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• Biden, 69, seeks Florida seniors' votes for Obama
• Obama mixes debate preparation with fundraising
• Momentum shift? Akin regains 2 Mo. endorsements
• Dems pump cash into ME Senate race, but for whom?
• U.S., France boost Syria support, less than rebels hoped
• U.S. plan for emergency Egypt aid hits roadblock
• Presidential contest shifts to money _to campaign
• Republicans Fire Their Voter-Registration Firm
• Minneapolis workplace shooter lost job hours before rampage
• Obama blocks Chinese wind farm in Oregon over national security
• Joe Biden to Host Post-Debate Spin Session Online
• House lawmaker blocks $450M in US aid for Egypt
• Obama Blocks Chinese Wind Farm Purchase
• Pentagon seeks competition for sustainment of Lockheed F-35
• Joe Biden Courts Seniors, Blasts Romney-Ryan on Social Security, Medicare
• Momentum shift? Akin regains 2 Mo. endorsements
• U.S., Gulf countries seek to advance missile defense plan
• Romney Says Miltary Action Against Iran May Not Be Necessary
• Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports
• Fact Check: Campaigns on Social Security
• Voter registration problems widening in Florida
• Obama mixes debate preparation with fundraising
• U.S. drops Iranian MEK dissident group from terrorism list
• Schumer calls on NY developer to plan now for Amtrak tunnels
• Russian punk band supporters expect little of legal appeal
• What Romney Must Do at the Debates: Establishing Competence, Compassion and Connection Can Start the "Romney Comeback" Narrative
• Del Ponte joins U.N. war crimes inquiry on Syria
• Syria rebels struggle to advance in Aleppo offensive
• Slovenia debt to rise but no bailout needed: PM
• US drops Iranian opposition group from terror list
• Israel disappointed at Argentina talks with Iran
• Biden, 69, seeks Florida seniors' votes for Obama
• Obama, Netanyahu seek to reduce tensions over Iran

Biden, 69, seeks Florida seniors' votes for Obama Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:44 PM PDT Joe Biden may just be the perfect pitchman for the senior vote.

Obama mixes debate preparation with fundraising Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT President Barack Obama said Friday that the nation is "not as divided as the pundits make it seem," offering themes of political unity during a fundraising blitz for himself and other Democrats.

Momentum shift? Akin regains 2 Mo. endorsements Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT Some of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's prominent supporters are reversing course and backing Missouri GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin's embattled campaign against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.

Dems pump cash into ME Senate race, but for whom? Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee is buying $410,000 worth of TV advertising in the U.S. Senate race in Maine, but it's not clear for whom.

U.S., France boost Syria support, less than rebels hoped Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:15 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and France announced increased support for opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, but there was no sign that the direct military aid the rebels want to create safe havens for civilians is on the way. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a meeting of foreign ministers in New York that the United States would provide an additional $45 million in non-lethal and humanitarian aid to the Syrian opposition. Of this, $30 million would be for humanitarian assistance and $15 million for non-lethal help, such as radios and training. ...

U.S. plan for emergency Egypt aid hits roadblock Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday that it planned to transfer $450 million to Egypt to help the country's new government, but the move was quickly blocked by a skeptical lawmaker who said she saw no immediate need for the cash infusion. Representative Kay Granger, the Texas Republican who chairs the House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee for foreign operations, said the administration's $450 bailout proposal for Egypt was premature. "This proposal comes to Congress at a point when the U.S. ...

Presidential contest shifts to money _to campaign Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:59 PM PDT For a day, the presidential contest was almost all about money — money to wage the presidential contest, that is. Mitt Romney promised to help Americans earn more, but he and President Barack Obama focused mostly on private fundraisers and big checks to fuel their 40-day sprint to Election Day.

Republicans Fire Their Voter-Registration Firm Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT Republicans have fired the firm they had employed to register voters in battleground states. After Florida election officials said they received faulty voter-registration forms, the Republican National Committee said it had severed ties with Strategic Allied Consulting, a voter-registration firm that was handling GOP registration...

Minneapolis workplace shooter lost job hours before rampage Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:47 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Police on Friday identified the disgruntled former employee who killed four people, then took his own life, in a shooting rampage at the Minneapolis sign company from which he had been fired earlier in the day. Hours after losing his job, the gunman, Andrew Engeldinger, entered Accent Signage Systems Inc. through a loading dock door on Thursday afternoon with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun and began firing, police said. Some of his victims were likely targeted. ...

Obama blocks Chinese wind farm in Oregon over national security Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a privately owned Chinese company from building wind turbines close to a Navy military site in Oregon due to national security concerns. The rare presidential order to block the project comes as Obama campaigns for a second term against Republican Mitt Romney, who has accused him of being soft on China. Ralls Corp, which had been installing wind turbine generators made in China by Sany Group, will now be forced shelve its plans and divest its interest in the four wind farm projects it acquired earlier this year. ...

Joe Biden to Host Post-Debate Spin Session Online Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:45 PM PDT Vice President Joe Biden will be the Obama campaign's leading spin master after Wednesday night's first presidential debate, hosting a nationwide "live-stream discussion" online immediately following the action in Denver, ABC News has learned. Biden will address and interact with viewers at the more-than-3,200 debate...

House lawmaker blocks $450M in US aid for Egypt Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:45 PM PDT The Obama administration's plan to transfer $450 million in cash to Egypt hit a roadblock Friday as a top House committee chairwoman blocked the move, saying it warrants further review.

Obama Blocks Chinese Wind Farm Purchase Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:43 PM PDT President Obama today blocked a Chinese firm from acquiring four wind-farm projects near a Naval facility in Oregon, citing national security concerns. "There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that Ralls Corporation… might take action that threatens to impair the national security of...

Pentagon seeks competition for sustainment of Lockheed F-35 Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday said it was seeking to open the long-term sustainment of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program to competition from other companies as part of an overall drive to lower the cost of the new stealthy warplane. The Defense Department invited companies to participate in a two-day public forum on November 14-15 to get more data on possible opportunities to compete for work managing the supply chain of the new fighter jet and providing support equipment, simulators for training and a computer-based logistics systems. ...

Joe Biden Courts Seniors, Blasts Romney-Ryan on Social Security, Medicare Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:40 PM PDT BOCA RATON, Fla. – Vice President Joe Biden tried to court the senior vote Friday afternoon and draw a contrast between how President Obama and GOP presidential  nominee Mitt Romney approach two issues of great concern to senior citizens – Social Security and Medicare. The...

Momentum shift? Akin regains 2 Mo. endorsements Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT Some of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's prominent supporters are reversing course and backing Missouri GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin's embattled campaign against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.

U.S., Gulf countries seek to advance missile defense plan Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and its Gulf partners are looking to deepen cooperation on missile defense as tensions rise with Iran, and announcements could come soon on new purchases, U.S. officials said on Friday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) officials in New York as Washington seeks to boost regional defenses against perceived Iranian threats. "Our aim is to help our Gulf partners with their defense needs ... there is a missile threat that they face, we want to help them face that threat as best they can," one senior U.S. ...

Romney Says Miltary Action Against Iran May Not Be Necessary Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:33 PM PDT ABOARD THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN PLANE — Mitt Romney said today that he does not believe military action will be necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capability. Romney added that he still leaves the option of military action "on the table" should it be needed....

Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Election officials in Florida were scouring their records for fraudulent voter registration forms on Friday after the Republican party said it had fired a company hired to gather new voters because of reports its employees may have submitted bogus forms. The Palm Beach County elections office first reported finding 106 potentially fraudulent registration forms earlier this week that had been submitted by Strategic Allied Consulting (SAC), a Virginia firm hired by Florida's Republican party. ...

Fact Check: Campaigns on Social Security Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:19 PM PDT The Romney and Obama campaign traded allegations on Social Security today. Here is a quick fact check. Romney's plan raises taxes on Social Security benefits.   FICTION. This allegation from Vice President Biden today is based on the Tax Policy Center's analysis that attempts to fill...

Voter registration problems widening in Florida Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:16 PM PDT What first appeared to be an isolated problem in one Florida county has now spread statewide, with election officials in at least seven counties informing prosecutors or state election officials about questionable voter registration forms filled out on behalf of the Republican Party of Florida.

Obama mixes debate preparation with fundraising Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT President Barack Obama said Friday that the nation is "not as divided as the pundits make it seem," offering themes of political unity during a fundraising blitz for himself and other Democrats.

U.S. drops Iranian MEK dissident group from terrorism list Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:08 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday formally removed the Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e Khalq from its official list of terrorist organizations, but underscored serious concerns about the group which is seeking to recast itself as an Iranian opposition force. ...

Schumer calls on NY developer to plan now for Amtrak tunnels Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - A long-stalled plan to unblock a major transport bottleneck into New York City "may end up in the grave yard" unless space is reserved now for new train tunnels under the Hudson River, Senator Charles Schumer said Friday. The so-called Gateway project, which would cost as much as $13.5 billion, would increase rail capacity between Newark, New Jersey's Pennsylvania Station and Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station. Federally run Amtrak and New Jersey Transit share two 100-year-old tunnels under the Hudson River. Delays are common because of high over-use. ...

Russian punk band supporters expect little of legal appeal Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court's decision to hand two-year jail terms to punk band Pussy Riot for performing an anti-Kremlin song in Moscow's main cathedral prompted fury in the West and refocused attention on President Vladimir Putin's rights record. But as a judge prepares to rule on Monday on an appeal filed by the three female jailed band members their legal team and their relatives hold out little hope that the sentences - which they believe were overly harsh - will be quashed or reduced. "Such a decision is impossible," said Mark Feigin, a defense lawyer. ...

What Romney Must Do at the Debates: Establishing Competence, Compassion and Connection Can Start the "Romney Comeback" Narrative Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:56 PM PDT On the road to recovery, one must always accept reality and the truth as it exists. Not in what we want it to be, but in what it is. Mitt Romney is behind — nationally and in nearly every key battleground state.  This race today...

Del Ponte joins U.N. war crimes inquiry on Syria Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:53 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Carla del Ponte, the International Criminal Court's former chief prosecutor, was on Friday appointed a member of a United Nations commission investigating war crimes in Syria. The commission is gathering evidence for possible future trials of individuals and military units suspected of committing abuses in the 18-month-old conflict in which forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are seeking to quell an uprising against him. ...

Syria rebels struggle to advance in Aleppo offensive Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:53 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they were struggling to make headway against a barrage of government jet and artillery attacks in their latest attempt to take control of the country's largest city Aleppo after weeks of deadlock. On the second day of an offensive they had billed as a "decisive battle", rebels also threatened to start fighting local Kurdish militants - a move which would further complicate a war that has already spilled over Syria's borders. ...

Slovenia debt to rise but no bailout needed: PM Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:51 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Slovenia's economy, saddled by a banking crisis, does not need a financial bailout, even though public debt levels will likely breach European Union rules in two years, Prime Minister Janez Jansa said on Friday. Jansa expects government reform programs, such as increased public-sector wage cuts, job cuts, an increase in the retirement age and consolidation of a privatization program, if executed in time, will boost economic growth and make a bailout unnecessary. ...

US drops Iranian opposition group from terror list Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:50 PM PDT The Obama administration granted a victory Friday to a militant Iranian organization formerly allied with Saddam Hussein, taking the group off the U.S. terrorism list despite vehemently rejecting its claim that it is a pro-democracy opposition movement worthy of replacing Iran's Shiite regime.

Israel disappointed at Argentina talks with Iran Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:46 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Israel said on Friday it was greatly disappointed by Argentina's decision to meet Iranian officials to discuss the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that Argentine courts accuse Tehran of sponsoring. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez ordered her foreign minister to accept Iran's request for talks in New York this week, marking a sharp change in diplomatic policy and drawing criticism from Jewish leaders in Buenos Aires. ...

Biden, 69, seeks Florida seniors' votes for Obama Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:44 PM PDT Joe Biden may just be the perfect pitchman for the senior vote.

Obama, Netanyahu seek to reduce tensions over Iran Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Friday to ease tensions over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, presenting a show of solidarity on the ultimate goal of preventing Tehran from acquiring an atomic bomb. Obama, widely seen as having snubbed Netanyahu by not meeting face to face with him on his U.S. visit, spoke instead by phone to the Israeli leader amid signs of movement toward a truce in their war of words over how to confront Tehran. Netanyahu used his U.N. ...

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