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Robert Gates Official Portrait Ceremony Goes on Despite Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:33 PM PDT

While most of official Washington came to a standstill Monday because of Hurricane Sandy, a small room of VIP's gathered at the Pentagon to honor former Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Making his first visit back to the Pentagon since he departed his post last summer, Gates...

Presidential Election: From net neutrality to piracy, the issues keeping Hollywood up at night

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - From the economic recovery to the war in Iraq, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have espoused starkly different world views during their battle for the presidency, but what's keeping Hollywood up at night are a series of legislative and legal battles that could determine the future of the entertainment business. Less often articulated than their policy differences on geo-politics have been the candidates' views on net neutrality, media ownership rules and piracy. But these issues are enormously important to studios and broadcasters. ...

Iowa Newspaper Backs Mitt Romney

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:55 PM PDT

Iowa Newspaper Backs Mitt RomneyIn Final Days, Obama and Romney Snag Swing State Endorsements

National student election picks Obama as next president

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT

An online poll taken by millions of American students that has picked four presidential elections correctly says Barack Obama will defeat Mitt Romney on Election Day.

Control of Senate may hinge on Ohio race

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown talks to workers at a campaign event in ColumbusCHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio's Senate race has become one of the most expensive in the country in the 2012 election campaign, as money pours into the state to help a young Republican challenger come within striking distance of Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown. Ohio, a key prize in the race for the White House, also could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. ...

Al-Qaida claims deadly holiday attacks in Iraq

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:38 AM PDT

An al-Qaida affiliated group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for wave of attacks that killed dozens of people in the past two days during a major Muslim holiday.

Is the detritus of the Iraq war harming the babies of Fallujah?

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Anecdotal tales of inexplicable sickness and deformities have abounded in Iraq for years. In their broad brushstrokes, they seem plausible. The first Gulf War had littered much of Iraq with depleted uranium from the armor-piercing bullets the US used to destroy Saddam Hussein's retreating columns in1991. (The Monitor's Scott Peterson traveled around Baghdad with a Geiger counter in 2003 and found plenty of "hot spots" more than a decade later).

Obama and Romney: Where They Stand on the Issues

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Where Obama and Romney stand on the issues, from economy and education to taxes and terrorism

Undecided Asian-Americans Prove to be Powerful Voting Bloc

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—The silken scarves that Ben and Josh Romney wore as they toured a suburban shopping mall of Vietnamese businesses this month were bright yellow, with thin red stripes. They weren't fashion statements; they were political accessories. As the Romneys pitched their father's presidential bid, the scarves epitomized the kind of granular attention to detail that campaigns now pay to Asian-American voters: The vibrant colors identified their opposition to Vietnamese communism and their support for the local Vietnamese-American community.

Michigan House race muddled after bizarre start

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:22 AM PDT

In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2012, Michigan Republican Congressional candidate Kerry Bentivolio, speaks before a Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., rally at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Five months ago, there was little suspense about the race to represent this suburban Detroit community in Congress. Rep. Thad McCotter's reputation for eccentricity and the failure of his quixotic presidential campaign hadn't appeared to damage his standing back home, and his newly redrawn district was even more reliably Republican than before. He seemed a sure winner. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)It seemed things couldn't get more muddled after U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican who appeared destined for easy re-election in his suburban Detroit district, shockingly failed to qualify for the ballot this summer and then resigned.

Iraq War Veteran Given New Champion Built Home

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:16 AM PDT

U.S. Army Veteran, Sgt. John Jones II and his family received a new home from Champion Home builders and its House United program partnersCHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) October 29, 2012 The Champion built home that was manufactured as part of the House United program in partnership with Craftsman, NextGen Home, Bank of America, Rebuilding Together, Sears Heroes at Home, and with assistance from DIY expert Ty Pennington, during the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, was given to Sgt. John Jones II, a U.S. Army veteran, on October 17. ...

Jewish Musician with ALS Seeks U.S. Presidency

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:31 AM PDT

Abramson for President: New Hope for America through MusicEAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lee Abramson, 42, has announced that he is an Independent candidate for the 2012 Presidential election.Political expertise: His father, Paul Abramson, is a member of the American Political Science Association Hall of Fame, and is widely known as an expert in presidential politics.Entrepreneurial experience: He is the first person to sell pork rinds on the Internet, and he sold 1000 CD's out of the back of a truck in the two years he was a bass player in a rock band. ...

Analysis: U.S. foreign bribery penalties for drugmakers may lack bite

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:09 AM PDT

People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global drugmakers are paying tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations that they bribed their way across emerging markets, but harsher penalties may be needed to deter the practice in untapped regions where billions are at stake. Federal authorities have cast a wide net to weed out suspected gift-giving and kickbacks to foreign doctors and government officials to gain a foothold in burgeoning new markets in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. ...

Failure of latest Syria truce reflects limited effect of international diplomacy

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:30 AM PDT

BEIRUT - Syria's air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting a U.N.-backed cease-fire that was supposed to quiet fighting over a long holiday weekend but never took hold.

President and CEO of FurnitureInFashion has been selected to be member of Worldwide Who’s Who List.

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:04 AM PDT

FurnitureInFashion proudly announces that it's President and CEO has been selected to be a member of Worldwide Who's Who List after running successful business furniture in the UK.(PRWEB UK) 29 October 2012 FurnitureInFashion proudly announces that it's President and CEO has been selected to be a member of Worldwide Who's Who List after running successful business furniture in the UK. FurnitureInFashion is one of the leading online retail furniture companies in the UK. ...

Aussies 4 Obama give the Australian perspective on why the U.S. should re-elect Obama

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:37 AM PDT

A group of politically active Australians have declared their support for the re-election of President Obama.(PRWEB) October 29, 2012 A group of politically active Australians have declared their support for the re-election of President Obama. Spokesman for the group, Joe Wigg said that President Obama has done a commendable job of promoting American interests in the world without resorting to the 'bull in the china shop' approach of the last U.S. President. "President Obama inherited two ugly wars that are collapsing the economy from George W. ...

Brent slips near $109 as Hurricane Sandy approaches US

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:55 PM PDT

An engineer conducts routine checks on oil tanks at a refinery in WuhanSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil slipped on Monday, with Brent near $109 a barrel, as refineries along the U.S. East Coast lowered run rates ahead of approaching Hurricane Sandy, reducing crude use in the world's largest oil consumer. The run cuts come after a rise of nearly 6 million barrels in U.S. crude stocks in the week to October 19. The world's spare oil production capacity outside of Iran also rose in the last two months as U.S. gasoline demand waned and oil use for power generation fell in the Middle East, the U.S. government said in a bimonthly report. ...

Today in History

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:01 PM PDT

Today is Monday, Oct. 29, the 303rd day of 2012. There are 63 days left in the year.

Greece considered more risky to invest than Syria

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 05:03 PM PDT

The world's markets may believe that the worst of the financial crisis in Europe is over after three turbulent years, but those people who control the purse strings of the world's businesses are not breathing any easier.

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