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- GOP hopeful: "rape thing" not cause for abortion
- Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage
- Who can fix political gridlock? Poll favors Romney
- Obama, Republican Christie tour storm-hit New Jersey, trade praise
- Gingrich: Akin win could rebuke GOP establishment
- Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy
- U.S. Senate likely to revisit cyber bill when Congress returns
- GOP hopeful: "rape thing" not cause for abortion
- U.S. eases clean gasoline rules in East after Sandy
- Huge drug recall latest fallout in deadly meningitis outbreak
- Devastated Northeast crawls back after monster storm
- Race tight in four states, Obama holds slight edge: Reuters/Ipsos poll
- New York's Bellevue Hospital evacuates about 500 patients
- Obama to NJ residents: 'We are here for you'
- New York commuters walk, bike and fume amid post-Sandy snarls
- Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric
- Kuwaitis protest after activist held for insulting emir
- Recall news
- Ind. Dem. Donnelly walks careful line on abortion
- Amtrak plans to restore some NYC service on Friday
- In Mass., Brown, Warren wind up for final pitches
- Romney limits attacks on Obama as U.S. recovers from Sandy
- UK lawmakers to grill Starbucks, Amazon and Google on tax
- New ad urges Romney supporters to back Akin
- Potash eyes ICL takeover as a road to China, India
- How the AP-GfK poll was conducted
- U.S. grants clean gasoline waiver to 16 states in Sandy's wake
- Beyond debate, Pennsylvania's in play
- Massachusetts treasurer blasts federal online-gambling bill
- Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage
- Planned Parenthood stays in Women's Health Program
- CNOOC-Nexen review likely to be extended again: sources
- Obama says biggest priority is restoring power in wake of storm
| GOP hopeful: "rape thing" not cause for abortion Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:07 PM PDT A Republican congressional candidate says abortion should not be legal, even when it involves "the rape thing," according to audio provided Wednesday to The Associated Press. |
| Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:09 PM PDT
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| Who can fix political gridlock? Poll favors Romney Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT
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| Obama, Republican Christie tour storm-hit New Jersey, trade praise Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:18 PM PDT
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| Gingrich: Akin win could rebuke GOP establishment Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:14 PM PDT
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| Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:11 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The senior executive of the county that includes Chicago dropped a proposed tax on bullets on Wednesday but kept a plan to tax firearms to help defray healthcare expenses associated with the high rate of gun. "It is very important to us to tax guns because we know that guns are the sources of the incredible violence we have in our neighborhoods," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told a news conference. She said 29 percent of guns used in crimes in Chicago were purchased legally in suburban Cook County. ... |
| U.S. Senate likely to revisit cyber bill when Congress returns Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hopes to reintroduce cyber security legislation opposed by business groups once lawmakers return after Tuesday's election, a Senate aide said, adding that a White House executive order might pave the way for a compromise on the bill. ... |
| GOP hopeful: "rape thing" not cause for abortion Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:07 PM PDT A Republican congressional candidate says abortion should not be legal, even when it involves "the rape thing," according to audio provided Wednesday to The Associated Press. |
| U.S. eases clean gasoline rules in East after Sandy Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator temporarily waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 across the eastern seaboard to ease a supply crunch after Hurricane Sandy. "I have determined that an 'extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance' exists that will prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers," Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a letter on Wednesday to governors of the states. ... |
| Huge drug recall latest fallout in deadly meningitis outbreak Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:04 PM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Ameridose, a sister company of the U.S. pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 29 people, announced on Wednesday a voluntary recall of all its products, a move to cooperate with regulators that could nevertheless create shortages of some drugs. In particular, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a number of hospitals are concerned about the availability of several drugs for which Ameridose has been a major supplier, including those given as shots or intravenous drips or used during surgery. ... |
| Devastated Northeast crawls back after monster storm Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:55 PM PDT
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| Race tight in four states, Obama holds slight edge: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:51 PM PDT
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| New York's Bellevue Hospital evacuates about 500 patients Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:50 PM PDT
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| Obama to NJ residents: 'We are here for you' Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:47 PM PDT
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| New York commuters walk, bike and fume amid post-Sandy snarls Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:40 PM PDT
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| Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:39 PM PDT
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| Kuwaitis protest after activist held for insulting emir Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:34 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti police fired tear gas and smoke bombs on Wednesday to disperse thousands of protesters marching on a prison where an opposition leader is being held on charges of insulting the emir, witnesses said. The unrest comes amid rising tension ahead of parliamentary elections on December 1 which the opposition is boycotting. Defense lawyers said on Wednesday prosecutors had charged Musallam al-Barrack on three counts related to a speech in which he made critical remarks about the country's 83-year-old emir, and ordered him held for 10 days pending further questioning. ... |
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| Ind. Dem. Donnelly walks careful line on abortion Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:33 PM PDT Indiana Democratic Senate hopeful Joe Donnelly is being careful how he uses his Republican rival's remark about abortion after rape because of his own record sponsoring legislation on the issue. |
| Amtrak plans to restore some NYC service on Friday Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:31 PM PDT Amtrak says it plans to restore some service on Friday to and from New York City, which has been without intercity train service since it was walloped by superstorm Sandy. |
| In Mass., Brown, Warren wind up for final pitches Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is casting himself as an independent Republican voice and Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren says she'll guarantee women equal pay as the nation's costliest Senate contest races toward an Election Day finale. But for all of the cash and careful messaging, the result could hinge on which campaign is better organized to turn out voters. |
| Romney limits attacks on Obama as U.S. recovers from Sandy Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT
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| UK lawmakers to grill Starbucks, Amazon and Google on tax Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:25 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A UK parliamentary committee has invited executives from Starbucks Corp, Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc to answer questions about their tax practices, which allow them to make significant sales in the UK, but pay little tax here. The Public Accounts Committee asked senior officials from the companies to address a hearing on November 5, but a spokesman said scheduling problems could mean the hearing might be held later in November. He said none of the companies had declined to attend in principle. ... |
| New ad urges Romney supporters to back Akin Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:22 PM PDT A Republican-leaning political group that once opposed Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's Senate bid is launching the biggest ad buy on his behalf since the national GOP abandoned Akin for his comments on "legitimate rape." |
| Potash eyes ICL takeover as a road to China, India Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:22 PM PDT JERUSALEM/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Potash Corp , the world's No. 1 fertilizer producer, is ramping up efforts to buy Israel Chemicals Ltd so it can shore up its leverage with China and India, top consuming countries that are expected to drive much of the industry's growth. Although a deal is likely a long way off, acquiring ICL , the world's sixth-largest fertilizer producer, would give Canada's Potash Corp better shipping access to China, India and other Asian economies. Rising Asian incomes and populations are expected to trigger greater fertilizer use to produce more food. ... |
| How the AP-GfK poll was conducted Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:19 PM PDT The Associated Press-GfK poll on gridlock in Washington was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Oct. 19-23. It is based on landline telephone and cellphone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,186 adults, including 1,041 registered voters and 839 likely voters. Interviews were conducted with 713 respondents on landline telephones and 473 on cellular phones. |
| U.S. grants clean gasoline waiver to 16 states in Sandy's wake Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator temporarily waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 for 16 states on the eastern seaboard including New York and New Jersey to help ease a supply crunch after super storm Sandy hit the region. "I have determined that an 'extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance' exists that will prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers," Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a letter on Wednesday to governors of the states. ... |
| Beyond debate, Pennsylvania's in play Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:15 PM PDT DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A new poll released on Wednesday is the latest indication that Pennsylvania, which has not voted Republican in a presidential race since 1988, could do so again next week. In one month, an 11-percentage-point lead held by President Barack Obama has dwindled to 4 points, according to a survey by Franklin and Marshall College's Center for Opinion Research. While few are predicting a Romney victory, the state is now in play, with its haul of 20 electoral votes, two more than Ohio. ... |
| Massachusetts treasurer blasts federal online-gambling bill Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - Massachusetts' state treasurer on Wednesday blasted an online-gambling bill backed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, saying the proposed federal law threatened the Massachusetts lottery that last year yielded nearly $1 billion in profits. Steven Grossman, who is also chair of his state's Lottery Commission, said in a letter to Reid and co-sponsor Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona that the bill sharply limits states' abilities to regulate online gambling inside their borders. ... |
| Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:09 PM PDT
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| Planned Parenthood stays in Women's Health Program Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:08 PM PDT Planned Parenthood will continue to receive funds from a joint Texas and federal program providing health care to low-income women, despite the state's promise to exclude its clinics by Nov. 1 because they are affiliated with abortion providers. |
| CNOOC-Nexen review likely to be extended again: sources Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT
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| Obama says biggest priority is restoring power in wake of storm Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday said one of the main concerns in the rebuilding effort in the aftermath of the superstorm Sandy is to restore electricity for millions in the Eastern United States. "Our biggest priority right now is getting power turned back on," Obama said after surveying the storm damage. "We are here for you and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure you get all the help you need until you rebuild. ... |
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