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• At the end, Romney, Obama spar over voter revenge
• Romney to supporters: Vote for love of country
• Obama banks on Bill Clinton to clinch close states
• Obama on the road: a study in self-assurance
• NYC's Bloomberg criticizes LIPA power-restoration effort
• Syrian rebels attack air base to secure north-south corridor
• GOP likely to hold House after $1B campaign
• Romney sprinting to finish in key states
• Obama seems to have early vote lead in key states
• Kuwait warns against unlicensed protest planned for Sunday
• Israel: Three Syria tanks enter Golan demilitarized zone
• Romney, Obama try to eke out a win in campaign's last days
• N.J.'s Christie opens offices for early voting; paper ballots ready
• Obama and Romney tied three days before election
• Activists rally to end prison torture in Egypt
• U.S. disaster relief in a race against cold snap
• Israel's Peres welcomes "courageous" words from Abbas
• Obama, in Ohio, launches final hectic weekend of campaigning
• As campaign roars to close, Romney and Obama talk "revenge"
• Somalia wants Ugandan troops to remain
• White House and control of Congress on the ballot
• GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
• Factbox: Paul Ryan, Republican vice presidential candidate
• Factbox: Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate
• Factbox: Vice President Joe Biden
• Factbox: Obama, Romney solutions to stimulating the economy
• Factbox: How the Electoral College works
• French Church says gay marriage law just for the few
• Life on the rope line: 10 minutes of Obama frenzy
• Life on the rope line: Lots of advice for Romney
• What Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Can Teach Obama's and Chris Christie's Critics

At the end, Romney, Obama spar over voter revenge Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:53 AM PDT Reaching for the finish line, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama embarked Saturday on the final 72-hour haul of their long, grinding quest for victory, swatting at one another over what should motivate Americans to vote, which candidate they can trust and offering dueling pictures of what the next four years should bring.

Romney to supporters: Vote for love of country Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:51 AM PDT Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama for urging Americans to vote as the "best revenge."

Obama banks on Bill Clinton to clinch close states Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:44 AM PDT Republican Mitt Romney has millionaire backers, a huge staff and years of campaign experience, which may be enough to win the White House. President Barack Obama has one asset Romney can't match, however: Bill Clinton.

Obama on the road: a study in self-assurance Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:24 PM PDT In his days in the state Senate in Springfield, Ill., Barack Obama was known as a pretty good poker player. While he might have known how to mask a winning hand then, he's not hiding the self-confidence he appears to have about the outcome of his re-election bid.

NYC's Bloomberg criticizes LIPA power-restoration effort Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:18 PM PDT (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out on Saturday at the Long Island-based power company that serves some of New York City's outer neighborhoods for making inadequate progress restoring power to thousands of residents in the dark since superstorm Sandy struck on Monday night. At a press briefing, Bloomberg said the Long Island Power Authority, LIPA, "has not acted aggressively enough" in its power restoration efforts, particularly in bringing electricity back to the Rockaways, a series of beachfront neighborhoods devastated by the storm. ...

Syrian rebels attack air base to secure north-south corridor Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels attacked a military airport in the country's north on Saturday in a push to cut off Syria's biggest city Aleppo from the capital Damascus, and secure a strategic north-south corridor. President Bashar al-Assad's forces appear over-stretched with fewer fighters on the ground and have sought to limit rebel advances with far superior firepower, increasingly from the air and especially in the Aleppo and Damascus areas. ...

GOP likely to hold House after $1B campaign Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:50 PM PDT You can do a lot with a billion dollars — but still not change much. This Election Day, it's likely to produce another Republican-led House that's little different from the existing version.

Romney sprinting to finish in key states Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:48 PM PDT The TV ads are made. The campaign strategy is set, the closing speech written and delivered. Now, after nearly six years of running for president, all Mitt Romney can do is sprint to the finish.

Obama seems to have early vote lead in key states Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:46 PM PDT President Barack Obama heads toward Election Day with an apparent lead over Republican Mitt Romney among early voters in key states that could decide the election.

Kuwait warns against unlicensed protest planned for Sunday Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait said on Saturday it had not issued a permit to allow a planned protest against new voting rules and the prime minister warned police would use force if the nation was under threat. Kuwait outlawed unauthorized gatherings of more than 20 people last month after an opposition-led demonstration by thousands ended in clashes between protesters and police in which at least 30 people were taken to hospital. Although OPEC member and U.S. ...

Israel: Three Syria tanks enter Golan demilitarized zone Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:40 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria on Saturday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said. "The Israeli Defense Forces have filed a complaint with the U.N. (peacekeeping) force in the area," the spokeswoman said. She had no further information on what the tanks were doing. Israeli media said the tanks were involved in fighting in the Syrian village of Beer Ajam against rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. ...

Romney, Obama try to eke out a win in campaign's last days Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:15 PM PDT DUBUQUE, Iowa/MENTOR, Ohio (Reuters) - After months spent rallying their most reliable supporters, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama reached out on Saturday to the small sliver of voters who remain undecided in the final days before Tuesday's presidential election. With the race in a dead heat nationally, both candidates hopscotched across the country in a bid to secure any possible advantage ahead of Election Day. That meant another round of campaigning in the handful of states that remain competitive and a last-minute effort to pull votes from the other side. ...

N.J.'s Christie opens offices for early voting; paper ballots ready Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:13 PM PDT (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Saturday said he has ordered county clerks to open their offices on Saturday and Sunday to allow early voting for residents affected by superstorm Sandy. The storm devastated the eastern part of the state, leaving at least 22 dead and more than 1 million customers still without power just three days before the presidential election on Nov 6. Christie said New Jersey residents could get their early voting done over the weekend at the county clerk's office because he ordered the offices to stay open in every county in the state over the weekend. ...

Obama and Romney tied three days before election Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney remain essentially tied in the race for the White House with razor thin margins in four key swing states, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Saturday. Three days before the November 6 election, both men are neck and neck in Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Colorado, the poll showed. Nationally, the electorate is divided. ...

Activists rally to end prison torture in Egypt Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - About 1,000 activists rallied in Cairo on Saturday demanding an end to brutality in Egyptian prisons and calling for a ban on torture in the new constitution. Islamist president Mohamed Mursi was elected in June following 16 months of rule by the army council that took over after Hosni Mubarak's overthrow last year. During the council's rule, some 12,000 civilians were tried by army courts and many of them were tortured in prisons, according to rights groups. ...

U.S. disaster relief in a race against cold snap Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fuel supplies headed toward disaster zones in the U.S. Northeast on Saturday and a million customers regained electricity ahead of a coming cold snap that threatened to add to the misery of coastal communities devastated by superstorm Sandy. The power restorations relit the skyline in lower Manhattan for the first time in nearly a week and allowed 80 percent of the New York City subway service to resume, but 2.5 million homes and businesses still lacked power, down from 3.5 million on Friday. ...

Israel's Peres welcomes "courageous" words from Abbas Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres hailed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a courageous partner for peace on Saturday after the Palestinian leader made clear his support for a two-state solution to the decades old conflict with Israel. In an interview with Israeli television broadcast this week, the Western-backed Abbas also hinted that Palestinians who, prior to the 1948 establishment of the Jewish state lived on lands that are now in Israel, do not have a right to return there, comments that sparked an outcry from his Islamist rivals. ...

Obama, in Ohio, launches final hectic weekend of campaigning Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PDT MENTOR, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama touted his administration's auto industry bailout in the U.S. industrial heartland on Saturday as he launched a final hectic weekend of campaigning in states critical to winning next week's closely fought election. With just three days left before voters go to the polls, Obama used yet another stop in Ohio, a state that relies heavily on the auto industry, to hammer at Republican challenger Mitt Romney's earlier opposition to the government-orchestrated rescue. ...

As campaign roars to close, Romney and Obama talk "revenge" Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PDT DUBUQUE, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Saturday scolded U.S. President Barack Obama for encouraging his supporters to get "revenge" at polling stations, as both men fought for an edge in the razor-thin election. Three days before Tuesday's Election Day, Romney added a line to his stump speech criticizing the Democratic incumbent for using the word in an unscripted remark during a speech on Friday. ...

Somalia wants Ugandan troops to remain Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:23 AM PDT KAMPALA/MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister said on Saturday that it could be a challenge for his country if Uganda followed through on a threat to withdraw troops fighting Islamist rebels in southern Somalia. Uganda's foreign affairs ministry said earlier that it would withdraw from peace keeping initiatives in Africa unless the United Nations amended a report accusing it of supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...

White House and control of Congress on the ballot Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:19 AM PDT The White House, the Senate, the tea party revolution in the House and 11 governorships are on the line Tuesday in a fantastically costly, relentlessly negative election played out in unsettled economic times.

GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:42 AM PDT Republicans vigorously pursued their last, best, chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority after Tuesday's suspense-filled elections.

Factbox: Paul Ryan, Republican vice presidential candidate Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PDT (Reuters) - Representative Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's vice presidential candidate in the 2012 election, is a "young gun" out of the Republican Party's more conservative wing. Here are key facts about Ryan. - Ryan, 42, a rising star among the fiscal conservatives who dominate the Republican Party, has served seven terms in the House of Representatives since first being elected in 1998 on a platform opposing tax hikes and espousing gun rights. ...

Factbox: Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PDT (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is pursuing the White House for the second time. Here are key facts about him. - Romney, 65, espouses traditional Republican positions to cut taxes, reduce federal regulations, shrink government spending and bolster the U.S. military. He vows to create 12 million new jobs in his first term with a plan focused on domestic energy development, expanded free trade, improving education, reducing the deficit and championing small business. ...

Factbox: Vice President Joe Biden Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PDT (Reuters) - Joe Biden spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate, served four years as Barack Obama's vice president and twice ran unsuccessfully for president. His chatty, off-the-cuff nature led to some memorable gaffes. Here are some key facts about Biden. - Biden, 69, grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, in a middle-class family. Occasional financial hardships while he was young gave him a good ear for the concerns of blue-collar workers. ...

Factbox: Obama, Romney solutions to stimulating the economy Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PDT (Reuters) - The health of the U.S. economy has been central to the campaign for the White House, with both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney seeking to convince voters they have a plan to usher in faster growth and job creation. The economy has struggled to break above a 2 percent annual growth pace since the 2007-09 recession and unemployment remains uncomfortably high at 7.9 percent. About 23 million Americans are either unemployed, working only part-time although wanting full-time work, or want a job but have given up the search. ...

Factbox: How the Electoral College works Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Electoral College was established in the Constitution as a compromise between electing a president by a vote in Congress and by popular vote of citizens. Here are some facts about the Electoral College: * The Electoral College, which is not a place but a process, consists of 538 electors. To win the presidency, a candidate must win at least 270 electors. * The number of electors equals the number of lawmakers in Congress - 435 in the House of Representatives and 100 in the Senate, plus three for the District of Columbia. ...

French Church says gay marriage law just for the few Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:05 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France's leading Roman Catholic prelate said on Saturday a government plan to legalize same-sex marriage would profoundly affect the equilibrium of French society, calling it a reform for a few but not all citizens. Speaking in the pilgrimage town of Lourdes, Paris Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois urged Catholics to show their opposition to a planned marriage reform by writing and speaking to their elected officials or taking part in protest marches. ...

Life on the rope line: 10 minutes of Obama frenzy Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:03 AM PDT Kiss by kiss, handshake by handshake, President Barack Obama glides across the perimeter of a small tennis stadium, stooping to embrace white-haired retirees wearing dark sunglasses and extending his arms to shake hands or touch the masses a few rows back.

Life on the rope line: Lots of advice for Romney Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:00 AM PDT Mitt Romney calls it the "advice line."

What Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Can Teach Obama's and Chris Christie's Critics Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:58 AM PDT The November 9th limited-release date for Steven Spielberg's long-gestating Abraham Lincoln biopic Lincoln was chosen, in significant part, because of the presidential campaign. "We all made the conscious decision to come out after the election for no other reason than Lincoln has his place," the director told the Associated Press. "Lincoln is relevant to all of us today, but he had his place and he had his time, and we wanted Lincoln to have his place and his time outside or just after the election cycle." Given a few recent events, that's turning out to be a regrettable choice. ...

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