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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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