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• Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house
• 'Early letters show controlling behavior of Nazi Goebbels
• Ann Coulter: Democrats ignoring blacks, courting Hispanics
• Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies
• Dangerousm deepening divide between Islamic world, West
• Libya orders 'illegitimate' militias to disband
• Amid GOP unease, Romney turns eye to swing states
• Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark
• Report: Libyan army orders militias out of compounds
• Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a bill
• 2012 challenge: Corral undecided likely voters
• China delays diplomatic reception with Japan
• 6 youth offenders caught after knocking out guard
• AP Exclusive: Philadelphia man Nazi probe target
• Macho image fades as Russia's Putin nears 60
• Climbers killed by avalanche on Mount Manaslu in Nepal; 13 others missing
• Obama camp blasts Romney for 'magic wand' strategy
• Ryan talks space exploration, accuses Obama of 'dismantling' the program
• Romney pulls in big bucks in southern California
• 'Ghetto Chavez' and the battle for Venezuela's youth vote
• Sarah Palin’s advice to Mitt Romney: 'Go rogue'
• Trader Joe's recalls peanut butter linked to salmonella
• First lady: Voting rights is 'movement of our era'
• Gas drilling protests held in U.S., other countries
• Obama: Romney 'sure can afford to pay a little more' in taxes

Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution.

'Early letters show controlling behavior of Nazi Goebbels Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT The love letters, school papers and dramatic works of college-age Joseph Goebbels reveal a romantic young man beginning to show signs of anti-Semitism and egotistical and controlling behavior, according to a Connecticut auction house selling the pre-war writings of Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief.

Ann Coulter: Democrats ignoring blacks, courting Hispanics Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT During the "This Week" roundtable's discussion of the politics of immigration reform and the Latino vote, conservative commentator Ann Coulter made the provocative claim that "Democrats are dropping the blacks and moving on to the Hispanics," while arguing that immigrant rights should not be considered...

Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:10 AM PDT The giant panda cub born a week ago at the National Zoo in Washington has died, and it was not immediately known why the animal died, zoo officials said Sunday.

Dangerousm deepening divide between Islamic world, West Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters)- For those who believe in a clash of civilizations between the Islamic world and Western democracy, the last few weeks must seem like final confirmation of their theory. Even those who reject the term as loaded and simplistic speak sadly of a perhaps catastrophic failure of understanding between Americans in particular and many Muslims. The outrage and violence over a crude film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad points to a chasm between Western free speech and individualism and the sensitivities of some Muslims over what they see as a campaign of humiliation. ...

Libya orders 'illegitimate' militias to disband Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:31 AM PDT Libya's president ordered all of the country's militias to come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador.

Amid GOP unease, Romney turns eye to swing states Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:59 AM PDT Mitt Romney's visit to Colorado on Sunday is part of an intensified schedule focused on the most competitive states as the Republican presidential nominee tries to counter criticism from some in his own party that his campaign is veering off course with about six weeks to go in the race.

Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:25 AM PDT Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape.

Report: Libyan army orders militias out of compounds Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:02 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's army has given militias and armed groups 48 hours to evacuate military compounds, state property and properties of members of the former regime in Tripoli and surrounding areas, the official LANA news agency said on Sunday. The announcement came after the Islamist Ansar al-Sharia militia was swept out of its bases in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday in a surge of anger against the armed groups that still control large parts of Libya more than a year after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. ...

Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a bill Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:46 AM PDT He'll never turn Medicare into a voucher, but if you are lucky enough to be financially comfortable in retirement, odds are you'll pay higher premiums under President Barack Obama's plan. It's not just the 1 percent who'll feel the pinch.

2012 challenge: Corral undecided likely voters Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:29 AM PDT Loretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She doesn't have a clue who'll get that vote.

China delays diplomatic reception with Japan Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:57 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has postponed a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic ties with Japan as a result of a territorial row between the two countries, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. A dispute over uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, known as the Diaoyu in China and the Senkaku in Japan, erupted into a full-scale diplomatic row this month after the Tokyo government bought the islands from private Japanese landowners. ...

6 youth offenders caught after knocking out guard Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:40 AM PDT Six teenage boys escaped from a juvenile detention center in Washington state after knocking out a female staff member, but all were captured a few hours later early Sunday in nearby woods, authorities said.

AP Exclusive: Philadelphia man Nazi probe target Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:24 AM PDT Germany has launched a war crimes investigation against an 87-year-old Philadelphia man it accuses of serving as an SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp, The Associated Press has learned, following years of failed U.S. Justice Department efforts to have the man stripped of his American citizenship and deported.

Macho image fades as Russia's Putin nears 60 Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:46 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - As Vladimir Putin's 60th birthday approaches, a wave of biting satire is starting to hurt his macho image. Back in the Kremlin since May, the former KGB spy faces the biggest protests of his long rule and ratings that an independent pollster says have slipped below 50 percent. His image, says a former Kremlin spin-doctor, may need rebranding. Vote-winning antics such as horse-riding bare-chested, or shooting a tiger with a tranquilizer dart now open him to ridicule reminiscent of that directed at Boris Yeltsin, the vodka-swilling leader he replaced 12 years ago. ...

Climbers killed by avalanche on Mount Manaslu in Nepal; 13 others missing Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:29 AM PDT KATMANDU, Nepal - Police in Nepal say an avalanche has swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak, killing a German and a Nepalese and leaving 13 others missing.

Obama camp blasts Romney for 'magic wand' strategy Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:57 AM PDT MILWAUKEE — The Obama campaign is embracing debate over President Obama's comments this week about changing Washington from the outside, saying the strategy has been "a hallmark of the president's leadership style" while criticizing rival Mitt Romney for suggesting he could affect change on his...

Ryan talks space exploration, accuses Obama of 'dismantling' the program Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:51 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. — It's a topic Paul Ryan hasn't discussed before on the campaign trail, but at an event today Paul Ryan unleashed on President Obama on the issue of space exploration, saying he has "presided over a dismantling of the space program over the...

Romney pulls in big bucks in southern California Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:35 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Having declared that his presidential campaign does not need a makeover, Republican Mitt Romney raised millions of dollars at two fundraisers in southern California on Saturday to help bankroll the final weeks of the race. "I'm not even going to be able to go home today. We're just coming to town to see you and keep the campaign going," Romney told a well-heeled crowd at the Grand Del Mar Resort hotel in Del Mar, California, about 12 miles from his beachfront house in La Jolla. ...

'Ghetto Chavez' and the battle for Venezuela's youth vote Posted: 23 Sep 2012 12:18 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - In Venezuela's biggest slum, a graffiti artist stencils a painting of President Hugo Chavez dunking a basketball. Another has him rapping to hip-hop music, and another doing a wheelie on a motorcycle. "Chavez el mio" ("My Chavez") reads a slogan on one of the series of striking campaign images ahead of the October 7 election. It is a new look for the 58-year-old president, who is seeking another six-year term in a tight race despite undergoing cancer surgery three times since June 2011. ...

Sarah Palin’s advice to Mitt Romney: 'Go rogue' Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:52 PM PDT Mitt Romney has been getting lots of gratuitous advice from fellow Republicans and conservatives worried about what they see as a presidential campaign that's slipping toward defeat.

Trader Joe's recalls peanut butter linked to salmonella Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:36 PM PDT The grocery store chain Trader Joe's is recalling peanut butter that has been linked to 29 salmonella illnesses in 18 states.

First lady: Voting rights is 'movement of our era' Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:58 PM PDT Michelle Obama says protecting the right to vote has become the nation's most important civil rights issue.

Gas drilling protests held in U.S., other countries Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:09 PM PDT Demonstrators in the United States and other countries protested Saturday against the natural gas drilling process known as fracking that they say threatens public health and the environment.

Obama: Romney 'sure can afford to pay a little more' in taxes Posted: 22 Sep 2012 05:31 PM PDT MILWAUKEE—President Barack Obama visited Wisconsin for the first time in seven months Saturday, moving to head off a possible last-minute surge of support for his opponent Mitt Romney in this pivotal swing state. Appearing before several thousand rain-soaked but cheering supporters, Obama argued Romney's policies wouldn't make things better for the middle class. And he [...]

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