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http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:45:36 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-scratching-head-over-obama-big-bird-174536259--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4uZ43hMpiTZ5WdOTLDI3ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da6185457a6d7f1c1d0f6a7067000176.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney says he&#039;s scratching his head over President Barack Obama&#039;s focus on Big Bird.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-scratching-head-over-obama-big-bird-174536259--election.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:45:36 -0400Associated Pressromney-scratching-head-over-obama-big-bird-174536259--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-scratching-head-over-obama-big-bird-174536259--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4uZ43hMpiTZ5WdOTLDI3ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da6185457a6d7f1c1d0f6a7067000176.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney says he&#039;s scratching his head over President Barack Obama&#039;s focus on Big Bird.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/skydiver-begins-prep-supersonic-jump-150552772.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eifoYOweoQb3T25KDcj8rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6748208b7ab1811c1d0f6a706700dddb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Felix Baumgartner, in pressurized suit on platform at left, prepares to enter the balloon capsule in Roswell, N.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from the space capsule lifted by a 30 million cubic foot helium balloon. Baumgartner plans to jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet - an altitude chosen to enable him to achieve Mach 1 in freefall - which will deliver scientific data to the aerospace community about human survival from high altitudes. (AP Photo/Matt York)" align="left" title="Felix Baumgartner, in pressurized suit on platform at left, prepares to enter the balloon capsule in Roswell, N.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from the space capsule lifted by a 30 million cubic foot helium balloon. Baumgartner plans to jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet - an altitude chosen to enable him to achieve Mach 1 in freefall - which will deliver scientific data to the aerospace community about human survival from high altitudes. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0" /></a>Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner made final preparations Tuesday for a death-defying, 23-mile free fall into the New Mexico desert, hoping to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/skydiver-begins-prep-supersonic-jump-150552772.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:39:03 -0400Associated Pressskydiver-begins-prep-supersonic-jump-150552772<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/skydiver-begins-prep-supersonic-jump-150552772.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eifoYOweoQb3T25KDcj8rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6748208b7ab1811c1d0f6a706700dddb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Felix Baumgartner, in pressurized suit on platform at left, prepares to enter the balloon capsule in Roswell, N.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from the space capsule lifted by a 30 million cubic foot helium balloon. Baumgartner plans to jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet - an altitude chosen to enable him to achieve Mach 1 in freefall - which will deliver scientific data to the aerospace community about human survival from high altitudes. (AP Photo/Matt York)" align="left" title="Felix Baumgartner, in pressurized suit on platform at left, prepares to enter the balloon capsule in Roswell, N.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Baumgartner will attempt to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from the space capsule lifted by a 30 million cubic foot helium balloon. Baumgartner plans to jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet - an altitude chosen to enable him to achieve Mach 1 in freefall - which will deliver scientific data to the aerospace community about human survival from high altitudes. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0" /></a>Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner made final preparations Tuesday for a death-defying, 23-mile free fall into the New Mexico desert, hoping to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/imf-cuts-global-growth-forecast-prods-europe-u-022136898--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3HZeR.R3ipafZYF.b.wgJA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T173704Z_2_CBRE8980RA000_RTROPTP_2_IMF-GLOBAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="IMF officials Blanchard, Decressin and Heibling hold a news briefing on the World Economic Outlook (WEO), at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo" align="left" title="IMF officials Blanchard, Decressin and Heibling hold a news briefing on the World Economic Outlook (WEO), at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - The IMF said the global economic slowdown is worsening as it cut its growth forecasts for the second time since April and warned U.S. and European policymakers that failure to fix their economic ills would prolong the slump. Global growth in advanced economies is too weak to bring down unemployment and what little momentum exists is coming primarily from central banks, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook, released ahead of its twice-yearly meeting, which will be held in Tokyo later this week. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/imf-cuts-global-growth-forecast-prods-europe-u-022136898--business.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:37:04 -0400Reutersimf-cuts-global-growth-forecast-prods-europe-u-022136898--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/imf-cuts-global-growth-forecast-prods-europe-u-022136898--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3HZeR.R3ipafZYF.b.wgJA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T173704Z_2_CBRE8980RA000_RTROPTP_2_IMF-GLOBAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="IMF officials Blanchard, Decressin and Heibling hold a news briefing on the World Economic Outlook (WEO), at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo" align="left" title="IMF officials Blanchard, Decressin and Heibling hold a news briefing on the World Economic Outlook (WEO), at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - The IMF said the global economic slowdown is worsening as it cut its growth forecasts for the second time since April and warned U.S. and European policymakers that failure to fix their economic ills would prolong the slump. Global growth in advanced economies is too weak to bring down unemployment and what little momentum exists is coming primarily from central banks, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook, released ahead of its twice-yearly meeting, which will be held in Tokyo later this week. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-matters-labor-unions-173633800--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oQs7uAKqwBkZVl_usOPnzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7544d2af77b0731c1d0f6a706700ecb7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, Connecticut Light &amp; Power&#039;s unionized linemen rally at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The union, which has been without a contract since June, rallied over what they say are inadequate staffing levels. A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle class life. Labor unions are still big political players. But they have seen a steady decline in membership and clout since their heyday in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, Connecticut Light &amp; Power&#039;s unionized linemen rally at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The union, which has been without a contract since June, rallied over what they say are inadequate staffing levels. A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle class life. Labor unions are still big political players. But they have seen a steady decline in membership and clout since their heyday in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)" border="0" /></a>The issue:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/why-matters-labor-unions-173633800--election.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:36:33 -0400Associated Presswhy-matters-labor-unions-173633800--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-matters-labor-unions-173633800--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oQs7uAKqwBkZVl_usOPnzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7544d2af77b0731c1d0f6a706700ecb7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, Connecticut Light &amp; Power&#039;s unionized linemen rally at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The union, which has been without a contract since June, rallied over what they say are inadequate staffing levels. A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle class life. Labor unions are still big political players. But they have seen a steady decline in membership and clout since their heyday in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, Connecticut Light &amp; Power&#039;s unionized linemen rally at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The union, which has been without a contract since June, rallied over what they say are inadequate staffing levels. A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle class life. Labor unions are still big political players. But they have seen a steady decline in membership and clout since their heyday in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)" border="0" /></a>The issue:</p><br clear="all"/>Wal-Mart is testing a same-day delivery service in select markets for customers who buy popular items online during the holiday shopping season.http://news.yahoo.com/wal-mart-tests-same-day-delivery-holidays-162150820--finance.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:31:05 -0400Associated Presswal-mart-tests-same-day-delivery-holidays-162150820--financeA small New York college has been given a rare collection of 75 signed Ansel Adams photographs, selected as a set by the artist himself, the college announced Tuesday.http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-ny-college-gets-ansel-adams-photos-163923973.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:30:46 -0400Associated Pressapnewsbreak-ny-college-gets-ansel-adams-photos-163923973<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-teen-had-sex-polanski-writing-book-162838102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/95FjktIYUYhKvXZTYGFK9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9f7faa137ac5811c1d0f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Monday, May 21, 2012 file photo, director Roman Polanski arrives for the screening of &quot;You Ain&#039;t Seen Nothing Yet&quot; at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes. Samantha Geimer, the former teen whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex with in 1977, leading to one of Hollywood&#039;s most notorious scandals and the director&#039;s flight from the U.S., is writing a memoir. Geimer, now 47, has a deal with Atria Books for &quot;The Girl: Emerging from the Shadow of Roman Polanski.&quot; Atria, a Simon &amp; Schuster imprint, announced Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 that the book will come out next fall. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Monday, May 21, 2012 file photo, director Roman Polanski arrives for the screening of &quot;You Ain&#039;t Seen Nothing Yet&quot; at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes. Samantha Geimer, the former teen whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex with in 1977, leading to one of Hollywood&#039;s most notorious scandals and the director&#039;s flight from the U.S., is writing a memoir. Geimer, now 47, has a deal with Atria Books for &quot;The Girl: Emerging from the Shadow of Roman Polanski.&quot; Atria, a Simon &amp; Schuster imprint, announced Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 that the book will come out next fall. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)" border="0" /></a>The former teen whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex with ? leading to one of Hollywood&#039;s most notorious scandals and the director&#039;s flight from the U.S. ? is writing a memoir.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-teen-had-sex-polanski-writing-book-162838102.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:28:29 -0400Associated Pressformer-teen-had-sex-polanski-writing-book-162838102<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-teen-had-sex-polanski-writing-book-162838102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/95FjktIYUYhKvXZTYGFK9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9f7faa137ac5811c1d0f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Monday, May 21, 2012 file photo, director Roman Polanski arrives for the screening of &quot;You Ain&#039;t Seen Nothing Yet&quot; at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes. Samantha Geimer, the former teen whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex with in 1977, leading to one of Hollywood&#039;s most notorious scandals and the director&#039;s flight from the U.S., is writing a memoir. Geimer, now 47, has a deal with Atria Books for &quot;The Girl: Emerging from the Shadow of Roman Polanski.&quot; Atria, a Simon &amp; Schuster imprint, announced Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 that the book will come out next fall. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Monday, May 21, 2012 file photo, director Roman Polanski arrives for the screening of &quot;You Ain&#039;t Seen Nothing Yet&quot; at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes. Samantha Geimer, the former teen whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex with in 1977, leading to one of Hollywood&#039;s most notorious scandals and the director&#039;s flight from the U.S., is writing a memoir. Geimer, now 47, has a deal with Atria Books for &quot;The Girl: Emerging from the Shadow of Roman Polanski.&quot; Atria, a Simon &amp; Schuster imprint, announced Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 that the book will come out next fall. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)" border="0" /></a>The former teen whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex with ? leading to one of Hollywood&#039;s most notorious scandals and the director&#039;s flight from the U.S. ? is writing a memoir.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/race-candidates-push-ground-game-4-weeks-172705270--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4uZ43hMpiTZ5WdOTLDI3ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da6185457a6d7f1c1d0f6a7067000176.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>The presidential race is extremely close with just one month to go.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/race-candidates-push-ground-game-4-weeks-172705270--election.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:27:05 -0400Associated Pressrace-candidates-push-ground-game-4-weeks-172705270--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/race-candidates-push-ground-game-4-weeks-172705270--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4uZ43hMpiTZ5WdOTLDI3ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da6185457a6d7f1c1d0f6a7067000176.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund members dressed in Sesame Street costumes protest outside a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Koch Family Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Van Meter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>The presidential race is extremely close with just one month to go.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/merkel-gets-hostile-reception-greek-visit-153808040--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FNBfHqqm2160j5LpFVSdpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ec3b389979937b1c1d0f6a7067003eef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Greece&#039;s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany&#039;s Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country&#039;s future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)" align="left" title="Greece&#039;s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany&#039;s Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country&#039;s future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)" border="0" /></a>German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a hostile reception from many ordinary Greeks Tuesday when she flew into Athens on her first visit to the country since its debt crisis erupted three years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/merkel-gets-hostile-reception-greek-visit-153808040--finance.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:27:02 -0400Associated Pressmerkel-gets-hostile-reception-greek-visit-153808040--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/merkel-gets-hostile-reception-greek-visit-153808040--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FNBfHqqm2160j5LpFVSdpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ec3b389979937b1c1d0f6a7067003eef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Greece&#039;s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany&#039;s Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country&#039;s future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)" align="left" title="Greece&#039;s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany&#039;s Chancellor Angela Merkel speak before their meeting at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a historic boost for the country&#039;s future in Europe, but by protesters as a harbinger of more austerity and hardship. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, Pool)" border="0" /></a>German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a hostile reception from many ordinary Greeks Tuesday when she flew into Athens on her first visit to the country since its debt crisis erupted three years ago.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-marines-kill-top-zetas-drug-lord-body-160532740.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xcz8Qg_cLVUUeHuhb.r5qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T160823Z_1_CBRE89818U200_RTROPTP_2_MEXICO-DRUGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated police handout file photo of Heriberto &quot;The Executioner&quot; Lazcano, head of the Zetas drug gang" align="left" title="Undated police handout file photo of Heriberto &quot;The Executioner&quot; Lazcano, head of the Zetas drug gang" border="0" /></a>MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico says it has killed the leader of the brutal Zetas drug gang, the most powerful kingpin to fall in a six-year battle against cartels, but in a surreal twist, his body was snatched from a funeral home by armed men. Mexico&#039;s Navy said on Tuesday that fingerprint tests had confirmed that Heriberto Lazcano was killed in a firefight in the northern state of Coahuila on Sunday afternoon. Lazcano, alias &quot;The Executioner,&quot; was the highest profile drug lord to be killed or captured in a military offensive launched when President Felipe Calderon took office in late 2006. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-marines-kill-top-zetas-drug-lord-body-160532740.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:26:40 -0400Reutersmexico-marines-kill-top-zetas-drug-lord-body-160532740<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-marines-kill-top-zetas-drug-lord-body-160532740.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xcz8Qg_cLVUUeHuhb.r5qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T160823Z_1_CBRE89818U200_RTROPTP_2_MEXICO-DRUGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated police handout file photo of Heriberto &quot;The Executioner&quot; Lazcano, head of the Zetas drug gang" align="left" title="Undated police handout file photo of Heriberto &quot;The Executioner&quot; Lazcano, head of the Zetas drug gang" border="0" /></a>MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico says it has killed the leader of the brutal Zetas drug gang, the most powerful kingpin to fall in a six-year battle against cartels, but in a surreal twist, his body was snatched from a funeral home by armed men. Mexico&#039;s Navy said on Tuesday that fingerprint tests had confirmed that Heriberto Lazcano was killed in a firefight in the northern state of Coahuila on Sunday afternoon. Lazcano, alias &quot;The Executioner,&quot; was the highest profile drug lord to be killed or captured in a military offensive launched when President Felipe Calderon took office in late 2006. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-backs-turkey-standoff-syria-165909891.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PJ4yTBGhUHi9SEwRIARukA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d0a7efe5fde641c1d0f6a706700841e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday October 7, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters sit on top of a military truck that was captured from the Syrian Army in the village off Khirbet al-Jouz, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. The Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday that the rebels had regained full control of Khirbet al-Jouz. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)" align="left" title="In this Sunday October 7, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters sit on top of a military truck that was captured from the Syrian Army in the village off Khirbet al-Jouz, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. The Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday that the rebels had regained full control of Khirbet al-Jouz. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)" border="0" /></a>NATO is ready to defend Turkey, the alliance&#039;s top official said Tuesday, in a direct warning to Syria after a week of cross-border artillery and mortar exchanges dramatically escalated tensions between the two countries.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nato-backs-turkey-standoff-syria-165909891.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:25:51 -0400Associated Pressnato-backs-turkey-standoff-syria-165909891<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-backs-turkey-standoff-syria-165909891.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PJ4yTBGhUHi9SEwRIARukA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d0a7efe5fde641c1d0f6a706700841e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday October 7, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters sit on top of a military truck that was captured from the Syrian Army in the village off Khirbet al-Jouz, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. The Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday that the rebels had regained full control of Khirbet al-Jouz. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)" align="left" title="In this Sunday October 7, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters sit on top of a military truck that was captured from the Syrian Army in the village off Khirbet al-Jouz, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. The Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday that the rebels had regained full control of Khirbet al-Jouz. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)" border="0" /></a>NATO is ready to defend Turkey, the alliance&#039;s top official said Tuesday, in a direct warning to Syria after a week of cross-border artillery and mortar exchanges dramatically escalated tensions between the two countries.</p><br clear="all"/>Businesses affiliated with the husband of Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill have received almost $40 million in federal subsidies for low-income housing developments during her first five years in office, though it appears only fraction of that has made it to the family's bank accounts, according to an Associated Press analysis.http://news.yahoo.com/feds-paid-40m-firms-tied-mccaskills-spouse-171858968--election.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:25:04 -0400Associated Pressfeds-paid-40m-firms-tied-mccaskills-spouse-171858968--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-coach-sandusky-denies-molested-children-022229406--nfl.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hbXma6Bv7r61t81dLrTrnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T164045Z_1_CBRE8981ABZ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-PENNSTATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" align="left" title="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" border="0" /></a>(Advisory: this story contains graphic content) BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Pennsylvania State University football coach Jerry Sandusky was ordered to spend at least 30 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually abusing at-risk boys for more than a decade, a sentence likely to keep him behind bars until he dies. Defiantly maintaining his innocence, the 68-year-old retired defensive coordinator listened as several of his victims recounted their pain to the packed courtroom. Then, he told the court: &quot;I did not do these alleged disgusting acts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-coach-sandusky-denies-molested-children-022229406--nfl.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:24:45 -0400Reuterspenn-state-coach-sandusky-denies-molested-children-022229406--nfl<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-coach-sandusky-denies-molested-children-022229406--nfl.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hbXma6Bv7r61t81dLrTrnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T164045Z_1_CBRE8981ABZ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-PENNSTATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" align="left" title="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" border="0" /></a>(Advisory: this story contains graphic content) BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Pennsylvania State University football coach Jerry Sandusky was ordered to spend at least 30 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually abusing at-risk boys for more than a decade, a sentence likely to keep him behind bars until he dies. Defiantly maintaining his innocence, the 68-year-old retired defensive coordinator listened as several of his victims recounted their pain to the packed courtroom. Then, he told the court: &quot;I did not do these alleged disgusting acts. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-indexes-slide-following-gloomy-imf-forecast-154931359--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C2o_MhNuVP5jXoGZzTxgsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7035f697a3f7f1c1d0f6a7067005645.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Trader Joseph Lawler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Another dire prediction about global economic growth is sending stocks lower on Wall Street in early trading on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="Trader Joseph Lawler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Another dire prediction about global economic growth is sending stocks lower on Wall Street in early trading on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>Stocks are sliding on Wall Street Tuesday following another weak forecast of global economic growth and poor expectations for U.S. corporate earnings.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-indexes-slide-following-gloomy-imf-forecast-154931359--business.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:23:28 -0400Associated Pressstocks-indexes-slide-following-gloomy-imf-forecast-154931359--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-indexes-slide-following-gloomy-imf-forecast-154931359--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C2o_MhNuVP5jXoGZzTxgsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7035f697a3f7f1c1d0f6a7067005645.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Trader Joseph Lawler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Another dire prediction about global economic growth is sending stocks lower on Wall Street in early trading on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="Trader Joseph Lawler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Another dire prediction about global economic growth is sending stocks lower on Wall Street in early trading on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>Stocks are sliding on Wall Street Tuesday following another weak forecast of global economic growth and poor expectations for U.S. corporate earnings.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-student-took-lsd-campus-shooting-172158429.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lmqy1_v.hpMJSeF1XGyFHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a96c6aac625e6f1c1d0f6a706700d446.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated Collar family photo shows University of South Alabama freshman Gil Collar, 18, who was shot to death by a campus police officer on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Mobile, Ala. While friends describe Collar as quiet and reserved, university officials say he was nude and confronting the officer at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Collar Family)" align="left" title="This undated Collar family photo shows University of South Alabama freshman Gil Collar, 18, who was shot to death by a campus police officer on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Mobile, Ala. While friends describe Collar as quiet and reserved, university officials say he was nude and confronting the officer at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Collar Family)" border="0" /></a>Authorities say a University of South Alabama student wasn&#039;t armed when he was fatally shot by a campus police officer and that he had taken LSD.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/police-student-took-lsd-campus-shooting-172158429.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:21:58 -0400Associated Presspolice-student-took-lsd-campus-shooting-172158429<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-student-took-lsd-campus-shooting-172158429.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lmqy1_v.hpMJSeF1XGyFHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a96c6aac625e6f1c1d0f6a706700d446.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated Collar family photo shows University of South Alabama freshman Gil Collar, 18, who was shot to death by a campus police officer on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Mobile, Ala. While friends describe Collar as quiet and reserved, university officials say he was nude and confronting the officer at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Collar Family)" align="left" title="This undated Collar family photo shows University of South Alabama freshman Gil Collar, 18, who was shot to death by a campus police officer on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Mobile, Ala. While friends describe Collar as quiet and reserved, university officials say he was nude and confronting the officer at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Collar Family)" border="0" /></a>Authorities say a University of South Alabama student wasn&#039;t armed when he was fatally shot by a campus police officer and that he had taken LSD.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-romney-now-tied-presidential-race-reuters-ipsos-171850536.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rQNuwaKdVO0vCPDirL72MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T171850Z_1_CBRE8981C3R00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-CAMPAIGN-POLL-DAILY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at an Obama Victory Fund concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at an Obama Victory Fund concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney has erased U.S. President Barack Obama&#039;s advantage in the presidential race and the two candidates are now tied among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Tuesday. With the November 6 election four weeks away, Romney and Obama each command 45 percent, the daily tracking poll found. Obama held a steady lead in the poll for most of September, but Romney narrowed the gap following a strong debate performance last week. Obama had been leading by 2 percentage points in the last poll on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-romney-now-tied-presidential-race-reuters-ipsos-171850536.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:18:50 -0400Reutersobama-romney-now-tied-presidential-race-reuters-ipsos-171850536<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-romney-now-tied-presidential-race-reuters-ipsos-171850536.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rQNuwaKdVO0vCPDirL72MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T171850Z_1_CBRE8981C3R00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-CAMPAIGN-POLL-DAILY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at an Obama Victory Fund concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at an Obama Victory Fund concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney has erased U.S. President Barack Obama&#039;s advantage in the presidential race and the two candidates are now tied among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Tuesday. With the November 6 election four weeks away, Romney and Obama each command 45 percent, the daily tracking poll found. Obama held a steady lead in the poll for most of September, but Romney narrowed the gap following a strong debate performance last week. Obama had been leading by 2 percentage points in the last poll on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>A boat carrying pro-Palestinian advocates from eight countries is en route to Gaza in the latest attempt to break Israel's naval blockade on the coastal territory, an activist on board said Tuesday.http://news.yahoo.com/activist-pro-palestinian-boat-en-route-gaza-132205630.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:18:34 -0400Associated Pressactivist-pro-palestinian-boat-en-route-gaza-132205630Rihanna and Nicki Minaj are the leading nominees at the 40th annual American Music Awards with four nods each.http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-minaj-lead-american-music-awards-nominees-171643936.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:17:36 -0400Associated Pressrihanna-minaj-lead-american-music-awards-nominees-171643936<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/progress-eads-bae-merger-deadline-nears-111555549--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ds9DgNSiFesXiuSeqHHPXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T144326Z_2_CBRE8980VNI00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Visitors talk near the welcome desk of the EADS booth at the ILA Berlin Air Show south of Berlin" align="left" title="Visitors talk near the welcome desk of the EADS booth at the ILA Berlin Air Show south of Berlin" border="0" /></a>PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - An Anglo-French breakthrough over state shares in a $45 billion arms merger between EADS and BAE Systems made an extension of a negotiating deadline more likely, but put the two nations on a potential collision course with Germany. With a 1600 GMT deadline on Wednesday fast approaching, both companies&#039; boards met to decide whether to keep their merger hopes alive by seeking a roughly two-week extension to complete their dramatic obstacle course towards a deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/progress-eads-bae-merger-deadline-nears-111555549--finance.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:15:28 -0400Reutersprogress-eads-bae-merger-deadline-nears-111555549--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/progress-eads-bae-merger-deadline-nears-111555549--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ds9DgNSiFesXiuSeqHHPXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-09T144326Z_2_CBRE8980VNI00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Visitors talk near the welcome desk of the EADS booth at the ILA Berlin Air Show south of Berlin" align="left" title="Visitors talk near the welcome desk of the EADS booth at the ILA Berlin Air Show south of Berlin" border="0" /></a>PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - An Anglo-French breakthrough over state shares in a $45 billion arms merger between EADS and BAE Systems made an extension of a negotiating deadline more likely, but put the two nations on a potential collision course with Germany. With a 1600 GMT deadline on Wednesday fast approaching, both companies&#039; boards met to decide whether to keep their merger hopes alive by seeking a roughly two-week extension to complete their dramatic obstacle course towards a deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Ohio's election chief said Tuesday he will appeal a ruling by a federal court that reinstates the final three early voting days in the battleground state.http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-appealing-supreme-court-early-voting-164528396.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:15:10 -0400Associated Pressohio-appealing-supreme-court-early-voting-164528396<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-born-terror-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-152123549.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5hq37nhqSCRCsr6iPDex4g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1cb728e67aad811c1d0f6a706700c4fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Defense attorney for accused terrorist Abu Hamza al-Masri speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in New York. Al-Masri pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he conspired with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" align="left" title="Defense attorney for accused terrorist Abu Hamza al-Masri speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in New York. Al-Masri pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he conspired with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>An Egyptian-born preacher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon, three days after he and four others were brought to the United States from England to face terrorism charges.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-born-terror-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-152123549.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:14:08 -0400Associated Pressegyptian-born-terror-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-152123549<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-born-terror-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-152123549.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5hq37nhqSCRCsr6iPDex4g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1cb728e67aad811c1d0f6a706700c4fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Defense attorney for accused terrorist Abu Hamza al-Masri speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in New York. Al-Masri pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he conspired with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" align="left" title="Defense attorney for accused terrorist Abu Hamza al-Masri speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in New York. Al-Masri pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he conspired with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>An Egyptian-born preacher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon, three days after he and four others were brought to the United States from England to face terrorism charges.</p><br clear="all"/>Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has rolled out its annual holiday catalog, and the priciest gift this year is a pair of $1 million "his and hers" timepieces from Van Cleef & Arpels.http://news.yahoo.com/neiman-marcus-offers-hen-house-spider-holiday-171236852.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:13:49 -0400Associated Pressneiman-marcus-offers-hen-house-spider-holiday-171236852<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/presidential-campaigns-target-citizen-voters-063140225--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3PO_ZE2ca2xRKIFjwvAOcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ae21c6977b0731c1d0f6a70670080ad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Oct. 2, 2012, photo, Georgina Castaneda, a new citizen who registered to vote Democratic at a swearing-in ceremony in March, when she took the U.S. citizenship oath, poses for a photo at her home in Los Angeles. From Florida to Massachusetts and Iowa to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote they can from a divided electorate are targeting America&#039;s newest citizens, a bloc relatively small in number but substantial enough to make a difference in presidential swing states. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" align="left" title="In this Oct. 2, 2012, photo, Georgina Castaneda, a new citizen who registered to vote Democratic at a swearing-in ceremony in March, when she took the U.S. citizenship oath, poses for a photo at her home in Los Angeles. From Florida to Massachusetts and Iowa to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote they can from a divided electorate are targeting America&#039;s newest citizens, a bloc relatively small in number but substantial enough to make a difference in presidential swing states. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>From Florida to Virginia, Massachusetts to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote from a divided electorate are targeting America&#039;s newest citizens. It&#039;s a relatively small bloc but one that can be substantial enough to make a difference in razor-close presidential swing states and competitive congressional races.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/presidential-campaigns-target-citizen-voters-063140225--election.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:10:54 -0400Associated Presspresidential-campaigns-target-citizen-voters-063140225--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/presidential-campaigns-target-citizen-voters-063140225--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3PO_ZE2ca2xRKIFjwvAOcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ae21c6977b0731c1d0f6a70670080ad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Oct. 2, 2012, photo, Georgina Castaneda, a new citizen who registered to vote Democratic at a swearing-in ceremony in March, when she took the U.S. citizenship oath, poses for a photo at her home in Los Angeles. From Florida to Massachusetts and Iowa to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote they can from a divided electorate are targeting America&#039;s newest citizens, a bloc relatively small in number but substantial enough to make a difference in presidential swing states. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" align="left" title="In this Oct. 2, 2012, photo, Georgina Castaneda, a new citizen who registered to vote Democratic at a swearing-in ceremony in March, when she took the U.S. citizenship oath, poses for a photo at her home in Los Angeles. From Florida to Massachusetts and Iowa to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote they can from a divided electorate are targeting America&#039;s newest citizens, a bloc relatively small in number but substantial enough to make a difference in presidential swing states. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>From Florida to Virginia, Massachusetts to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote from a divided electorate are targeting America&#039;s newest citizens. It&#039;s a relatively small bloc but one that can be substantial enough to make a difference in razor-close presidential swing states and competitive congressional races.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minn-witness-describes-early-al-shabab-recruiting-170856728.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0XnvfWiE9i7je5rpcVJKXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db91448c61f26d1c1d0f6a706700f618.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This combination of undated file photos shows, from left: Mohamud Said Omar, Abdifatah Yusuf Isse and Salah Osman Ahmed. Ahmed and Isse, who are among more than 20 young men who left Minnesota since 2007 to join al-Shabab, are expected to testify against Omar who is accused of helping to send fighters and money to the al-Qaida linked group in Somalia. Omar faces five terror-related charges in a federal a trial in Minneapolis. (AP File Photos)" align="left" title="FILE - This combination of undated file photos shows, from left: Mohamud Said Omar, Abdifatah Yusuf Isse and Salah Osman Ahmed. Ahmed and Isse, who are among more than 20 young men who left Minnesota since 2007 to join al-Shabab, are expected to testify against Omar who is accused of helping to send fighters and money to the al-Qaida linked group in Somalia. Omar faces five terror-related charges in a federal a trial in Minneapolis. (AP File Photos)" border="0" /></a>A Minnesota man who traveled to Somalia to enlist in the terrorist group al-Shabab has identified the person he says first attempted to persuade him to join up.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minn-witness-describes-early-al-shabab-recruiting-170856728.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2012 13:09:41 -0400Associated Pressminn-witness-describes-early-al-shabab-recruiting-170856728<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minn-witness-describes-early-al-shabab-recruiting-170856728.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0XnvfWiE9i7je5rpcVJKXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db91448c61f26d1c1d0f6a706700f618.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This combination of undated file photos shows, from left: Mohamud Said Omar, Abdifatah Yusuf Isse and Salah Osman Ahmed. Ahmed and Isse, who are among more than 20 young men who left Minnesota since 2007 to join al-Shabab, are expected to testify against Omar who is accused of helping to send fighters and money to the al-Qaida linked group in Somalia. Omar faces five terror-related charges in a federal a trial in Minneapolis. (AP File Photos)" align="left" title="FILE - This combination of undated file photos shows, from left: Mohamud Said Omar, Abdifatah Yusuf Isse and Salah Osman Ahmed. Ahmed and Isse, who are among more than 20 young men who left Minnesota since 2007 to join al-Shabab, are expected to testify against Omar who is accused of helping to send fighters and money to the al-Qaida linked group in Somalia. Omar faces five terror-related charges in a federal a trial in Minneapolis. (AP File Photos)" border="0" /></a>A Minnesota man who traveled to Somalia to enlist in the terrorist group al-Shabab has identified the person he says first attempted to persuade him to join up.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-economy-shaky-island-spat-hits-business-115632525--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K2on_5umajy7b6SjV2fMUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fef955f579b37c1c1d

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