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• Romney strives to turn the page on rough week
• Bill Clinton has no idea what Hillary may do next
• Romney focuses on California fundraising
• Study: Voting rule changes may deter 10M Hispanics
• Japan, China military conflict seen unlikely despite tension
• Exclusive: North Korea plans agriculture reforms
• World Health Organisation says has found new SARS-like virus
• Street battles erupt in Guinea refinery town
• Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast
• Sudan, South Sudan leaders negotiate on border, oil
• Myanmar president heads to U.S., seeks end to sanctions
• Insight: China housing drive gives measure of next Premier
• From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests rumble on
• Romney strives to turn the page on rough week
• Pakistani radio show uses mothers and mullahs to undercut Taliban
• Philippine mining at policy crossroads as investment sputters
• Canadian auto workers at Ford ratify labor agreement
• Japan PM says dispute with China could hurt economy: report
• Iran could launch pre-emptive Israel strike-commander
• Florida wants NASA land to develop commercial spaceport
• Five Key Myths About Campaigns
• Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark
• Bill Clinton has "no earthly idea" whether Hillary will run
• Chinese verdict on ex-cop set to tighten noose on Bo
• Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google
• Miner BSG may sue Brazil's BTG Pactual over Guinea role: report
• Libyan army tackles rogue militias as two disband
• Israel, Palestinians discuss developing gas off Gaza coast
• Reince Priebus: Last Week Was 'Good' For GOP
• Euro zone to boost bailout fund firepower to 2 trillion euros: report
• Former Russia defense chief Grachev dies
• Ann Coulter: Democrats 'Dropping the Blacks and Moving on to the Hispanics'
• Sunday Sound: Top 6 Moments Heard on 'This Week'

Romney strives to turn the page on rough week Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:10 PM PDT Mitt Romney's presidential campaign strove to turn the page on a week of public stumbles and Republican hand-wringing Sunday, promising a redoubled effort in the most competitive states to undercut his opponent's economic record as voters tune in for the final six weeks of a close race.

Bill Clinton has no idea what Hillary may do next Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:33 AM PDT Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after serving as secretary of state and he has no idea what she may do.

Romney focuses on California fundraising Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:32 PM PDT Facing criticism that he's too focused on raising campaign cash, Mitt Romney is about to launch what advisers call an "intense battleground state schedule." But on Saturday, the Republican presidential nominee focused exclusively on courting donors in a state that hasn't supported a Republican presidential candidate in almost a quarter century.

Study: Voting rule changes may deter 10M Hispanics Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:21 PM PDT The combined effects of voter roll purges, demands for proof of citizenship and photo identification requirements in several states may hinder at least 10 million Hispanic citizens who seek to vote this fall, civil rights advocates warn in a new report.

Japan, China military conflict seen unlikely despite tension Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:17 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Hawkish Chinese commentators have urged Beijing to prepare for military conflict with Japan as tensions mount over disputed islands in the East China Sea, but most experts say chances the Asian rivals will decide to go to war are slim. A bigger risk is the possibility that an unintended maritime clash results in deaths and boosts pressure for retaliation, but even then Tokyo and Beijing are expected to seek to manage the row before it becomes a full-blown military confrontation. "That's the real risk - a maritime incident leading to a loss of life. ...

Exclusive: North Korea plans agriculture reforms Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:16 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea plans to allow farmers to keep more of their produce in an attempt to boost agricultural output, a source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said, in a move that could boost supplies, help cap rising food prices and ease malnutrition. The move to liberalize agriculture under new leader Kim Jong-un, who took office in December 2011 after the death of his father, would reverse a crackdown on private production that started in 2005. It comes amid talk that the youngest Kim to rule the impoverished North is considering reforms to boost the economy. ...

World Health Organisation says has found new SARS-like virus Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:13 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A new virus belonging to the same family as the SARS virus that killed 800 people in 2002 has been identified in Britain in a man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday. The United Nations health body, which issued a statement through its "global alert and response" system, said tests on the patient, a 49-year-old Qatari man, confirmed the presence of a new, or novel, coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which includes the common cold and SARS. ...

Street battles erupt in Guinea refinery town Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:06 PM PDT CONAKRY (Reuters) - Street clashes broke out on Sunday in the Guinean industrial town of Fria, home to RUSAL's huge alumina refinery, after local youths armed with knives and guns attacked suspected black market fuel salesmen, witnesses and officials said. At least 20 people were injured in the fighting which ran for several hours before regional security forces arrived in the afternoon to break it up, witnesses said. "Some youths ... ...

Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:47 PM PDT President Barack Obama, defending his foreign policy record at a time of anti-American rage in the Muslim world, fired back at suggestions from Republican Mitt Romney that the president has been weak with allies and enemies alike.

Sudan, South Sudan leaders negotiate on border, oil Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:39 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan met on late on Sunday to try reach a deal to end hostilities and restart oil exports but there was still no breakthrough on a key security accord after two weeks of talks in Ethiopia, officials said. South Sudan said it expected Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his southern counterpart, Salva Kiir, to reach an deal on Monday, after a U.N. Security Council deadline was unofficially extended. ...

Myanmar president heads to U.S., seeks end to sanctions Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:36 PM PDT (Reuters) - Myanmar's reformist president heads to the United States this week, keen to win an end to sanctions and open a new chapter in a once frosty relationship that could bring economic and geostrategic benefits to both sides. After feting Nobel Peace Prize winner and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Washington last week, the United States will welcome Thein Sein, a 67-year-old former general who emerged as the unlikely catalyst for a wave of reforms that were unthinkable a year ago. Thein Sein's U.S. ...

Insight: China housing drive gives measure of next Premier Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:29 PM PDT MENGTOUGOU, China (Reuters) - One day last summer, the man slated to become China's next premier strolled through a run-down alley between cramped brick huts and then toured a construction site a few miles away where brightly painted tower blocks promised new homes for the country's poor. The contrasting neighborhoods, both in Beijing's poor, mining region of Mengtougou, embody the affordable housing policy overseen by Vice Premier Li Keqiang, who is expected to replace Premier Wen Jiabao in an upcoming leadership handover. ...

From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests rumble on Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Muslims protested in Nigeria, Iran, Greece and Turkey on Sunday to show anti-Western anger against a film and cartoons insulting Islam had not dissipated. As delegates from around the world gathered in New York for a U.N. General Assembly where the clash between free speech and blasphemy is bound to be raised, U.S. flags were once again burning in parts of the Muslim world. ...

Romney strives to turn the page on rough week Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:10 PM PDT Mitt Romney's presidential campaign strove to turn the page on a week of public stumbles and Republican hand-wringing Sunday, promising a redoubled effort in the most competitive states to undercut his opponent's economic record as voters tune in for the final six weeks of a close race.

Pakistani radio show uses mothers and mullahs to undercut Taliban Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:08 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Slowly, Ziarat Bibi recalled the last words she spoke to her son, her pain seeming to fill the dimly lit radio studio. "He was preparing for his exam. I told him to pick up his books," she said, as transmitters beamed her grief to listeners across northwest Pakistan. A Taliban bomb killed her son before he took his exam. She has not been able to touch his books since. ...

Philippine mining at policy crossroads as investment sputters Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:06 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - Conflicting regulations and a freeze on new mine deals in the Philippines are strangling development of its rich mineral resources, with mining investment over the next four years at risk of being less than half the $12 billion touted by the government. The Southeast Asian nation has huge mineral reserves, estimated to be worth $850 billion, ranking third in the world in gold, fourth in copper and fifth in nickel, according to the Philippine Mines and Geosciences Bureau agency. ...

Canadian auto workers at Ford ratify labor agreement Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - Unionized workers at Ford Motor Co's Canadian operations have voted in favor of a four-year labor agreement with the company, the Canadian Auto Workers union and Ford said on Sunday. Some 82 percent of the Ford workers who voted backed the deal, the CAW said in a statement. The agreement with Ford was the first deal reached at the Detroit Three companies in this round of talks, and serves as a model for pattern bargaining with General Motors Corp and Fiat SpA's Chrysler Group LLC. ...

Japan PM says dispute with China could hurt economy: report Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:01 PM PDT (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said violent protests in China over the two countries' ongoing territorial dispute could weaken China's economy and spook foreign investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. "China should be developing through the various foreign investments it receives," Noda told the Journal. "Anything to discourage that is a disservice to itself." Japan and China have been at odds over a group of islands in the East China Sea, called Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. ...

Iran could launch pre-emptive Israel strike-commander Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:39 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel if it was sure the Jewish state was preparing to attack it, a senior commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Sunday. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, made the comments to Iran's state-run Arabic language Al-Alam television. "Iran will not start any war but it could launch a pre-emptive attack if it was sure that the enemies are putting the final touches to attack it," Al-Alam said, paraphrasing the military commander. ...

Florida wants NASA land to develop commercial spaceport Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:29 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - With an eye toward developing a commercial spaceport, Florida has asked NASA to transfer 150 acres of land north of the shuttle launch pads and the shuttle runway to Space Florida, the state's aerospace development agency. "Florida believes that the properties identified in this request are excess to the needs of the U.S. ...

Five Key Myths About Campaigns Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT Joseph Campbell, the late philosopher, author and lecturer who often spoke about the power and importance of myth, once said, "Myth is what we call other people's religion." Myth has been important in helping reveal truths that are too obtuse, complicated or unknown to us....

Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape.

Bill Clinton has "no earthly idea" whether Hillary will run Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Secretary of State Hillary Clinton harbors ambitions to run for president, she is keeping them under tight wraps. "I have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do," her husband, former President Bill Clinton, said on CBS television's "Face the Nation" on Sunday. Although Hillary Clinton went down to defeat to President Barack Obama in a close primary contest in 2008, she has stayed in the public eye as the president's top diplomat. In that role, Clinton, who had been a U.S. ...

Chinese verdict on ex-cop set to tighten noose on Bo Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The ex-police chief who triggered China's most spectacular political upheaval for decades is virtually sure to be convicted on four charges on Monday, turning attention to the fate of his disgraced former boss, Bo Xilai. A court in southwest China will announce its verdict on the charges against Wang Lijun, the former police chief of Chongqing municipality in southwest China -- chiefly, that he tried to cover up the murder of a British businessman by Gu Kailai, the wife of Bo, one of China's most controversial politicians. ...

Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran plans to switch its citizens onto a domestic Internet network in what officials say is a bid to improve cyber security but which many Iranians fear is the latest way to control their access to the web. The announcement, made by a government deputy minister on Sunday, came as state television announced Google Inc's search engine and its email service would be blocked "within a few hours". "Google and Gmail will be filtered throughout the country until further notice," an official identified only by his last name, Khoramabadi, said, without giving further details. ...

Miner BSG may sue Brazil's BTG Pactual over Guinea role: report Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:37 AM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - BSG Resources, a mining company operating in Guinea with Brazil's Vale , may sue investment bank BTG Pactual over the latter's role as an adviser to the West African country's government, O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Sunday. According to the paper, BSG Resources Chief Executive Asher Avidan is in Brazil looking for legal advisers, with a view to filing a lawsuit against BTG Pactual and partner AGN Participações. BTG Pactual and AGN created holding company B&A Participações to invest in mining projects globally. ...

Libyan army tackles rogue militias as two disband Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:41 AM PDT TRIPOLI/DERNA, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's army on Sunday ordered rogue armed groups in and around Tripoli to leave state and military premises or be ejected by force, apparently seeking to capitalize on the withdrawal of militias from Benghazi and Derna. The two main Islamist militias in Derna, a town in eastern Libya known as an Islamist stronghold, said on Saturday they were disbanding after one of them, Ansar al-Sharia, was driven out of Libya's second city, Benghazi. ...

Israel, Palestinians discuss developing gas off Gaza coast Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:33 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed Palestinian administration is negotiating with Israel for permission to develop natural gas off the coast of the Gaza Strip, Israeli and foreign diplomats said on Sunday. Mediterranean gas could be a windfall for the Palestinian Authority (PA), which operates under Israeli occupation in the West Bank and has alarmed the World Bank by sinking into fiscal crises amid shortfalls in international aid. ...

Reince Priebus: Last Week Was 'Good' For GOP Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:32 AM PDT Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus called the past week a "defining week in both campaigns," describing it as a "good week" even as the GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney came under fire after secretly-taped comments he made at fundraiser earlier this year became public. "I think...

Euro zone to boost bailout fund firepower to 2 trillion euros: report Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone states are preparing to allow the bloc's permanent bailout fund to leverage its capital in the same way as its predecessor so it can reach a capacity of more than 2 trillion euros and rescue big countries if necessary, Der Spiegel said on Sunday. ...

Former Russia defense chief Grachev dies Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev, who said Chechen rebels could be crushed in a few hours with a single airborne regiment - ahead of a devastating 20-month war - died on Sunday aged 64. The general was defense minister under President Boris Yeltsin in 1992-1996 and was one of the decision-makers behind the first war Moscow launched, in December 1994, to defeat separatist forces. ...

Ann Coulter: Democrats 'Dropping the Blacks and Moving on to the Hispanics' Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:33 AM PDT During the "This Week" roundtable's discussion of the politics of immigration reform and the Latino vote, conservative commentator Ann Coulter made the provocative claim that "Democrats are dropping the blacks and moving on to the Hispanics," while arguing that immigrant rights should not be considered...

Sunday Sound: Top 6 Moments Heard on 'This Week' Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:18 AM PDT Below are some of the notable comments made Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Guests included Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod; Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus; Republican strategist and ABC News political analyst and contributor Nicolle Wallace; former Obama domestic policy adviser...

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