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| Obama: ‘I got a lot of fight left in me’ Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:15 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Ohio--He may have appeared sluggish at his first debate with Mitt Romney several weeks ago, but President Barack Obama emphasized that he's energized heading into the final weekend of the campaign. Obama addressed a modest but lively crowd here Friday, the second of three rallies in the crucial state of Ohio, where he delivered [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mourdock trails by 11 points in Indiana Senate race, new poll shows Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:58 AM PDT Richard Mourdock--the Indiana Republican Senate candidate who sparked a controversy during a debate last month when he said he opposes abortion even in the case of rape because "it is something that God intended to happen"--is now trailing Democrat Joe Donnelly by 11 points, a new state poll shows. According to the Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground [...] Full Story | Top |
| NFL trends point to Romney win, but Redskins Rule still to be decided Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:45 AM PDT When the Redskins meet the Panthers at FedExField this Sunday, more will be on the line than a mitigation of Washington's 3-5 record. As commentators are certain to remind viewers, the result of Washington's last home game before a presidential election has the eerie ability to predict the outcome of said election. If the Redskins [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama accuses Romney of ‘massaging the facts’ in Jeep ad Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:31 AM PDT HILLIARD, Ohio--President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney on Friday of "massaging the facts" over a TV ad the GOP challenger produced that insinuated Chrysler was making plans to send Jeep manufacturing jobs to China. "When you try to change the facts just because it's convenient to your campaign, that's not change.Trying to massage facts, that's [...] Full Story | Top |
| Romney travels across battleground states in final days Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:14 AM PDT WEST ALLIS, Wis.â€"With just four days to go before Election Day, Mitt Romney again sought to convince voters that he's the real agent of change in the race. "Look beyond the speeches and the attacks and the ads," Romney said in what could be his final appearance in the hotly contested state of Wisconsin. "Words [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama, Romney, clash on jobs report—but election effect likely muted Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:13 AM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney on Friday seized on the last jobs report before Election Day to reinforce their political arguments about the economy. Neither side, however, expected that the better-than-expected news would change many minds. In a statement, Romney said that come Tuesday the choice would be "between stagnation and prosperity." [...] Full Story | Top |
| ‘Old lady brigades,’ exhaustion: Fla., Ohio tell swing state stories Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:07 AM PDT As Election Day approaches, Yahoo News has asked voters in swing states to share what it's like being in the thick of things as President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney smother them with attention. This week, we look at Florida and Ohio, two states that are familiar with their "swing" status and that [...] Full Story | Top |
| Member of secret WWII Navajo Code Talker Marine unit dies at 90 Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:22 AM PDT A member of the famed Navajo Code Talkers, who used their rare and ancient language to outwit the Japanese during World War II, has died. George Smith died on Oct. 30 at the Gallup Indian Medical Center in New Mexico, said Navajo Nation president Ben Shelly. Smith was 90. "Our Navajo Code Talkers have been [...] Full Story | Top |
| New Yorkers prepared for fourth night of darkness Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:45 AM PDT On Thursday, 250,000 Manhattanites living below 39th Street braced themselves for a fourth consecutive night without electricity. Some walked miles to find open grocery stores to replenish dwindling food supplies; others ventured outside for the first time since the storm hit to reluctantly report to work without a functioning transportation system. Most store fronts were still [...] Full Story | Top |
| Jobs report: 171,000 jobs created in October; 7.9% unemployment rate Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:03 AM PDT The latest report from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics was released on Friday, showing 171,000 jobs were created in Octoberâ€"a far better figure than some economists were expecting. The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in September because of the increased size of the country's workforce. The overall number [...] Full Story | Top |
| After Sandy, Romney tries to regain momentum Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:56 AM PDT VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.â€"Mitt Romney's crowds had been growingâ€"12,000 in Defiance, Ohio, 15,000 in Land O'Lakes, Fla., 10,000 in Denver, Colo. His audiences had become more adoring, cheering Romney beyond his one-liners attacking President Barack Obama. Speaking to voters in tiny Celina, Ohio, last Sunday, Romney paused on stage as the audience yelled and screamed his [...] Full Story | Top |
| Weekend in politics: Jobs report, hectic campaigning, and more Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:50 AM PDT It's the last weekend of campaigning in the race for the White House, and it will begin with the last monthly jobs report before Election Day. Economists expect the unemployment rate to tick up to 7.9 percent from September's surprising drop to 7.8 percent, Reuters reports. Here's an easy prediction: No matter what the Friday [...] Full Story | Top |
| Heckler interrupts Romney rally in Virginia Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 07:05 PM PDT Mitt Romney was interrupted at a rally Thursday in Virginia Beach, Va. A rowdy audience member took advantage of a pause during the Republican presidential nominee's speech and shouted "climate change caused Sandy!" He then flashed a sign that read "End Climate Silence." While Romney seemed to take the heckler in his stride, the crowd [...] Full Story | Top |
| Biden jokes on Letterman: ‘If you vote early, you don’t have to pay taxes’ Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 06:27 PM PDT Vice President Joe Biden hit "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Thursday, spreading the Obama campaign's gospel of early voting in a special "Top Ten List" five days before Election Day. In an early preview provided by CBS, Biden uncorks a fine No. 6: "If you vote early, you don't have to pay taxes." [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama hits final stretch with message of gravitas Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 04:02 PM PDT NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev.--Gone are the jokes about "Romnesia" and the loose talk of a "campaign marathon extravaganza." For Barack Obama, the president of a nation reeling from a storm that devastated the Eastern Seaboard, it's time for gravitas. Standing in front of a skyline of red mountains not far from the College of Southern [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mayor Bloomberg: ‘I don’t think we’ve had a murder in two or three days’ Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 02:19 PM PDT New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shared what he considers a small ray of light to come out of the darkness left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. "I don't think we've had a murder in two or three days," Bloomberg said at his daily press briefing on Thursday. "That's some good news." While it [...] Full Story | Top |
| Candidate’s latest ad: 30 seconds of waves crashing on the beach Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 01:10 PM PDT Richard Tisei, who is running for Congress in Massachusetts, has been getting a lot of attention for his campaign ad. But not for what it says. Actually, for what it doesn't say. The 30-second cable TV spot features Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester at sunset and the sound of gentle waves lapping the shore. The [...] Full Story | Top |
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