[U.S.] Obama making up for lost time after storm hiatus

Obama making up for lost time after storm hiatus
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/evacuations-begin-as-us-braces-for-hurricane-sandy/article4042891.ece
Obama making up for lost time after storm hiatus. President Barack Obama dives back into campaigning after three days immersed in managing the federal response to the storm that battered the East Coast.

3 wounded by gunfire in Halloween crowd disturbance in Hollywood
http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/11/01/hollywood-at-least-3-injured-in-halloween-crowd-shooting/
LOS ANGELES - Three people were shot Wednesday night in a large throng of Halloween revelers in Hollywood, sending a flood of police into the area to control the crowd.

5 things to watch for in the campaign homestretch
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/no-campaigning-well-not-much-in-sandys-aftermath-20121031-28jbz.html
(AP) - 1 minute ago. WASHINGTON (AP) - Five things to watch for in the final week of the presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney: 1. OBAMA BACK ON THE ROAD: After a three-day absence from the ...

Kentucky: Fire Prompts Evacuation in Louisville Area
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226015/1-000-evacuated-derailed-train-car-carrying-explosive-gas-bursts-flames.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Sparks from a cutting torch ignited vapors from a derailed train car and caused a fire that burned three workers and prompted evacuations on Wednesday.

'US financial institutions under attack by hackers'
http://abcnews.go.com/US/superstorm-sandy-nj-homes-leveled-gov-chris-christie/story?id=17604660
American financial institutions are “actively under attack” from hackers, a top Obama Administration official has said. “Right now financial institutions are actively under attack.

Chicago woman charged with murdering her son, girl she babysat
http://abcnews.go.com/US/young-children-found-stabbed-death-illinois-home/story?id=17610742
A nurse was charged Wednesday with stabbing her son and a girl she was babysitting to death inside a suburban Chicago home. 40-year-old Elzbieta Plackowska's 8-year-old son was found dead inside the home Wednesday morning along with a 5-year-old ...

Letitia Baldrige dies at 86; etiquette expert, author, columnist
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/in-a-rude-and-unkempt-world-letitia-baldrige-was-a-beacon-of-civility/article4808362/?cmpid=rss1
Letitia Baldrige dies at 86; etiquette expert, author, columnist. Letitia Baldrige was social secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and helped create the image of elegance, youthful energy and sophistication that the first couple came to represent.

Preckwinkle drops plan for nickel-a-bullet tax
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gNDaz9xwnk27yi1lDPAZRIBttayQ?docId=4aca5654ab7f4d3c8439e7ca681ccebf
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced proposed firearm and ammunition tax at news conference, Wednesday, October 31, 2012.

Sandy's death toll hits 74, as tales of tragedy and heroism emerge from devastation
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57542775/nypd-officer-artur-kasprzak-dies-after-saving-family-from-sandy-flooded-house/
The death toll from superstorm Sandy is up to 74 and expected to keep climbing as workers comb through floodwaters, rubble and fallen trees in the more than a dozen states affected by the 900-mile-wide weather system.

Drug-Sniffing Dogs Have Their Day in Court as Justices Hear 2 Arguments
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jKtJMIT7tSaU4V34YvnIwaex5oLg?docId=73f8278cf7a247c8b546a439633996e6
The first argument concerned Franky, a chocolate Labrador retriever who detected the smell of marijuana outside a Florida house. The police obtained a warrant to search the house based on Franky's signal, and they found a marijuana-growing operation ...

In Wisconsin, Ryan Warns of Debt Crisis
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMLI0_9KZz7tdIss3snYMQAiJ5NA?docId=CNG.6ea750e246ad41cf225daf724d6bc90a.91
Eau Claire, Wisc. On Wednesday morning, Paul Ryan began his final weeklong sprint to Election Day in his home state. "It's so good to be home, Wisconsin!

Ah, Twitter twits
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/31/sandy-tweets-republican-comfortablysmug
TOPSHOTS The darkened skyline of Manhattan is seen one day after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012. Life ground to a virtual halt in parts of southern Manhattan still without power, but many New Yorkers seemed to be taking the damage wrought by ...

Biden's unprofessional antics
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/trick-or-treat-biden-kids-about2016-run_776094.html
After digesting the vice presidential debate over the last few days, I've come to some conclusions. For anyone wondering why there's no bipartisanship in Washington, look no further than Vice President Joe Biden's debate performance.

What is America's top-selling Halloween candy?
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49622271/
TODAY | Aired on October 31, 2012. What is America's top-selling Halloween candy? TODAY diet and nutrition editor Madelyn Fernstrom gives a lesson on Halloween candy, sharing five fun facts, including the most popular candy and which candy does not ...

Jerry Sandusky transferred to maximum-security prison
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226023/Pedophile-Sandusky-transferred-prison-serve-life-protective-custody.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
At the State Correctional Institution at Greene, the former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach's fellow inmates will include most of the state's death-row prisoners and convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Will the jobs report be released on time?
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/newsnation/49612266/
NewsNation | Aired on October 30, 2012. Will the jobs report be released on time? Hurricane Sandy could end up delaying the release of the final jobs report before the election.

Ad concerning schools teaching about gay marriage only half true
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-brad-pitt-gay-marriage-20121031,0,2325909.story
Ad concerning schools teaching about gay marriage only half true. A new television ad by the campaign opposed to same-sex marriage warns Washington voters that if same-sex marriage is legalized in Washington state, schools could teach kids about such ...