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Mitt Romney, Barack Obama prep for debates while running mates, Paul Ryan, Joe ...
http://www.newsday.com/elections/mitt-romney-barack-obama-prep-for-debates-while-running-mates-paul-ryan-joe-biden-campaign-1.4064692
Mitt Romney, Barack Obama prep for debates while running mates, Paul Ryan, Joe Biden, campaign WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney were taking time off the campaign trail in secluded debate practice Tuesday, ...

Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter-ID Law
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19804500
By KRIS MAHER A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday blocked the state's controversial voter-identification law from taking effect in time for the November election.

Judge in Alaska tosses lawsuit against Sarah Palin
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/02/3030819/judge-in-alaska-tosses-lawsuit.html
By BECKY BOHRER AP JUNEAU, Alaska -- A federal judge has formally dismissed an activist's lawsuit against former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Are you ready for Winter Storm Rocky?
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/10/02/weather-channel-to-name-winter-storms
The Weather Channel wants viewers to be on a first-name basis with the foulest of winter weather. The cable channel announced Tuesday that it will give names to the worst winter storms much like the National Hurricane Center does for tropical storms.

Farmer Eaten By Hungry Hogs
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/02/pigs-eat-farmer-oregon.html
An Oregon farmer who went to bring his hogs breakfast instead, apparently, became the meal himself. Terry Vance Garner, 69, never returned from feeding his hogs last Wednesday, prompting a family member to check on him about 2:30 pm and call ...

Alabama man pleads guilty to obscenity for sexually taunting LSU fan in video ...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/02/3030723/alabama-fan-pleads-guilty-in-bcs.html
NEW ORLEANS - An Alabama man pleaded guilty Tuesday to obscenity charges and faces a two-year prison sentence for rubbing his genitals on an unconscious LSU fan in a Bourbon Street restaurant after the BCS national title game in January.

Durbin: Feds to write $165 million check to state for unused prison
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8832634
US Sen. Dick Durbin said today that under President Barack Obama's directive, the federal Department of Justice will purchase the long-unused Thomson prison in northwestern Illinois, cutting a check and bypassing the objections of a veteran Republican ...

Poodle survives 11-mile ride in car grille; now to find the owner
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/10/02/lucky-dog-recovering-after-being-hit-car-and-driven-miles-while-wedged-hood/A2Vs8kASU33s9iEu7CHOVP/story.html
A runaway poodle in Massachusetts will have quite the tale to tell when she's reunited with her owners: The fluffy white dog was struck by a car and became wedged in the vehicle's grille -- where it remained for the duration of an 11-mile drive at ...

Republican Party Aims to Remake Florida Supreme Court
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_2443.shtml
MIAMI - In a bid to remake Florida's judiciary, Republicans are asking voters to oust three state Supreme Court justices and give the legislature greater power over Supreme Court appointments and judicial rules of procedure.

Vice President Joe Biden blasts Romney tax plans in North Carolina campaign stop
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/10/air-force-two-aborts-landing-attempt-137233.html?hp=l7
CHARLOTTE, NC - Vice President Joe Biden is criticizing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for proposing policies that Biden says would cut taxes for millionaires and raise them for middle-class families.

Health Paradox: Some Cancers, Heart Disease Just Don't Seem to Affect Latinos
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/ballot-2012/2012/10/02/romney-tries-to-soften-immigration-stance-but-is-losing-latinos
Health care, education and income are considered predictors of health. The more you have, the healthier you should be. Unless you are Hispanic.

US Presidential Debates: Widely Watched, Seldom Election-Changing
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Dems-out-to-reverse-GOP-s-2010-gains-in-Illinois-3911017.php
Millions of Americans will watch Wednesday night's highly anticipated US presidential election debate, but analysts say that rarely in the last five decades have the encounters shifted the ultimate outcome of the race for a four-year term in the White ...

In novel move, NYC campus gets US patent officer
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/first-ever-patent-office-college-campus-article-1.1172500?localLinksEnabled=false
By JENNIFER PELTZ, AP - 1 minute ago NEW YORK (AP) - A new technology graduate school aimed at smoothing the path between research and entrepreneurship can boast a new distinction: the country's first on-campus patent officer, officials announced ...

Alexandra Kogut: Thousands gather at SUNY Brockport campus vigil to remember ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57524569-504083/alexandra-kogut-thousands-gather-at-suny-brockport-campus-vigil-to-remember-slain-ny-college-student/
(CBS) BROCKPORT, NY - Thousands of SUNY Brockport students gathered at a vigil Monday night for 18-year-old Alexandra Kogut, who was found beaten to death in her dorm room just days before, CBS affiliate WIVB reports.

Ryan: More jobs yield more taxpayers
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ryan-vows-to-protect-sportsmen-s-rights-in-Ohio-3904922.php
CLINTON, Iowa (AP) - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Tuesday that he and running mate Mitt Romney would help more Americans find jobs so that they can pay taxes.

Lawsuit filed over California gay teen therapy law
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57524474/lawsuit-filed-over-california-gay-teen-therapy-law/
SAN FRANCISCO - A Christian legal group has filed a lawsuit to overturn a first-of-its-kind California law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from practicing therapies aimed at making gay and lesbian teenagers straight.