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News - Latest News & Headlines Romney says his 47 percent remark was 'completely wrong' Son of prominent Mexican politician shot dead Hundreds seen at risk in meningitis outbreak On the Romney plane, laughter and smiles after the debate Panel recommends parole for Manson family member Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge Job market steadying under Obama but remains weak A roundup of the best photos of the day One debate down and still undecided Deciphering Romney's body language Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest Dutch 'abortion boat' barred from Morocco A look at Apple one year after Steve Jobs' death Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library S.F. archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest Soldier who lost limbs back in Michigan hometown Lawmaker cites new cyber threats to financial networks Father in Iraq watches birth of twins via Skype 5-year-old joyfully narrates his mountain bike adventure Feds charge 91 people in $430 million Medicare fraud Iowa and New Hampshire, show us your election! Romney says his 47 percent remark was 'completely wrong' Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes as "not elegantly stated." Now he's calling them "just completely wrong." Full Story Top Son of prominent Mexican politician shot dead A son of the former chairman of Mexico's most powerful political party was found shot dead in a town south of the U.S. border notorious for drug traffickers, as the violence dogging the country struck the ruling establishment. The body of Jose Eduardo Moreira, son of the embattled ex-chairman of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and former Coahuila state governor Humberto Moreira, was discovered near Ciudad Acuna, across the Rio Grande river from Texas, late on Wednesday, the state's government said on Thursday. ... Full Story Top Hundreds seen at risk in meningitis outbreak The potential scope of the meningitis outbreak that has killed at least five people widened dramatically Thursday as health officials warned that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of patients who got steroid back injections in 23 states could be at risk. Full Story Top On the Romney plane, laughter and smiles after the debate Reporters couldn't quite see Mitt Romney, but they could hear him. As his campaign plane crawled along the tarmac in Denver the morning after his first debate with President Barack Obama, the Republican nominee's distinctive laugh could be heard repeatedly in the front cabin of his aircraft. "Ha [...] Full Story Top Panel recommends parole for Manson family member A former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years in a double murder engineered by Manson won a recommendation of parole Thursday in his 27th appearance before a parole board panel. Full Story Top Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a challenge to Florida's recent voter purge efforts, clearing the way for the removal of about 200 suspected non-U.S. citizens from state voter rolls before the November 6 presidential election. District Judge William Zloch dismissed the remaining challenges from voter advocacy groups, including the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights and the Florida Immigrant Coalition. ... Full Story Top Job market steadying under Obama but remains weak The September jobs report that arrives Friday, a month before the presidential election, will likely sketch a dual picture: The job market continues to heal. Yet it's far from full health.No incumbent ... Full Story Top A roundup of the best photos of the day A woman sorts through marigolds at a flower market in Mumbai October 4, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Full Story Top One debate down and still undecided After Obama and Romney's showdown, some voters in highly-contested Ohio remain on the fence. Full Story Top Deciphering Romney's body language Mitt Romney looked a little uneasy firing Big Bird during Wednesday night's presidential debate, said body language expert Chris Kowal. Full Story Top Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Texas on Thursday after she stood in front of an earth-moving machine clearing ground for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, her representative said. The protest took place outside Winnsboro, Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas, said Hannah's agent, Paul Bassis. Hannah, 51, a longtime environmental activist, was arrested last year outside the White House in another protest against the pipeline. ... Full Story Top Dutch 'abortion boat' barred from Morocco A Dutch "abortion boat" bound for the Moroccan port of Smir has been blocked from entering the harbor. The campaign created by the 'Women on Waves' group sails to countries where abortion is illegal and was due to arrive in the Moroccan port today to... Full Story Top A look at Apple one year after Steve Jobs' death A year after founder Steve Jobs' death, Apple is continuing on the trajectory that the late founder had in place for years, with its highly-coveted consumer products that are getting into more hands around the country, while the company makes subtle shifts and the occasional misstep. Full Story Top Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library A Picasso painting the famous artist created in denouncing war has come to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Full Story Top S.F. archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest Amid heavy security and the splendor of his faith's most sacred rites, the new Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco assumed office Thursday without referring to the distress his appointment has aroused in this gay-friendly city, but offering self-deprecating jokes about his recent drunken driving arrest. Full Story Top Soldier who lost limbs back in Michigan hometown Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills had been a lot of places since losing his four limbs in Afghanistan. The one place he hadn't been was where people knew him best. Full Story Top Lawmaker cites new cyber threats to financial networks The head of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Thursday that significant new cyber threats to U.S. financial networks appeared to be emerging from an "unusual" source. Committee Chairman Mike Rogers did not specifically identify the purported new threat nor its origin but referred several times to what he described as Iran's growing cyber espionage capabilities. ... Full Story Top Father in Iraq watches birth of twins via Skype No mountain was high enough, no river was wide enough, and no valley was low enough to keep one Montana man from watching the birth of his baby twins on Sept. 25 at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Mont. Jon Zimbelman, 31, Skyped with his... Full Story Top 5-year-old joyfully narrates his mountain bike adventure Most of us learned how to ride a bike when we were in elementary school, and it had training wheels. But remember what it felt like when the training wheels were removed, and you rode for the first time, slightly hesitant at first, but more confident as the ride went on? If you don't remember, [...] Full Story Top Feds charge 91 people in $430 million Medicare fraud Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals were charged in a new sweep that spanned seven cities and millions in false billing. Full Story Top Iowa and New Hampshire, show us your election! Share your firsthand observations, stories and photos of what it's like to live in a battleground state. Full Story Top

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