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| Isolated NYC borough says help is slow after Sandy Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:25 AM PDT The mother grabbed her two boys and fled their home as it filled with water, hoping to outrun Superstorm Sandy. Full Story | Top |
| New York fuel "panic" grows even as ports open, reserves tapped Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:37 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A third day of gasoline "panic buying" among storm-stricken New York area motorists prompted authorities on Friday to tap strategic oil reserves and waive shipping regulations even as limited deliveries resumed in the battered region. The U.S. government said it will loan 2 million gallons of diesel from the Northeast emergency heating oil reserve to the military for recovery efforts, and waived rules barring foreign-flagged vessels from carrying fuel between U.S. ports in a bid to boost supplies. ... Full Story | Top |
| Anger grows over fuel shortage in storm-hit Northeast Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:59 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frustration grew on Friday for residents of Northeast states hit by superstorm Sandy as the death toll reached 102, millions were still without power and tempers frayed at a lack of fuel and guidance on when life might return to normal. New York City canceled its annual marathon in the face of rising criticism of a previous decision to go ahead with the race on Sunday as the search for bodies continued in devastated communities from New York's Staten Island to New Jersey seaside towns. Sandy, which brought a record storm surge to coastal areas, slammed into the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| FACT CHECK: It's a perfect storm of Frankenfacts Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:50 AM PDT  And now, to conclude, a few parting misstatements. Full Story | Top |
| Obama accuses Romney of ‘massaging the facts’ in Jeep ad Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:31 AM PDT HILLIARD, Ohio--President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney on Friday of "massaging the facts" over a TV ad the GOP challenger produced that insinuated Chrysler was making plans to send Jeep manufacturing jobs to China. "When you try to change the facts just because it's convenient to your campaign, that's not change.Trying to massage facts, that's [...] Full Story | Top |
| Nightmare scenario: The election night that might not end Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:05 AM PDT Top Line This campaign only feels like it's been going on forever. Really. It has been a mere 14 months since the Iowa Straw Poll. But for those of you living in battleground states and associated television markets, it probably feels a lot longer. You've probably been thinking, 'There are only a few days left! [...] Full Story | Top |
| Up in smoke: How Gary Johnson and a Colorado marijuana initiative could cost Obama the election Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:19 AM PDT A marijuana initiative on the Colorado ballot combined with a popular third-party candidate and cost Obama the election. Full Story | Top |
| Obama’s campaign efforts ‘coming from his loins,’ says Axelrod Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:05 PM PDT LIMA, Ohio--Speaking to reporters here on Friday after a full day of passionate campaign speeches from President Barack Obama, senior adviser David Axelrod said that Obama's enthusiasm "is coming from his loins. "I've never seen him more exhilarated than he is right now. He believes in what he's doing. He believes in what he's fighting [...] Full Story | Top |
| Late Super PAC Ad Buy Urges African Americans In Ohio To Vote Republican Because Lincoln Freed The Slaves Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:13 AM PDT In the final days of the campaign in Ohio, the stops have been pulled out in the scramble to eke out a win. And that means one super PAC calling on African Americans to vote against President Obama because Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. Cable viewers in several markets across the state are being treated to ads by an obscure self-described "alternative conservative" super PAC called the Empower Citizens Network. One of the group's ads accuses Obama and Democrats of imploding the economy by forcing mortgage companies to lend to "unqualified borrowers" while the Soviet national anthem plays. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama, Romney, clash on jobs report—but election effect likely muted Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:13 AM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney on Friday seized on the last jobs report before Election Day to reinforce their political arguments about the economy. Neither side, however, expected that the better-than-expected news would change many minds. In a statement, Romney said that come Tuesday the choice would be "between stagnation and prosperity." [...] Full Story | Top |
| US officials counter reports on Benghazi attacks Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:07 PM PDT  The Pentagon provided more details Friday of the military response to the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as questions continue to swirl ahead of the presidential election about the government's response to the attack, detailing the troops that were dispatched to the region, even though most arrived after the fighting was over. Full Story | Top |
| WWII Carrier Pigeon Delivers Message Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:01 AM PDT  Secrets from World War II may have been found in a coded message attached to the skeleton of a carrier pigeon found in an English chimney. The bird was found when David Martin in Bletchingly, Surrey, was renovating his fireplace. Martin told the BBC that he... Full Story | Top |
| Gas stations scramble in Sandy's aftermath Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 09:44 PM PDT  There's plenty of gasoline in the Northeast â€" just not at gas stations. Full Story | Top |
| In final push, Romney asks Americans to weigh Obama’s ‘record’ Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:14 AM PDT WEST ALLIS, Wis.â€"With just four days to go before Election Day, Mitt Romney again sought to convince voters that he's the real agent of change in the race. "Look beyond the speeches and the attacks and the ads. Look to the record, the accomplishments and failures and the judgment. Words are cheap. A record is [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mourdock trails by 11 points in Indiana Senate race, new poll shows Friday, Nov 02, 2012 09:58 AM PDT Richard Mourdock--the Indiana Republican Senate candidate who sparked a controversy during a debate last month when he said he opposes abortion even in the case of rape because "it is something that God intended to happen"--is now trailing Democrat Joe Donnelly by 11 points, a new state poll shows. According to the Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground [...] Full Story | Top |
| Secret Service agent kills self amid affair probe Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:38 AM PDT For nearly six years, a senior Secret Service agent kept his extramarital affair with a Mexican woman a secret from the agency responsible for protecting the president. Full Story | Top |
| How Hurricane Sandy destroyed years of medical research Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:30 AM PDT  Mice and other specimens were lost when a New York lab flooded and lost power, potentially setting back crucial studies for years Full Story | Top |
| For Romney, Obama, 1 last jobs report fuels race Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:43 AM PDT  In the final throes of a spirited campaign, President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney are awaiting one more measure of the nation's economic pulse â€" a monthly jobs report that will leave an imprint on the last four frenetic days of the presidential contest. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's strategy: Grind it out, get out the vote Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:56 PM PDT  For President Barack Obama, winning re-election rests on a workman-like, get-out-the-vote strategy aimed at protecting key territory in the Midwest, ramping up minority turnout and building early voting leads that could protect against a late surge by Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Full Story | Top |
| Member of secret WWII Navajo Code Talker Marine unit dies at 90 Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:22 AM PDT A member of the famed Navajo Code Talkers, who used their rare and ancient language to outwit the Japanese during World War II, has died. George Smith died on Oct. 30 at the Gallup Indian Medical Center in New Mexico, said Navajo Nation president Ben Shelly. Smith was 90. "Our Navajo Code Talkers have been [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mayor Bloomberg says NYC Marathon canceled Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:39 PM PDT  The New York City Marathon was canceled Friday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that this was not the time for a race while the region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. Full Story | Top |
| David Hasselhoff Reveals Favorite Baywatch Babe Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:38 PM PDT  David Hasselhoff co-starred with a bevvy beach babes over the years on "Baywatch" - but who was the Hoff's favorite? Full Story | Top |
| U.S. agency withdraws tax report challenging Republican ideas Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:55 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government agency has withdrawn a report that challenged Republican ideas about taxes and economic growth - an action that drew fire from Democrats who accused it on Thursday of bowing to political pressure. Republican lawmakers blasted the Congressional Research Service (CRS) report when it was issued in September and then went to the agency to complain. The report suggested that lower tax rates on the wealthy are not linked to economic growth, an item of faith among many conservatives. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rubio: Still Stormy in Florida for Mitt Romney Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:49 AM PDT Spinners and Winners Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has been Mitt Romney's most high-profile supporter in his critically important battleground state of Florida. Rubio was with Romney as he campaigned in the Sunshine State Thursday, and ABC's Jonathan Karl asked the junior senator whether it is possible for Romney to win the election without winning Florida. [...] Full Story | Top |
| New Jersey town to Ala. volunteer utility crew: Don’t help with Sandy unless you’re unionized Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 10:35 PM PDT Utility crews from several states East of the Mississippi River hit the road this week to volunteer their time and talents in Northeastern states hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. But crews from Alabama got the shock of their lives when other workers in a coastal New Jersey town told them they couldn’t lend a hand without a union card. Full Story | Top |
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