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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

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News - Latest News & Headlines: Romney: My health care law is evidence of empathy More Republican leaders get behind Akin in Missouri race Obama flubs line on jobs, says he's 'channeling' Romney Anti-austerity protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid Pepper-sprayed students to get $1 million in settlement U.S. general charged with adultery, other sex crimes Egypt's Morsi assumes major role in Mideast Police checking out Jimmy Hoffa tip in Detroit suburb Clinton says U.S. to ease Myanmar import ban Assange: Obama exploiting Arab Spring in campaign Police: Student shoots self at Oklahoma junior high Strong earthquake jolts Alaska's Aleutian Islands Police chief resigns, leaving just a dog on the force Florida man offers alligators to swim at parties Freddie Mac wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit Google exec questioned over Brazil election video Texas-Mexico border bridge reopens after 'safety' scare Hints of consumer confidence emerge, but finances shaky for many Romney: My health care law is evidence of empathy Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:33 PM PDT Associated Press - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is pointing to his Massachusetts health care law as evidence that he has empathy for ordinary Americans. Full Story Top More Republican leaders get behind Akin in Missouri race Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - More Republican leaders came to the side of Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin on Wednesday, a day after the deadline passed for him to withdraw from the race after controversial comments he made last month about rape. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, which had cut off financial support to Akin, said on Wednesday it backs his campaign to defeat incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill in the November 6 election. Former Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum also endorsed Akin on Wednesday. ... Full Story Top Obama flubs line on jobs, says he's 'channeling' Romney Wed,26 Sep 2012 07:15 PM PDT Reuters - KENT, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama flubbed a line during a campaign speech on Wednesday, mistakenly saying he wanted to export U.S. jobs, before correcting himself and jokingly blaming Republican rival Mitt Romney. In the middle of remarks to an enthusiastic crowd in the battleground state of Ohio, Obama was describing a five-point plan to boost employment and lay a "stronger foundation" for the U.S. economy when he stumbled at a crucial word. "I want to see us export more jobs," Obama said, before catching himself quickly and saying, "Export more products. ... Full Story Top Anti-austerity protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:32 PM PDT Reuters - Demonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid in an upsurge of popular anger at new austerity measures being imposed on two of the euro zone's most vulnerable economies. In some of the most violent confrontations on Wednesday, Greek police fired tear gas at hooded rioters hurling petrol bombs as thousands joined the country's biggest protest in more than a year. ... Full Story Top Pepper-sprayed students to get $1 million in settlement Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT ABC News - The University of California regents will pay about $1 million to 21 UC Davis current and former students who were pepper-sprayed during a peaceful campus protest last November. A video of the incident that went viral shows an officer casually walking up to and aiming... Full Story Top U.S. general charged with adultery, other sex crimes Wed,26 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT Associated Press - An Army brigadier general who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and having inappropriate relationships with several female subordinates, two U.S. defense officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top Egypt's Morsi assumes major role in Mideast Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:18 PM PDT Associated Press - Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi assigned himself the heavyweight's role in the Middle East on Wednesday, declaring in his first speech to the United Nations that the civil war raging in Syria is the "tragedy of the age" and must be brought to an end. Full Story Top Police checking out Jimmy Hoffa tip in Detroit suburb Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:43 PM PDT Associated Press - Investigators will take soil samples from the ground beneath a suburban Detroit driveway after a man told police he believes he witnessed the burial of missing Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa about 35 years ago, police said Wednesday. Full Story Top Clinton says U.S. to ease Myanmar import ban Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:49 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Myanmar President Thein Sein on Wednesday that the United States would take steps to ease the U.S. ban on imports from the country, a major boon to the Southeast Asian nation as it emerges from years of political and economic isolation. "In recognition of the continued progress toward reform and in response to requests from both the government and the opposition, the United States is taking the next step in normalizing our commercial relationship," Clinton told Thein Sein in a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. ... Full Story Top Assange: Obama exploiting Arab Spring in campaign Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:58 PM PDT Associated Press - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of seeking to exploit the Arab uprisings for personal political gain, as he addressed a sideline meeting of the U.N. General Assembly via videolink from his hideout at a London embassy. Full Story Top Police: Student shoots self at Oklahoma junior high Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:56 PM PDT Associated Press - A gunshot rang out at an Oklahoma junior high school before classes began Wednesday, terrifying teenagers who feared a gunman was on the loose. Full Story Top Strong earthquake jolts Alaska's Aleutian Islands Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:57 PM PDT Associated Press - Seismologists say a strong earthquake has jolted Alaska's sparsely populated western Aleutian islands. Full Story Top Police chief resigns, leaving just a dog on the force Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:43 PM PDT Associated Press - The police chief of the small eastern New Mexico town of Vaughn resigned Wednesday, leaving the town with just one certified member on its police force — a drug-sniffing dog named Nikka. Full Story Top Florida man offers alligators to swim at parties Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:20 PM PDT Associated Press - Forget about ponies, bounce houses and clowns. Full Story Top Freddie Mac wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:08 PM PDT Reuters - A federal judge has again dismissed a lawsuit accusing Freddie Mac of misleading shareholders by understating its subprime mortgage exposure and overstating its capital strength ahead of the 2008 financial crisis. U.S. District Judge John Keenan in Manhattan said the allegations made in an amended lawsuit failed to show that Freddie Mac officials, including former Chief Executive Richard Syron, intended to mislead shareholders, or withheld significant information from them. ... Full Story Top Google exec questioned over Brazil election video Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:59 PM PDT Reuters - SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Google Inc's most senior executive in Brazil was questioned by police and released on Wednesday after the company failed to take down a YouTube video attacking a mayoral candidate in alleged violation of electoral law. Google is appealing the charges against Fábio José Silva Coelho, who was brought in by federal police in São Paulo and released after he agreed to cooperate with the case, according to a police statement. "Google is providing clarification to legal authorities," a spokesman for the company in São Paulo said on Wednesday. ... Full Story Top Texas-Mexico border bridge reopens after 'safety' scare Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:23 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas, have reopened one of the city's two border crossings to Mexico which had been closed for several hours due to safety concerns, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said. The agency said local authorities reopened Bridge II, which handles commercial traffic to and from the city of Piedras Negras, Mexico, at 4:20 p.m. local time. The commercial crossing was shut down nearly six hours earlier over safety concerns which local news media said were prompted by the discovery of a "suspicious device. ... Full Story Top Hints of consumer confidence emerge, but finances shaky for many Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:14 PM PDT For some Americans, clues of confidence in the economy are unmistakable, but money is still tight for many families. Full Story Top

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