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• Outside groups making play to help Romney with ads
• Slipping in polls, Romney assures voters 'I care'
• Election 'mania' missing on college campuses
• Slipping in polls, Romney assures voters 'I care'
• Companies agree to settle computer spying charges
• Noda vows no compromise as Japan, China dig in on islands row
• Akin, McCaskill both courting Republicans in Mo.
• Army General Charged with Forcible Sodomy During Tour in Afghanistan
• U.S.-led "war on drugs" questioned at U.N.
• Training for the next Libya, Marine teams wary of budget cuts
• Venezuela polls mixed as presidential vote nears
• Sudan, South Sudan reach deal to restart oil exports
• Texas-Mexico border bridge shut over "safety concerns"
• Court to hear appeal over federal gay marriage law
• Exclusive: IMF, EU clash over Greece's bailout prospects
• Google executive queried on video said to violate Brazil election law
• Reforms create competitive House races in Calif.
• Anti-cuts protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid
• Romney fundraiser planned Thursday in Hong Kong
• Czechs ease alcohol ban, hunt for deadly booze goes on
• Nigeria says Saudi deports 150 female pilgrims, holding 1,000
• Insight: How Sonia Gandhi was persuaded to back India reforms
• Exclusive: EU regulators to suspend ICE, bank CDS probe - source
• U.S. students grill Argentina President Fernandez in Washington
• U.N. members divided over response to Mali crisis
• Outside groups making play to help Romney with ads
• Guinea secures $2.1 billion debt relief from IMF, World Bank
• Ryan: Obama's Policies 'Blowing Up In Our Faces'
• Second time is the charm for Air Force One landing
• Iran can neutralize sabotage of nuclear facilities: Ahmadinejad
• Ahmadinejad hopes for better ties with Argentina after talks
• Ahmadinejad denounces "uncivilized Zionists," urges new order
• University of California settles pepper spray suit for $1 million

Outside groups making play to help Romney with ads Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:53 PM PDT New Republican-leaning independent groups entered the presidential advertising fray Wednesday as polling suggests Mitt Romney's campaign may be losing ground against President Barack Obama in key swing states.

Slipping in polls, Romney assures voters 'I care' Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:28 PM PDT Slipping in states that could sink his presidential bid, Republican Mitt Romney declared Wednesday that "I care about the people of America" and can do more than President Barack Obama to improve their lives. In an all-day Ohio duel, Obama scoffed that a challenger who calls half the nation "victims" was unlikely to be of much help.

Election 'mania' missing on college campuses Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:54 AM PDT What a difference four years can make.

Slipping in polls, Romney assures voters 'I care' Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:28 PM PDT Slipping in states that could sink his presidential bid, Republican Mitt Romney declared Wednesday that "I care about the people of America" and can do more than President Barack Obama to improve their lives. In an all-day Ohio duel, Obama scoffed that a challenger who calls half the nation "victims" was unlikely to be of much help.

Companies agree to settle computer spying charges Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:25 PM PDT A software program developed to track the locations of rented computers secretly collected confidential and personal information about consumers, including medical records, bank statements and even web cam pictures of couples engaged in sex, the Federal Trade Commission said in a settlement that bars eight companies from any further cyber spying.

Noda vows no compromise as Japan, China dig in on islands row Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:24 PM PDT NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan will not compromise on the islands at the heart of a dispute with China as Tokyo already has sovereignty over them, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Wednesday after China's foreign minister angrily declared the islets were "sacred territory." "As for the Senkakus, they are an inherent part of our territory in light of history and also under international law," Noda said of the rocky islets China claims as the Diaoyu Islands in a bitter spat between Asia's two biggest economies. "There are no territorial issues as such. ...

Akin, McCaskill both courting Republicans in Mo. Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:14 PM PDT His spot on the ballot now guaranteed, Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin began rebuilding support Wednesday among fellow Republicans who shunned him after a remark about "legitimate rape" while Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill honed an election strategy that will use Akin's own words to portray him as an extremist.

Army General Charged with Forcible Sodomy During Tour in Afghanistan Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:12 PM PDT An Army brigadier general has been charged with forcible sodomy, inappropriate relationships, and possessing alcohol and pornography while serving as a senior commander in Afghanistan earlier this year. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, a deputy commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, faces a possible court...

U.S.-led "war on drugs" questioned at U.N. Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:02 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The presidents of Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala all called for a vigorous global debate of anti-narcotics laws at the United Nations on Wednesday, raising new questions about the wisdom of the four-decade-old, U.S.-led "war on drugs." Although none of the leaders explicitly called for narcotics to be legalized, they suggested at the U.N. General Assembly that they would welcome wholesale changes to policies that have shown scant evidence of limiting drug flows while contributing to massive violence throughout Latin America. ...

Training for the next Libya, Marine teams wary of budget cuts Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (Reuters) - Shells fly and firing range instructors yell at the young Marines who are in their second day of security forces training at the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp that straddles the border between Virginia and North Carolina. "Look what you just did. Hurry up! Let's go. Do it all over," barks one instructor who is helping prepare Marine security forces like those called to protect the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli after an attack on the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. ...

Venezuela polls mixed as presidential vote nears Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan pollsters diverged sharply on Wednesday over whether President Hugo Chavez will win re-election on October 7 or lose to opposition rival Henrique Capriles in an increasingly close election. Most of the country's best-known polls show Chavez ahead, but Capriles' poll numbers have been creeping up in the closing days of the campaign. Polls in Venezuela are notoriously controversial and public opinion has shifted quickly. The closely watched election will determine whether Chavez continues his drive to turn the OPEC nation into a bastion of oil-financed socialism. ...

Sudan, South Sudan reach deal to restart oil exports Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:53 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan reached a border security agreement which will allow the resumption of southern oil exports through the north, spokesmen for both sides said on Wednesday. Leaders of the African neighbors reached a breakthrough after four days of talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, both delegations said. (Reporting by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Giles Elgood)

Texas-Mexico border bridge shut over "safety concerns" Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT (Reuters) - Authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas, have closed one of the city's two border crossings to Mexico due to "safety concerns," the Customs and Border Protection agency said on Wednesday. The agency said local authorities closed Bridge II linking the city to Piedras Negras, Mexico, to traffic in the morning citing safety concerns, which local news media said were prompted by the discovery of a "suspicious device." Eagle Pass is not one of the principal hubs for trade or visitors over the 2,000-mile (3,200-km) U.S. Mexico border. ...

Court to hear appeal over federal gay marriage law Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:46 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The next battle over a law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman will be waged in a federal appeals court in New York on Thursday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the case of Edith Windsor, an 83-year-old woman who says the Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against gay couples in violation of the U.S. Constitution. Windsor's lawsuit is one of numerous challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act winding their way through U.S. courts. ...

Exclusive: IMF, EU clash over Greece's bailout prospects Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:44 PM PDT ATHENS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greece's international official lenders are at loggerheads over how to solve Athens' debt crisis, threatening more trouble for the euro. Officials from Greece and the "troika" of European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund have told Reuters tensions have risen in recent weeks as negotiators wrangle over further budget cuts, with the IMF adamant that Greece reduce its debt further. ...

Google executive queried on video said to violate Brazil election law Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:41 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Google Inc's most senior executive in Brazil was questioned by police and released on Wednesday after the company failed to take down YouTube videos attacking a mayoral candidate in violation of local electoral law. Google is appealing the charges against Fábio José Silva Coelho, who was brought in by federal police in São Paulo and released after he agreed to cooperate with the case, according to a police statement. ...

Reforms create competitive House races in Calif. Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:40 PM PDT Democratic Rep. Pete Stark, the longest-serving member of California's largest-in-the-nation congressional delegation, offered a taste of his trademark invective.

Anti-cuts protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:32 PM PDT ATHENS/MADRID (Reuters) - Demonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid in an upsurge of popular anger at new austerity measures being imposed on two of the euro zone's most vulnerable economies. In some of the most violent confrontations on Wednesday, Greek police fired tear gas at hooded rioters hurling petrol bombs as thousands joined the country's biggest protest in more than a year. ...

Romney fundraiser planned Thursday in Hong Kong Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plan a campaign fundraiser for him Thursday in Hong Kong, where U.S. business interests intersect with China's growing influence as a world financial superpower.

Czechs ease alcohol ban, hunt for deadly booze goes on Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:09 PM PDT PRAGUE/BUDISOV (Reuters) - The Czech government agreed on Wednesday to ease a ban on the sale and export of spirits after police found the source behind the spread of deadly bootleg booze that has killed 26 people. The state banned the sale of hard liquor on September 14, a tough step in one of the world's hardest-drinking nations and a popular party destination for Britons and other Europeans. Exports were stopped last week under EU pressure. ...

Nigeria says Saudi deports 150 female pilgrims, holding 1,000 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT KANO (Reuters) - Saudi authorities have deported 150 female Nigerian pilgrims and detained another 1,000 because they came unaccompanied by men, Nigeria's government announced on Wednesday. Mohammed Bello, chairman of Nigeria's national haj, or Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, said 150 women on one flight had been stopped at the airport for "lack of ... lawful male accompanying pilgrim". "This ugly development continued with subsequent flights that arrived at the kingdom," he said, adding that 1,000 were still being held at the airport in Jeddah. ...

Insight: How Sonia Gandhi was persuaded to back India reforms Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It had been a brutal August for India's Congress party: economic growth was wilting, the monsoon rains were failing and the opposition had it cornered on yet another corruption scandal. In stepped Sonia Gandhi to revive the morale of the ruling party's lawmakers, exhorting them at a meeting to "stand up and fight, fight with a sense of purpose and fight aggressively". It was a stunningly assertive speech from the normally temperate matriarch of a dynasty that has ruled India for most of its post-independence era. ...

Exclusive: EU regulators to suspend ICE, bank CDS probe - source Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are set to suspend indefinitely an antitrust investigation into credit default swaps deals offered by clearing house ICE Clear Europe to nine banks, due to the lack of evidence, a European Commission source said on Wednesday. The EU watchdog's decision also took into account the entry of European clearing house LCH.Clearnet into the $28 trillion credit default swaps market, the source said. LCH. ...

U.S. students grill Argentina President Fernandez in Washington Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:56 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Georgetown University students in Washington D.C. got to do something on Wednesday that Argentine journalists rarely get to do: grill visiting President Cristina Fernandez on issues like her country's discredited inflation statistics. Fernandez is a gifted public speaker but she seldom holds news conferences or gives interviews at home. Her drive to crack down on media monopolies has aggravated a long-running feud with top Argentine conglomerate Grupo Clarin. ...

U.N. members divided over response to Mali crisis Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:54 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. members appeared deeply divided on Wednesday as they sought to resolve the crisis in Mali, with France and some of Mali's neighbors backing possible military intervention while the United States said the West African nation first must have an elected government. A special U.N. ...

Outside groups making play to help Romney with ads Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:53 PM PDT New Republican-leaning independent groups entered the presidential advertising fray Wednesday as polling suggests Mitt Romney's campaign may be losing ground against President Barack Obama in key swing states.

Guinea secures $2.1 billion debt relief from IMF, World Bank Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:47 PM PDT CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea secured $2.1 billion in debt relief from the World Bank and the IMF Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, paving the way for accelerated development of the minerals-rich West African state, officials said. The debt relief comes as a vote of international confidence in Guinea's transition back to civilian rule since a 2008 military coup that hampered its economy, discouraged investment, and led partners to freeze aid. "Reaching the HIPC completion point represents an important achievement for Guinea. ...

Ryan: Obama's Policies 'Blowing Up In Our Faces' Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:46 PM PDT FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan took the Romney-Ryan campaign to Ft. Collins, Colo. for a town hall meeting today, where he said President Obama has a made "a string of broken promises" on the economy and foreign policy. Asked whether...

Second time is the charm for Air Force One landing Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:44 PM PDT KENT, Ohio (Reuters) - The presidential jet Air Force One was forced Wednesday to abort an initial landing in Toledo, Ohio, due to fog and rain, and passengers including the president had a bumpy ride. The plane ferrying President Barack Obama to election campaign events in Ohio took two attempts to land while those aboard were shaken by turbulence. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, after consulting with the plane's crew, told journalists traveling with the president that weather was the cause. The plane landed safely on the second attempt and there were no injuries. ...

Iran can neutralize sabotage of nuclear facilities: Ahmadinejad Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Tehran is capable of neutralizing all efforts to sabotage its nuclear facilities and repeated that Iran is ready for dialogue with the United States. Speaking about possible sabotage of its nuclear facilities, Ahmadinejad told reporters through an interpreter that Iran was "capable of avoiding and neutralizing these efforts." At a news conference in which he spoke through an interpreter, Ahmadinejad also said: "We are ready for a dialogue (with the United States) and a resolution of problems ... ...

Ahmadinejad hopes for better ties with Argentina after talks Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he hopes scheduled talks with Argentina over two bombings of Jewish targets in Buenos Aires in the 1990s will lead to better ties. Argentina announced on Tuesday that the countries' foreign ministers will meet in New York to discuss the attacks, in which Iran is alleged to have played a role. Iran has denied any participation in the bombings. There were "misunderstandings" in Iran's ties with Argentina due to the "interference and the meddling of others," Ahmadinejad told a news conference in New York. ...

Ahmadinejad denounces "uncivilized Zionists," urges new order Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Wednesday his country was under constant threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists" and called for a new world order not dominated by Western powers in the service of "the devil." In his eighth address to the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad painted a gloomy picture of a world driven by greed rather than moral values. ...

University of California settles pepper spray suit for $1 million Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:36 PM PDT DAVIS, California (Reuters) - University officials in California have agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over a pepper-spraying incident last year that came to symbolize law enforcement aggression against anti-Wall Street protesters, attorneys said on Wednesday. Video of the confrontation, which showed seated student protesters being pepper-sprayed by campus police at the University of California campus at Davis, was replayed widely on television and the Internet, sparking outrage among faculty and activists. ...

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