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• Russian charged in Afghan attack makes U.S. court appearance
• Dems decried Big Money in campaigns -- and then caught up fast
• Minnesota Vikings' Peterson reaches plea deal to avoid jail: media reports
• Oklahoma Supreme Court halts certain abortion restrictions
• Jon Stewart on GOP's 'message' strategy: Terrorism and Ebola
• NFL star Adrian Peterson makes plea deal in felony child-abuse case
• Police detain Mexico mayor, wife in case of 43 missing students
• Can't find your f*#@&$%! polling place? Consult this web site
• Calif. family mourns 3 teen girls killed on Halloween
• Ford calls back more than 202,000 vehicles in five N. American recalls
• Midterms and marijuana: What's at stake for legalization
• Tea party 'has completely...ruined the Republican Party,' says former Nixon aide
• Legal marijuana gets major test in Oregon, Alaska, and D.C. ballots
• Ahead of tough election, White House blames dismay with Washington
• U.S. governors seeking re-election face dissatisfied voters
• 6 most aggressive GOP attempts to tie Obama to Dem candidates
• Republicans expect gains, but many races close on election day
• St. Louis police deny no-fly zone during protests aimed at media
• Obama declares Hawaiian lava flow to be major disaster
• Gunman wounds one outside Delaware college residence hall
• San Antonio mayor's car hit in drive-by shooting, mayor not a target: police
• Georgia governor courts black voters, testing larger GOP strategy

Russian charged in Afghan attack makes U.S. court appearance Posted: 04 Nov 2014 12:30 PM PST By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Russian army officer facing terrorism charges for a 2009 attack on U.S. and Afghan forces made an initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday, the Justice Department said. The suspect, Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin, was arrested in November 2009 and held by the Department of Defense in Afghanistan. He was turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday, the department said in a statement. Hamidullin was appointed a federal public defender during the hearing in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia. ...

Dems decried Big Money in campaigns -- and then caught up fast Posted: 04 Nov 2014 11:59 AM PST Remember back in the day when President Obama and Democrats were in high dudgeon over "fat cat" Super-Pacs corrupting the political process?

Minnesota Vikings' Peterson reaches plea deal to avoid jail: media reports Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:57 AM PST By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has reached a plea deal to charges of abusing his 4-year-old son that would see him avoid any jail time, media reports said on Tuesday. Peterson is scheduled to appear in a Texas court on Tuesday to face a child abuse charge for striking his son with a thin tree branch as a form of punishment, leaving the child bruised. Peterson is among a handful of National Football League players recently charged, convicted or implicated with domestic abuse in a scandal that has rocked the nation's most popular sport. ...

Oklahoma Supreme Court halts certain abortion restrictions Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:24 AM PST By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the implementation of new abortion restrictions in the state that supporters said are aimed at protecting women's health and critics said are really measures designed to shutter clinics. Oklahoma is one of several Republican-stronghold states in hat have adopted similar restrictions on abortion clinics in about the last year, prompting legal battles at the state and federal court level. ...

Jon Stewart on GOP's 'message' strategy: Terrorism and Ebola Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:08 AM PST On the eve of Tuesday's midterm elections, the "Daily Show" host summarized what he says were the GOP's "closing arguments" for the Republican party's potential takeover of the U.S. Senate.

NFL star Adrian Peterson makes plea deal in felony child-abuse case Posted: 04 Nov 2014 09:51 AM PST NFL star Adrian Peterson makes plea deal in felony child-abuse case

Police detain Mexico mayor, wife in case of 43 missing students Posted: 04 Nov 2014 09:19 AM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal police early Tuesday detained the former mayor of the southern Mexican city of Iguala and his wife, who are accused of ordering the Sept. 26 attacks on teachers' college students that left six dead and 43 still missing.

Can't find your f*#@&$%! polling place? Consult this web site Posted: 04 Nov 2014 08:49 AM PST Wondering where you can vote in the 2014 midterm elections? This f---ing website will tell you.

Calif. family mourns 3 teen girls killed on Halloween Posted: 04 Nov 2014 08:02 AM PST SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Taking to the streets after hearing a loud crash on Halloween night, Brenda Gonzalez soon saw signs of her sister: the pillowcases she and her friends had been carrying for candy, the tutu she'd been wearing.

Ford calls back more than 202,000 vehicles in five N. American recalls Posted: 04 Nov 2014 07:46 AM PST DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it was calling back 202,241 vehicles in five North American recalls covering several issues, including an incorrect repair in a previous recall. The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it was aware of one accident in the case of the improperly repaired vehicles, but no injuries related to any of the issues. ...

Midterms and marijuana: What's at stake for legalization Posted: 04 Nov 2014 07:28 AM PST From Alaska to Maine, a guide to America's pot votes on Election Day.

Tea party 'has completely...ruined the Republican Party,' says former Nixon aide Posted: 04 Nov 2014 06:40 AM PST Looking ahead to 2016, the 'lifelong Republican' and former Nixon aide weighs in on his son's political future and the prospect of a race between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton.

Legal marijuana gets major test in Oregon, Alaska, and D.C. ballots Posted: 04 Nov 2014 04:28 AM PST (Reuters) - Voters in the U.S. capital and two West Coast states will decide on Tuesday during national midterm elections whether to legalize marijuana in a test for broader cannabis legalization efforts across the United States. Ballot measures in Oregon and Alaska would set up a network of regulated pot shops, similar to those already operating in Colorado and Washington state after twin landmark votes in 2012. A measure in the District of Columbia would allow possession but not retail sales. ...

Ahead of tough election, White House blames dismay with Washington Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:57 AM PST By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With many races still tight but polls showing a general trend in favor of Republicans, the White House on Monday blamed voter dissatisfaction with Washington for what could be an Election Day rout for President Barack Obama's Democrats. Both parties pushed to get voters to the polls in a final effort to sway the electorate ahead of Tuesday's election, which could shift control of the U.S. Senate and upend policy priorities for the last two years of Obama's final term. ...

U.S. governors seeking re-election face dissatisfied voters Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:25 AM PST By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 30 U.S. governors' races will be decided on Tuesday, with more than a dozen considered too close to call and a large number of incumbents struggling to defend their economic policies as they seek to remain in office. Hot-button issues from gun control to abortion restrictions and healthcare figure in some races. For many voters, however, the economy has remained the central issue. ...

6 most aggressive GOP attempts to tie Obama to Dem candidates Posted: 04 Nov 2014 02:23 AM PST Republicans trying to take back the Senate and expand their advantage in the House have rallied over the past year around a common strategy: tie Democrats to President Barack Obama — at any cost and for any reason. Candidates, parties and independent groups spent hundreds of millions to try to convince voters that Democrats on ballots all over the country not only think like Obama but are basically him, in miniature. The reason for this effort is obvious: nationally, the president has a 42 percent approval rating, and in many of the more conservative states where embattled Democrats are fighting to keep their jobs, his favorability is even lower.

Republicans expect gains, but many races close on election day Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:29 PM PST By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are poised to make major gains and possibly recapture control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in midterm elections that could serve as a public referendum on President Barack Obama's job performance. Millions of Americans will cast ballots to elect 36 senators, 36 governors and all 435 members of the House of Representatives in campaigns influenced by Obama's low job approval rating, partisan gridlock in Washington and a U.S. economy that is not growing widely enough to help many in the middle class. ...

St. Louis police deny no-fly zone during protests aimed at media Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:14 PM PST By Kenny Bahr CLAYTON Mo. (Reuters) - St. Louis County police defended on Monday a no-fly zone imposed over the suburb of Ferguson during August street protests, saying it was for safety reasons, after an Associated Press report said the prohibition was to keep news helicopters away. Police have been criticized for using rubber bullets, tear gas and dogs and for pointing weapons at protesters during demonstrations that followed the Aug. 9 shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. "It's always all about safety. ...

Obama declares Hawaiian lava flow to be major disaster Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:11 PM PST (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday declared a slow-moving lava flow from the Pu'u O'o vent of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii to be a major disaster, the White House said. The declaration frees up federal money to help protect local communities from the lava flow, which began moving toward homes on the big island of Hawaii on June 27 and is threatening Pahoa village. The leading edge of the flow has paused about 185 yards from Pahoa Village Road, the main thoroughfare through an old sugar plantation. No homes have been destroyed and no injuries have been reported. ...

Gunman wounds one outside Delaware college residence hall Posted: 03 Nov 2014 05:19 PM PST (Reuters) - A gunman shot and wounded one person outside an off-campus residence hall for Delaware State University in Dover, a city spokeswoman said on Monday. No one was killed in the incident, which took place in the parking lot of an off-campus residence hall after 5 p.m. local time, said Dover spokeswoman Kay Sass. The gunman was still at large, but it was not considered to be an active shooter situation, the university said Monday night. The campus was on lockdown Monday night, according to a university statement forwarded to Reuters by local police. ...

San Antonio mayor's car hit in drive-by shooting, mayor not a target: police Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:39 PM PST SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Two people were injured and the mayor of San Antonio car's was damaged in a drive-by shooting on Monday, police said. Mayor Ivy Taylor was not injured. Her car was not a target and appears to have been caught in the crossfire of a dispute between gangs, San Antonio police said. (Reporting by Jim Forsyth; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Eric Walsh)

Georgia governor courts black voters, testing larger GOP strategy Posted: 03 Nov 2014 01:18 PM PST Nathan Deal, the 72-year-old Republican governor of Georgia, is fighting for his political life against former President Jimmy Carter's grandson, two-term state Sen. Jason Carter. And in the process, he's providing a cautionary tale to national Republicans about how hard it is to win over the black and other nonwhite voters they increasingly need to survive.

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