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• New York Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama
• Springsteen, Jay-Z to boost Obama on final day
• Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day
• US officials: No delays in rescue effort in Libya
• Officials: Security officers went to aid of Benghazi Consulate within minutes of 1st call
• Early voting update
• On Staten Island, cries for help replaced by a loss for words
• US Chamber to air anti-Democrat Casey ads in Pa.
• Obama, Romney go back on attack as campaign hits final stretch
• On the Jersey shore, emotion outweighs cost of rebuilding
• Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day
• Obama's closing case to voters recalls the past
• Mo. Sen. McCaskill using Romney in new TV ad
• Mass. Sen. hopefuls have spent $68M on race so far
• World Bank approves new aid for Myanmar
• New York Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama
• On balance, Sandy to have negative economic effect: Fed official
• Fed's Rosengren draws line in the sand on QE3 bond buys
• Cell phone system recovering slowly after Sandy
• Data points to slow healing in labor market
• Romney & Obama: I'm the real candidate of change
• Factbox: Storm Sandy blamed for at least 95 deaths in U.S., Canada
• Former GOP Sen. Hagel to back Democrat Kerrey
• Chrysler executive has rough words for Trump
• U.S. agency withdraws tax report challenging Republican ideas
• Romney to make unexpected campaign stop in Pennsylvania
• Springsteen, Jay-Z to boost Obama on final day
• FTC staff recommends Google be sued over patents: report
• White House race tight in 4 key states; Obama up in Virginia: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• Ex-Penn State president charged with perjury in Sandusky case
• Storm-wracked states prepare for election Tuesday
• Romney to campaign in Pennsylvania on Sunday
• Obama's '25 Things You Don't Know About Me'

New York Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:13 PM PDT New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is endorsing President Barack Obama for re-election, citing his leadership on climate change.

Springsteen, Jay-Z to boost Obama on final day Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:48 PM PDT Some big-name celebrities will help President Barack Obama make his closing case to voters in the most competitive states.

Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:18 PM PDT Election officials were ordering generators, moving voting locations and figuring out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday's presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by Superstorm Sandy.

US officials: No delays in rescue effort in Libya Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:31 PM PDT U.S. intelligence officials are offering a new timeline detailing the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, saying CIA security officers went to the aid of State Department staff less than 25 minutes after they got the first call for help.

Officials: Security officers went to aid of Benghazi Consulate within minutes of 1st call Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:29 PM PDT Officials: Security officers went to aid of Benghazi Consulate within minutes of 1st call.

Early voting update Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:24 PM PDT About 22 million people have already voted in the upcoming election, either by mail or in person. No votes will be counted until Nov. 6, but some key states are releasing the party affiliation of those who have voted.

On Staten Island, cries for help replaced by a loss for words Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:23 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - On Hamden Ave, a storm-wrecked street on New York City's Staten Island, everyone was talking about the surge - a wall of water that came tearing down the street on Monday night. As families picked through mud-caked photo albums and couch cushions, and stared at ruined cars scattered across the neighborhood, they talked on Thursday about how a little bit of rain suddenly turned into pools of water. Then swelled and kept swelling until the water flooded the first floor of homes. ...

US Chamber to air anti-Democrat Casey ads in Pa. Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:22 PM PDT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching television and radio ads against Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in a Pennsylvania race that Republicans insist has become competitive.

Obama, Romney go back on attack as campaign hits final stretch Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:19 PM PDT GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney went back on the attack on Thursday, breaking a storm-induced campaign truce to hit the road and pound home their closing messages in the final stretch of a tight battle for the White House. With five days left until Tuesday's election, Obama resurrected his 2008 "change" slogan and said he was the only candidate who had actually fought for it. Romney criticized Obama as a lover of big government who would expand the federal bureaucracy. ...

On the Jersey shore, emotion outweighs cost of rebuilding Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:18 PM PDT BAY HEAD, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - The people of the Jersey Shore may feel alone in the world right now, their homes destroyed and their beaches ruined by Hurricane Sandy. But they will soon face a decision familiar to others who have survived massive storms - do I rebuild? There is a reason New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the destruction Sandy wrought on the shoreline "unthinkable." The one-time vacation paradise, familiar to fans of Bruce Springsteen, is now a twisted wreck, with remnants of a roller coaster floating in the ocean, and houses erased like they were temporary markings. ...

Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:18 PM PDT Election officials were ordering generators, moving voting locations and figuring out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday's presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by Superstorm Sandy.

Obama's closing case to voters recalls the past Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:17 PM PDT President Barack Obama has spent months urging Americans to move forward. Now he's asking them to look back.

Mo. Sen. McCaskill using Romney in new TV ad Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:15 PM PDT Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ventured into Republican-leaning southern Missouri on Thursday, warning voters that challenger Todd Akin would be part of a "very small caucus of extremists" if elected to the Senate and launching a new ad, titled, "Unfit," featuring video of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney denouncing Akin.

Mass. Sen. hopefuls have spent $68M on race so far Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:14 PM PDT Republican Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren ramped up their voter outreach efforts Thursday as new campaign fundraising reports show they've already spent nearly $68 million pursuing the same Massachusetts Senate seat.

World Bank approves new aid for Myanmar Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:14 PM PDT Myanmar is moving at "warp speed" in opening up after years of authoritarian rule but needs to build institutions to improve transparency and economic governance, the World Bank said Thursday as it approved $80 million in development aid.

New York Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:13 PM PDT New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is endorsing President Barack Obama for re-election, citing his leadership on climate change.

On balance, Sandy to have negative economic effect: Fed official Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:09 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official on Thursday said, on balance, the massive storm Sandy will have a negative effect on the U.S. economy. Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, cited both the immediate economic harm the storm would cause and the eventual economic boost from the clean-up. But he said the longer-term economic harm would not be "huge." (Reporting by Tim McLaughlin; Writing by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Fed's Rosengren draws line in the sand on QE3 bond buys Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:05 PM PDT WELLESLEY, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should buy bonds at least until the U.S. jobless rate falls below 7.25 percent, a top Fed official said on Thursday, pitching a plan that would set the clearest end point so far for the central bank's quantitative easing program. Under the view from Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, who is one of 19 Fed policymakers, the U.S. central bank's large-scale asset purchases would continue as long as inflation expectations remained subdued and they would not necessarily stop once the 7.25 percent jobless threshold was crossed. ...

Cell phone system recovering slowly after Sandy Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cell phone towers knocked off line by superstorm Sandy were being gradually restored to service, but fueling generators for relay sites in areas without electricity is difficult, the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday. Sandy knocked out about 25 percent of cell sites on the U.S. east coast this week, the FCC said. About 19 percent were still offline as of Thursday morning, the FCC said. Cell sites can be towers or smaller facilities which relay wireless calls. ...

Data points to slow healing in labor market Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies added jobs in October at the fastest pace in eight months, a sign of modest healing in the labor market just days before a presidential election that could hinge on the economy. Other data on Thursday showed a drop in new claims for jobless benefits, a sharp improvement in consumer confidence, while there were mixed signals regarding the health of U.S. manufacturing. Private employers added 158,000 workers last month, the biggest gain since February, payrolls processor Automatic Data Processing said. ...

Romney & Obama: I'm the real candidate of change Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:59 PM PDT Five days before the election, Republican challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama vied forcefully for the mantle of change Thursday in a country thirsting for it after a painful recession and uneven recovery, pressing intense closing arguments in their unpredictably close race for the White House. Early voting topped 20 million ballots.

Factbox: Storm Sandy blamed for at least 95 deaths in U.S., Canada Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:57 PM PDT (Reuters) - Deaths in the United States and Canada from Sandy, the massive storm that hit the U.S. East Coast this week, rose to at least 95 on Thursday after the number of victims reported by authorities in New York City jumped and deaths in New Jersey and elsewhere also rose. The number of dead in New York City rose to 39, police said. At least 15 of the city's dead were found on Staten Island, whose southeast flank took the full brunt of the storm surge. In New Jersey, authorities said the death toll in the state had reached 13 as search and rescue teams gained access to devastated areas. ...

Former GOP Sen. Hagel to back Democrat Kerrey Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:55 PM PDT Democrat Bob Kerrey got an atta-boy Thursday from former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, who said the former senator would break the partisan "nonsense that's literally strangling our country." Republicans supporting GOP hopeful Deb Fischer in Nebraska's tight Senate race scoffed and suggested Hagel was sniffing around for a cabinet seat under President Barack Obama.

Chrysler executive has rough words for Trump Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:54 PM PDT (Advisory: Note expletives in paragraphs 1 and 4) DETROIT (Reuters) - A Chrysler executive told Donald Trump in a Tweet on Thursday that the real estate executive and television personality was "full of shit" for repeating a notion that Chrysler is shipping U.S. Jeep production to China, which the automaker refutes. Ralph Gilles, the head of product design for Chrysler, became the second top Chrysler executive in three days to strongly deny the claim, which was first made by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last week to a crowd in Ohio. ...

U.S. agency withdraws tax report challenging Republican ideas Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government agency has withdrawn a report that challenged Republican ideas about taxes and economic growth - an action that drew fire from Democrats who accused it on Thursday of bowing to political pressure. Republican lawmakers blasted the Congressional Research Service (CRS) report when it was issued in September and then went to the agency to complain. The report suggested that lower tax rates on the wealthy are not linked to economic growth, an item of faith among many conservatives. ...

Romney to make unexpected campaign stop in Pennsylvania Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:49 PM PDT DOSWELL, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to campaign in Pennsylvania on Sunday to take advantage of what aides see as the possibility of an upset win over President Barack Obama in the traditionally Democratic state. Campaign aides said the visit would likely take place in the southeastern portion of the state. Romney had held off on campaign visits to Pennsylvania because it appeared Obama had the state locked up. But polls have tightened in recent weeks, although Romney is still behind. The visit would have two potential goals. ...

Springsteen, Jay-Z to boost Obama on final day Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:48 PM PDT Some big-name celebrities will help President Barack Obama make his closing case to voters in the most competitive states.

FTC staff recommends Google be sued over patents: report Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Federal Trade Commission staff report has recommended that the government sue Google for violating U.S. antitrust law because it asked courts to stop sales of some products which infringe on its essential patents, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The five-member commission is inclined to vote in favor of suing Google, the Internet search engine giant, Bloomberg said, quoting unidentified sources. ...

White House race tight in 4 key states; Obama up in Virginia: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is very close in four of the critical battleground states expected to decide next week's election, but Obama has built a small lead in Virginia, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. The incumbent Democratic president leads his Republican challenger by five percentage points among likely voters in Virginia, at 49 percent to 44 percent. That margin exceeds the survey's 4-point credibility interval, the tool used to account for statistical variation in Internet polls. ...

Ex-Penn State president charged with perjury in Sandusky case Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:27 PM PDT HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A grand jury has charged former Penn State President Graham Spanier with participating in a "conspiracy of silence" to cover up child sex abuse by former football coach Jerry Sandusky, Pennsylvania's attorney general said on Thursday. The highest-ranking Pennsylvania State University official charged in the explosive case, Spanier, 64, was accused of child endangerment, perjury and criminal conspiracy, all felonies. He also faces misdemeanor counts of failure to report suspected abuse, conspiracy and obstruction of the administration of law. ...

Storm-wracked states prepare for election Tuesday Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:21 PM PDT Election officials were ordering generators, moving voting locations and figuring out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday's presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by Superstorm Sandy.

Romney to campaign in Pennsylvania on Sunday Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PDT Republican Mitt Romney will campaign in Pennsylvania on Sunday.

Obama's '25 Things You Don't Know About Me' Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PDT President Obama is revealing "25 Things You Don't Know About Me" in the latest issue of US Weekly, including that he hasn't missed a parent-teacher conference since taking office, he read all of the Harry Potter books with his daughter Malia, and first dog Bo...

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