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• Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more
• Both parties see gains coming from Medicare debate
• Super PACs meet solo PACs
• Progress seeks to address Ottawa's concerns
• Lawyers, CEOs helped Obama win Sept. money battle
• Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more
• Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans
• Left makes gains in Czech Senate election
• Monti expects to see Italy recovery signs within months
• West Bank vote held to help plug Palestinian democracy gap
• Sierra Leone opposition plans to review mining code, contracts
• Five Colombian soldiers killed, first deadly clash amid peace talks
• Putin flexes muscle in big test of Russia's nuclear arsenal
• Kuwait opposition to boycott vote, calls for protests
• Paul Ryan Urges Early Voting in Ohio
• Factbox - Canada's Progress pulled from Malaysia's grasp
• U.S. says death toll rises to 23 in meningitis outbreak
• Biden Says Crying Baby Knows What Romney Win Would Bring
• Intelligence Shows No Planning for Benghazi Consulate Attack
• Nigerian army arrests Boko Haram member at senator's home
• Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate
• As other polls show tight race, Gallup stands apart
• Yemen forces endanger health care by raiding hospitals :HRW
• Kenya tells separatist group: surrender or face arrest
• Super PACs meet solo PACs
• British protesters demand end to "failing" austerity
• Confronting the Internet’s Worst Troll, The Political Power of Reddit, and The Future of Net Neutrality
• Tactics set, Obama, Romney hurtle toward finish
• Libya government says former Gadhafi spokesman captured
• Kentucky: Roar of the Tommy Guns, smell of the crowd
• Ryan Slams President on Energy Policy
• Italian dairies can survive without quotas: minister
• Ohio county elections chief quits, citing stress

Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT People who live in battleground states tend to have a number and a coping strategy.

Both parties see gains coming from Medicare debate Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:20 AM PDT A little more than two weeks before Election Day, Republicans and Democrats alike say Medicare is working to their political advantage in campaigns for the White House and Congress.

Super PACs meet solo PACs Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:46 AM PDT The latest trend in an election year marked by gushers of money? Big spenders going solo to spread a message.

Progress seeks to address Ottawa's concerns Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:41 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Progress Energy Resources Corp said on Saturday that it would take the next 30 days to determine the nature of concerns that led to Ottawa's rejection of its takeover by Malaysia's Petronas and try to find remedies. Chief Executive Michael Culbert said in a statement that Progress's board and staff were disappointed by the 11th-hour rejection announced late Friday. He stressed that the long-term health of Canada's gas industry and the future of liquefied natural gas exports were dependent on investment by international companies such as Petronas. ...

Lawyers, CEOs helped Obama win Sept. money battle Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:35 PM PDT Attorneys, business owners and retirees helped President Barack Obama raise more cash than Republican challenger Mitt Romney last month.

Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT People who live in battleground states tend to have a number and a coping strategy.

Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT Heading into the campaign's final weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is upping his criticism of President Barack Obama's plans for a second term, accusing the Democrat of failing to tell Americans what he would do with four more years. The Obama campaign is aggressively disputing the notion, claiming it's Romney who hasn't provided specific details to voters.

Left makes gains in Czech Senate election Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:21 PM PDT PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech left cemented its dominant position in the upper house of parliament in an election on Saturday, after fiscal tightening and sleaze scandals eroded support for the right. The vote adds to the woes of the centre-right cabinet of Prime Minister Petr Necas, which faces a crucial confidence vote in the lower house next week that could trigger an early election. "It is a clear message from voters for the government, a second within a single week, that it should end," said opposition Social Democrat leader Bohuslav Sobotka. ...

Monti expects to see Italy recovery signs within months Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Saturday he expected it would be only a few more months before signs of recovery start to emerge in the recession-hit Italian economy. Addressing an agriculture conference in northern Italy, Monti spoke of "a few months, just a few months I hope that we have left before we start seeing clear signs of recovery." Italy has been in a recession since the middle of last year, weighed down by austerity measures passed by Monti's government to cut the country's massive debt, including tax hikes, spending cuts and a pension overhaul. ...

West Bank vote held to help plug Palestinian democracy gap Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians voted in elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for the first time in six years on Saturday, but their scant choice of candidates put them out of step with democratic revolutions elsewhere in the Arab world. The results of the local ballots were expected to reaffirm the Western-backed, mainly secular Fatah party, which runs a de facto government in the slivers of land not policed by Israel, in the face of a boycott by its Islamist arch-rival, Hamas. ...

Sierra Leone opposition plans to review mining code, contracts Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's main opposition party plans to introduce a raft of reforms to the mining and oil sectors if it wins elections next month, according to its election program released on Saturday. The Sierra Leone People's Party's (SLPP) presidential candidate, former junta leader Julius Maada Bio, hopes to dislodge incumbent Ernest Bai Koroma's All People's Congress government in the November 17 poll. The SLPP's manifesto proposes a review of all existing mining and oil deals as well as the law that governs the mining sector, according to a copy obtained by Reuters. ...

Five Colombian soldiers killed, first deadly clash amid peace talks Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Five Colombian soldiers were killed by FARC rebels in the first major incident since peace talks between the Andean country's government and guerrilla leaders began earlier this week, the army said on Saturday. The government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) started a peace process on Thursday in Norway aimed at finding a negotiated end to the five-decade-old conflict. The negotiations move to Cuba on November 15. ...

Putin flexes muscle in big test of Russia's nuclear arsenal Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin took a leading role in the latest tests of Russia's strategic nuclear arsenal, the most comprehensive since the 1991 Soviet collapse, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The exercises, held mostly on Friday, featured prominently in news reports on state television which seemed aimed to show Russians and the world that Putin is the hands-on chief of a resurgent power. ...

Kuwait opposition to boycott vote, calls for protests Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Opposition groups in Kuwait say they will boycott December 1 parliamentary elections, calling changes to the voting system announced by the government on Saturday a "coup against the constitution". Kuwait has been torn by a power struggle between the government, controlled by the ruling Al-Sabah family, and the elected parliament. The turmoil has blocked development plans and paralyzed the political system. ...

Paul Ryan Urges Early Voting in Ohio Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT BELMONT, Ohio–Paul Ryan rallied a soggy, but hardy crowd at a campground here after a heavy downpour, twice urging those gathered to vote early. "One thing Belmont County can do: if you head to early voting at your Belmont Board of Elections the one thing...

Factbox - Canada's Progress pulled from Malaysia's grasp Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Canadian government delivered a surprising 11th-hour rejection of a C$5.2 billion ($5.3 billion) takeover of Progress Energy Resources Corp by Malaysia's Petronas, raising questions about its desire for foreign energy investment. The deal is a third of the value of another contentious transaction that Ottawa is reviewing, the bid for Nexen Inc by Chinese state-owned CNOOC Ltd and investors had expected that Petronas would have an easier time with Ottawa's approval process. Progress's assets are more concentrated in one commodity, natural gas, and in one region, Western Canada. ...

U.S. says death toll rises to 23 in meningitis outbreak Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from fungal meningitis linked to potentially contaminated steroid injections has risen by two to 23, with North Carolina reporting its first death, health officials said on Saturday. Tennessee's death total in the outbreak rose to eight, the highest state total, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on its website. States reported 13 new cases of fungal meningitis, raising the total to 281. There are also three peripheral infections caused by injections into joints. ...

Biden Says Crying Baby Knows What Romney Win Would Bring Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.–What happens when a baby starts crying when Vice President Joe Biden is speaking at an event? Well the vice president finds a way to work that baby into his speech as he did in here Saturday afternoon, saying the crying baby knows...

Intelligence Shows No Planning for Benghazi Consulate Attack Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT The latest intelligence assessment of the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi indicates there was little if any pre-planning for it and that it was in part an opportunistic response to the protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Ambassador Chris Stevens and...

Nigerian army arrests Boko Haram member at senator's home Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A senior member of the Islamist sect Boko Haram has been arrested at the home of a senator in the group's stronghold in northeastern Nigeria, the military said on Saturday, adding to evidence that the group has ties to government officials. Boko Haram is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria and its fighters have killed hundreds in bomb and gun attacks since launching an uprising in 2009. Military spokesman Sagir Musa said the arrest was made on Thursday in the Boko Haram stronghold of Maiduguri. ...

Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The race between President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney has tightened in the days before their final televised debate, with the Republican closing the gap on Obama's slight but steady lead in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll. Data from the daily tracking poll released on Saturday showed the Democratic incumbent with a small lead over the former Massachusetts governor, but the margin has narrowed from Friday and from results earlier in the week. ...

As other polls show tight race, Gallup stands apart Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The election between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney looks like it will be a knuckle-biter - unless you go by one of the United States' most respected public-opinion polls. As most surveys show Obama and Romney locked in a virtual dead heat, Gallup finds that the Republican would win by a comfortable six percentage points if the election were held today. ...

Yemen forces endanger health care by raiding hospitals :HRW Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:20 AM PDT ADEN (Reuters) - An international rights group has accused Yemeni security forces of endangering health care in the southern city of Aden by forcibly removing wounded activists from hospitals and exchanging fire with gunmen seeking to block the arrests. Yemen, trying to recover from months of political unrest that eventually forced President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power, is grappling with numerous security challenges after last year's uprising, including al Qaeda-linked insurgents, southern secessionists and Shi'ite Muslim rebels. ...

Kenya tells separatist group: surrender or face arrest Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:54 AM PDT MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya on Saturday told members of a separatist group to surrender or face arrest as the east African country intensified a crackdown on the movement ahead of an election next year. The Mombasa Republican Council's (MRC) campaign for the secession of Kenya's Indian Ocean coastal strip, a tourist hotspot and trade hub, is just one of many concerns ahead of the March election, the first since the 2007 poll after which some 1,200 people were killed and thousands displaced. ...

Super PACs meet solo PACs Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:46 AM PDT The latest trend in an election year marked by gushers of money? Big spenders going solo to spread a message.

British protesters demand end to "failing" austerity Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:42 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of British protesters marched through London on Saturday calling for an end to public spending cuts and tax rises launched by a government they accuse of elitism and ignorance about the plight of recession-hit voters. Blowing horns and whistles, demonstrators streamed past the Houses of Parliament behind a banner declaring "Austerity is Failing", and called on Prime Minister David Cameron to do more to revive Britain's struggling economy. ...

Confronting the Internet’s Worst Troll, The Political Power of Reddit, and The Future of Net Neutrality Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:41 AM PDT White House

Tactics set, Obama, Romney hurtle toward finish Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:38 AM PDT With one debate and one jobs report to go, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are hurtling towards Election Day in a virtual deadlock, each convinced that victory is within reach if his campaign sticks with its plan.

Libya government says former Gadhafi spokesman captured Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:37 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The former spokesman of Moammar Gadhafi's government has been captured, exactly a year after the death of the Libyan dictator, the prime minister's office said on Saturday. Moussa Ibrahim, who was the mouthpiece of the Gaddafi regime during last year's war, was caught in the town of Tarhouna, 70 km (40 miles) south of Tripoli. "Moussa Ibrahim has been arrested by forces belonging to the Libyan government in the town of Tarhouna and he is being transferred to Tripoli to begin interrogation," a statement from the prime minister's office said. ...

Kentucky: Roar of the Tommy Guns, smell of the crowd Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:11 AM PDT WEST POINT, Ky (Reuters) - The traffic jam began just off Dixie Highway - the four-lane U.S. 60 route between Louisville and Fort Knox - and crept through a hilly autumn forest for more than a mile to the Knob Creek Gun Range. The slow-moving snarl last weekend brought upwards of 17,000 people to Knob Creek's three-day Machine Gun Shoot, an event that twice a year draws machine gun collectors and enthusiasts from around the country to test out weapons like Tommy Guns, water-cooled Brownings and M16s. "Guns aren't bad," said Knob Creek manager Kenny Sumner. ...

Ryan Slams President on Energy Policy Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT MOON TOWNSHIP, Penn.–For the first time in two months, Paul Ryan stumped in Pennsylvania, landing in this town just outside of Pittsburgh, and rallying a crowd of several hundred on the tarmac. The GOP vice presidential nominee tailored his remarks to the steel country audience,...

Italian dairies can survive without quotas: minister Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:03 AM PDT CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's dairy sector will survive the ending of European Union milk production limits in 2015, agriculture minister Mario Catania told Reuters. "Prices will be lower and force us to be more competitive," Catania said in an interview on Saturday. "But the system will hold up." While the agro-food industry contributes more than 15 percent to the euro zone's third-biggest economy, an opaque distribution chain and a fragmented farmer community have dragged on growth in the sector. ...

Ohio county elections chief quits, citing stress Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:02 AM PDT An Ohio county's director of elections has resigned because he says work on the coming presidential election was too stressful.

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