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• Biden blames Bush administration for deficit
• Questions linger about Rep. Jackson's future
• Paul Ryan Gives a Personal Pitch to New Hampshire Voters
• Minneapolis shooting victims remembered, mourned
• With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket
• Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences
• Will Ohio's economic uptick be a boon for Obama?
• Ex-NY Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dies
• NFL refs approve deal, scramble for Sunday return
• NFL refs approve deal, scramble for Sunday return
• Asteroid Dust Could Fight Climate Change on Earth
• Another big Supreme Court term kicks off Monday
• Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban
• Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges
• 'Carmageddon' the sequel begins on LA freeways
• Libya thwarts planned anti-militia protests
• Fighting in Syria starts fire in medieval souks
• Masked Conn. teen killed by dad called a good kid
• Authorities: Retired Pa. pastor killed both wives
• Vatican opens public butler leaks trial
• Minneapolis office gunman was fired day of attack
• U.S. jury convicts Mexico's Gulf Cartel manager in drug case
• No sign of remains in new Mich. search for Hoffa
• California governor signs bills to make textbooks lighter on wallets and backpacks
• 6 teens arrested in taped beating of Pa. woman

Biden blames Bush administration for deficit Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:42 PM PDT FORT MYERS, Fla. — Vice President Joe Biden placed the blame for the ballooning deficit on the Bush administration today, arguing that the previous administration saddled the country with the burden of trillions of dollars in debt. "Let's get serious here! How did we get...

Questions linger about Rep. Jackson's future Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT His home in Washington is for sale. His wife says he'll come back to work only when a doctor approves. He vowed to return to the campaign by Labor Day, and then didn't.

Paul Ryan Gives a Personal Pitch to New Hampshire Voters Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:41 AM PDT Derry, N.H.–Paul Ryan pitched his ticket to voters in this swing state saying they have an "enormous responsibility" and an "enormous opportunity" to help his ticket to victory in November. "A handful of states will settle this. You understand it. You're the Granite state. You've...

Minneapolis shooting victims remembered, mourned Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:23 AM PDT A prideful entrepreneur, known at City Hall and recognized by federal leaders for his ingenuity and business spirit. A package deliveryman known for his devotion to his children and the Green Bay Packers. The promising artist with a young family. A quiet outdoorsman who had a big sense of humor.

With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT VANDALIA, Ohio (Reuters) - Trailing in the must-win state of Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asked his running mate Paul Ryan to meet him here this week. After 24 days apart, Romney and Ryan reunited on an airport tarmac on Tuesday amid grumbling from some Republicans that the campaign has grown complacent, leaving Ryan, its strongest advocate, off the national stage. "Wow, that's quite a guy, Paul Ryan," Romney shouted to the crowd. "Isn't that something?" Romney's many conservative critics share that assessment. ...

Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Posted: 29 Sep 2012 08:51 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a show of unity on Friday on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, seeking to tone down the acrimony between the two leaders that has become an issue in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential race. Obama, widely seen as having snubbed Netanyahu by not meeting face to face with him during his U.S. visit, spoke instead by phone to the Israeli prime minister amid signs of movement toward a truce in their war of words over how to confront Tehran. Netanyahu used his U.N. ...

Will Ohio's economic uptick be a boon for Obama? Posted: 29 Sep 2012 08:18 AM PDT Will auto bailout and uptick in Ohio economy be a boon to Obama's re-election chances?

Ex-NY Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dies Posted: 29 Sep 2012 08:03 AM PDT Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the newspaper to new levels of influence and profit amid some of the most significant moments in 20th-century journalism, died Saturday. He was 86.

NFL refs approve deal, scramble for Sunday return Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:46 AM PDT IRVING, Texas (AP) -- NFL referees voted and approved a new eight-year deal with the league on Saturday. Now they all can get back to the business of calling games.

NFL refs approve deal, scramble for Sunday return Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:29 AM PDT IRVING, Texas (AP) -- NFL referees voted and approved a new eight-year deal with the league on Saturday. Now they all can get back to the business of calling games.

Asteroid Dust Could Fight Climate Change on Earth Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:13 AM PDT To combat global warming, scientists in Scotland now suggest an out-of-this-world solution — a giant dust cloud in space, blasted off an asteroid, which would act like a sunshade for Earth.

Another big Supreme Court term kicks off Monday Posted: 29 Sep 2012 06:34 AM PDT When last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court's liberals in an unlikely lineup that upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:55 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with the South Korean electronics maker. The injunction was put in place ahead of a month-long trial that pitted iPhone maker Apple Inc against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a closely watched legal battle that ended with a resounding victory for Apple last month on many of its patent violation claims. ...

Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:05 AM PDT A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of criminal cases that could be upended by her actions.

'Carmageddon' the sequel begins on LA freeways Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:48 AM PDT The sequel to Carmageddon has had its midnight premiere, and Los Angeles transportation officials are hoping the weekend proves as successful as last year's first edition.

Libya thwarts planned anti-militia protests Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:32 AM PDT TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Authorities in Libya thwarted plans for a huge demonstration against militia in the capital Tripoli on Friday, while in Benghazi, scene of mass anti-militia protests last week, supporters of an ousted Islamist group returned to the streets. Activists had hoped that a planned demonstration in the capital would be as successful as a giant anti-militia protest held in Benghazi last week, but only about 400 protesters turned up on Friday after the country's mufti and mosque preachers warned people not to attend. ...

Fighting in Syria starts fire in medieval souks Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:16 AM PDT Raging battles between Syrian government forces and rebels in the historic districts of central Aleppo have started a major fire that threatens to destroy the city's medieval souks, or markets, activists said Saturday.

Masked Conn. teen killed by dad called a good kid Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:10 AM PDT Tyler Giuliano had no trouble with the law. The teenager loved flying small planes as a Civil Air Patrol cadet and seemed happy as he played an online game with friends Wednesday night. But hours later, authorities say, Tyler was outside wearing a black ski mask and wielding a knife when he was shot by his father, who thought he was a prowler.

Authorities: Retired Pa. pastor killed both wives Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:54 AM PDT Retired Pennsylvania pastor Arthur "A.B." Schirmer was a serial philanderer, preying on women in his church who were having trouble in their own marriages, court documents say.

Vatican opens public butler leaks trial Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:05 AM PDT The Vatican opened the public trial of the pope's butler for allegedly stealing and leaking papal correspondence to a journalist, the most embarrassing scandal of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy.

Minneapolis office gunman was fired day of attack Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:44 PM PDT A man fired from his job at a Minneapolis sign-making business pulled out a handgun and began shooting up its offices, fatally wounding the owner and four others before turning the gun on himself, police said Friday.

U.S. jury convicts Mexico's Gulf Cartel manager in drug case Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:28 PM PDT McAllen, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. federal jury on Friday convicted a high-ranking member of Mexico's Gulf Cartel of conspiring to possess and import marijuana and cocaine to the United States, the latest blow to Mexican drug bosses in recent weeks. Juan Roberto Rincon-Rincon, a so-called plaza boss for the cartel, was convicted on all counts in the drug trafficking conspiracy case following a week-long trial in Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson said. ...

No sign of remains in new Mich. search for Hoffa Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:12 PM PDT Jimmy Hoffa is presumed dead, cocooned in mystery and innuendo and missing for the past 37 years. Patricia Szpunar just hopes that if the former Teamsters boss' remains do turn up, they're not in her backyard.

California governor signs bills to make textbooks lighter on wallets and backpacks Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:55 PM PDT The younger generations may one day never need to lug around heavy and expensive textbooks for their classes. California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills yesterday that will fund the creation of 50 open source digital textbooks and will launch … Continue reading →

6 teens arrested in taped beating of Pa. woman Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:39 PM PDT Six teenagers were in custody Friday on charges they brutally beat a neighbor on her stoop "just for fun" and then posted cellphone video of the attack on Facebook, authorities said.

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