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UK Newspaper Co. Shares Fall
After Hacking Claims

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/23/2012 3:39:49 PM Post Reply

LONDON -- The publisher of the British tabloid once edited by Piers Morgan lost more than a tenth of its value after a prominent lawyer revealed that the newspaper stood accused of hacking into people's phones. Shares in Trinity Mirror PLC closed down just over 10 percent at 64.5 pence (roughly $1.03) Tuesday on the London Stock Exchange, reversing recent gains by the troubled newspaper group.

Bank of America accused
of favoring white
neighborhoods in Chicago

Chicago Tribune, by Mary Ellen Podmolik Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 3:34:57 PM Post Reply

A national fair housing group has added Chicago and two other cities to its complaint charging that Bank of America Corp. takes better care of foreclosed properties in white communities than those in predominantly minority neighborhoods. The inclusion of Chicago, along with Milwaukee and Indianapolis, brings to 13 the number of cities included in the National Fair Housing Alliance's complaint originally filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in September involving eight cities. Two other cities were added earlier this month.

Top court rules that lap dances
are aren't artistic performances

New York Daily News, by Glenn Blain Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 3:29:04 PM Post Reply

Albany - The state’s highest court has ruled the tax man can get his share of lap dances. The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, rejected an Albany-area strip joint’s claim that it should be considered exempt from sales tax because its X-rated shows constitute a “dramatic or musical arts performance.” (Snip) During court arguments, First Amendment lawyer W. Andrew McCullough
Headline corrected by staff.

Romney’s the one

Boston Herald, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/23/2012 3:21:14 PM Post Reply

Four years ago the voters put their faith in a man who offered vague promises of hope and change at a time when any change looked like a good idea and hope was in short supply. What this nation got in Barack Obama was a president who used an economic crisis to further his redistributionist agenda — and, not surprisingly, failed miserably at restoring American prosperity. Oh, he brought change all right — to a government-knows-best philosophy that has given us four years of high unemployment, higher gas prices, a $16 trillion deficit, and a job-killing regulatory environment.

Schieffer makes 'Obama
bin Laden' gaffe

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/23/2012 3:19:23 PM Post Reply

Moderater Bob Schieffer for the most part stayed in the background of the third presidential debate, but he got caught making one notable verbal gaffe, confusing the names of the president and America's former most wanted terrorist. Schieffer, the CBS News host, referred to "Obama bin Laden" when introducing a question about extremist groups supported by Pakistan. "We know that Pakistan has arrested the doctor who helped us catch Obama bin Laden," Schieffer said. "It still provides safe haven for terrorists, yet we continue to

Fact Check: Obama makes
questionable claim on Romney's
auto bailout stance

Fox News, by Joy Lin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 3:12:59 PM Post Reply

In one of the most contentious exchanges of their final debate, President Obama and Mitt Romney clashed over the federal auto bailout of 2008, with the former accusing the latter of not supporting any forms of government assistance to auto companies. "You were very clear that you would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies, even if they went through bankruptcy," Obama said, going on the offensive. "You said that they could get it in the private marketplace. That wasn't true." But Romney rejected the claim -- and he's got the op-ed he wrote to back him up.

Obama Makes The Case:
One-Term Limit Needed For President

CBS Baltimore, by Scott Paulson Original Article

Posted By: MPierson- 10/23/2012 3:12:46 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama epitomizes the need for a one-term limit for presidents of the United States. However, the term needs to be six years instead of four years. While there are several reasons for the need for a president not having the ability to run for election again, the primary reason has been made obvious by President Obama. The reason, of course, is the time spent on the campaign trail compared to the time spent doing the job that he was elected to do.

Myanmar: New clashes
between Muslims, Buddhists

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 3:11:16 PM Post Reply

Yangon, Myanmar - New clashes between Muslims and Buddhists have broken out in volatile western Myanmar, leaving at least two people dead and more than a thousand homes burned to the ground, authorities said Tuesday. The information ministry said the violence was continuing and authorities were trying to restore law and order. The unrest, which began Sunday night, is some of the worst reported between Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists since skirmishes swept the region in June, displacing about 70,000 people.

Florida Officials Investigate
Fake Voter Eligibility Letters

National Public Radio, by Pam Fessler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 3:05:54 PM Post Reply

It's a sign that Election Day is getting closer: increasing reports of efforts to intimidate or mislead voters. Florida officials say they're now investigating fake letters that have been sent to voters in at least 20 counties questioning their citizenship and eligibility to vote. The letters look official, with an eagle and flag logo at the top. They appear to be signed by the local supervisor of elections, although they're not. (Snip) Chris Cate, a spokesman for the Florida Department of State, says most of the letters appear to be going to Republicans. He says voters who received one should

Italy’s top disaster experts quit after
jail sentences in earthquake trial

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 3:01:23 PM Post Reply

Rome - Four top Italian disaster experts have quit their jobs, saying the convictions of several former colleagues for failing to adequately warn of a deadly 2009 earthquake means they can’t properly perform their duties. (Snip) Scientists have ridiculed the case, saying there’s no definitive way to predict temblors. Commission president Luciano Maiani and two other members resigned Tuesday. Maiani said the court ruling made it impossible to work in a “serene and efficient” way. Also quitting was a top official at the Department of Civil Protection.

Stocks Tumble on Downbeat Earnings

Wall Street Journal, by Chris Dieterich Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/23/2012 2:57:02 PM Post Reply

NEW YORK—A barrage of downbeat corporate earnings reports in the U.S. refocused the attention of investors on the fragile global economic recovery, sinking stock and commodity prices while driving investors to the safety of Treasurys.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 214 points, or 1.6%, to 13131 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, on course for the biggest drop since June. If stocks close at this level, it would be the Dow's second loss of more than 200 points in three sessions, the highest such concentration of steep drops in nearly a year.

Wall Street slumps on weak
outlooks from DuPont, UTX

Reuters, by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 2:56:27 PM Post Reply

New York - Stocks fell on Tuesday, putting the Dow industrials on track for the biggest drop since June 21, after a series of weak quarterly results from bellwether companies. Multinationals including DuPont and United Technologies fell short of Wall Street's revenue expectations, amplifying worries about the health of the global economy. DuPont's stock lost 8.8 percent to $45.39 after the chemical company reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit and announced 1,500 job cuts. The stock was responsible for a 33-point drag on the Dow, which was down more than 220 points. (Snip) "The market has gone from taking a macro view

Desperate Obama ‘bombs’ Romney
but Mitt stands his ground
in final bitter debate

New York Post, by S.A. Miller & Geoff Earle Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 2:51:46 PM Post Reply

Boca Raton, Fla. - Forget diplomacy, President Obama was dropping the bombs in his final debate against Mitt Romney. With the race on the line and polls shifting against him, Obama delivered his most polished performance in the third and final debate — which focused on foreign policy — as he repeatedly tried to trump Romney by playing the commander-in-chief card. (Snip) Romney stood his ground. “Attacking me is not an agenda,” he said. It was one of the Republican’s best comebacks of the evening, reminding voters that Obama has focused much of his campaign on tearing down Romney.

The New Gallup Numbers
Are Out: Romney Up by 6

Atlantic Wire, by Elspeth Reeve Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/23/2012 2:47:41 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney leads President Obama by 6 percentage points among likely voters nationwide, according to Gallup's seven-day tracking poll. The result, 51 percent to 45 percent, is a small 1 point drop for Romney from Sunday. Among registered voters, the poll tightened more significantly, showing Obama just behind Romney 47 percent to 48 percent. The difference between the two findings is significant and the reason Obama's campaign has criticized Gallup. The widely-respected pollster has shown the largest lead for Romney lately, prompting the Obama campaign to complain

Iran says it may stop oil
sales if sanctions tighten

Reuters, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 2:47:26 PM Post Reply

Dubai - Iran said on Tuesday it would stop oil exports if pressure from Western sanctions got any tighter and it had a "Plan B" contingency strategy to survive without oil revenues. Western nations led by the United States have imposed tough sanctions on the Islamic Republic this year in an attempt to curb its nuclear program that they say is designed to produce an atomic bomb. Tehran says its nuclear plans are peaceful. "If sanctions intensify we will stop exporting oil," Iranian oil minister Rostam Qasemi told reporters in Dubai.

Apple surprises with new
iPad as it unveils iPad Mini

Boston Herald, by Jessica Van Sack Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/23/2012 2:46:41 PM Post Reply

Apple unveiled its hotly anticipated 7.9-inch iPad Mini this afternoon, an “entirely new design” of its trail-blazing tablet. “There is nothing as amazing as this, this beautiful new iPad Mini,” said Apple’s top marketing officer Phil Schiller.At 7.2 millimeters thick, it’s a quarter as thin as the fourth-generation iPad, also announced today. It weighs .68 pounds. “It’s as light as a pad of paper,” Schiller said. Available in Apple’s customary black and white, the iPad Mini fits in your palm and can be held in landscape or portrait mode. All 275,000 apps available for iPad are compatible.

Obama, Romney pumped
for dash to the finish

Associated Press, by Nedra Pickler and Ken Thomas Original Article

Posted By: kennedylaw- 10/23/2012 2:45:43 PM Post Reply

With just two weeks until Election Day, President Barack Obama on Tuesday began a cross-country rush to hold onto office in tough economic times with a new booklet outlining his second-term agenda and a closing argument that the choice comes down to trust. (Snip) Axelrod said the campaign was printing 3.5 million copies of his second-term agenda to reach the "small universe" of voters who haven't made up their minds.
Snip added by staff.

Obama campaign confident
for final stretch

CBS News, by Jillian Hughes Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/23/2012 2:43:26 PM Post Reply

With exactly two weeks to go, the Obama campaign is feeling good: the president's advisers insist they are winning nationally and in battleground states. And they say this is the race they have always prepared for. "This is a race we believe we're leading," said senior strategist David Axelrod on a conference call with reporters, "We believe we're leading nationally and we're leading in these battleground states." He added that the Obama team "has the ball" and insinuated that the Romney camp may be lying to themselves about who holds the upper hand. "We know what we know

Fischer: Sanctions won't
collapse Iran economy

Jerusalem Post [Israel] & Reuters, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 2:42:51 PM Post Reply

Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer on Monday expressed doubt that economic sanctions against Iran would lead to the collapse of its economy. In an interview with CNBC, Fischer said that while the Iranian economy would "continue to go down," the regime likely would "find a way to continue to keep economic life going." (Snip) He also said that the Bank of Israel was preparing for all sorts of eventualities, including for a possible war with Iran. "We do plans, we do scenarios, we do exercises about how the central [bank] will work in various situations."

Tunisian women fight
new 'sexist' constitution

Deutsche Welle [GER], by Lisa Bryant Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 2:40:05 PM Post Reply

Tunis - A clause in Tunisia's draft constitution has sparked uproar and concerns that women's rights are under threat. Some Tunisian women are fighting back. When Tunisia's National Constitutional Assembly published the new draft constitution earlier this year, its references to women provoked outrage. One article stipulated that the roles of men and women "should complement each other within the household." (Snip) But some women now perceive the new definition of gender roles as a threat to their freedoms.

Software glitch could strand
Chevy Volt drivers

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 2:35:51 PM Post Reply

The Chevy Volt is not being recalled…again. The Detroit News reports that Chevrolet is initiating a “customer satisfaction” program to fix a computer glitch that can cause the plug-in hybrid car’s electric motor to shut down while the vehicle is in motion. Up to 4,000 2013 model year Volts may be affected by the problem. The automaker is currently contacting owners to inform them of the issue, saying that it can occur after they use the Volt’s delayed charging feature, which allows them to program a time for the car to automatically start charging to take advantage of off-peak electricity

12 Hours Later, It's Clear
That Romney Won The Debate

Business Insider, by Grace Wyler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 2:16:15 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney showed up to the third debate a decidedly more low-key candidate than we have seen so far during the 2012 general election, taking a remarkably non-confrontational approach to his final match-up with President Barack Obama. (Snip) Romney's strategy of staying above the fray reflects the Republican nominee's continued momentum going into the final two weeks of the presidential race. In Monday's debate, Romney exuded the easy confidence of a challenger who thinks he has enough of an advantage to risk running out the clock. And Obama's aggressive offense suggests that his re-election team agrees with that assessment.

Don't Look Back

Oregon Magazine, by Art Hyland Original Article

Posted By: teapartyM- 10/23/2012 2:13:07 PM Post Reply

“…Barack Obama loves the future because that’s where all his accomplishments are.” The more things change, the more they stay the same. In an unusually objective moment four years ago, the New York Times’ David Brooks decided to put some fleeting thoughts on paper for all to see. Perhaps he was lamenting Hillary did not win the primary, while an upstart junior senator somehow had.

Mark Leibovich's Cover
Profile of Paul Ryan for
NYT Mag Steeped in His
Typical Anti-Republican Hostility

Newsbusters, by Clay Waters Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/23/2012 1:58:46 PM Post Reply

"Paul Ryan Can't Lose," a 5,000-word cover story by Mark Leibovich, the New York Times magazine's chief national correspondent, conformed to the writer's history of cynical, unsympathetic profiles of Republican candidates. According to Leibovich, Newt Gingrich is "among the more divisive political figures of recent decade," always threatening to become "Nasty Newt," former vice president Al Gore is a "compelling" "pop culture icon." Offered the fat target of Vice President Joe Biden, Leibovich instead buttered him up. Yet former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney didn't escape: "Critics deride him as a Prince of Darkness

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