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Sunday, September 30, 2012 8:24 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Obama camp: No 'zingers' in the debate Victim of Minn. company shooting called generous U.S. coughs up Ryder Cup after monumental collapse D.C. sniper 10 years later: 'I was a monster' Paul Ryan on tax plan: 'Too long to go through all the math' Obama calls Romney 'a good debater' Man's arrest in alleged Lindsay Lohan dispute voided L.A. mayor: 'Carmageddon II' turns into 'Carmaheaven' Gov. Brown signs bill giving juveniles second chance Storm speeds out of Japan after injuring dozens U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000 Officials mull seismic tests near Calif. nuke plant First debate jitters? Obama, Romney camps angle for edge Christie: Wednesday debate 'the restart' of Romney campaign Boyfriend charged in beating death of New York college student Vermont man recreates Willie Mays' catch with lawn art Fan bites Danny Bonaduce at Wash. state casino 2 dead, 1 wounded after shooting at Fla. VFW Canada says it took Guantanamo detainee early after U.S. pressure Deep 7.1 quake rattles Colombia, no damage reported Obama camp: No 'zingers' in the debate Sun,30 Sep 2012 03:47 PM PDT President Barack Obama won't be using 'zingers' against Mitt Romney when they clash Wednesday in their first face-to-face debate, a campaign spokeswoman said Sunday. And while beer has featured prominently in recent campaign swings, Obama will be sure to reach out to soda-drinkers, too. "This will be a very large audience," Jen [...] Full Story Top Victim of Minn. company shooting called generous Sun,30 Sep 2012 05:19 PM PDT Associated Press - A Minneapolis business owner who was one of five people gunned down by a newly fired employee was remembered Sunday as a generous man of humble beginnings. Full Story Top U.S. coughs up Ryder Cup after monumental collapse Sun,30 Sep 2012 05:32 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - It will go down as the biggest choke in Ryder Cup history, a collapse that even considering the pressure and tension and unpredictability of this remarkable event, was so unexpected as to defy belief. Full Story Top D.C. sniper 10 years later: 'I was a monster' Sun,30 Sep 2012 12:23 PM PDT Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted along with John Allen Muhammad in the 2002 D.C. sniper shootings that left 10 dead and three wounded, says he remembers the killings vividly but can't explain why he did what he did. "I was a monster," Malvo told the Washington Post in a recent interview from a Virginia [...] Full Story Top Paul Ryan on tax plan: 'Too long to go through all the math' Sun,30 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT Paul Ryan says "it would take me too long to go through all the math" involved in the tax plan he and Mitt Romney are proposing. The Republican vice presidential nominee said on "Fox News Sunday" that their plan--a 20 percent across-the-board income tax cut--would focus on deductions and closing tax loopholes for  the rich, [...] Full Story Top Obama calls Romney 'a good debater' Sun,30 Sep 2012 07:08 PM PDT Looking to his first face-to-face clash with Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama told a cheering crowd of supporters in Las Vegas on Sunday that his Republican foe was "a good debater" while he himself was "just ok." The Democrat, addressing a crowd of 11,200 packed onto the soccer field of Desert Pines High School, said [...] Full Story Top Man's arrest in alleged Lindsay Lohan dispute voided Sun,30 Sep 2012 06:54 PM PDT Associated Press - A 25-year-old man initially arrested Sunday on an assault charge after Lindsay Lohan claimed he grabbed her in her New York hotel room in an argument over cellphone images was freed hours later and his arrest voided when the charge could not be substantiated, law enforcement officials said. Full Story Top L.A. mayor: 'Carmageddon II' turns into 'Carmaheaven' Sun,30 Sep 2012 06:55 PM PDT Associated Press - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Sunday called "Carmageddon II," the sequel to last year's shutdown of one of the nation's busiest freeways, a success and thanked drivers for staying off the road and keeping the weekend traffic unusually light. Full Story Top Gov. Brown signs bill giving juveniles second chance Sun,30 Sep 2012 05:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday announced signing a bill that could one day bring the release of some criminals who were sentenced as juveniles to life in prison. Full Story Top Storm speeds out of Japan after injuring dozens Sun,30 Sep 2012 05:45 PM PDT Associated Press - A weakening tropical storm was speeding out of Japan on Monday after bringing gale-strength winds to Tokyo and injuring dozens of people, causing blackouts and paralyzing traffic to the south and west of the capital. Full Story Top U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000 Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT Associated Press - The killing of an American serviceman in an exchange of fire with allied Afghan soldiers pushed U.S. military deaths in the war to 2,000, a cold reminder of the perils that remain after an 11-year conflict that now garners little public interest at home. Full Story Top Officials mull seismic tests near Calif. nuke plant Sun,30 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT Associated Press - Plans to use an array of powerful air cannons in an undersea seismic study near a Central California nuclear power plant have federal and state officials juggling concerns over marine life with public safety. Full Story Top First debate jitters? Obama, Romney camps angle for edge Sun,30 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - As the clock ticks toward the first presidential debate Wednesday, the Romney and Obama camps are maneuvering for position, framing the event to best advantage, hearing (but not necessarily taking) the advice of pundits, Full Story Top Christie: Wednesday debate 'the restart' of Romney campaign Sun,30 Sep 2012 08:41 AM PDT While both Democrats and Republicans have downplayed the importance of the first presidential debate in recent days, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie raised the stakes on Sunday, predicting this week's duel in Denver will be a game changer for Mitt Romney. "Wednesday night's the restart of this campaign," Christie told David Gregory on NBC's "Meet [...] Full Story Top Boyfriend charged in beating death of New York college student Sun,30 Sep 2012 08:37 AM PDT ABC News - Student's Mom Alerted Campus Police When Daughter Didn't Answer Phone Full Story Top Vermont man recreates Willie Mays' catch with lawn art Sun,30 Sep 2012 03:52 PM PDT Every September for the last few years, drivers along a stretch of road in northern Vermont are greeted with some unusual lawn art commemorating what many consider to be one of the greatest defensive plays in baseball history: Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. Large wooden cutouts featuring paintings [...] Full Story Top Fan bites Danny Bonaduce at Wash. state casino Sun,30 Sep 2012 01:32 PM PDT Associated Press - Former child TV star Danny Bonaduce says a crazed fan bit him during an event at a Washington state casino. Full Story Top 2 dead, 1 wounded after shooting at Fla. VFW Sun,30 Sep 2012 07:49 PM PDT Associated Press - Police say two people are dead and another injured after a shooting at a Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Full Story Top Canada says it took Guantanamo detainee early after U.S. pressure Sun,30 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, which allowed Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr to be transferred to a prison in his homeland months earlier than expected, did so after pressure from the United States, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Sunday. Baird declined to comment on reports an angry Washington had insisted on Khadr's quick return after someone in Canada leaked a secret U.S. report on him. Khadr, 26, the youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in the Guantanamo military base, was sent back to Canada on Saturday to finish his sentence. ... Full Story Top Deep 7.1 quake rattles Colombia, no damage reported Sun,30 Sep 2012 01:20 PM PDT Associated Press - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake centered nearly 100 miles underground rattled southwestern Colombia on Sunday but no damage or injuries were reported. Full Story Top

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Sunday, September 30, 2012 8:23 PM PDT

Today's Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Son of China's Bo Xilai defends his father Five things to watch in the presidential debate String of Iraq blasts kills at least 32 Azerbaijan eyes aiding Israel against Iran Chicago Fed warned on high-frequency trading, SEC slow to respond Expectations game in full swing for U.S. presidential debate Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh Two Americans killed in confused Afghan shootout Large part of ancient souk in Syria's Aleppo in ashes: activists Major quake hits Colombia, no reports of death or damage Before first presidential debate, allies debate stakes Insight: Chicago Fed warned on high frequency trading, SEC slow to respond Insight: Three lawyers ask U.S. Supreme Court: Why here? Exxon yet to inspect Afghanistan's biggest oil project: minister In Bo's old stronghold, fall blamed on Chinese elite intrigue As Obama and Romney prep for debates, VP candidates seek votes Analysis: Jonglei revolt gives South Sudan a security headache Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost FX traders seek coaching in battle for dominance Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Former NY Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo Guantanamo's last Western detainee returned to Canada Trial of pope's butler starts with setback for defense Somalia's al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack "deliberate and organized" Former NY Times executive Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives Cuban Jewish leader says Alan Gross fit, in good spirits Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker U.S. jury convicts Mexico's Gulf Cartel manager in drug case Trial of Pope Benedict's former butler to start on Saturday China takes islands dispute with Japan to pages of U.S. newspapers Son of China's Bo Xilai defends his father Sun,30 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - The Harvard-educated son of disgraced Chinese political leader Bo Xilai defended his father against charges of taking bribes and having improper sexual relationships, saying he believed in his father's good character. "Personally, it is hard for me to believe the allegations that were announced against my father, because they contradict everything I have come to know about him throughout my life," Bo Guagua said in a statement posted on the microblog site Tumblr. ... Full Story Top Five things to watch in the presidential debate Sun,30 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday marks the first time the two candidates will be able to challenge each other directly on the economic issues that have been the focus of the presidential campaign. Viewers should be able to determine how each candidate fares by keeping an eye on the following five factors: * ROMNEY ON OFFENSE, OBAMA ON DEFENSE With less than six weeks to go until the election, Romney is under pressure to deliver a performance that shifts the momentum in his direction. ... Full Story Top String of Iraq blasts kills at least 32 Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:24 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Coordinated bomb attacks killed more than 32 people across Iraq on Sunday, the latest violence in an insurgency the government has failed to quell more than nine months after the last U.S. troops withdrew. Violence in Iraq has eased since the carnage of 2006-2007, but Sunni Islamists still launch frequent attacks to undermine the Shi'ite-led government's claim to provide security and prove they remain a potent threat. ... Full Story Top Azerbaijan eyes aiding Israel against Iran Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - BAKU (Reuters) - Israel's "go-it-alone" option to attack Iran's nuclear sites has set the Middle East on edge and unsettled its main ally at the height of a U.S. presidential election campaign. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exudes impatience, saying Tehran is barely a year from a "red line" for atomic capacity. Many fellow Israelis, however, fear a unilateral strike, lacking U.S. forces, would fail against such a large and distant enemy. ... Full Story Top Chicago Fed warned on high-frequency trading, SEC slow to respond Sun,30 Sep 2012 07:44 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than two years ago, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was pushing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to get serious about the dangers of superfast computer-driven trading. Only now is the SEC getting around to taking a closer look at some of those issues. Critics of the SEC say the delay is part of a pattern of inaction in dealing with the fallout from high frequency trading and shows that the regulator doesn't yet fully appreciate how fears of machine-driven market meltdowns are driving investors away from U.S. markets. ... Full Story Top Expectations game in full swing for U.S. presidential debate Sun,30 Sep 2012 07:51 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Three days before the first presidential debate of the 2012 campaign, allies of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sought to influence expectations on Sunday, with the president describing his debating skills as "just OK." The Democratic incumbent and the Republican former governor of Massachusetts face off in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday for their first of three televised debates. Advisers to both men have tried to lower expectations for their respective candidates, and Obama got into the action during a rally in Nevada. "Gov. Romney ... he's a good debater. ... Full Story Top Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh Sun,30 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT Reuters - COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on Sunday after complaining that a Buddhist man had insulted Islam, police and residents said. Members of the Buddhist minority in the Cox's Bazar area in the southeast of the country said unidentified people were bent on upsetting peaceful relations between Muslims and Buddhists. Muslims took to the streets in the area late on Saturday to protest against what they said was a photograph posted on Facebook that insulted Islam. ... Full Story Top Two Americans killed in confused Afghan shootout Sun,30 Sep 2012 10:39 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Two Americans were killed in Afghanistan during an exchange of fire between NATO-led forces and the Afghan army that may have been the result of a misunderstanding, as the death toll of U.S. military and civilian personnel passed 2,000. A U.S. official, who asked not to be identified, said on Sunday that an American soldier and a civilian contractor had been killed in the incident in eastern Afghanistan, the circumstances of which remain unclear. ... Full Story Top Large part of ancient souk in Syria's Aleppo in ashes: activists Sun,30 Sep 2012 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Large parts of Aleppo's covered market, the largest of its kind in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site that traces its history back to the 14th century, have been reduced to ashes as government forces and rebels fight for control of the city. The historic market was largely undamaged by earlier fighting in Syria's largest city, but in the early hours of Saturday some of its shops caught fire during clashes in circumstances that remain unclear. ... Full Story Top Major quake hits Colombia, no reports of death or damage Sun,30 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - A large earthquake shook Colombia on Sunday, rattling residents in the southwest of the Andean nation, but there were no reports of deaths or major damage, authorities said. The 7.1-magnitude quake had its epicenter in the southwestern province of Cauca with a depth of about 103 miles, Colombian officials said. "So far there are no reports that there has been damage to any part of the country, only reports that it was felt," Jaime Raigosa, coordinator of the National Seismological Network, said. "Fortunately, the quake was deep." The U.S. Geological Survey had reported a 7. ... Full Story Top Before first presidential debate, allies debate stakes Sun,30 Sep 2012 04:16 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three days before the first presidential debate, allies of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debated on Sunday how the encounter between the White House contenders will influence the U.S. election. In typical straight-talking fashion, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie predicted fellow Republican Romney's performance at Wednesday's debate would alter the course of the campaign, weeks before the November 6 vote. "This whole race is going to turn upside down come Thursday morning," Christie told CBS' "Face the Nation. ... Full Story Top Insight: Chicago Fed warned on high frequency trading, SEC slow to respond Sun,30 Sep 2012 04:55 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than two years ago, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was pushing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to get serious about the dangers of superfast computer-driven trading. Only now is the SEC getting around to taking a closer look at some of those issues. Critics of the SEC say the delay is part of a pattern of inaction in dealing with the fallout from high frequency trading and shows that the regulator does not yet fully appreciate how fears of machine-driven market meltdowns are driving investors away from U.S. markets. ... Full Story Top Insight: Three lawyers ask U.S. Supreme Court: Why here? Sun,30 Sep 2012 07:26 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - For more than three decades survivors of human rights abuses in foreign countries have turned to U.S. federal courts to seek justice. On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case that could make that impossible. The case pits a Nigerian widow against a multinational oil company. Esther Kiobel and others say Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) helped the Nigerian government commit human rights violations against her husband, who was executed in 1995. ... Full Story Top Exxon yet to inspect Afghanistan's biggest oil project: minister Sun,30 Sep 2012 05:24 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's biggest non-state oil company, has not yet accepted an offer to look over a new Afghan oil concession in the country's north, possibly indicating a fading appetite to invest in the conflict-wracked country. As Afghanistan's government finalizes new laws designed to attract more foreign mining investment, Mining Minister Wahidullah Shahrani told Reuters that Exxon had not turned up for a site tour which closes on Sunday, despite being shortlisted with eight other firms for the Afghan Tajik tender near Mazar-e-Sharif. ... Full Story Top In Bo's old stronghold, fall blamed on Chinese elite intrigue Sun,30 Sep 2012 02:30 AM PDT Reuters - CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - China's campaign to bury fallen politician Bo Xilai under a litany of alleged misdeeds risks dragging down the ruling Communist Party's own standing among citizens who have already grown to assume that graft and abuse pervade it. Bo is almost surely headed for trial and jail after the party leadership on Friday accused him of multiple offences dating back to his early years in government, including taking bribes, engaging in "improper sexual relations" and meddling in an inquiry into his wife's murder of a British man. ... Full Story Top As Obama and Romney prep for debates, VP candidates seek votes Sat,29 Sep 2012 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden and Republican rival Paul Ryan sought votes in political battleground states on Saturday while their running mates took a day off the campaign trail ahead of a potentially make-or-break debate next week. President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney face off on Wednesday in Denver, Colorado, for the first of three televised debates that could be crucial for the trajectory of the November 6 election. Obama, who holds a small lead in national and many statewide polls, spent the day at the White House with no public events. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Jonglei revolt gives South Sudan a security headache Sun,30 Sep 2012 02:08 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - A heavy-handed government disarmament campaign to halt tribal clashes in South Sudan's swampy eastern grasslands has triggered a small armed revolt against the rulers of the world's newest state, threatening planned oil exploration in the area. The budding insurgency in Jonglei state led by Murle militia chief David Yau Yau, a former theology student, may not number more than a few dozen fighters. But there are fears it could escalate by feeding on local grievances against South Sudan's army. ... Full Story Top Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo Sat,29 Sep 2012 03:54 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site. The uprising-turned-civil war that is now raging across Syria has killed more than 30,000 people, according to activist groups such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. But beyond the dramatic human cost, many of Syria's historic treasures have also fallen victim to an 18-month-old conflict that has reduced parts of some cities to ruins. ... Full Story Top Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's debt levels are set to rise next year, piling pressure on the government to apply for aid as it pours funds in to cash-strapped regions, an ailing banking system and rising refinancing costs, its budget showed on Saturday. Spain's debt as a ratio of gross domestic product will reach 90.5 percent by end 2013, according to the document presented to parliament for approval, almost three times that registered before the property bubble burst in 2008. The budget aims to make savings of around 13 billion euros ($16. ... Full Story Top FX traders seek coaching in battle for dominance Sun,30 Sep 2012 03:10 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - In the take-no-prisoners world of foreign exchange dealing, asking traders to look inside themselves and confront their inner demons may seem a forlorn endeavor. Yet some banks are turning to performance coaches to give their traders an edge in the battle to make money in the $4.5 trillion dollar a day FX market. This soft skills approach contrasts with the popular stereotype of FX traders hurling prices -- and abuse -- at each other across the dealing room floor. ... Full Story Top Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:22 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed two local leaders of parties backing presidential challenger Henrique Capriles on Saturday in the worst violence of a volatile campaign before Venezuela's election next weekend. Capriles' party, Primero Justicia (First Justice), said the gunmen fired from a van that witnesses identified as belonging to state oil company PDVSA or the local mayor's office during a rally in the agricultural state of Barinas. The government of President Hugo Chavez, who is seeking re-election, confirmed the deaths and vowed the perpetrators would be brought to justice. ... Full Story Top Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT Reuters - 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. ... Full Story Top Former NY Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the company for 34 years in a period of growth that made it a multibillion-dollar media enterprise, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the newspaper said. Sulzberger, whose family bought the Times in 1896, died at his home in Southampton, New York, after a lengthy illness, his family said. Sulzberger, known by his childhood nickname Punch, became publisher of the Times in 1963 and it won 31 Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership. He turned over the publishing job to his son, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. ... Full Story Top China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:16 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leaders put on a show of unity on Saturday after their damning accusations against disgraced politician Bo Xilai, whose expulsion from the Communist Party drew an outcry from leftist supporters in a sign of the rifts his prosecution could inflame. ... Full Story Top Guantanamo's last Western detainee returned to Canada Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT Reuters - WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in the Guantanamo military base, Omar Khadr, was sent to finish his sentence in his native Canada on Saturday, the Canadian government said. Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said that Khadr, who was a 15-year-old fighting in Afghanistan when captured in 2002, had been flown from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a military base in Trenton, Ontario and transferred to the province's Millhaven maximum-security prison. ... Full Story Top Trial of pope's butler starts with setback for defense Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's butler, accused of using his access to the pope to steal papers that he thought would expose Vatican corruption, suffered a blow on Saturday's first day of his trial when judges refused to admit evidence from the Church's own investigation. Gabriele's arrest in May, after police found confidential documents in his apartment inside the Vatican, not only threw a spotlight on allegations of malpractice but also pointed to a power struggle at the highest levels of the Church. ... Full Story Top Somalia's al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab rebels retreated from the southern port of Kismayu overnight, abandoning the last major bastion of their five-year revolt to an offensive by African Union and Somali government troops. The loss of Kismayu a day after it was attacked by Kenyan and Somali soldiers backed by air strikes is a major blow to the al Qaeda-linked rebels, weakening morale and depriving them of revenue from taxing local businesses and shipping. "We moved out our fighters ... ... Full Story Top Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's debt levels are set to rise next year, piling pressure on the government to apply for aid as it pours funds in to cash-strapped regions, an ailing banking system and rising refinancing costs, its budget showed on Saturday. Spain's debt as a ratio of gross domestic product will reach 90.5 percent by end 2013, according to the document presented to parliament for approval, almost three times that registered before the property bubble burst in 2008. The budget aims to make savings of around 13 billion euros ($16. ... Full Story Top China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo Sat,29 Sep 2012 03:23 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leaders put on a show of unity on Saturday after their damning accusations against disgraced politician Bo Xilai, whose expulsion from the Communist Party drew an outcry from leftist supporters in a sign of the rifts his prosecution could inflame. ... Full Story Top U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack "deliberate and organized" Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public statement on Friday declaring it now believed the September 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was a "deliberate and organized terrorist attack." The statement by the office of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper acknowledged that it represented a change in the U.S. intelligence assessment of how and why the attack happened. During the attack on two U.S. government compounds in the eastern Libyan city, four U.S. ... Full Story Top Former NY Times executive Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the company for 34 years in a period of growth that made it a multibillion-dollar media enterprise, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the newspaper said. Sulzberger, whose family bought the Times in 1896, died at his home in Southampton, New York, after a lengthy illness, his family said. Sulzberger, known by his childhood nickname Punch, became publisher of the Times in 1963 and it won 31 Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership. He turned over the publishing job to his son, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. ... Full Story Top With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:06 AM PDT Reuters - 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. ... Full Story Top Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was being held at a federal high-rise jail in downtown Los Angeles on Friday over possible probation violations, a prison official said. Federal officials, citing safety concerns, were tight-lipped about the conditions of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula's confinement, including whether he was being held with the general population or was isolated from other inmates. ... Full Story Top U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Obama administration has directed immigration officials to recognize same-sex partners as family members in deportation cases, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Pelosi in a letter that she had ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to notify its field offices "that the interpretation of the phrase 'family relationships' includes long-term, same-sex partners." Pelosi welcomed the federal recognition of gay and lesbian couples. ... Full Story Top Cuban Jewish leader says Alan Gross fit, in good spirits Fri,28 Sep 2012 09:20 PM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban Jewish leader said U.S. contractor Alan Gross looked fit and in good spirits when she visited him at the military hospital where he is serving a 15-year prison sentence for crimes against the state. Adela Dworin, president of the Hebrew Community of Cuba, told Reuters that Gross, 63, was "very depressed" when she last saw him in May, but this time was smiling and more hopeful about the future. Her description of Gross conflicted with that given by his wife, Judy Gross, who said after a recent visit she was "devastated" by his appearance. ... Full Story Top Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports Fri,28 Sep 2012 09:28 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Election officials in Florida were scouring their records for fraudulent voter registration forms on Friday after the Republican Party said it had fired a company hired to gather new voters because of reports its employees may have submitted bogus forms. The Palm Beach County elections office first reported finding 106 potentially fraudulent registration forms earlier this week that had been submitted by Strategic Allied Consulting (SAC), a Virginia firm hired by Florida's Republican Party. ... Full Story Top CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:03 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker was killed in a boiler explosion on Friday at CVR Energy Inc.'s 70,000 barrel per day (bpd) Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery, a company spokeswoman said in a statement. Another refinery employee was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital, according to Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes. There was no fire following the blast, which occurred at about 6:20 p.m. local time (1120 GMT) because the refinery was shut down for a 40-day overhaul, Rhodes said. "There was no threat to Wynnewood or the surrounding communities," Rhodes said. ... Full Story Top U.S. jury convicts Mexico's Gulf Cartel manager in drug case Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:12 PM PDT Reuters - 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. ... Full Story Top Trial of Pope Benedict's former butler to start on Saturday Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:01 PM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, goes on trial on Saturday in one of the most embarrassing episodes in recent Vatican history. The trial of the 46-year-old man who served the pope his meals and helped him dress is due to start at 9:30 a.m. (4.30 p.m. EDT) in the Vatican's little-used tribunal, a small room with rich paneled wood and a papal emblem on its ceiling. ... Full Story Top China takes islands dispute with Japan to pages of U.S. newspapers Fri,28 Sep 2012 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - With world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, China has taken its dispute with Japan over the ownership of a chain of islands to the ad pages of major American newspapers. China Daily, an organ of the Communist Party and the country's official English-language daily newspaper, took out full-page-spread advertisements on Friday in the New York Times and the Washington Post. The ad's headline asserts "Diaoyu Islands Belong to China" over a color picture of the string of islands in the East China Sea. ... Full Story Top

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