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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Which debate questions might trip up Obama and Romney? Lawmakers: U.S. officials sought more security before Libya attack Joe Biden's remark on middle class gives Republicans bait Conservatives seize on Obama video from 2007 Key witness in Sandusky sex abuse case sues Penn State Jesse Jackson Jr. remains out of sight, but in the race Warren, Brown debate reveals more friction to come in Senate race Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson open to running in 2016 Los Angeles repeals ban on medical marijuana shops Pope's butler: I leaked documents for the good of the church Man mounts protest on dome of St. Peter's Basilica David Blaine goes high voltage with latest stunt Are you an internet addict? Psychologists look at how much is too much Aurora victims appeal for dialogue on gun violence in presidential debate In reversal, New Zealand cancels Mike Tyson's visa Paul Ryan gets the 'Bad Lip Reading' treatment Video: 84-year-old woman rescued after car crashes into ocean Forest Service wins paintball war with aggressive mountain goats Jimmy Hoffa still missing: No evidence found in Mich. search Photos: Which question do voters want answered? Which debate questions might trip up Obama and Romney? Tue,2 Oct 2012 02:30 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - What economic missteps have you made, President Obama? Why don't you support the DREAM Act, Mr. Romney? Both candidates could face tricky questions in Wednesday's debate. Full Story Top Lawmakers: U.S. officials sought more security before Libya attack Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials in Washington denied repeated requests from Americans in Libya for more security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi before last month's attack that killed four Americans there, two Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday. U.S. Representatives Darrell Issa and Jason Chaffetz wrote a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanding details of the requests for more security - which they said were made amid numerous attacks on Westerners in Libya in recent months. ... Full Story Top Joe Biden's remark on middle class gives Republicans bait Tue,2 Oct 2012 01:42 PM PDT Associated Press - Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the middle class has been "buried" during the past four years, a statement that Republicans immediately seized upon as an unwitting indictment of the Obama administration. Full Story Top Conservatives seize on Obama video from 2007 Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Conservatives are using a speech President Barack Obama delivered as a candidate in 2007 to accuse him of using racially charged rhetoric. Full Story Top Key witness in Sandusky sex abuse case sues Penn State Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:18 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A key witness in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal sued Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday for more than $8 million on whistleblower, defamation and misrepresentation grounds. Mike McQueary, a former Penn State assistant football coach, claimed in the suit filed in Center County Court that he lost his job, was misled and publicly scorned because he had told about one of the attacks. Sandusky, a retired Penn State football defensive coordinator, was convicted in June on 45 counts of child molestation in a case that riveted national attention on child sexual abuse. ... Full Story Top Jesse Jackson Jr. remains out of sight, but in the race Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT His name is on the ballot. But Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. hasn't made a campaign appearance since the primary. The Democratic congressman from Chicago is running for re-election for his seat in the House of Representatives, but  has been out of sight for the last three months, being treated for bipolar disorder. Campaign advisers told [...] Full Story Top Warren, Brown debate reveals more friction to come in Senate race Tue,2 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT Both cheers and hisses filled the debate hall at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Monday night, most loudly when Republican Sen. Scott Brown jabbed at Democratic challenger and Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren after she interrupted his answer about a jobs bill. "Excuse me, excuse me, I'm not a student in your classroom," Brown [...] Full Story Top Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson open to running in 2016 Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:05 PM PDT Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson would run for president again in four years if he's not elected in November, the candidate announced during a town hall meeting Tuesday night. "As long as I'm relevant, I will continue this through 2016," Johnson said during the meeting, which was simulcast live online. A former two-term governor of [...] Full Story Top Los Angeles repeals ban on medical marijuana shops Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:47 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council voted to rescind a newly enacted ban on storefront medical marijuana shops on Tuesday, allowing the city to avoid a referendum next year that some officials said would likely succeed in reversing the prohibition. The council, in a blow to an industry that operates in violation of federal law, voted in July to ban pot dispensaries and replace them with a system that would allow up to three patients to collectively grow marijuana. ... Full Story Top Pope's butler: I leaked documents for the good of the church Tue,2 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT ABC News - Pope Benedict's former butler took the stand at his own trial today to say that while he admits he took thousands of documents from the pope's private apartments and leaked them to the media, he is not guilty of theft because he was doing it for the good of the church, "to bring the church back on the right track." Full Story Top Man mounts protest on dome of St. Peter's Basilica Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - An Italian man clambered onto a ledge on the huge dome of St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday to stage a precarious protest against Prime Minister Mario Monti and the European Union. Video footage showed the man, identified as Marcello Di Finizio, jumping over railings near the top of the 137-m- (450- ft-) high dome on Tuesday afternoon, shocking visitors taking a tour. He then tied a cord to the railings and abseiled to a ledge over a window in the cupola. ... Full Story Top David Blaine goes high voltage with latest stunt Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:47 PM PDT Associated Press - David Blaine is spending the days leading up to his next stunt lying low. Full Story Top Are you an internet addict? Psychologists look at how much is too much Tue,2 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT It's official. After months of debate and study, the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) will include "internet use disorder" as an area "recommended for further study." The fifth edition of the DSM, the … Continue reading → Full Story Top Aurora victims appeal for dialogue on gun violence in presidential debate Tue,2 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT Surviving victims of the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting are speaking out about gun violence in the hopes that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will do the same. Relatives of eight of the 12 people who died this past July during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" have sent a letter to Wednesday [...] Full Story Top In reversal, New Zealand cancels Mike Tyson's visa Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:13 PM PDT Associated Press - In a reversal, Mike Tyson has been denied entry to the country whose indigenous Maori people he says inspired his facial tattoo. Full Story Top Paul Ryan gets the 'Bad Lip Reading' treatment Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:42 PM PDT The folks behind "Bad Lip Reading," which parodied Mitt Romney and Barack Obama last year, have added Paul Ryan to the list: Full Story Top Video: 84-year-old woman rescued after car crashes into ocean Tue,2 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT An elderly woman escaped almost certain death after a group of strangers bravely dived into the ocean to save her after her car crashed into the water. The Portland Press Herald reports that 84-year-old Ursula Nixon lost control of her car, driving through two fences and submerging her blue Nissan into Maine's Portland Harbor. "It [...] Full Story Top Forest Service wins paintball war with aggressive mountain goats Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:11 PM PDT The U.S. Forest Service has reopened a popular trail in the Olympic National Forest but not before it had to deploy Paintball guns in a war for dominance against several unruly mountain goats. The Associated Press reports that Forest Service employee Kurt Aluzas was tasked with "teaching" the goats to avoid humans after the animals [...] Full Story Top Jimmy Hoffa still missing: No evidence found in Mich. search Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:09 PM PDT Associated Press - Police investigating a claim that former Teamsters boss is buried in a suburban Detroit backyard say testing on soil samples shows no traces of human decomposition. Full Story Top Photos: Which question do voters want answered? Tue,2 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT By Jennifer Wolfe, Davis, Calif. Next year, my daughter will enroll in college, followed in five years by my son. In 10 years, if all goes well, both of my children will graduate from college and join the work force. I want to help elect the candidate that can provide the best opportunities for higher education -- including financial aid, availability of courses to allow a four-year completion, and a strong economy for college graduates to enter their job search. President Obama and Governor Romney, how will you help my children's college dreams come true? Full Story Top

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