Tuesday, October 2, 2012

[U.S.] Romney pledges to honor Obama ban on deporting of many young immigrants

Romney pledges to honor Obama ban on deporting of many young immigrants
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/romney-suggests-uniform-tax-break-possibly-17000/story?id=17374494
With polls showing Latinos overwhelmingly backing President Obama's reelection, Mitt Romney has shifted stands on the deportation of many young illegal immigrants, saying he would honor visas granted to them under a program that Obama launched in June.

Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown debate again in Mass. Senate race
http://newyork.newsday.com/news/nation/elizabeth-warren-scott-brown-debate-again-in-mass-senate-race-1.4064550
Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown debate again in Mass. Senate race Scott Brown, the Republican incumbent in the Massachusetts race for US Senate, said he'd fight for unions and called his consumer-advocate opponent a “hired gun” for corporations, ...

Judge halts Pa.'s tough new voter ID requirement
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/dems-rejoice-pa-puts-voter-id-law-hold-article-1.1172832
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A judge postponed Pennsylvania's controversial voter identification requirement on Tuesday, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year's presidential election but allowing it to go into full effect next year.

Federal Government to Buy Ill. Prison for...
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8832754
The federal government has agreed to buy the closed Thomson Correctional Center in western Illinois for $165 million after the sale was held up for three years, state leaders announced Tuesday.

Oregon authorities probe death of farmer consumed by hogs
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5joPhLlXOAhM-uLiHI3w1zDxvmjkw?docId=CNG.fe8389a469d08e2e0f293106d4d05f37.171
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Oregon authorities were investigating the death of a farmer whose body was eaten by hogs last week, leaving behind little more than his false teeth, the Coos County District Attorney said on Tuesday.

Amy Bishop, ex-Ala. professor sentenced to life for shooting rampage, wants to ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57524451-504083/amy-bishop-ex-ala-professor-sentenced-to-life-for-shooting-rampage-wants-to-be-tried-in-brothers-1986-death/
(CBS/AP) BOSTON - Amy Bishop, the former University of Alabama-Huntsville professor sentenced to life for killing three colleagues in a shooting rampage, wants to go on trial in the 1986 death of her brother.

California's 'Ex-Gay' Reparative Therapy Ban Details Sought, Shared In Other ...
http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-state-bans-therapy-for-gays-20121001-26vey.html
By LISA LEFF 10/01/12 07:20 PM ET EDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Gay rights advocates are making plans to get other states to join California in banning psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight, even as opponents prepared Monday to sue to overturn ...

Chicago teachers vote whether to ratify deal that ended strike
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49259595/ns/us_news-education_nation/
By James B. Kelleher CHICAGO - Chicago public school teachers will decide on Tuesday whether to ratify an agreement with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that suspended a strike in the nation's third-largest school district.

Ryan Says Republicans Saving Tax Plan Specifics for Talks
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2e768ea59ab24aa28c88ff57b137eacd/US--Ryan
(Updates with Simpson-Bowles vote under 'Preferential Rate' subhead. For more on the campaign, see ELECT .) Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said he and presidential nominee Mitt Romney aren't specifying which tax ...

Supreme Court weighs US liability under credit reporting law
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-usa-court-creditcard-disclosures-idUSBRE89111220121002
By Jonathan Stempel | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether the federal government could be liable for money damages by printing confidential credit card information on a customer's receipt, increasing the risk of ...

Poodle survives 11-mile ride stuck in grill of car
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/poodle-survives-11-mile-ride-stuck-grill-car-article-1.1172890?localLinksEnabled=false
What a lucky pup! A female poodle mix survived an 11-mile ride wedged in a car's front grill after she was struck by the vehicle traveling 50 mph.

White House widens covert war in North Africa, but task force too new to save ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/02/3844566/white-house-widens-covert-war.html
WASHINGTON - Small teams of US special operations forces arrived at American embassies throughout North Africa to set up a new counterterrorist network months before militants killed the US ambassador in Libya.

Republican Party Aims to Remake Florida Supreme Court
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/10/02/states-high-court-takes-up-law-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/
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.

Court Sentences Abbott for Off-Label Promotion of Antiseizure Drug
http://fairfaxnews.com/2012/10/abbott-labs-to-pay-1-5-billion-in-virginia-led-case/
By KRISTIN JONES A federal court in Virginia formally sentenced Abbott Laboratories for its off-label promotion of its antiseizure drug Depakote, ordering it to pay $700 million as part of a previously announced $1.6 billion settlement.

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