italian factories make cars to be sold outside Europe, particularly in the United States, as it looks to counter a five-year slump in European sales. Fiat, which also runs Chrysler Group LLC in the United States, would not say which models it intends to produce in Italy for the U.S. market. Analysts have said that the models would likely be Jeeps and Chryslers. This would mark the first time that Fiat's Italian plants have produced cars for the United States. The automaker has been making the Fiat 500 subcompact for the ...

Romney, Obama zero in on Ohio, a GOP must-win Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:31 PM PDT Ohio has emerged as the presidential race's undisputed focus. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are making multiple stops this week alone in a state that's trending toward the president, endangering Romney's White House hopes.

Obama at U.N. calls for end to intolerance, warns Iran Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:26 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged world leaders to put an end to the intolerance and violence that led to the recent killing of the U.S. ambassador in Libya and warned Iran he would do what it takes to prevent it from getting nuclear arms. In a 30-minute address to the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly, Obama called anew for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following an 18-month civil war without saying how to make it happen. He also offered no fresh ideas on solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...

Romneys reported sharp gain in foreign income in 2011 tax return Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:25 PM PDT (Reuters) - Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, more than doubled their investment income from foreign sources in 2011 versus 2010, including some sources in tax havens around the world, according to tax returns released by the Republican presidential nominee's campaign. The Romneys reported $3.5 million in foreign income out of $13.7 million in 2011 adjusted gross income, the benchmark figure used to figure out taxes owed. That compares with $1.5 million in foreign income on 2010 adjusted gross income exceeding $21.6 million, according to the Romneys' tax returns for 2010 and 2011. ...

Georgia says scandal response shows it's better than Russia Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:23 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili lashed out at Russian criticism of a recent prison abuse scandal in Georgia, saying on Tuesday that his government's handling of the case showed it is more democratic than Russia, where nobody "gives a damn" about such crimes. In the scandal, which broke ahead of Georgia's parliamentary elections next Monday, two television channels supportive of the opposition broadcast video showing the torture and rape of inmates in Tbilisi's main prison. ...

Supreme Court to address blood testing for drunk driving Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court will soon consider whether police must get a warrant before forcing a suspected drunken driver to submit to a blood test, a case that could set a new legal standard for motorists' privacy. By agreeing on Tuesday to hear the case along with six others, the court has agreed to review close to 40 cases for the nine-month term that begins on Monday. It will add others in months to come and typically hears 70 to 75 cases a year. Decisions are expected by the end of June. ...

Romney says Clinton can 'do a man a lot of good' Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:11 PM PDT Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney is unlikely to win Bill Clinton's vote, but that doesn't mean he can't soak up a bit of the popular former president's luster.

Presidential campaign is nice, and then again not Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:09 PM PDT In a split-screen race for the presidency, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were on their best campaign behavior in public Tuesday, all the while slashing away at each other in paid television ads.

Some conservatives reconsider funding Akin in Missouri Senate race Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:08 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Within hours of a deadline to withdraw from the race, Missouri U.S. Senate hopeful Todd Akin appeared determined to stay in and he received a boost with news that some Tea Party-linked conservatives are considering giving him financial support. Akin has come under pressure to quit from fellow Republicans over his controversial remarks on rape. In a sign of defiance, Akin was due to start a bus tour across the state on Tuesday to emphasize he will not file a motion with a local court by a 5 p.m. deadline to quit the race. ...

Obama: Disputed game means NFL needs regular refs Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:06 PM PDT The embarrassing NFL referee saga and the disputed call that gave the Seattle Seahawks a victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night has reached the campaign for the White House, with President Barack Obama deeming it "terrible" and declaring it was time to get regular officiating crews back on the job.

China slowdown adds urgency to Communist Party soul searching Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT JINGGANGSHAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese university teacher Zhu Haibin wept softly as she and other Communist Party cadres stood in rows before a mass grave of Communist fighters in southern China. Ignoring light drizzle, the group listened to a party instructor tell the story of Zhang Longxiu, a "hero mother" from the early days of China's Communist revolution who was tortured to death by Nationalists while protecting her son. ...

Argentina and Iran to discuss 1990s bombing Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran and Argentina have agreed to a meeting to discuss two 1990s attacks on Jewish targets in Buenos Aires that were allegedly sponsored by the Islamic republic, Argentina's president said on Tuesday. Argentine courts have accused Iran of sponsoring a 1994 attack on a Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed 85 people. That assault came two years after a group linked to Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on the Israeli embassy in the Argentine capital, which killed 29. Tehran has denied links to either attack. ...

Gay TV show "New Normal" gives Republicans a voice Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gay TV comedy "The New Normal" takes a surprising political turn on Tuesday with an episode touching on hot button election issues - from all points of view. The NBC show about the efforts of two gay men to have a baby through a surrogate, takes on racism, health care, abortion, religion, same sex marriage and the Republican and Democratic contenders for the White House in the episode called "Obama Mama". ...

US, UN grapple for workable peace plan in Syria Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:55 PM PDT The United States and the U.N.'s new Syria mediator grappled for a new strategy Tuesday toward stopping 18 months of brutal government crackdowns and civil war in the Arab country as President Barack Obama again called for the end of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.

Obama: U.S. will "do what we must" to curb Iran nuclear bid Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:52 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday the United States will "do what we must" to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon and said time was running short for diplomacy but ignored the Israeli prime minister's demand to set a "red line" for Tehran. Taking the podium at the United Nations six weeks before the U.S. presidential election, Obama sought to counter criticism of his foreign record by Republican rival Mitt Romney, who has accused him of mishandling the Arab Spring uprisings, damaging ties with Israel and not being tough enough on Iran. ...

France's Hollande wants U.N. to protect Syria safe havens Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:52 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations must immediately provide protection to areas liberated by rebels in Syria, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, adding that President Bashar al-Assad's government has no future on the international stage. In his first speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Hollande also warned Iran that France would not tolerate Tehran continuing to flaunt its international obligations and threatening the stability of the region. "The Syrian regime ... has no future among us," Hollande said. ...

Germans, Dutch and Finns reopen tricky EU bank deal Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:47 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany, the Netherlands and Finland issued a joint declaration on Tuesday that appeared to unravel much of what was agreed at the last European summit in June, when EU leaders paved the way for the direct recapitalization of problem banks. In a statement issued after a meeting of their finance ministers in Helsinki, the three AAA-rated countries set out the terms under which they would be willing to allow the euro zone's permanent rescue fund, the ESM, to recapitalize at-risk banks. ...

Salmonella sickens 30 in 19 states, peanut butter recalled Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirty people in 19 states have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning, probably from tainted peanut butter, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. Health officials and regulators point to Trader Joe's Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with Sea Salt as the likely source of the outbreak of the Salmonella Bredeney strain, the CDC said in a statement. The median age of those taken ill is 7, and four people have been hospitalized, the CDC said. ...

Russian lawmakers call for jail for "blasphemous acts" Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:41 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers are calling for jail sentences for people guilty of offending religious feelings, in a move that could tighten the bonds between President Vladimir Putin and the resurgent Orthodox Church. The State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted a declaration on Tuesday saying the killing of spiritual leaders, vandalism against church property and "blasphemous acts of hooliganism" posed a threat to Russia and must be countered. ...

FBI reduces DNA backlog, scales back roadside bomb tests Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has sharply reduced a backlog of forensic DNA testing, in part by scaling back fruitless tests of hair samples from roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan meant to identify who placed them, according to a report released on Tuesday. The report by the Justice Department's inspector general measured how quickly the FBI lab processed DNA evidence in cases such as bombings, killings and missing persons. The FBI has faced criticism that its testing is too slow and could delay the capture of criminal suspects and the possible exoneration of innocent people. ...

Ex-Guatemalan commander linked to massacre to stand trial in U.S. Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:39 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former Guatemalan Army commander suspected in a notorious massacre during the country's civil war has been ordered to stand trial in the United States on charges he lied about his past to gain U.S. citizenship, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Jorge Sosa, who was extradited to the United States from Canada last week, was ordered held without bond during a hearing on Monday in U.S. District Court in Riverside, California, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannie Joseph said. ...

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