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• The national security policy Obama and Romney won’t debate
• Romney hits the 50 percent mark in new national poll
• Panetta: Not enough early Benghazi intel
• Tina Fey calls out ‘grey-faced men’ talking about rape
• Political wack pack: The oddest candidates of 2012
• Obama returns to homestate to cast his ballot
• Four battleground states at risk with e-voting machines
• Ind. senate race leans Democratic after Mourdock abortion comment
• Walters to Trump: 'You’re making a fool of yourself'
• Traces of cocaine and marijuana found in air of eight Italian cities
• 'Frankenstorm' threatening East Coast with high winds, rain
• Photos: See the funniest political photo ops
• Team Romney trashes Obama’s Rolling Stone remark
• NYPD busts potential cannibal cop
• Ann Romney shares her $137.50 Costco shopping list
• British Army dog honored with highest award for bravery
• Magician pranks onlookers with ‘head drop’
• Centenarians battling for title of 'oldest Facebook user'
• Website crowdsourcing cure for cancer

The national security policy Obama and Romney won’t debate Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:02 PM PDT Yahoo! News columnist Walter Shapiro explains why the two candidates haven't clashed over the use of unmanned drones.

Romney hits the 50 percent mark in new national poll Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT Mitt Romney has seized further advantage on economic issues at the core of the 2012 campaign, taking him to 50 percent support among likely voters vs. 47 percent for Barack Obama – Romney's highest vote-preference result of the contest to date. The difference between the...

Panetta: Not enough early Benghazi intel Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:22 PM PDT It was over before the U.S. had the chance to know what was really happening, the Defense Secy. said today.

Tina Fey calls out ‘grey-faced men’ talking about rape Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:20 PM PDT The comedian Tina Fey has a serious bone to pick with "grey-faced" men who would have their say on women's reproductive rights.

Political wack pack: The oddest candidates of 2012 Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT In+a+bid+to+reach+more+voters,+the+Libertarian+Party's+candidate+for+a+Kansas+congressional+district+changed+his+name+over+the+summer—to+Thomas+Jefferson. "Whether+you+think+it's+crazy+or+not,+hopefully+it+gets+people+thinking+about+the+founding+fathers+and+Thomas+Jefferson+in+particular+and+whether+we+have+that+form+of+government+still,"+Jack+Talbert,+now+legally+Jefferson,+told+the+ Topeka+Capital-Journal . His+goal,+according+to+the+Libertarian+Party+of+Kansas+website,+is+to+"launch+the+Thomas+Jefferson+Project+...+an+effort+to+end+gridlock+due+to+party+differences+by+introducing+the+concept+of+voting+for+the+person,+not+the+party." (Photo+and+portrait+of+Thomas+Jefferson+by+Reuters/National+Portrait+Gallery.+Photo+of+Thomas+Jefferson+[Jack+Talbert]+via+ Wikimedia+Commons .)

Obama returns to homestate to cast his ballot Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:26 PM PDT Obama became the first sitting president to participate in early voting, casting his ballot Thursday afternoon at a community center in Chicago, Illinois.

Four battleground states at risk with e-voting machines Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT Touch-screen electronic voting machines in at least four states pose a risk to the integrity of the 2012 presidential election, according to a Monitor analysis.

Ind. senate race leans Democratic after Mourdock abortion comment Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT The Republican Party has historically leveraged the subject of abortion far more effectively than Democrats. This year, it could cost them control of the Senate. The Senate has been up for grabs since the beginning of the cycle. Democrats currently control 53 seats, including the two independents in their caucus, but are defending 23 seats [...]

Walters to Trump: 'You’re making a fool of yourself' Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:43 PM PDT Barbara Walters had a message for the real estate mogul a day after he offered $5 million to a charity if Obama agreed to release his college and passport applications.

Traces of cocaine and marijuana found in air of eight Italian cities Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT The answer to the question "Did you inhale?" may be yes, even if you're only guilty of breathing the air in Rome. That's because a new study says there are trace amounts of cocaine and marijuana in the air of eight Italian cities. Researchers at Italy's Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research published their findings, which [...]

'Frankenstorm' threatening East Coast with high winds, rain Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT An unusual nasty mix of a hurricane and a winter storm will likely focus the worst of its weather mayhem on NYC and New Jersey.

Photos: See the funniest political photo ops Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney poses for photographs with students of Fairfield Elementary School, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Fairfield, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Team Romney trashes Obama’s Rolling Stone remark Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT WORTHINGTON, Ohio—Mitt Romney's campaign is blasting President Barack Obama's reported remark to Rolling Stone magazine that his GOP rival is a "bullshitter." Asked for a response, Romney adviser Kevin Madden said Obama is "rattled and on the defensive." "He's running on empty and has nothing left but attacks and insults," Madden said. "It's unfortunate he [...]

NYPD busts potential cannibal cop Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:17 PM PDT A city police officer was charged Thursday with leading a ghoulish double life by using a law enforcement database and fetish chat rooms to dream up a plot to torture women and then cook and eat their body parts.

Ann Romney shares her $137.50 Costco shopping list Posted: 25 Oct 2012 08:56 AM PDT When Ann Romney cooks for the Romney clan, she goes big. "I always start at Costco," Romney said on the "Rachel Ray Show" today as the audience watched pre-taped video of  her pushing an over-sized grocery cart at the bulk-goods store. Zooming around the store...

British Army dog honored with highest award for bravery Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:15 PM PDT Theo, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, worked alongside Lance Cpl. Liam Tasker, searching for roadside bombs in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold.

Magician pranks onlookers with ‘head drop’ Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:57 PM PDT Looking for a good way to scare the living daylights out of unsuspecting trick or treaters? May we suggest following this magician's cue and try a good, old fashioned prank. The magician, Rich Ferguson, took to the streets of San Luis Obispo, California, determined to terrify. He succeeded. Upon seeing his head-drop trick, unsuspecting onlookers [...]

Centenarians battling for title of 'oldest Facebook user' Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT Mark Zuckerberg likely never imagined this when he founded Facebook as an undergraduate in his Harvard dorm room. The website he created as a social network for college students is now the site of a brewing battle between two centenarians over who can lay claim...

Website crowdsourcing cure for cancer Posted: 25 Oct 2012 10:01 AM PDT  Acting on the idea that millions of heads are better than one, a British research firm is crowdsourcing cancer, and has just invited everyone on the Internet who has perhaps five extra minutes to spare to help it cure the potentially deadly disease. Cancer Research UK ...

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