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• Obama ‘revenge’ comment referred to Romney ‘scare tactics’
• Sorry, Kentucky, South Carolina: No booze with your ballots
• With three days to go, Romney calls his campaign a ‘movement’
• Officials fret about polling sites in storm-ravaged states
• Sandy blows climate change back into campaign
• NJ governor orders gas rationing in some counties
• Better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answers
• GOP likely to hold House after $1B campaign
• Watchdog group: Japan nuclear safety team took utility money
• New York cancels Sunday marathon amid outcry
• While Romney didn't serve in military, many Mormons do
• Romney, Obama look for edge as campaign nears end
• Shuttle prototype Enterprise suffers storm damage
• Pastor charged with killing fiancee's daughter
• Chicago's Emanuel faces new clash with teachers on school closings
• DA seeks rehearing in Anna Nicole Smith drug case
• Paul Ryan says he 'can smell success'
• Border agents in fatal shooting had radio contact
• Axelrod: Obama’s enthusiasm 'coming from his loins'
• Bloomberg cancels marathon amid outcry
• Mayor Bloomberg says NYC Marathon canceled
• 'Panic buying' sparks N.Y. fuel crisis
• Note to Bloomberg: The marathon should not go on

Obama ‘revenge’ comment referred to Romney ‘scare tactics’ Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:18 AM PDT MENTOR, Ohio—A campaign aide moved to explain President Barack Obama's comment in which he referred to voting as "the best revenge," saying that Obama was referring in part to a television ad Mitt Romney's campaign released that suggested Chrysler was planning to ship manufacturing jobs out of Ohio to China. Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki [...]

Sorry, Kentucky, South Carolina: No booze with your ballots Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:20 AM PDT Let's say the 2012 campaign—the flood of attack ads, the torrent of junk mail, the mere trickle of inspiring proposals—has you reaching for an Election Day drink. Tough luck, voters in Kentucky and South Carolina: No booze for you! Eighty years after Prohibition's repeal, those states are the only ones holding on to bans on [...]

With three days to go, Romney calls his campaign a ‘movement’ Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:42 AM PDT PORTSMOUTH, N.H.—Mitt Romney kicked off a whirlwind weekend of campaigning across the country in the state where he launched his bid for the presidency, expressing confidence that he will win the election. "New Hampshire won me the Republican nomination, and New Hampshire is going to get me to the White House," the Republican nominee said [...]

Officials fret about polling sites in storm-ravaged states Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:09 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials in New York, New Jersey and other states hit hard by the powerful storm Sandy are anxiously waiting to see when power will be restored in darkened areas and whether polling sites may need to be moved for next Tuesday's presidential election. "We're open for business November 6. That will be Election Day," said John Conklin, spokesman for the New York state Board of Elections. "We're doing everything we can to make sure that everyone who goes to the polls will have a poll site to go to. ...

Sandy blows climate change back into campaign Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:53 AM PDT Until last week, climate change was pretty much a dormant issue in the presidential campaign.

NJ governor orders gas rationing in some counties Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:36 AM PDT Motorists in 12 northern New Jersey counties will be allowed to buy gasoline just every other day under an order by Gov. Chris Christie that takes effect at noon Saturday.

Better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answers Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:19 AM PDT It's a staple of every presidential election, a single question that puts the incumbent's record on trial and asks American voters to be the jurors.

GOP likely to hold House after $1B campaign Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:31 AM PDT You can do a lot with a billion dollars — but still not change much. This Election Day, it's likely to produce another Republican-led House that's little different from the existing version.

Watchdog group: Japan nuclear safety team took utility money Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:13 AM PDT Members of a Japanese government team assigned to set reactor safety measures received funding from utility companies or atomic industry manufacturers, raising questions about the experts' neutrality in the wake of last year's tsunami-triggered nuclear disaster.

New York cancels Sunday marathon amid outcry Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:57 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg abruptly reversed course and canceled Sunday's marathon, a beloved annual race that had become a lightning rod for people frustrated by the disastrous aftermath of megastorm Sandy. The decision on Friday came after a growing number of storm victims, some runners, and other politicians criticized Bloomberg's decision earlier in the week to go forward with the marathon, one of the world's most popular sporting events. ...

While Romney didn't serve in military, many Mormons do Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON/SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - While neither of the candidates in next week's U.S. presidential election was in the military, Mitt Romney's age - he was eligible to serve in Vietnam - has raised questions during the campaign about why he didn't serve and whether his Mormon faith had anything to do with it. Guy Hicks, a Mormon and former officer in the Army Reserve Special Forces, said there is a public misperception that members of the Mormon Church do not serve in the military. ...

Romney, Obama look for edge as campaign nears end Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:08 AM PDT Three days. Nine states — give or take. A magic 270 electoral votes. For President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney, the final touch-and-go stretch of campaigning is down to the numbers.

Shuttle prototype Enterprise suffers storm damage Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:35 AM PDT The flying machine that ushered in NASA's space shuttle program has suffered storm damage in New York City.

Pastor charged with killing fiancee's daughter Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:35 PM PDT As police frantically worked to figure out how his fiancée's 24-year-old daughter had vanished, a Michigan pastor who had turned to God to shed his violent past went to his flock with a request: pray for her.

Chicago's Emanuel faces new clash with teachers on school closings Posted: 02 Nov 2012 07:06 PM PDT Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is headed for another clash in coming months with unionized teachers over whether to close dozens of schools.

DA seeks rehearing in Anna Nicole Smith drug case Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:48 PM PDT Prosecutors are asking a California appeals court to change its ruling and allow a retrial for Howard K. Stern, the former boyfriend and manager of Anna Nicole Smith.

Paul Ryan says he 'can smell success' Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:42 PM PDT Today, four days before the election, Paul Ryan told a crowd assembled on an airport tarmac that he could "smell success."

Border agents in fatal shooting had radio contact Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:26 PM PDT Three U.S. Border Patrol agents responding to an alarm from an underground sensor were apparently in radio contact as they approached from opposite directions before opening fire on each other in the Arizona desert, leaving one agent dead, according to a sheriff's report released Friday.

Axelrod: Obama’s enthusiasm 'coming from his loins' Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:10 PM PDT LIMA, Ohio--Speaking to reporters here on Friday after a full day of passionate campaign speeches from President Barack Obama, senior adviser David Axelrod said that Obama's enthusiasm "is coming from his loins. "I've never seen him more exhilarated than he is right now. He believes in what he's doing. He believes in what he's fighting [...]

Bloomberg cancels marathon amid outcry Posted: 02 Nov 2012 04:04 PM PDT Many New Yorkers recoiled at the prospect of police being assigned to a marathon while people struggle to recover from Sandy.

Mayor Bloomberg says NYC Marathon canceled Posted: 02 Nov 2012 02:57 PM PDT The New York City Marathon was canceled Friday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that this was not the time for a race while the region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy.

'Panic buying' sparks N.Y. fuel crisis Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:32 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A third day of "panic buying" of gasoline among Sandy-struck New York area motorists on Friday prompted action from authorities, who waived shipping regulations even as pipelines and oil tankers resumed limited shipments. The U.S. government waived the Jones Act barring foreign-flagged vessels from carrying fuel between U.S. ports in a bid to boost supplies from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would temporarily lift tax and registration requirements on tankers docking in the New York Harbor, which had just reopened to oil vessels. ...

Note to Bloomberg: The marathon should not go on Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PDT The mayor's initial decision to go ahead with the event was optimistic and uplifting. He should go back on it, writes Yahoo Sports' Eric Adelson.

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