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• The 2012 election is the closest race in 76 years
• New York man crushed by giant crucifix has leg amputated
• Prosecutor: U.S. soldier had blood of Afghan massacre victims on him
• Tale of two New Jersey towns now linked by Sandy
• The middle class: Worse off than you think?
• Astrophysicist find real location for Superman's home planet
• Netflix moves to block a hostile takeover
• Amazing story of survival after NJ man leaves ‘farewell’ note
• ‘Dragon Baby’: World’s coolest dad creates ‘Kill Bill’-inspired film
• Sandy could cast doubt on election results
• Could chance have made Gore president? What about Dole?
• Boy Scout executive defends his work as keeper of secret sex files
• Syria's opposition groups convene – can they build a unified front?
• Child mauled to death by dogs at Pittsburgh zoo
• 'My husband did not do this,' says accused soldier's wife
• Will it all come down to Ohio? Both campaigns focus on the state
• Cold weather and a looming storm are worries after Sandy
• Five bomb blasts hit Bahrain capital, two killed
• Last-minute quest for voters on Election Day eve, and more
• Wild dogs kill 2-year-old boy at Pa. zoo exhibit
• Ryan says Obama compromises 'Judeo-Christian' values
• Final polls: Too close to call
• Ryan says Obama compromises Judeo-Christian values
• Man mauled to death by captive grizzly in Montana
• Cold weather and new storm add to victims' misery

The 2012 election is the closest race in 76 years Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST A review of polling data going back to 1936 shows the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is the closest in 76 years as Election Day approaches.

New York man crushed by giant crucifix has leg amputated Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:53 AM PST A deeply religious New York man who believes a church's giant crucifix cured his wife of cancer had his own leg amputated after the same crucifix collapsed on top of him. CBS New York reports that the accident occurred when 45-year-old David Jimenez was cleaning the 600-pound-crucifix, which was allegedly held up by a single [...]

Prosecutor: U.S. soldier had blood of Afghan massacre victims on him Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:36 AM PST Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with 16 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder in one of the worst atrocities of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Tale of two New Jersey towns now linked by Sandy Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:18 AM PST Asbury Park and Bay Head are two towns on opposite ends of the Jersey Shore's socio-economic spectrum - one with many poor people, the other with professionals in lucrative Wall Street careers.

The middle class: Worse off than you think? Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:01 AM PST The decline of the middle class has emerged as a key issue in the presidential campaign with both candidates promising policies to restore the economic stability of the middle class.

Astrophysicist find real location for Superman's home planet Posted: 05 Nov 2012 10:44 AM PST A prominent astrophysicist has pinned down a real location for Superman's fictional home planet of Krypton.

Netflix moves to block a hostile takeover Posted: 05 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PST Netflix is moving to protect itself against hostile takeovers, less than a week after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed that he has accumulated a stake of nearly 10 percent in the online video company.

Amazing story of survival after NJ man leaves ‘farewell’ note Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:54 AM PST A Toms River, N.J., man who didn't think he would survive Sandy's storm surge, broke into a stranger's house and left a farewell note asking her to "tell my Dad I love him." Thankfully the letter writer, identified only as Mike, was reunited with his father, Tony. And both will have a lifetime to retell [...]

‘Dragon Baby’: World’s coolest dad creates ‘Kill Bill’-inspired film Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:38 AM PST In what should easily secure him the Father of the Year title if not an Oscar, Patrick Boivin has created "Dragon Baby," a "Kill Bill"-inspired short film starring his infant son who uses martial arts to slay a stuffed dragon. According to Boivin, a Montreal-based director filmmaker, the minute-long, CGI-heavy trailer is an homage to [...]

Sandy could cast doubt on election results Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:05 AM PST In a worst-case scenario, the storm disruption could cause Obama to lose the popular vote and still win the election.

Could chance have made Gore president? What about Dole? Posted: 05 Nov 2012 08:14 AM PST Not every election is close, but when they are the slightest change could mean a different winner.

Boy Scout executive defends his work as keeper of secret sex files Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:58 AM PST For more than two decades, if a troop suspected that a child molester was among them, Paul Ernst was the guy to tell.

Syria's opposition groups convene – can they build a unified front? Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:26 AM PST Many, including the U.S., have lost confidence in the rebel's fragmented Syrian National Council.

Child mauled to death by dogs at Pittsburgh zoo Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:08 AM PST A toddler was mauled to death today after falling into the African painted dog exhibit at the Pittsburgh Zoo.

'My husband did not do this,' says accused soldier's wife Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:16 AM PST "My husband did not do this. Did not do this," said Kari Bales in an exclusive interview with ABC News. "I truly believe from the bottom of my heart that my husband is not involved."

Will it all come down to Ohio? Both campaigns focus on the state Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:53 AM PST No Republican has won the White House without Ohio, and Obama's been there 20 times this year.

Cold weather and a looming storm are worries after Sandy Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:36 AM PST New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said his state is "returning to a new normal," despite a looming nor'easter this week that could bring further damage to the devastated area.

Five bomb blasts hit Bahrain capital, two killed Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:19 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Five bombs exploded in the heart of the Bahraini capital Manama on Monday, killing two people, officials said, in rare attacks targeting civilians during the 21-month-old uprising against the kingdom's U.S.-backed rulers. The blasts, one outside a cinema, could be a sign that radical elements of the opposition are escalating violence. They took place days after the government said it had banned all rallies and opposition gatherings to ensure public safety. The victims were Asian street cleaners and one died after kicking a device which then blew up, said the Interior ...

Last-minute quest for voters on Election Day eve, and more Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:03 AM PST It's Election Day eve. The last full day of campaigning for the White House. It seems like it has gone on forever — will go on forever — but this really is it. That's for certain. No more campaigning. The other thing that appears to be certain, the race is too close to call. Four [...]

Wild dogs kill 2-year-old boy at Pa. zoo exhibit Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:46 AM PST A mother's attempt to give her two-year-old son a better view of wild African dogs turned into a "horrific" tragedy at the Pittsburgh Zoo after the boy fell into the exhibit and was killed by a pack of the animals as relatives and bystanders looked on.

Ryan says Obama compromises 'Judeo-Christian' values Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:13 AM PST Paul Ryan issued a warning Sunday evening about a second Obama term, saying the president is putting the country on a "dangerous path" that compromises "Judeo-Christian" values.

Final polls: Too close to call Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:47 AM PST Four major national polls out Sunday show that just two days before the election, the presidential race is a virtual tie.

Ryan says Obama compromises Judeo-Christian values Posted: 04 Nov 2012 09:14 PM PST In a telephone call with evangelical voters Sunday night, U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told potential voters that President Barack Obama's path for the United States compromises Judeo-Christian values. The comment came during the final sprint for the U.S. election on Tuesday. Speaking to the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a leading group of Christian conservatives, Ryan attacked Obama's vision in stark terms. ...

Man mauled to death by captive grizzly in Montana Posted: 04 Nov 2012 08:58 PM PST A 24-year-old man was mauled to death Sunday morning while cleaning a grizzly bear enclosure at a wildlife casting agency in southwestern Montana, Gallatin County officials said.

Cold weather and new storm add to victims' misery Posted: 04 Nov 2012 08:08 PM PST Shivering victims of Superstorm Sandy went to church Sunday to pray for deliverance as cold weather settling in across the New York metropolitan region — and another powerful storm forecast for the middle of the week — added to their misfortunes and deepened the gloom.

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