IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 04/10/2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 04/10/2012

What one question do voters want answered at presidential debate?

What one question do voters want answered at presidential debate?

By Jennifer Wolfe, Davis, Calif. Next year, my daughter will enroll in college, followed in five years by my son. In 10 years, if all goes well, both of my children will graduate from college and join the work force. I want to help elect the candidate that can provide the best opportunities for higher education -- including financial aid, availability of courses to allow a four-year completion, and a strong economy for college graduates to enter their job search. President Obama and Governor Romney, how will you help my children's college dreams come true?

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White House widening covert war in North Africa

Small teams of special operations forces arrived at American embassies throughout North Africa in the months before militants launched the fiery attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya. The soldiers' mission: Set up a network that could quickly strike a terrorist target or rescue a hostage.

On eve of debate, conservatives seize on Obama video from 2007

On the eve of the first presidential debate, the conservative website The Daily Caller Tuesday circulated previously unreported clips of a five-year-old speech in which then-Senator Barack Obama praised his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and suggested the federal government discriminated against the victims...

U.S. Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona, another wounded

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot dead and another wounded when they came under fire on Tuesday while responding to a tripped ground sensor in a drug smuggling corridor in Arizona near the border with Mexico.

Baby bust continues: U.S. births down for 4th year

U.S. births fell for the fourth year in a row, the government reported Wednesday, with experts calling it more proof that the weak economy has continued to dampen enthusiasm for having children.

Report: Intelligence effort named citizens, not terrorists

A multibillion-dollar information-sharing program created in the aftermath of 9/11 has improperly collected information about innocent Americans and produced little valuable intelligence on terrorism, a Senate report concludes.

Michelle Obama rallies supporters as early voting opens in Ohio

First lady Michelle Obama rallied supporters to back her husband as early voting began on Tuesday in the key electoral swing state of Ohio where the Democrats hope to take advantage of a lead in opinion polls. "

Romney floats tax proposal that hits the rich

The rich may not be as secure as they hope under a President Romney. On Tuesday, the former Massachusetts governor said one option he is considering is to limit federal income-tax deductions to $17,000 per household.

Key witness in Sandusky sex abuse case sues Penn State

Mike McQueary, a key witness in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, sued Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday for more than $8 million on whistleblower, defamation and misrepresentation grounds.

Ryan backs Biden on 'buried' middle class

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan found a rare point of agreement today with his Democratic opponent, after Vice President Joe Biden said earlier that the middle class has been “buried” over the last four years.

U.S. had early indications Libya attack tied to organized militants

Within hours of last month's attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, the Obama administration received about a dozen intelligence reports suggesting militants linked to al Qaeda were involved, sources said.

Warren, Brown debate reveals more friction to come in Senate race

Both cheers and hisses filled the debate hall at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Monday night, most loudly when Republican Sen. Scott Brown jabbed at Democratic challenger and Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren after she interrupted his answer about a jobs bill. "Excuse me, excuse me, I'm not a student in your classroom," Brown [...]

Aurora victims appeal for dialogue on gun violence in presidential debate
Surviving victims of the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting are speaking out about gun violence in the hopes that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will do the same. Relatives of eight of the 12 people who died this past July during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" have sent a letter to Wednesday [...]

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Jesse Jackson Jr. remains out of sight, but in the race

His name is on the ballot. But Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. hasn't made a campaign appearance since the primary. The Democratic congressman from Chicago is running for re-election for his seat in the House of Representatives, but has been out of sight for the last three months, being treated for bipolar disorder. Campaign advisers told [...]

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson open to running in 2016

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson would run for president again in four years if he's not elected in November, the candidate announced during a town hall meeting Tuesday night. "As long as I'm relevant, I will continue this through 2016," Johnson said during the meeting, which was simulcast live online. A former two-term governor of [...]

Los Angeles repeals ban on medical marijuana shops
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council voted to rescind a newly enacted ban on storefront medical marijuana shops on Tuesday, allowing the city to avoid a referendum next year that some officials said would likely succeed in reversing the prohibition. The council, in a blow to an industry that operates in violation of federal law, voted in July to ban pot dispensaries and replace them with a system that would allow up to three patients to collectively grow marijuana. ...

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Pope's butler: I leaked documents for the good of the church

Pope Benedict's former butler took the stand at his own trial today to say that while he admits he took thousands of documents from the pope's private apartments and leaked them to the media, he is not guilty of theft because he was doing it for the good of the church, "to bring the church back on the right track."

In reversal, New Zealand cancels Mike Tyson's visa

In a reversal, Mike Tyson has been denied entry to the country whose indigenous Maori people he says inspired his facial tattoo.

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