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• Presidential election to pass $2B fundraising mark
• Obama votes early in Chicago hometown
• GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape
• Presidential election to pass $2B fundraising mark
• Obama epithet raises ire of Romney campaign
• Boehringer Ingelheim to pay $95M in settlement
• China's Ai Weiwei bemoans block on his "Gangnam" parody
• GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape
• Lockheed may face $1.1 billion liability if F-35 contracts delayed
• Obama pressures Romney to break his Mourdock ties
• Algeria accepts last-resort Mali intervention: sources
• Rising Republican star Mia Love in tight Utah race for House
• Hillary Clinton Talks Maternity Leave, Balancing Work and Family
• U.S. knew too little to deploy troops to Benghazi: Pentagon
• Saudi Arabia expels Syrian consulate workers
• Obama votes early in Chicago hometown
• Panetta: US lacked early info on Benghazi attack
• Damascus residents say army shells city
• Some incumbents get scant help from national party
• Kremlin dismisses talk Putin has back trouble
• China's year of political surprises not over yet
• In Virginia, Ryan Mocks Obama as MoveOn.org Replays Romney-Mourdock Connection
• Romney Hits the 50 Percent Mark in New Natl. Poll
• Senate intelligence panel to hold Libya attack hearings
• Syrian army shells Damascus district: residents
• In rare show of unity, CEOs call for deficit fix
• AP Newsbreak: Dems blast $1.1M anti-Mourdock ad
• NH resort won't be open for 1st voting this year
• Police investigate Moran's son after video release
• US urges immediate action to halt Myanmar violence
• Support for California governor's tax measure sags, under 50 percent
• Business investment stalls as "fiscal cliff" looms
• Networks, AP changing exit poll strategy

Presidential election to pass $2B fundraising mark Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:03 PM PDT The 2012 presidential campaign was expected Thursday to pass the $2 billion mark in fundraising, according to accounting statements submitted to the government, thanks to an outpouring of cash from both ordinary citizens and the wealthiest Americans hoping to influence the selection of the country's next leader.

Obama votes early in Chicago hometown Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT President Barack Obama has cast his ballot early, returning to his hometown of Chicago to drum up support for early voting.

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:53 PM PDT With less than two weeks until Election Day, Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and Republicans nationally are trying to move past his comment about pregnancy and rape.

Presidential election to pass $2B fundraising mark Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:03 PM PDT The 2012 presidential campaign was expected Thursday to pass the $2 billion mark in fundraising, according to accounting statements submitted to the government, thanks to an outpouring of cash from both ordinary citizens and the wealthiest Americans hoping to influence the selection of the country's next leader.

Obama epithet raises ire of Romney campaign Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:01 PM PDT (Note language in paragraph 6) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's use of a barnyard epithet in what was widely interpreted as a swipe at Mitt Romney in a soon-to-be-published magazine article drew an angry response from the Republican candidate's campaign on Thursday. Obama and Romney have traded jabs about each other's honesty and trustworthiness for weeks, especially during a series of televised debates, but the president seemed to have taken that to a new level in the lead-up to the November 6 election. ...

Boehringer Ingelheim to pay $95M in settlement Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $95 million to settle allegations that the company promoted three drugs for uses that were not medically accepted, the government announced Thursday.

China's Ai Weiwei bemoans block on his "Gangnam" parody Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:54 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei criticized the government on Thursday for removing from Chinese websites his parody of Korean pop sensation Psy's Gangnam Style video. Ai, a world-renowned artist and China's most prominent dissident, and staff of his company performed Psy's famous horse dance in his Beijing studio and posted the video late on Wednesday to Chinese sites such as "Tudou", the equivalent of the blocked YouTube site. Ai, 55, called the video "Caonima". ...

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:53 PM PDT With less than two weeks until Election Day, Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and Republicans nationally are trying to move past his comment about pregnancy and rape.

Lockheed may face $1.1 billion liability if F-35 contracts delayed Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Thursday it faced a potential termination liability of $1.1 billion on the F-35 fighter program unless it received additional funding for work on a sixth batch of airplanes by year end. Lockheed disclosed the potential exposure in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a day after reporting third-quarter earnings. The company said it had about $400 million in potential liability exposure as of September 30, but the total would rise to $1. ...

Obama pressures Romney to break his Mourdock ties Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:49 PM PDT President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up support among women, intensified his pressure Thursday on Mitt Romney to break any ties with a Republican Senate candidate who said that if a woman becomes pregnant from rape it is "something God intended." Romney ignored the emotional social issue, holding to an optimistic campaign tone as he fought for victory in crucial Ohio.

Algeria accepts last-resort Mali intervention: sources Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT PARIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria has given its tacit approval for an Africa-led military intervention in northern Mali to rout Islamist militants despite reservations the operation could spill over into its territory and neighboring countries, Algerian and French sources said. Africa's biggest country and a top oil and gas exporter shares a 2,000 km (1,242 mile) border with Mali and sees itself as the major regional power, wary of any outside interference. ...

Rising Republican star Mia Love in tight Utah race for House Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:40 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Rising Republican star Mia Love, who is hoping to become the first black Mormon woman elected to Congress, has narrowed the race for a newly created Utah House district where she is challenging a six-term Democratic incumbent. Three polls taken over the past two months have shown Love either even with Jim Matheson, the lone Democrat in Utah's congressional delegation, or up by 6 to 15 percentage points, while a fourth showed Matheson ahead by 7 points. ...

Hillary Clinton Talks Maternity Leave, Balancing Work and Family Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:39 PM PDT Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned an official event at the State Department focused on the importance of balancing work and family into a personal conversation, sharing her own experiences as a mother, wife, daughter lawyer and stateswoman. Speaking to a packed crowd at the...

U.S. knew too little to deploy troops to Benghazi: Pentagon Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon defended its decision not to deploy forces to Benghazi, Libya, as soon as the U.S. mission came under attack on September 11th, saying it would have been irresponsible to put forces in harm's way without better information. President Barack Obama's response to the attacks in Libya has been a contentious issue in the hard-fought U.S. presidential race, with Republican opponents raising questions about his administration's truthfulness and competence. ...

Saudi Arabia expels Syrian consulate workers Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:30 PM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had expelled three people working at Syria's consulate in Jeddah, a new sign of ill feeling between the countries as Riyadh backs rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's government in Damascus. "The steps were taken based on the public interest as their conduct ... was incompatible with the consular duties associated with their work," said a Foreign Ministry statement carried by state media, without giving further details. ...

Obama votes early in Chicago hometown Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT President Barack Obama has cast his ballot early, returning to his hometown of Chicago to drum up support for early voting.

Panetta: US lacked early info on Benghazi attack Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:12 PM PDT The U.S. military did not quickly intervene during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya last month because military leaders did not have adequate intelligence information and felt they should not put American forces at risk, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.

Damascus residents say army shells city Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Damascus residents reported artillery barrages by Syrian troops on Thursday hours before the scheduled start of a ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. They said the shelling by troops stationed on a mountain overlooking the Syrian capital targeted Hajar al-Aswad, a poor neighborhood inhabited by refugees from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. There were no immediate reports of casualties. "Consecutive artillery volleys from Qasioun shook my home," said Omar, an engineer who lives in al-Muhajereen district on a foothill of the mountain. ...

Some incumbents get scant help from national party Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT Thanks for your service, and good luck.

Kremlin dismisses talk Putin has back trouble Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:02 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed talk that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a back problem that prompted him to postpone foreign visits and might require surgery. Putin, who began a six-year presidential term in May and turned 60 on October 7, was seen to be limping at an Asia-Pacific summit in the Pacific port of Vladivostok in early September. Putin, a former KGB officer who enjoys vast authority at the head of Russia's so-called 'vertical' power structure, has long cultivated a tough-guy image that wouldn't sit well with a lengthy period on sick leave. ...

China's year of political surprises not over yet Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's year of political intrigue is likely to spring a few more surprises yet, as the ruling Communist Party tries to pull off a smooth leadership change next month against a backdrop of purges, plots and prison sentences. Just weeks away from the once-in-a-decade succession, the full make-up of China's next leadership and its agenda are unknown and still being negotiated in secret - in contrast to the very public leadership battle underway in the United States. ...

In Virginia, Ryan Mocks Obama as MoveOn.org Replays Romney-Mourdock Connection Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT BRISTOL, Va.– Campaigning in this crucial battleground state today, Paul Ryan called the Obama campaign's glossy magazine-style document a "slick new brochure." And when a supporter in the crowd called it a "comic book," Ryan was only too happy to repeat the description. The rally...

Romney Hits the 50 Percent Mark in New Natl. Poll Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT Mitt Romney has seized further advantage on economic issues at the core of the 2012 campaign, taking him to 50 percent support among likely voters vs. 47 percent for Barack Obama – Romney's highest vote-preference result of the contest to date. The difference between the...

Senate intelligence panel to hold Libya attack hearings Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate intelligence committee on Thursday said it will hold hearings in November on security and intelligence issues raised by the September 11 attacks on American facilities in Libya. In a statement, the committee said it first will hold a closed oversight hearing on November 15 on the Benghazi attacks, when lawmakers return after the November 6 presidential and congressional elections. The Democratic-controlled panel said additional hearings would follow. ...

Syrian army shells Damascus district: residents Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:56 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops stationed on a mountain overlooking Damascus fired artillery barrages late on Thursday at a southern neighborhood of the capital, witnesses said. The shelling took place hours after Syria's army command accepted a U.N.-proposed ceasefire due to being on Friday. "Consecutive artillery volleys from Qasioun shook my home," said Omar, an engineer who lives in al-Muhajereen district on the foothill of the mountain. The artillery barrage targeted Hajar al-Aswad, a poor neighborhood inhabited by refugees from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. ...

In rare show of unity, CEOs call for deficit fix Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chief executives of more than 80 big U.S. corporations, including Goldman Sachs, Cisco Systems and Boeing, joined forces to press Congress to reduce the federal deficit in a rare show of broad corporate unity. Though the list largely excludes the energy and technology sectors, an omission organizers say they are trying to fix, the U.S. corporate chiefs who did take part said it was urgent to put in place a bipartisan plan to shrink America's debt. ...

AP Newsbreak: Dems blast $1.1M anti-Mourdock ad Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:42 PM PDT The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is spending $1.1 million to keep Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's comments about pregnancy resulting from rape in front of Indiana voters.

NH resort won't be open for 1st voting this year Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:37 PM PDT For more than 50 years, voters in a township tucked close to the Canadian border have cast some of the nation's first ballots for president at the historic Balsams Grand Resort Hotel.

Police investigate Moran's son after video release Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT Police in Arlington, Va., say they have launched a criminal investigation following the release of undercover video showing the son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots.

US urges immediate action to halt Myanmar violence Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT The U.S. is calling on Myanmar authorities to take immediate action to halt communal violence that has killed dozens of people this week.

Support for California governor's tax measure sags, under 50 percent Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:35 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Support for California Governor Jerry Brown's November ballot measure to raise taxes has dropped below 50 percent due to competition from a rival measure and doubts the state spends money wisely, according to survey results released on Thursday. The survey by the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll found 46 percent of the most populous U.S. state's voters favoring the measure and 42 percent opposed. Eleven percent are undecided and 1 percent declined to comment. The measure's level of support has dropped from 55 percent in September. ...

Business investment stalls as "fiscal cliff" looms Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business investment showed signs of stalling in September, an indication that worries over a possible sharp tightening in the federal budget are already weighing on the economy. Other data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, a fresh sign the labor market is slowly healing. New orders for capital goods outside of defense and excluding aircraft -- a proxy for business spending plans -- was unchanged last month at $60.3 billion, Commerce Department data showed. ...

Networks, AP changing exit poll strategy Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:24 PM PDT A growth in early voting and tough economy for the media are forcing changes to the exit poll system that television networks and The Associated Press depend upon to deliver the story on Election Night, all with the pressure-filled backdrop of a tight presidential race.

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