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• Analysis: The trend line Obama was looking for
• Jobs report brings down debate high in Romney camp
• NC: A mix of old and new in Southern swing state
• Obama campaign had best fundraising month in September
• Union boss: Friendly fire possibility in shooting
• Romney was sweating, not cheating, spokeswoman says
• Ex-GE CEO Welch sets Twitter on fire with jab at Obama on jobs
• What if a post-election Fed were shackled?
• Early voting reinstated but not required in Ohio
• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
• Analysis: The trend line Obama was looking for
• Obama Campaign Wins (Again) in Ohio Early Vote Case
• Jobs report boosts Obama; Romney not impressed
• Jack Welch, Current GE CEO Split on Obama
• SpaceX set for its first cargo run to space station
• Jobs report brings down debate high in Romney camp
• Obama touts jobs report as he seeks to lift campaign
• U.S. probing whether border agent death was friendly fire: sources
• Obama Accuses Romney of Debate 'Tap Dance'
• Couple pleads guilty to embezzling from USAID
• Merkel to visit Greece as money running out
• U.S. jobless rate tumbles to near four-year low
• Supreme Court to review Monsanto seed patents
• Cuban blogger arrested ahead of Spanish activist's trial
• Report: Obama campaign outpacing Romney's in ads
• Turkey warns Syria more strikes would be fatal mistake
• Germany's Merkel to visit Greece next week
• White House said to be frustrating drug companies in Asia trade talks
• Mexico investigates police over killing of politician's son
• France, Italy want single EU bank regulator by January
• Amnesty issues rights plea to Rihanna, Shakira before Azeri concerts
• EPA appeals court ruling on pollution rule
• Europe in strong position to address crisis: U.S. official

Analysis: The trend line Obama was looking for Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:07 PM PDT September's lower unemployment rate breaks the 8 percent psychological and political barrier that has stubbornly dogged Barack Obama through his presidency, halting the kind of stagnant high joblessness that has weighed down past presidents seeking re-election in economically troubled times.

Jobs report brings down debate high in Romney camp Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:52 PM PDT The cheering stopped on Mitt Romney's campaign plane Friday morning.

NC: A mix of old and new in Southern swing state Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:40 PM PDT North Carolina's population has nearly doubled since 1970, fueled by an economic expansion that brought an influx of Midwesterners, Northeasterners and nonwhites and turning the state from a Republican presidential stronghold into a battleground.

Obama campaign had best fundraising month in September Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:18 PM PDT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party had their best fundraising month of the campaign cycle in September, raising substantially more than in August and perhaps reaching $150 million or more, according to several major campaign fund-raisers. The news of a strong fundraising month comes at a time when Obama is trying to shake off criticism of his subdued performance at the first debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday. ...

Union boss: Friendly fire possibility in shooting Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:18 PM PDT The shooting of two U.S. Border Patrol agents near the Arizona-Mexico border may have been a case of friendly fire, a union chief for border agents and law enforcement officials said Friday.

Romney was sweating, not cheating, spokeswoman says Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's campaign laughed off suggestions on Friday that the presidential candidate had used a cheat sheet during his debate with President Barack Obama, saying the object in question was a handkerchief to battle sweat. As he walked to the podium Wednesday night, Romney was seen reaching into his right pocket and removing a white object, which he placed on the podium. Video clips of the moment were posted online on Thursday by people who suggested the object was a crib sheet. Candidates are typically not allowed to bring notes on stage with them. ...

Ex-GE CEO Welch sets Twitter on fire with jab at Obama on jobs Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:13 PM PDT BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jack Welch, the lionized former chairman of General Electric Co, provoked cries of outrage in Washington on Friday when he appeared to accuse the White House of manipulating September job figures for political gains. White House officials dismissed as "ludicrous" a tweet Welch sent to his more than 1.3 million followers that suggested U.S. President Barack Obama's administration rigged the data as a way of recovering from a poor Wednesday night showing in a debate against Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger for the White House. "Unbelievable jobs numbers.. ...

What if a post-election Fed were shackled? Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:12 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Investors staring squarely at the U.S. fiscal cliff may well be ignoring a bigger monetary policy pitfall. Many asset managers are puzzled at the how little attention world markets seem to have paid to the U.S. Republican party's stiff criticism of the hyper-active Federal Reserve and its successive bouts of reflationary money printing since 2008. ...

Early voting reinstated but not required in Ohio Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:12 PM PDT A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated in-person early voting in the battleground of Ohio on the final three days before the Nov. 6 election, handing a victory to President Barack Obama's campaign.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:08 PM PDT Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Analysis: The trend line Obama was looking for Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:07 PM PDT September's lower unemployment rate breaks the 8 percent psychological and political barrier that has stubbornly dogged Barack Obama through his presidency, halting the kind of stagnant high joblessness that has weighed down past presidents seeking re-election in economically troubled times.

Obama Campaign Wins (Again) in Ohio Early Vote Case Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:06 PM PDT The Obama campaign has won a legal victory in Ohio that, like other recent decisions, should make it easier for voters to cast their ballots. A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Obama campaign and local Democratic National Committee officials who challenged...

Jobs report boosts Obama; Romney not impressed Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:01 PM PDT Mitt Romney was still celebrating his widely praised debate performance when the campaign lurched in a different direction.

Jack Welch, Current GE CEO Split on Obama Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:56 PM PDT   General Electric, founded by Thomas Edison, is a company steeped in America's history of innovation, and now its partisan politics. Former GE CEO Jack Welch renewed his skepticism of Department of Labor statistics that showed the U.S. unemployment rate falling below 8 percent for...

SpaceX set for its first cargo run to space station Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:53 PM PDT Cape Canaveral, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, the first private company to fly to the International Space Station, is poised to launch its initial cargo mission to the orbital outpost as part of a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to deliver supplies. Liftoff of the company's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT on Sunday (0035 GMT Monday) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. If successful, the company, founded and run by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, will restore a U.S. ...

Jobs report brings down debate high in Romney camp Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:52 PM PDT The cheering stopped on Mitt Romney's campaign plane Friday morning.

Obama touts jobs report as he seeks to lift campaign Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:49 PM PDT FAIRFAX, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday hailed a drop in the U.S. jobless rate to the lowest level since he took office, saying the country had "come too far to turn back now," as he sought to recover from a lackluster debate performance against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. A decline in unemployment to 7.8 percent in September, announced just more than four weeks before Election Day, gave an unexpected shine to the most vulnerable part of Obama's record - his economic stewardship - and offered him a chance to reset his re-election bid. The rate dropped from 8. ...

U.S. probing whether border agent death was friendly fire: sources Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating whether a Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona near the Mexican border may have been killed by friendly fire, two U.S. government sources said on Friday. The sources, government officials familiar with the matter, declined to elaborate. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman declined to comment. The agent, Nicholas Ivie, was one of three agents patrolling on foot about 5 miles north of the border when gunfire erupted before daybreak on Tuesday. A second agent was also wounded while the third was unharmed. ...

Obama Accuses Romney of Debate 'Tap Dance' Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:28 PM PDT CLEVELAND – Speaking before thousands of soggy supporters at a rainy Cleveland rally, President Obama this afternoon unveiled some new zingers against Mitt Romney's claims in Wednesday night's debate. "My opponent, he was doing a lot of, a little tap dance at the debate the...

Couple pleads guilty to embezzling from USAID Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT A former deputy director of a U.S. Agency for International Development contractor and his wife are pleading guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from a program to address global health problems like AIDS.

Merkel to visit Greece as money running out Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make her first visit to Greece next week since the euro zone debt crisis erupted, in a show of support for Athens after it said it would run out of money at the end of November without fresh international aid. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras hailed the trip as a positive development at a time when his country is locked in negotiations with euro zone and IMF creditors who are holding back some 31.5 billion euros ($41 billion) in urgently needed loans. "The key is liquidity. ...

U.S. jobless rate tumbles to near four-year low Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 7.8 percent in September and reached its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office, providing a boost to his re-election bid. The Labor Department said on Friday that employers added 114,000 workers to their payrolls last month, a moderate number, but it said a combined 86,000 more jobs were created in the prior two months than it had previously thought. Other aspects of the report also were strong. In particular, a separate survey of households found a big surge in hiring. ...

Supreme Court to review Monsanto seed patents Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider an Indiana soybean farmer's appeal of an appellate court decision that he infringed Monsanto Co patents over seeds that can be replicated. The case is one of seven that the highest U.S. court decided on Friday to review, with oral arguments likely to be scheduled for January or February of 2013. Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, has a reputation for zealously defending patents on its genetically altered crops, including Roundup Ready soybeans, corn and cotton. ...

Cuban blogger arrested ahead of Spanish activist's trial Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT BAYAMO, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuba arrested a dissident blogger and other activists one day before the start of a Spanish activist's high-profile manslaughter trial, a rights advocate said on Friday, in a move the U.S. State Department said is aimed at silencing critics. Blogger Yoani Sanchez, her husband, Reinaldo Escobar, and their driver were taken into custody along with a half dozen other local dissidents on Thursday, said Elizardo Sanchez of the independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights. ...

Report: Obama campaign outpacing Romney's in ads Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT A new report finds that President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has run more than twice as many TV ads in nine key states as has the campaign of his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.

Turkey warns Syria more strikes would be fatal mistake Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:39 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister said on Friday his country did not want war but warned Syria not to make a "fatal mistake" by testing its resolve, and its army retaliated for a third day running after more mortar rounds from Syria landed on its soil. In a belligerent speech to a crowd in Istanbul, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that Turkey would not shy away from war if provoked. The speech followed a Syrian mortar barrage on a town in southeast Turkey that killed five people on Wednesday. ...

Germany's Merkel to visit Greece next week Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Greece next week for the first time since the debt crisis erupted to meet the country's prime minister — who warned Friday that Athens will run out of money at the end of November if it doesn't receive the next part of its bailout loans.

White House said to be frustrating drug companies in Asia trade talks Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's reluctance to push for 12 years of data protection on "biologic" medicines in free-trade talks is a growing concern for U.S. drug manufacturers who employ about 4 million Americans, an industry official said. "The biggest challenge we're facing right now is the White House," Harrison Cook, a vice president at Eli Lilly, told Reuters in an interview on his company's goals for the TransPacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed regional free trade agreement covering 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific. ...

Mexico investigates police over killing of politician's son Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:32 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican police officers are among the suspects under investigation in the killing on Wednesday of a son of the former chairman of the country's most powerful political party. Homero Ramos, attorney general of the state of Coahuila, said on Friday seven people had been arrested in connection with the killing of Jose Eduardo Moreira, son of Humberto Moreira, ex-chairman of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI. Ramos told Mexican radio that local officials appeared to be involved in the murder, among them police officers. ...

France, Italy want single EU bank regulator by January Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:23 PM PDT VALLETTA, Malta (Reuters) - France and Italy led a call by five euro zone member states for the European Union to press ahead toward setting up a single banking regulator by the end of the year to be running in 2013. The leaders of France, Malta, Spain, Italy, and Portugal met in Malta on Friday at a summit with North African countries as part of the 5+5 group of Mediterranean countries. ...

Amnesty issues rights plea to Rihanna, Shakira before Azeri concerts Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:22 PM PDT (Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International urged pop stars Rihanna and Shakira on Friday to open their eyes to recent arrests of journalists, bloggers and activists in Azerbaijan, before their performances in the former Soviet republic this month. Amnesty and Sing for Democracy said in a joint letter that it wanted to draw the singers' attention to human rights and freedom of speech issues in Azerbaijan. ...

EPA appeals court ruling on pollution rule Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT The Obama administration is appealing a federal appeals court ruling that overturned its regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states.

Europe in strong position to address crisis: U.S. official Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes Europe has taken steps in recent months that puts it in a stronger position to address its debt crisis and called on China to do its part for global growth, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Friday. The Treasury official, speaking ahead of meetings of global finance chiefs in Tokyo next week, said a meeting of Group of Seven major economies on October 11 would focus on what more each country could do to boost growth. ...

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