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• WHY IT MATTERS: Race
• Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support
• Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy
• Police in Kuwait teargas opposition protesters
• Ghana says sailors on seized Argentine ship free to leave
• Obama remembers McGovern as 'champion for peace'
• Raytheon wins U.S. army contract potentially worth $131 million
• Germany backs "special" Ireland on bank deal
• Three people killed in Wisconsin shooting
• After Libya misfire, pressure on Romney in foreign policy debate
• Jordan foils Qaeda plot, arrests 11 militants: state TV
• China cabinet seeks ambitious economic reform agenda: advisers
• Cheap as China and closer: Malaysia zone woos Singapore firms
• Despite problems, Chinese exporters expect mild growth this year
• Netanyahu says doesn't know of any U.S.-Iran talks
• Spain's Rajoy gets mixed message in regional votes
• Analysis : Killing of security chief raises fears for Lebanon
• George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid
• Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy
• Romney won't say if he's open to 1-on-1 Iran talks
• Canada says to continue talks with Petronas
• Israel swaps missile drills for earthquake rehearsal
• Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers
• Fidel Castro alive and well: Chavez aide
• Low vote turnout, gains by rebels deal blow to West Bank leaders
• Democrats criticize Republican for leaking sensitive Libya papers
• With 16 days to go, Obama and Romney neck and neck
• Fork in the road as U.S. outstrips Europe
• In race to 270, it may come down to 106 counties
• Debate moderating: a thankless job
• Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support
• The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012
• Drone kills three in Yemen's Maareb Province

WHY IT MATTERS: Race Posted: 21 Oct 2012 08:43 AM PDT The issue:

Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT Elizabeth Alvisar is exactly the sort of voter Mitt Romney needs.

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT On the eve of their final presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama — through their allies — squared off Sunday over which candidate would best protect the nation's interests and security abroad with just two weeks left in a race that polls show is increasingly tight.

Police in Kuwait teargas opposition protesters Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:09 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Police in Kuwait used teargas, stun grenades and baton charges on Sunday to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators protesting against changes to the electoral law which the opposition has called a constitutional coup by the government. Demonstrators gathered in various parts of the capital, Kuwait City, to march towards the government's headquarters, but riot police swiftly surrounded some groups and used teargas and stun grenades to disperse them, Reuters witnesses said. ...

Ghana says sailors on seized Argentine ship free to leave Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:06 PM PDT ACCRA (Reuters) - The crew of an Argentine naval training vessel impounded in Ghana by a firm seeking to claw back $300 million in defaulted bonds are free to leave the country, a government official said on Sunday. The ARA Libertad and its crew have been detained in Ghana's port of Tema since October 2 by a court order obtained by NML Capital Ltd in a dispute which has strained relations between the west African country and Argentina. "They are free to leave after going through the standard immigration process," a senior government official told Reuters, asking not to be named. ...

Obama remembers McGovern as 'champion for peace' Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:04 PM PDT President Barack Obama in an emailed statement

Raytheon wins U.S. army contract potentially worth $131 million Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:51 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Raytheon Co has won a new contract to supply the U.S. army with thermal weapon sights in a deal potentially worth $131 million, the company said in a statement on Sunday. This contract is a modification of an existing agreement. Under the new contract, Raytheon could potentially supply more than 24,000 sights. The thermal weapon sights will be built in McKinney, Texas, the headquarters of Raytheon's network centric systems (NCS) business, the statement said. The thermal sights allow a soldier to spot targets at long distances through haze, dust, and fog. ...

Germany backs "special" Ireland on bank deal Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:49 PM PDT DUBLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny issued a joint statement on Sunday reaffirming that euro zone leaders would examine ways of improving Ireland's bank rescue, recognizing that it is a "special case". Kenny has come under intense pressure at home since Merkel said on Friday that euro zone banks could not be retrospectively recapitalized via the bloc's bailout fund, appearing to dash Irish hopes of getting a wide deal on its banking debt. ...

Three people killed in Wisconsin shooting Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Three people were killed and at least four injured in a shooting on Sunday at a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, spa, Brookfield Police Chief Daniel Tushaus said. The suspected gunman, who has not been caught, was identified as 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, authorities said. "We believe we have three deceased," Tushaus said at a news conference. "The investigation is fluid and ongoing. We have a number of scenes being worked on as we speak, not only the salon but the suspect's residence in Brown Deer." The carnage marked the second mass shooting at a U.S. ...

After Libya misfire, pressure on Romney in foreign policy debate Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face off on Monday in their third and final debate, it will be the Republican challenger's last best chance to recover from his botched "Libya moment" and exploit vulnerabilities in his opponent's foreign policy record. But Romney has an uphill struggle to make his case against Obama, who will be buoyed by the advantages of incumbency as well as polls showing him with an edge - though a shrinking one - on the question of who is more trusted in global affairs. ...

Jordan foils Qaeda plot, arrests 11 militants: state TV Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:13 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has foiled a plot by an al Qaeda-linked cell to bomb its shopping centres and assassinate Western diplomats, state television said on Sunday, thwarting an attempt to destabilize the key U.S. ally. Security forces had detained 11 suspects, all Jordanians, in connection with the plot, which envisaged carrying out attacks in the capital Amman using smuggled weapons and explosives from Syria, according to security officials cited by television. The plot had been active since June. ...

China cabinet seeks ambitious economic reform agenda: advisers Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top leaders have asked policy think-tanks to draw up their most ambitious economic reform proposals in decades that could curb the power of state firms and give more freedom to the setting of interest rates and the yuan currency. But after almost 10 years of delay to painful structural reforms by the outgoing leadership, some of the authors of the proposals told Reuters they fear a nascent rebound in economic growth could derail the recommended agenda. ...

Cheap as China and closer: Malaysia zone woos Singapore firms Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:05 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When Tastyfood Industries decided to boost production to meet demand in Africa and the Middle East, the maker of Mr Cafe instant coffee and Vitamax cereal did not expand its Singapore factory or another one it owns in Xiamen, China. Instead, it plans to close its Singapore plant next year and move up the road to Malaysia's Iskandar economic zone, where it will set up a factory three times the size on low-cost freehold land and hire willing workers as cheaply as it can in China. ...

Despite problems, Chinese exporters expect mild growth this year Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:04 PM PDT GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese exporters at Asia's largest trade fair expect orders for made-in-China products to remain resilient for the rest of this year and even grow slightly despite shriveling demand from debt-stricken Europe and the strengthening yuan currency. A Reuters poll of 85 small- to medium-sized exporters at China's Canton Fair found that while around a quarter of firms surveyed expected orders to drop this year, overall, orders were seen rising an average four percent in 2012 and 7.4 percent in 2013. ...

Netanyahu says doesn't know of any U.S.-Iran talks Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:39 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he didn't know about any U.S. plans to talk bilaterally with Iran, saying tougher sanctions and a "credible military option" were the best ways to peacefully halt Tehran's nuclear program. The White House had earlier denied a New York Times report that Washington and Tehran had agreed in principle to hold bilateral negotiations to halt what the West fears is a plan by the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons. ...

Spain's Rajoy gets mixed message in regional votes Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT MADRID, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy secured backing for his austerity drive in a vote in his home region of Galicia on Sunday, but a clear win for nationalist parties in the Basque Country could soon prove a headache for the central government. According to exit polls, Spain's ruling centre-right People's Party was set to retain its absolute majority and government in Galicia with 39 to 42 seats in the regional parliament compared with 18 to 20 seats for the Socialist Party and 15 to 18 seats for two nationalist parties. ...

Analysis : Killing of security chief raises fears for Lebanon Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:32 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Beirut car bomb that killed a top Lebanese security official will probably prove to be the most destabilizing attack in Lebanon since the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri. What is less clear - and this is something that instills fear in a society still scarred by its 1975-90 civil war - is whether the attack was a reprisal or the start of a campaign of violence by Damascus and its allies, suspected by many Lebanese of trying to spread Syria's conflict across its borders. ...

George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way — and that he had done so.

Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT On the eve of their final presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama — through their allies — squared off Sunday over which candidate would best protect the nation's interests and security abroad with just two weeks left in a race that polls show is increasingly tight.

Romney won't say if he's open to 1-on-1 Iran talks Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:38 PM PDT Republican Mitt Romney on Sunday refused to say if he would be open to one-on-one talks with Iran if elected president.

Canada says to continue talks with Petronas Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT CALGARY/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada could still approve the C$5.17 billion ($5.22 billion) acquisition of Progress Energy Resources Corp by Malaysian state oil company Petronas , the country's finance minister said on Sunday, despite blocking the bid late last week. While observers predict a chaotic market reaction following the federal government's statement late on Friday that the deal did not provide the "net benefit" required from foreign buyers under the Investment Canada Act, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Canadian television that negotiations continue. ...

Israel swaps missile drills for earthquake rehearsal Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel dropped its annual simulation of a missile attack and held its first major earthquake drill on Sunday instead, but officials insisted the country remained as ready as ever for the possibility of a war with arch-foe Iran. School children, civil servants and others participating in the "Turning Point 6" exercise were urged to flee outdoors if possible as radio and TV channels broadcast tremor alerts. In previous years, people were told to go to household bomb shelters in order to flee an imaginary missile attack. ...

Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT President Barack Obama isn't talking about it and neither is Mitt Romney. But come January, 163 million workers can expect to feel the pinch of a big tax increase regardless of who wins the election.

Fidel Castro alive and well: Chavez aide Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro is alive and well, according to Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president who says he met with Castro over the weekend. Squelching rumors that Castro was at death's door, Jaua, a key aide to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on Sunday showed reporters pictures of the Saturday meeting and said Castro, 86, was in good health and lucid. Jaua, who is running for governor in Venezuela's contested state of Miranda, said Castro accompanied him to Havana's famed Hotel National early on Saturday evening after their meeting. ...

Low vote turnout, gains by rebels deal blow to West Bank leaders Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Gains by splittists and a low turnout have dealt a blow to Fatah, the dominant party in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which had hoped to paper over internal squabbles and a lack of cash with a strong election showing. The long-delayed elections for control of 94 West Bank towns and villages took place on Saturday for the first time in six years and were in many ways a vote of confidence in Mahmoud Abbas, the Western-backed president and Fatah chief, and his inner circle. ...

Democrats criticize Republican for leaking sensitive Libya papers Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's number two Democrat and others in his party criticized a Republican House of Representatives committee chairman on Sunday for releasing government documents related to last month's violent attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi. Senator Richard Durbin charged that Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, had politicized the Benghazi events during a presidential election campaign, in particular by releasing sensitive papers with the names of Libyans who have worked with the United States. ...

With 16 days to go, Obama and Romney neck and neck Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were tied in a dead heat on Sunday with 16 days to go until the election, increasing the stakes for their third and final debate. A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll had both Romney and Obama at 47 percent among likely voters, marking a comeback for the Republican since a series of missteps including the release of a secretly recorded video in which he suggested almost half of the electorate lives off government handouts. ...

Fork in the road as U.S. outstrips Europe Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:02 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Slowly but surely, the global economy is witnessing a modest parting of the ways as the United States pulls ahead of a euro zone still shell-shocked by its debt and banking crisis. To be sure, a slew of reports this week will show neither America nor Europe in great shape. But while advance October surveys of purchasing managers are likely to confirm the euro zone stuck in recession, U.S. economic growth probably picked up to a 1.8 percent rate in the third quarter from 1.3 percent between April and June, according to a Reuters poll. ...

In race to 270, it may come down to 106 counties Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT How Virginia goes in the presidential election may come down to voters who live amid the small wineries, affluent subdivisions and Civil War battlegrounds of Loudoun County.

Debate moderating: a thankless job Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:41 AM PDT Beneath Bob Schieffer's Southern charm is the tough spine of someone used to dealing with politicians. The moderator of Monday's final presidential debate will need it, because it has been open season on the other journalists who have done that job this campaign.

Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT Elizabeth Alvisar is exactly the sort of voter Mitt Romney needs.

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012 Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:12 AM PDT or, for that matter, his own taxes. And, let us not forget: Big Bird may well be an endangered species.

Drone kills three in Yemen's Maareb Province Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:02 AM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Three men thought to be al Qaeda militants were killed in an apparent U.S. drone attack on a car in Yemen on Sunday, tribal sources and local officials said. The men's car was driving through the south-eastern province of Maareb, a mostly desert region where militants have taken refuge after being driven from southern strongholds. Yemen, where al Qaeda militants exploited a security vacuum during last year's uprising that ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh, has seen an intensified campaign of U.S. ...

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