Venezuela's Chavez re-elected to extend socialist rule
Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez won re-election in on Sunday, quashing the opposition's best bet at unseating him in 14 years and cementing himself as a dominant figure in modern Latin American history. The 58-year-old Chavez took 54.42 percent of the vote, with 90 percent of the ballots counted, to 44.97 percent for young opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, official results showed. ...
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Obama jokes about poor debate performance
President Barack Obama opened a two-day fundraising swing through California on Sunday with a "30 Days to Victory Concert" starring George Clooney, Jon Bon Jovi, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, and Jennifer Hudson. He also seemed to poke fun at his own listless debate performance last week against Mitt [...]
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SpaceX capsule blasts off to space station
A commercial cargo ship rocketed into orbit Sunday in pursuit of the International Space Station, the first of a dozen supply runs under a mega-contract with NASA.
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Deadly meningitis outbreak increases to 91 cases
U.S. health officials on Sunday reported an additional 27 cases in a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injections that has killed seven people and now infected 91 in nine states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the new total of 91 cases in an update on its website, up from 64 on Saturday. Most of the new cases were reported in Michigan, where the total increased to 20 from eight. Virginia's total increased to 18 from 11. The widening outbreak has alarmed U.S. ...
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Pressure shifts to Biden after Obama's lackluster debate
He has been stereotyped as the Obama administration's gaffe-prone sideshow. But Vice President Joe Biden also is a veteran debater who was in the U.S. Senate for a quarter century and is perhaps the Democratic White House's most passionate defender of the working class. ...
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Obama raises California cash; Romney eyes speech
On a last dash for cash in the celebrity scene of California, President Barack Obama on Sunday took a good-natured shot as his own underwhelming debate performance, marveling at how his friends in the entertainment business could turn in flawless showings every time.
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Philippines, Muslim rebels agree on peace pact
The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency that killed tens of thousands and held back development in the south.
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New clues found in case of missing 10-year-old Colo. girl
The search for missing Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway has taken a turn after officials said the girl's back pack and water bottle were found today.
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Turkey fires artillery into Syria after shelling
Turkish forces fired across the frontier into Syria on Sunday after a shell launched from Syria landed in Turkey's border town of Akcakale, underlining Ankara's warning that it will respond with force to any violence spilling over into its territory. It was the fifth consecutive day of Turkish retaliation against incoming bombardment from northern Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad's forces have been battling rebels who control swathes of land close to the Turkish frontier. ...
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Union: Border agents opened fire on each other
The U.S. Border Patrol agent killed last week in a shooting in southern Arizona apparently opened fire on two fellow agents thinking they were armed smugglers and was killed when they returned fire, the head of the Border Patrol agents' union said Sunday.
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What Jerry Sandusky can look forward to in prison
Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars. He'll be able to watch Penn State football, but not violent movies.
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50-foot finback whale found dead in Boston Harbor
Coast Guard officials say a 50-foot finback whale has been found dead, floating in Boston Harbor.
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Calif. governor orders state begin move to winter-blend gasoline
Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday ordered California pollution regulators to allow service stations to begin stocking winter-grade gasoline after a string of refinery and pipeline problems choked off supplies and sent the state's pump prices to record levels. With gasoline prices topping $5 a gallon in some areas and several Los Angeles stations running out of fuel, Brown sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board, authorizing them to allow retailers to begin selling winter-blend gasoline ahead of the traditional October 31 transition from summer grade fuel. ...
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Ryan compares Romney's debate performance to Reagan
Paul Ryan said that finally, a month before Election Day, people are getting to see the real Mitt Romney, and the Republican presidential nominee is starting to look a lot like Ronald Reagan. “Did Mitt Romney not knock it out of the park...
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Three remain hospitalized after bus overturns in N.J.
Five people in critical condition after a tour bus accident in New Jersey were released from the hospital and three others were upgraded to fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said Sunday.
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Ann Romney: People got to see husband as she does
Ann Romney says she's glad people watching the first presidential debate have finally been able to see her husband, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, as she does: "A good and decent person."
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‘SNL’ skewers first presidential debate, Chris Matthews, Big Bird
Last week's presidential debate provided plenty of fodder for "Saturday Night Live," which devoted two sketches and the bulk of its "Weekend Update" segment to skewering the event. On the cold-open, former cast member Chris Parnell returned to "SNL" to play moderator Jim Lehrer, who was steamrolled by Mitt Romney despite the Republican nominee's forewarning. [...]
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Former NFL cheerleader to take plea deal in sex case
Jones Will Be Sentenced on Monday
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Friends baffled by killing of Ala. college student
Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters.
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O'Reilly, Stewart joust at mock debate
This high-stakes debate had some props that even the presidential candidates might want at their own events.
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