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| Despite storm damage, election officials hopeful Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 03:24 PM PST  Power generators are being marshaled, polling locations moved and voting machines hurriedly put into place as officials prepare to hold an national election in storm-ravaged sections of New York and New Jersey barely a week after Superstorm Sandy. Full Story | Top |
| Protesters removed from Obama rally in Ohio Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 06:14 PM PST  At least two protesters were removed from a rally for President Barack Obama here Sunday after they interrupted his speech by shouting from the bleachers. A few moments into Obama's address at the University of Cincinnati basketball arena, a man seated in the upper rafters stood up and began shouting down the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Cold weather and new storm add to victims' misery Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 07:03 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 â€" and another powerful storm forecast for the middle of the week â€" added to their misfortunes and deepened the gloom. Full Story | Top |
| N.J. governor pledges to vote Romney despite praising Obama Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 03:40 PM PST  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended his praise for President Barack Obama after superstorm Sandy, but said he would stick with his fellow Republicans and vote for Mitt Romney in Tuesday's election. "I endorsed Mitt Romney 13 months ago because I thought he was the best guy for the job," Christie said on Sunday during a news conference, reaffirming his support for the Republican candidate. But support for Romney does not mean that he cannot appreciate the "good job" that Obama did while responding to the historical storm that hit the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Little drama but plenty of passion in final days of Obama campaign Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 12:48 PM PST  Win or lose Tuesday, the next two days will be the last President Barack Obama ever spends campaigning for public office, and he's coming to terms with it. "I've known him for 20 years. ... I've never seen him more exhilarated than he is right now," campaign strategist David Axelrod told a group of reporters [...] Full Story | Top |
| NTSB: Police chopper hit pole, crashed; 2 killed Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 03:24 PM PST  A low-flying police helicopter searching for a runaway boy hit a power line pole before it plummeted to the ground and exploded, killing both officers on board but leaving those on the ground unharmed. Full Story | Top |
| Bomb shakes Damascus, opposition holds unity talks Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 03:15 PM PST  A bomb exploded near army and security compounds in Damascus, Syrian television reported, and fractured opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad began unity talks abroad to win international respect and arms supplies. The 50-kilogram (110-pound) bomb, near a large hotel in a heavily guarded district, was described by state media as an attack by "terrorists" - the government's term for insurgents in the 19-month-old uprising against Assad. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama focuses on turnout, Romney on Pennsylvania Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 10:25 AM PST  Just two days from the finish, President Barack Obama's campaign is mobilizing a massive get-out-the-vote effort aimed at carrying the Democrat to victory, as Republican Mitt Romney makes a late play for votes in Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania. Full Story | Top |
| Romney campaign: Sandy didn’t curb momentum Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 11:26 AM PST  Mitt Romney's campaign is rejecting the suggestion made by a leading Republican official that Superstorm Sandy has stalled the Republican presidential nominee's momentum heading into Election Day. In an interview with CNN's "State of the Union," former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said, "The hurricane is what broke Romney's momentum. I don't think there is any [...] Full Story | Top |
| Florida's I-4 corridor: The mother road of swing voters Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 11:17 AM PST  Interstate 4 bisects the center of America's most notorious swing state, running 132 miles from Tampa, through Orlando and ending near Daytona Beach. Fifty-five percent of Florida voters live in the I-4 corridor. It is often where elections are decided in a state that has frequently switched sides, voting [...] Full Story | Top |
| 2-year-old boy killed at Pa. zoo exhibit Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 03:41 PM PST  A 2-year-old boy visiting the Pittsburgh zoo was killed Sunday when he fell off a railing that his mother had put him on top of to view a pack of African painted dogs, who pounced on the child and mauled him, police said. Full Story | Top |
| Judge orders 1 Fla. county to extend early voting Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 03:39 PM PST  A judge extended early voting hours in one Florida county Sunday after Democrats sued to allow more time in a presidential battleground state where more than 4 million ballots have already been cast. The move was one of many legal skirmishes in the tight contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to deal with inevitable disputes over balloting. Full Story | Top |
| Another storm headed toward weather-beaten NY, NJ Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 02:44 PM PST Just what New York and New Jersey need after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy â€" More wind. Full Story | Top |
| Police seek gunman who wounded 7 at crowded fair Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 03:26 PM PST Police searched Sunday for at least one gunman who wounded seven people, mostly teenagers, overnight after opening fire amid the rides at a crowded fair in Georgia. Full Story | Top |
| Northeast power outages from Sandy finally fall below 2 million Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 02:14 PM PST  The number of homes and businesses still without power nearly a week after Hurricane Sandy hit the U.S. Northeast fell to 1.9 million on Sunday morning, down from 2.5 million the previous afternoon, although a quarter of New Jersey and almost a tenth of New York remained in the dark, the Department of Energy said. As of Sunday, power had been restored to critical infrastructure and preparations were being made to ensure polling places would have power on Election Day. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bill Clinton, Paul Ryan square off in Iowa op-eds Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 08:41 AM PST  With President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney vying for eleventh-hour undecided voters in the battleground state of Iowa, former president and Obama surrogate Bill Clinton and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan each penned op-eds published by the Des Moines Register on Sunday outlining the cases for their respective candidates. "This election is [...] Full Story | Top |
| #HashOut on Location: What's the best reason to vote Romney? Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 02:51 AM PST  For day two of Yahoo!'s HashOut on Location in Ohio, we drove from Cleveland to Columbus. On Friday, we asked people: What is the best reason to vote for Barack Obama on Election Day? On Saturday, we switched gears and asked: What is the best reason to vote for Mitt Romney on Election Day? Saturday [...] Full Story | Top |
| New York magazine publishes powerful Sandy cover Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 06:49 AM PST  Like millions of other Con Ed customers, New York magazine's offices in lower Manhattan were without power last week in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. On Tuesday, they set up an "improvised newsroom" in midtown: "32 editors, photo editors, designers, and production specialists squeezed around a conference-room table, down the length of which snaked a [...] Full Story | Top |
| Romney camp hoping for a systematic polling bias in Ohio Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 06:05 AM PST  In the last two days, six new polls of Ohio voters have been released, five of which favor President Barack Obama, by leads of 6 points, 4 points, 4 points, 3 points and 2 points. The last reports a tie, from right-leaning Rasmussen, which gave former Gov. Mitt Romney a 2-point advantage last week. Obama [...] Full Story | Top |
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