Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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Doubts surface over e-mail on claim of responsibility for Benghazi attack - CNN (blog)
By CNN's Tim Lister and Paul Cruickshank. The often fiercely political debate over who knew what – and when – about the September 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has taken another turn with the disclosure of a series of e-mails sent from the …


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Sandoval Lifts Giants, Into the Stands - New York Times
Sandoval Lifts Giants, Into the Stands. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images. The Giants' Pablo Sandoval hit a home run in the first inning, in the third inning, and in the fifth inning. His was only the ninth three-homer performance in postseason history. More Photos » …


Could more have been done to save Americans under attack? - Fox News
This transcript is automatically generated. Now there are more questions and answers when it comes to the terrorist attack in Benghazi the left for Americans dead according to emails obtained by the Fox News Channel. The two former Navy SEALs — England …


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For Clinton as Top Diplomat, Tumultuous Closing Chapter - Wall Street Journal
Hillary Clinton's final weeks as Secretary of State were supposed to be more of a victory lap. But that quickly changed after the disastrous events in Benghazi. WSJ's Monica Langley and Jerry Seib discuss the end of her tenure and future prospects. Just weeks …


McCain reconsidering his support of Mourdock after controversial remarks - Washington Post (blog)
McCain reconsidering his support of Mourdock after controversial remarks. Posted by Vanessa Williams on October 24, 2012 at 11:16 pm. Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size; Print

Obama o n Mourdock: Male politicians shouldn't make abortion decisions - CNN (blog)
(CNN) - The most recent controversial comment from a male politician on the subject of rape and abortion had President Barack Obama incredulous Wednesday during an appearance on Jay Leno's late-night talk show. "I don't know how these guys come up …


Jamaica: Direct Hit From Hurricane Sandy - New York Times
Howling winds and pelting rains from Hurricane Sandy lashed Jamaica's precarious shantytowns on Wednesday, stranding thousands of travelers and downing power lines. It is the first hurricane to make a direct hit on Jamaica since Hurricane Gilbert 24 …


Obama, Romney in key states for final days - Washington Post
President Obama and Mitt Romney continued to refine their closing arguments to voters Wednesday with an eye toward the handful of swing states and key demographic groups that will decide the election next month. Both campaigns took time out to spin …


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US military's response questioned in wake of deadly Libya consulate attack - Fox News
Shortly after the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya, the Pentagon responded by moving military assets into the region, but some former defense officials say it was too little, too late. By the morning after the initial violence, Ambassador Chris Stevens …


Republican who says rape pregnancies are part of divine plan is no 'gift from ... - New York Daily News
Republican who says rape pregnancies are part of divine plan is no 'gift from God' for Mitt Romney. Richard Mourdock of Indiana still has Romney's blessing to run campaign ad that presidential hopeful taped for him. White House says President Obama 'felt …


Hurricane Sandy kills one in Jamaica - CNN
NEW: One person killed in Jamaica, CNN affiliate reports; Tropical storm warning issued for parts of Florida; Center of the storm hits near Kingston; maximum sustained winds are 80 mph; Florida and Massachusetts officials keeping an eye on the storm's …


Romney Is Upbeat, but Math Is the Same - New York Times
He dwells far less on the biggest obstacle facing his campaign: the Electoral College. A decade after taking the first steps in his quest to win the White House, Mr. Romney can finally see the presidency within his grasp, his advisers say. To many Republicans …


Three killed, two wounded in twin shootings near Los Angeles - Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire at a small business and a nearby home owned by members of the same family in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding two others before fleeing in a stolen car …


Romney running hard in Nevada where Obama holds the chips - Reuters
A Romney-Biden administration? Polls show a dead heat in the presidential race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. Could the election actually end in a tie? Reuters correspondent Andy Sullivan outlines several scenarios that could lead to an …


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Police: 3 dead after 5 family members shot in attack at business, home in Los ... - Fox News
DOWNEY, Calif. - Five members of the same family were shot and three of them died Wednesday in connected attacks at a business and residence in a Los Angeles suburb, police said. The shootings occurred at a business called United States Fire …


Romney's Calls for Change Prompt an Obama Warning - Wall Street Journal
RENO, Nev.--As Mitt Romney makes his final pitch to voters, he is casting himself as the candidate of change, the only one in the presidential race who can fix Washington. It is an attempt at role reversal, as the Republican presidential nominee tries to own …


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Gupta Gets Two Years for Leaking Inside Tips - Wall Street Journal
The prison term imposed by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan marks a nadir for Mr. Gupta, who became the most prominent figure caught in the push against insider trading by criminal authorities. He was implicated in 2010 in the investigation of …


Indiana GOP Candidate Sparks New Fight Over Abortion - Wall Street Journal
By LOUISE RADNOFSKY. Indiana's Republican Senate candidate set off a fresh fight on the campaign trail over rape and abortion as both parties vie for women's votes in the final stretch before the election. In a debate Tuesday night, responding to a question …


Hurricane Sandy brings torrential rain to Jamaica - BBC News
Jamaicans have taken refuge in shelters and their homes as Hurricane Sandy sweeps across the island after making landfall near the capital, Kingston. Heavy rains and sustained winds of 125km/h (80mph) are pounding the island, according to the National …


E-Mails Offer Glimpse at What US Knew in First Hours After Attack in Libya - New York Times
WASHINGTON -- A series of three leaked e-mails sent by State Department officials two hours after the fatal attack began on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last month -- including one that alerted the White House Situation Room that …


Student, 17, arrested in Jessica Ridgeway murder - CNN International
(CNN) — Jessica Ridgeway's suspected killer is a 17-year-old neighbor who authorities plan to try as an adult, officials in Colorado said Wednesday. Formal charges against Austin Reed Sigg, a high school student who lived about one mile from the …


Iowa is early stop for Obama, Romney swing-state tours - USA TODAY
Story Highlights. Obama shows more aggressive tone on the stump; Romney emphasizes personal impact of the election; Obama's newspaper interview offers more substantive glimpse of his agenda. 7:21PM EDT October 24. 2012 – DAVENPORT, Iowa …


UN Security Council endorses Syrian holiday truce - USA TODAY
Syrian residents wheel a man injured from an artillery shell that landed near a bakery, to a hospital for treatment in Aleppo, Syria. (Photo: Narciso Contreras, AP). Story Highlights. Truce was proposed by the international mediator for Syria; Past cease-fire …


Cummings praises DOJ suit against Bank of America - Baltimore Sun


Man gunned down inside church in suburban Atlanta - Fox News
An assailant walked into a church in Georgia on Wednesday and fatally shot a man leading a prayer, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta said. The shooter, who was wearing a suit and tie, fled the scene. Authorities kept area schools on lockdown for several hours …


Gunman at large after shooting five people in Downey - Los Angeles Times
A man and a woman are dead in separate but related shootings that took place within minutes of each other in Downey, police said. Authorities are trying to unravel events that led up to the shootings of five people on on Cleta Street. Lt. Dean Milligan said …


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Rajat Gupta Gets 2 Years in Prison - New York Times
Rajat K. Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a $5 million fine on Wednesday for leaking boardroom secrets to the former hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam. Mr. Gupta, 63, who ran the …


Barack Obama talks second term plans; Mitt Romney says election 'about your ... - Newsday
DAVENPORT, Iowa – President Barack Obama is confidently predicting speedy second-term agreement with Republicans to reduce federal deficits and overhaul immigration laws, commenting before setting out Wednesday on a 40-hour campaign marathon …


US Sues BofA Over Mortgage Sales - Wall Street Journal
The federal government filed a civil lawsuit against Bank of America Corp., alleging the second-biggest U.S. bank by assets saddled taxpayers with losses by misrepresenting the quality of home loans it sold to mortgage-finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie …


Republicans Press White House for Explanation on Benghazi Emails - ABC News
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers a reporter's question on Libya during a joint news conference with Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonion de Aguiar Patriota on Oct. 24, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo) …


Two Murdered, Three Wounded in Double Shootings in Downey - Los Cerritos News
Downey Police Department looking for black colored stock Camero with a California License Plate #6LEA010. By Randy Economy. Two people have been killed and three others injured in a shooting at two different locations in Downey on Tuesday¸ Los …


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US suit cites 'brazen' mortgage fraud at Countrywide, even after Bank of America ... - Washington Post


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Richard Mourdock rape remarks prompt calls for Romney to act - The Guardian
Mitt Romney is under pressure to publicly distance himself from a GOP Senate candidate who has claimed that pregnancies from rape are "something that God intended to happen". Republican Richard Mourdock, running for the US Senate in Indiana, made …


Republicans divided in response to Senate candidate's rape comment - Fox News
NEW ALBANY, Ind. - Republicans leaders were divided Wednesday in their response to the latest controversy about a candidate's comments regarding rape — Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's remark that pregnancy resulting from rape can be …


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The view from The New York Times -- Romney and Ryan didn't win a single debate - Fox News
Forget the Detroit Tigers. Their four wins in a row vs. the Yankees were nothing. The real sweep came when Obama/Biden took down the evil Romney/Ryan combo in four straight debates - three wins and a tie. That's according to Alessandra Stanley, "The TV …


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Indiana Senate candidate criticized over rape, pregnancy comments - Chicago Tribune
Top Republicans were slow to embrace tea party-backed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after he ousted a longtime GOP senator from office. Though he eventually won their support -- and money -- Mourdock could see both fade after telling a …


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National Weather Service Issues Hazardous Weather Outlook For Southern ... - Patch.com
National Weather Service Issues Hazardous Weather Outlook For Southern Connecticut. "There is a low potential for a major coastal storm with heavy rainfall … early next week." Some forecasters say rough weather could begin Sunday night and Monday, but …


Mini iPad, major cost concerns - Boston Herald


Romney: Debates "supercharged" my campaign - CBS News
(CBS News) At a rally last night near Denver, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney made sure to mention what everyone knows – the debates have fueled his surge in the polls, saying they have "supercharged" the campaign. With the final debate behind them, the …


Violence surges on Israel-Gaza frontier - Reuters
1 of 4. Palestinian relatives of Hamas gunman Ismail al-Tille mourn during his funeral in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip October 24, 2012. Israel killed a Hamas gunman in its second round of air strikes in as many days on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, …


GOP's Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape is God's intent - USA TODAY
Richard Mourdock is the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate in Indiana. (Photo: Michael Conroy, AP). Story Highlights. Mourdock is the second Senate GOP nominee to make statements about rape and abortion; Mitt Romney has touted Mourdock's candidacy in …


Reuters: White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack, emails ... - NBCNews.com
WASHINGTON -- Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official …


Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Bring In Swing State Newspaper Endorsements - ABC News
As President Obama and Mitt Romney crisscross the country in the closing weeks of the campaign, they're hoping to pick up endorsements from a score of influential newspapers that could help boost their fortunes in key swing states. In 2008, more than 400 …


Surfer killed in shark attack; expert gives survival tips - Los Angeles Times
Tuesday's fatal shark attack in Santa Barbara County — the third fatal shark attack in California in the last four years — has prompted a renewed interest in beach and water safety on West Coast beaches. But while the number of shark sightings and attacks …


Syria agrees to ceasefire during Eid holiday, says mediator - NBCNews.com (blog)
Syria has agreed to a ceasefire during the short Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which begins Friday, international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi told a Cairo news conference Wednesday. Brahimi, appointed by the United Nations and Arab League, said some …


Teen Brothers Arrested in Death of NJ 12-Year-Old Autumn Pasquale - ABC News
Two teenage brothers have been charged in connection with the murder of 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale, who disappeared from her New Jersey home this weekend and was found in a recycling bin Monday night. The boys, ages 15 and 17, were neighbors …


DNC slams Romney's Mourdock endorsement - Politico (blog)
The Democratic National Committee is seizing the opportunity to batter Mitt Romney over his endorsement of Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, who's under fire for having said in a debate last night that even pregnancies that come from rape are …


Obama-Romney: Who do you trust? - USA TODAY
Obama-Romney: Who do you trust? The Oval. David JacksonShare. Comments. obama-romney. President Obama and Mitt Romney (Photo: Charlie Neibergall, AP). Tags. Electoral college

State Department emails from day of Libya attack show Al Qaeda-tied group on ... - Fox News
A series of internal State Department emails obtained by Fox News shows some of the initial assessments of last month's deadly consulate attack in Libya, including one email within hours of the attack that noted the group Ansar al Sharia had claimed …


UN envoy: Syrian government agrees to cease-fire - CNN
NEW: A Syrian official says the idea of halting military operations "is still under study"; Brahimi says the government agrees to a cease-fire during the four days of Eid al-Adha; It's not the first time the Syrian government has promised a cease-fire; Both Syrian …


Romney camp seeks distance from Mourdock comments (updated) - Politico (blog)
Our colleague Manu Raju wrote about the controversy over Indiana Senate hopeful Richard Mourdock's comments on pregnancies from rape being determined by God, and POLITICO's James Hohmann reports that Mitt Romney's campaign sought distance …


Sandy bears down on Jamaica, may reach hurricane status - CTV News
Commuters wait at a bus stop as rain brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sandy falls in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sandy was expected to become a hurricane as it nears Jamaica on …


Lukewarm Response to iPad Mini in Asia - Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Juro Osawa. In Asia, home to many component suppliers to Apple Inc. , investors and analysts weren't too excited about the iPad Mini. Reuters/Robert Galbraith: The iPad Mini is a step down specs-wise, but it's also quite cheap. Some cited that the price …