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All rights reservedFri, 26 Oct 2012 15:34:16 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-sandy-menaces-u-slamming-cuba-035520293.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a0CpxX3Tk8EdZkInUZRebA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T174928Z_292230109_TM3E8AQ12DN01_RTRMADP_3_STORM-SANDY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hurricane Sandy is pictured making landfall over Cuba in this NASA handout infrared satellite image" align="left" title="Hurricane Sandy is pictured making landfall over Cuba in this NASA handout infrared satellite image" border="0" /></a>The storm, unlike anything seen in decades, has NYC officials considering closing down mass transit before it hits.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-sandy-menaces-u-slamming-cuba-035520293.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 15:34:16 -0400Reutershurricane-sandy-menaces-u-slamming-cuba-035520293<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-sandy-menaces-u-slamming-cuba-035520293.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a0CpxX3Tk8EdZkInUZRebA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T174928Z_292230109_TM3E8AQ12DN01_RTRMADP_3_STORM-SANDY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hurricane Sandy is pictured making landfall over Cuba in this NASA handout infrared satellite image" align="left" title="Hurricane Sandy is pictured making landfall over Cuba in this NASA handout infrared satellite image" border="0" /></a>The storm, unlike anything seen in decades, has NYC officials considering closing down mass transit before it hits.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/closing-argument-romney-sounds-change-theme-185923371--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IoBHHXmJy7pkx2mSLsL.9g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T174330Z_1552558166_GM1E8AR04NA01_RTRMADP_3_USA-CAMPAIGN-ROMNEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivers a speech on the U.S. economy and health care in Ames, Iowa" align="left" title="U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivers a speech on the U.S. economy and health care in Ames, Iowa" border="0" /></a>AMES, Iowa?Mitt Romney again cast himself as an agent of change who is better equipped than President Barack Obama to turn around the nation&#039;s economy. With just over a week to go before Election Day, Romney aides described the candidate&#039;s speech at a rally in this battleground state as his closing argument to voters. He [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/closing-argument-romney-sounds-change-theme-185923371--election.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:59:23 -0400blogs/ticket/closing-argument-romney-sounds-change-theme-185923371--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/closing-argument-romney-sounds-change-theme-185923371--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IoBHHXmJy7pkx2mSLsL.9g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T174330Z_1552558166_GM1E8AR04NA01_RTRMADP_3_USA-CAMPAIGN-ROMNEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivers a speech on the U.S. economy and health care in Ames, Iowa" align="left" title="U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivers a speech on the U.S. economy and health care in Ames, Iowa" border="0" /></a>AMES, Iowa?Mitt Romney again cast himself as an agent of change who is better equipped than President Barack Obama to turn around the nation&#039;s economy. With just over a week to go before Election Day, Romney aides described the candidate&#039;s speech at a rally in this battleground state as his closing argument to voters. He [...]</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-denies-misleading-benghazi-vows-capture-plotters-184349903--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JT5vUrCi.8nN4gXUyZTsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-12T033923Z_558823491_GM1E89C0ON301_RTRMADP_3_LIBYA-US-EMBASSY-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" align="left" title="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully denied deliberately misleading Americans about the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, telling radio host Michael Smerconish, &quot;I&#039;ve always been straight with the American people.&quot; Speaking to Smerconish during a 15-minute Oval Office interview, Obama also declared he was?&quot;absolutely&quot; prepared to kill those [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-denies-misleading-benghazi-vows-capture-plotters-184349903--election.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:43:49 -0400blogs/ticket/obama-denies-misleading-benghazi-vows-capture-plotters-184349903--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-denies-misleading-benghazi-vows-capture-plotters-184349903--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JT5vUrCi.8nN4gXUyZTsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-12T033923Z_558823491_GM1E89C0ON301_RTRMADP_3_LIBYA-US-EMBASSY-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" align="left" title="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully denied deliberately misleading Americans about the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, telling radio host Michael Smerconish, &quot;I&#039;ve always been straight with the American people.&quot; Speaking to Smerconish during a 15-minute Oval Office interview, Obama also declared he was?&quot;absolutely&quot; prepared to kill those [...]</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/meningitis-outbreak-spreads-18-states-south-carolina-case-181927893.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S1QwrKrxyqSJPGUw9nFU_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T185505Z_7_CBRE89N1GUH00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MENINGITIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A sample of Cladosporium species, one of the fungi diagnosed in the fungal meningitis outbreak sweeping the United States, in Nashville, Tennessee" align="left" title="A sample of Cladosporium species, one of the fungi diagnosed in the fungal meningitis outbreak sweeping the United States, in Nashville, Tennessee" border="0" /></a>The CDC said the latest fatality brings the number of deaths to 10 in Tennessee, the most of any state.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/meningitis-outbreak-spreads-18-states-south-carolina-case-181927893.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:56:24 -0400Reutersmeningitis-outbreak-spreads-18-states-south-carolina-case-181927893<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/meningitis-outbreak-spreads-18-states-south-carolina-case-181927893.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S1QwrKrxyqSJPGUw9nFU_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T185505Z_7_CBRE89N1GUH00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MENINGITIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A sample of Cladosporium species, one of the fungi diagnosed in the fungal meningitis outbreak sweeping the United States, in Nashville, Tennessee" align="left" title="A sample of Cladosporium species, one of the fungi diagnosed in the fungal meningitis outbreak sweeping the United States, in Nashville, Tennessee" border="0" /></a>The CDC said the latest fatality brings the number of deaths to 10 in Tennessee, the most of any state.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/muslim-pilgrims-stone-devil-symbolic-hajj-rite-192804040.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MoloSzUODeBoZNNy2ez81w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bce173902f59141e1f0f6a7067003b4b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called &quot;Jamarat,&quot; a rite of the annual hajj, the Islamic faith&#039;s most holy pilgrimage, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The five-day rituals of Hajj began on October 24 when millions arrived in the holy city of Mecca and continues for another two days. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" align="left" title="Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called &quot;Jamarat,&quot; a rite of the annual hajj, the Islamic faith&#039;s most holy pilgrimage, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The five-day rituals of Hajj began on October 24 when millions arrived in the holy city of Mecca and continues for another two days. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" border="0" /></a>For the stoning ritual, 3.4 million pilgrims filed through a multi-level structure housing the walls symbolizing the devil, outside the holy city of Mecca.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/muslim-pilgrims-stone-devil-symbolic-hajj-rite-192804040.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 15:59:49 -0400Associated Pressmuslim-pilgrims-stone-devil-symbolic-hajj-rite-192804040<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/muslim-pilgrims-stone-devil-symbolic-hajj-rite-192804040.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MoloSzUODeBoZNNy2ez81w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bce173902f59141e1f0f6a7067003b4b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called &quot;Jamarat,&quot; a rite of the annual hajj, the Islamic faith&#039;s most holy pilgrimage, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The five-day rituals of Hajj began on October 24 when millions arrived in the holy city of Mecca and continues for another two days. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" align="left" title="Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called &quot;Jamarat,&quot; a rite of the annual hajj, the Islamic faith&#039;s most holy pilgrimage, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The five-day rituals of Hajj began on October 24 when millions arrived in the holy city of Mecca and continues for another two days. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" border="0" /></a>For the stoning ritual, 3.4 million pilgrims filed through a multi-level structure housing the walls symbolizing the devil, outside the holy city of Mecca.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/boston-globe-romney-rejected-birth-certificate-changes-gay-181656332--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Fuw2xjaFRWMhyQ9wFpTBkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5c2fa8752fbf151e1f0f6a7067004558.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets out of his vehicle before boarding his campaign plane at Toledo Express Airport in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, as he travels to a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets out of his vehicle before boarding his campaign plane at Toledo Express Airport in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, as he travels to a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>He explained his opposition in 2004: &quot;The children of America have the right to have a father and a mother...not &#039;parent A&#039; and &#039;parent B.&#039;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/boston-globe-romney-rejected-birth-certificate-changes-gay-181656332--election.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:16:56 -0400blogs/ticket/boston-globe-romney-rejected-birth-certificate-changes-gay-181656332--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/boston-globe-romney-rejected-birth-certificate-changes-gay-181656332--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Fuw2xjaFRWMhyQ9wFpTBkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5c2fa8752fbf151e1f0f6a7067004558.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets out of his vehicle before boarding his campaign plane at Toledo Express Airport in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, as he travels to a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets out of his vehicle before boarding his campaign plane at Toledo Express Airport in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, as he travels to a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>He explained his opposition in 2004: &quot;The children of America have the right to have a father and a mother...not &#039;parent A&#039; and &#039;parent B.&#039;</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/time-colorizing-the-archives-of-history-slideshow/"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZzsOOGjVxX56nLF5FjkNUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/color3-jpg_194156.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="TIME photos: Colorizing the archives of history" align="left" title="TIME photos: Colorizing the archives of history" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/time-colorizing-the-archives-of-history-slideshow/Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:00:01 -0400photos/time-colorizing-the-archives-of-history-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/time-colorizing-the-archives-of-history-slideshow/"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZzsOOGjVxX56nLF5FjkNUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/color3-jpg_194156.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="TIME photos: Colorizing the archives of history" align="left" title="TIME photos: Colorizing the archives of history" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citi-fined-2-million-massachusetts-over-facebook-ipo-134720267--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/StvOCDnWmqUNdysqtGDalw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T173650Z_2_CBRE89P1AA500_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CITIGROUP-MASSACHUSETTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Citi sign is seen at the Citigroup stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="A Citi sign is seen at the Citigroup stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>Massachusetts&#039; top securities regulator is probing other banks involved in the IPO, including lead Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/citi-fined-2-million-massachusetts-over-facebook-ipo-134720267--finance.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:43:04 -0400Reutersciti-fined-2-million-massachusetts-over-facebook-ipo-134720267--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citi-fined-2-million-massachusetts-over-facebook-ipo-134720267--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/StvOCDnWmqUNdysqtGDalw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T173650Z_2_CBRE89P1AA500_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CITIGROUP-MASSACHUSETTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Citi sign is seen at the Citigroup stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="A Citi sign is seen at the Citigroup stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>Massachusetts&#039; top securities regulator is probing other banks involved in the IPO, including lead Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-nc-scoutmaster-admits-molested-boys-085532249.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/32SjYxZs2xs5Q7_DyYnHKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9e37ef541772041e1f0f6a7067002a07.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo, Thomas J. Menghi Jr. sits on the front porch of his home during an interview in Monroe, N.C. The former scoutmaster in North Carolina admits he molested as many as 10 boys in the early 1970s. Menghi was just one of thousands of former scout leaders named in secret files on suspected abusers kept by the Boy Scouts of America and released in mid-October 2012 under a court order. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" align="left" title="In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo, Thomas J. Menghi Jr. sits on the front porch of his home during an interview in Monroe, N.C. The former scoutmaster in North Carolina admits he molested as many as 10 boys in the early 1970s. Menghi was just one of thousands of former scout leaders named in secret files on suspected abusers kept by the Boy Scouts of America and released in mid-October 2012 under a court order. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0" /></a>Thomas J. Menghi Jr. says he was usually drunk when he molested numerous Boy Scouts. &quot;But just how many and other details I can&#039;t remember.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-nc-scoutmaster-admits-molested-boys-085532249.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:04:34 -0400Associated Pressformer-nc-scoutmaster-admits-molested-boys-085532249<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-nc-scoutmaster-admits-molested-boys-085532249.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/32SjYxZs2xs5Q7_DyYnHKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9e37ef541772041e1f0f6a7067002a07.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo, Thomas J. Menghi Jr. sits on the front porch of his home during an interview in Monroe, N.C. The former scoutmaster in North Carolina admits he molested as many as 10 boys in the early 1970s. Menghi was just one of thousands of former scout leaders named in secret files on suspected abusers kept by the Boy Scouts of America and released in mid-October 2012 under a court order. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" align="left" title="In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo, Thomas J. Menghi Jr. sits on the front porch of his home during an interview in Monroe, N.C. The former scoutmaster in North Carolina admits he molested as many as 10 boys in the early 1970s. Menghi was just one of thousands of former scout leaders named in secret files on suspected abusers kept by the Boy Scouts of America and released in mid-October 2012 under a court order. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0" /></a>Thomas J. Menghi Jr. says he was usually drunk when he molested numerous Boy Scouts. &quot;But just how many and other details I can&#039;t remember.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/haunting-beauty-at-the-junction-of-earth-and-sky-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YPndgB9kMzCRFXyvCYS5Zw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/edge5-jpg_184801.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Haunting beauty at the junction of Earth and sky" align="left" title="Photos: Haunting beauty at the junction of Earth and sky" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/haunting-beauty-at-the-junction-of-earth-and-sky-slideshow/Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:00:04 -0400photos/haunting-beauty-at-the-junction-of-earth-and-sky-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/haunting-beauty-at-the-junction-of-earth-and-sky-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YPndgB9kMzCRFXyvCYS5Zw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/edge5-jpg_184801.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Haunting beauty at the junction of Earth and sky" align="left" title="Photos: Haunting beauty at the junction of Earth and sky" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>No one will replace Lance Armstrong as winner of the Tour de France from 1999-2005 after the American was stripped of the titles for doping, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday.http://sports.yahoo.com/news/no-tour-france-winner-1999-2005-says-uci-150923976--spt.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 11:39:36 -0400Yahoo! Sportsnews/no-tour-france-winner-1999-2005-says-uci-150923976--sptYour first time should be "amazing." That's what "Girls" creator Lena Dunham has to say to virgin -- voters. In her controversial new Obama ad, "Your First Time," the actress who mocked herself as "a voice for a generation" in her show, has some advice for the first-time voter: When the time comes? to vote, [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/lena-dunham-obama-ad-makes-waves-170626165--election.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 13:06:26 -0400blogs/ticket/lena-dunham-obama-ad-makes-waves-170626165--election<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/underwater-dogs-slideshow/"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wQxnXT_8z1fFOsZfaa3e1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/RHODA-Dachshund-7years-jpg_191734.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Dogs play chase underwater with bared teeth, bubbles" align="left" title="Photos: Dogs play chase underwater with bared teeth, bubbles" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/underwater-dogs-slideshow/Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:00:37 -0400photos/underwater-dogs-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/underwater-dogs-slideshow/"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wQxnXT_8z1fFOsZfaa3e1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/RHODA-Dachshund-7years-jpg_191734.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Dogs play chase underwater with bared teeth, bubbles" align="left" title="Photos: Dogs play chase underwater with bared teeth, bubbles" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/national-geographic-reader-pics-1335464806-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KiS0PXnbMGHlRxxan1uLUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/4-JPG_181553.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: See the best of NatGeo&#039;s reader pics" align="left" title="Photos: See the best of NatGeo&#039;s reader pics" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/national-geographic-reader-pics-1335464806-slideshow/Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:00:56 -0400photos/national-geographic-reader-pics-1335464806-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/national-geographic-reader-pics-1335464806-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KiS0PXnbMGHlRxxan1uLUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/4-JPG_181553.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: See the best of NatGeo&#039;s reader pics" align="left" title="Photos: See the best of NatGeo&#039;s reader pics" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/lining-yard-signs-vaseline-protect-against-vandalism-n-142943389--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZCKL5JtCxhswvLGJhWvng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/romney-supporter-640-jpg_163553.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Swing state" align="left" title="Swing state" border="0" /></a>As Election Day approaches, Yahoo News has asked voters in swing states to share what it&#039;s like being in the thick of things as President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney smother them with attention.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/lining-yard-signs-vaseline-protect-against-vandalism-n-142943389--election.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 10:29:43 -0400blogs/ticket/lining-yard-signs-vaseline-protect-against-vandalism-n-142943389--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/lining-yard-signs-vaseline-protect-against-vandalism-n-142943389--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZCKL5JtCxhswvLGJhWvng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/10/26/romney-supporter-640-jpg_163553.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Swing state" align="left" title="Swing state" border="0" /></a>As Election Day approaches, Yahoo News has asked voters in swing states to share what it&#039;s like being in the thick of things as President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney smother them with attention.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-camp-sees-come-back-improved-economic-growth-152222473--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/G8cLH9zV5yI_aFKMLdpwPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T004151Z_813780975_GM1E8AQ0O3Q01_RTRMADP_3_USA-CAMPAIGN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama holds a rally in Cleveland, Ohio" align="left" title="Obama holds a rally in Cleveland, Ohio" border="0" /></a>The Commerce Dept. reported modest growth in GDP and both candidates had differing takes on the numbers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-camp-sees-come-back-improved-economic-growth-152222473--election.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 11:22:22 -0400blogs/ticket/obama-camp-sees-come-back-improved-economic-growth-152222473--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-camp-sees-come-back-improved-economic-growth-152222473--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/G8cLH9zV5yI_aFKMLdpwPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T004151Z_813780975_GM1E8AQ0O3Q01_RTRMADP_3_USA-CAMPAIGN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama holds a rally in Cleveland, Ohio" align="left" title="Obama holds a rally in Cleveland, Ohio" border="0" /></a>The Commerce Dept. reported modest growth in GDP and both candidates had differing takes on the numbers.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-sandy-october-election-surprise-160031906.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tsuq8XKdPqWX5eyzWNAKPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T162102Z_2134794161_GM1E8AR00JG01_RTRMADP_3_STORM-SANDY-HURRICANE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jean Marie Brennan walks along the jetty at Lighthouse Point Park as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore in Ponce Inlet" align="left" title="Jean Marie Brennan walks along the jetty at Lighthouse Point Park as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore in Ponce Inlet" border="0" /></a>As the storm heads toward the U.S., its aftermath could lend an interesting twist, as power outages could last into Election Day.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-sandy-october-election-surprise-160031906.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 15:15:08 -0400National Constitution Centerhurricane-sandy-october-election-surprise-160031906<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-sandy-october-election-surprise-160031906.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tsuq8XKdPqWX5eyzWNAKPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T162102Z_2134794161_GM1E8AR00JG01_RTRMADP_3_STORM-SANDY-HURRICANE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jean Marie Brennan walks along the jetty at Lighthouse Point Park as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore in Ponce Inlet" align="left" title="Jean Marie Brennan walks along the jetty at Lighthouse Point Park as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore in Ponce Inlet" border="0" /></a>As the storm heads toward the U.S., its aftermath could lend an interesting twist, as power outages could last into Election Day.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/actions-were-not-fraudulent-says-ubs-rogue-trader-103342496--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F4t8juczypo5RvAcQ3bE2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T103856Z_1_CBRE89P0TKZ00_RTROPTP_2_UBS-TRIAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London" align="left" title="Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London" border="0" /></a>Kweku Adoboli wept on Friday as he told a jury that his &quot;off-book trades&quot; were done for the benefit of a bank that meant everything to him.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/actions-were-not-fraudulent-says-ubs-rogue-trader-103342496--sector.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 13:25:57 -0400Reutersactions-were-not-fraudulent-says-ubs-rogue-trader-103342496--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/actions-were-not-fraudulent-says-ubs-rogue-trader-103342496--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F4t8juczypo5RvAcQ3bE2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-26T103856Z_1_CBRE89P0TKZ00_RTROPTP_2_UBS-TRIAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London" align="left" title="Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London" border="0" /></a>Kweku Adoboli wept on Friday as he told a jury that his &quot;off-book trades&quot; were done for the benefit of a bank that meant everything to him.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dakota-bids-farewell-former-sen-mcgovern-071834655.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V782HXK7mMEc3iFn2td1eA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9ffa0d8b3052181e1f0f6a706700de53.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of an honor guard carry the casket of former Democratic U.S. Sen. and three-time presidential candidate George McGovern into the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the funeral service, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. McGovern died Sunday in his native South Dakota at age 90. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)" align="left" title="Members of an honor guard carry the casket of former Democratic U.S. Sen. and three-time presidential candidate George McGovern into the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the funeral service, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. McGovern died Sunday in his native South Dakota at age 90. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of family, friends and fans gathered in South Dakota for the senator&#039;s final send-off, whose historic but futile 1972 presidential campaign galvanized the Democratic Party.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dakota-bids-farewell-former-sen-mcgovern-071834655.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:18:26 -0400Associated Pressdakota-bids-farewell-former-sen-mcgovern-071834655<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dakota-bids-farewell-former-sen-mcgovern-071834655.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V782HXK7mMEc3iFn2td1eA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9ffa0d8b3052181e1f0f6a706700de53.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of an honor guard carry the casket of former Democratic U.S. Sen. and three-time presidential candidate George McGovern into the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the funeral service, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. McGovern died Sunday in his native South Dakota at age 90. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)" align="left" title="Members of an honor guard carry the casket of former Democratic U.S. Sen. and three-time presidential candidate George McGovern into the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the funeral service, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. McGovern died Sunday in his native South Dakota at age 90. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of family, friends and fans gathered in South Dakota for the senator&#039;s final send-off, whose historic but futile 1972 presidential campaign galvanized the Democratic Party.</p><br clear="all"/>On Oct. 6, the top of Berthoud Pass in Colorado displays a dusting of snow. Click image to add your photos (Brett Linda Stapleton/Yahoo! Contributor Network) Snow started accumulating on America's mountain peaks weeks ago, but many regions of the country didn't start seeing snowfall until recently. Now that the first hints of winter are [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/share-snow-photos-154824111.htmlFri, 26 Oct 2012 11:48:24 -0400blogs/lookout/share-snow-photos-154824111

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