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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Obama: Does Romney want to start another war in Middle East? Ann Coulter: 'Civil rights are for blacks,' not immigrants' Romney says his campaign doesn't need a 'turnaround' Clinton calls for action at start of NYC meeting U.N. chief warns Iran's Ahmadinejad on fiery rhetoric Apple could be worth $1 trillion within a year China jails ex-police chief, closes in on disgraced politician Colo. theater where gunman shot 70 people could reopen Prophet film protesters clash with Greek police Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house Early letters show controlling behavior of Nazi Goebbels Trader Joe's recalls peanut butter linked to salmonella How novel courts handle low-level crimes 'SNL' skewers Ann Romney, Obama, undecideds Flight attendant tries to bring loaded gun through airport security Thousands to gather for annual buffalo roundup Okla. pastor tells congregants to talk about abuse 9 climbers killed, 6 missing in Nepal avalanche Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark Obama: Does Romney want to start another war in Middle East? Sun,23 Sep 2012 06:48 PM PDT President Barack Obama hit back hard in a "60 Minutes" interview broadcast Sunday at Mitt Romney's criticisms of his handling of Syria and Iran, saying that if the Republican standard-bearer "is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so." Obama also brushed aside talk that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pressuring [...] Full Story Top Ann Coulter: 'Civil rights are for blacks,' not immigrants' Sun,23 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT On ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, Ann Coulter said the Democratic party has shifted its strategic campaign focus to the Latino vote ahead of the November elections. Of course, the conservative firebrand phrased it a little differently. "Democrats are dropping the blacks and moving on to the Hispanics," Coulter said during a [...] Full Story Top Romney says his campaign doesn't need a 'turnaround' Sun,23 Sep 2012 04:37 PM PDT Mitt Romney insisted his campaign is not in need of a "turnaround" in spite of polls showing President Barack Obama expanding his lead in battleground states. In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," the Republican presidential nominee rejected criticism from conservative pundits who have called his campaign incompetent. "It doesn't need a turnaround," Romney insisted, [...] Full Story Top Clinton calls for action at start of NYC meeting Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:38 PM PDT Associated Press - Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday challenged Wal-Mart to open a store in Libya and help create jobs in the world's most troubled areas. Full Story Top U.N. chief warns Iran's Ahmadinejad on fiery rhetoric Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:26 PM PDT Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of the dangers of incendiary rhetoric when two men met in New York on Sunday before this week's annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. "The secretary-general drew attention to the potentially harmful consequences of inflammatory rhetoric, counter-rhetoric and threats from various countries in the Middle East," Ban's press office said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Apple could be worth $1 trillion within a year Sun,23 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Apple is currently worth something like zillion dollars (read: $656 billion) and it has no signs of slowing down. The question , when are they going to reach the unreachable summit? When is Apple going to break the trillion dollar ceiling? Full Story Top China jails ex-police chief, closes in on disgraced politician Sun,23 Sep 2012 07:13 PM PDT Reuters - A Chinese court jailed ex-police chief Wang Lijun for 15 years on Monday after finding him guilty on four charges, including seeking to conceal the murder of a British businessman, in a scandal that felled the ambitious politician, Bo Xilai. The court in Chengdu in southwest China said Wang received the sentence for "bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power and bribe-taking", according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. ... Full Story Top Colo. theater where gunman shot 70 people could reopen Sun,23 Sep 2012 03:02 PM PDT The site of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history could reopen as soon as the New Year. The Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., has been shut down since July 20, when a gunman opened fire during a midnight screening of "The Dark... Full Story Top Prophet film protesters clash with Greek police Sun,23 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT Associated Press - Greek riot police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse Muslim protesters who clashed with officers Sunday during a rally against a film produced in the U.S. that denigrates Islam's Prophet Muhammad. No injuries were reported. Full Story Top Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house Sun,23 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT Associated Press - What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution. Full Story Top Early letters show controlling behavior of Nazi Goebbels Sun,23 Sep 2012 01:50 PM PDT Associated Press - The love letters, school papers and dramatic works of college-age Joseph Goebbels reveal a romantic young man beginning to show signs of anti-Semitism and egotistical and controlling behavior, according to a Connecticut auction house selling the pre-war writings of Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief. Full Story Top Trader Joe's recalls peanut butter linked to salmonella Sun,23 Sep 2012 09:13 AM PDT ABC News -   National grocery chain Trader Joe's is voluntarily recalling  peanut butter that has been linked to 29 salmonella cases in 18 states. "Out of an abundance of caution, we have removed all Trader Joe's Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter from sale, due to pending health-related inquiries,"... Full Story Top How novel courts handle low-level crimes Sun,23 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT Associated Press - In most courtrooms, spontaneous applause could get you thrown out. But in this San Francisco court, it's expected — and strongly encouraged for the defendants. Full Story Top 'SNL' skewers Ann Romney, Obama, undecideds Sun,23 Sep 2012 09:25 AM PDT On the second official episode of its new season, "Saturday Night Live" took a break from send-ups of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to focus on some of the peripheral aspects of the campaign, including Ann Romney and undecided voters. On "Weekend Update," Mrs. Romney--played by newcomer Kate McKinnon--defended her husband's recent gaffes, arguing that [...] Full Story Top Flight attendant tries to bring loaded gun through airport security Sun,23 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT ABC News (RSS) - A US Airways flight attendant was detained and then charged with disorderly conduct after she attempted to pass through security at the Philadelphia International Airport with a loaded .38 revolver in her purse, triggering an incident in which police accidentally discharged the weapon while securing... Full Story Top Thousands to gather for annual buffalo roundup Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:46 PM PDT Associated Press - When Bennie and Elaine Barcroft first traveled to western South Dakota's Custer State Park for its annual buffalo roundup and auction 10 years ago, they were looking to buy more buffalo for their herd back in Tennessee. Full Story Top Okla. pastor tells congregants to talk about abuse Sun,23 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT Associated Press - The pastor of an Oklahoma megachurch where five employees reportedly waited two weeks to report the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl began encouraging congregants this weekend to speak up about sexual abuse. Full Story Top 9 climbers killed, 6 missing in Nepal avalanche Sun,23 Sep 2012 03:57 PM PDT Associated Press - An avalanche hit climbers on a high Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. Many of the climbers were French or German. Full Story Top Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT Associated Press - It sounds like a free-market success story: a natural gas boom created by drilling company innovation, delivering a vast new source of cheap energy without the government subsidies that solar and wind ... Full Story Top Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark Sun,23 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT Associated Press - Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape. Full Story Top

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