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Scandal hurts Armstrong, but doesn't destroy image

Scandal hurts Armstrong, but doesn't destroy image

Scandal hurts Armstrong, but doesn't destroy image

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 25, 2010, file photo, cyclist Lance Armstrong stands on the podium after the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, France. Even after whistleblowers unveiled their scathing report portraying Armstrong as an unrepentant drug cheat, the argument over what to make of his life story rages on. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)It's not so much that the Lance Armstrong story was too good to be true. Now it might just be too good to let go.

Do black people support Obama because he's black?

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 7, 2010 file photo, Stacey Dash arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. Dash, who tweeted an endorsement of Romney, was subjected to a stream of abuse from other African-Americans. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama.

Israel: Gaza strike hit al-Qaida-inspired group

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Israel's military says its aircraft fired at militants belonging to an al-Qaida-inspired group in Gaza a day after rockets hit a house in Israel.

Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:50 PM PDT

The space shuttle Endeavour makes it's way down Manchester Blvd. over a closed 405 fwy in Inglewood, Calif., Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, its ultimate destination. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)At every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly nosed past stores, schools, churches and front yards.

Romney seeks Ohio votes as Obama preps for debate

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan went back to school on Saturday to rally college students in all corners of all-important Ohio and hammer at President Barack Obama for going easy on China over unfair trade practices that they said are costing American jobs. Obama took precious time off the campaign trail to practice for the next debate against his GOP rival.

Cuban missile crisis beliefs endure after 50 years

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT

A soldier poses for a photograph on the outer casing of an old, empty Soviet missile on exhibit at the military complex Morro Cabana which is open to tourists in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned of dire consequences if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev dared to cross it. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, historians now say it was behind-the-scenes compromise rather than a high-stakes game of chicken that resolved the faceoff, that both Washington and Moscow wound up winners and that the crisis lasted far longer than 13 days. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate)The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned of dire consequences if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev dared to cross it.

No. 6 K-State holds off Iowa State 27-21

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Kansas State wide receiver Chris Harper, right, tries to break a tackle by Iowa State defensive back Jeremy Reeves (5) and linebacker Jake Knott (20) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Quarterback Collin Klein ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns and sixth-ranked Kansas State held off Iowa State 27-21 for its fifth straight win over the Cyclones.

Weapons charges dropped in Madonna stalking case

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Madonna performs on the "MDNA" tour at Staples Center on Wednesday Oct. 10, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)A New York City judge has dismissed weapons charges against a former firefighter who was arrested outside Madonna's apartment building two years ago.

Farm bill failure gives Democrats ammunition in Midwest House races

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Rep. Steve King speaks to R. Doc Zortman after a debate against opponent Christie Vilsack in Sioux CityRINGSTED, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrats fighting an uphill battle to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to use rural angst over the failure of congressional Republicans to pass a farm bill to win some Midwestern seats in the November 6 election. The farm bill, which sets subsidies for everything from crop insurance to milk production, expired on October 1 after the Republican majority in the House could not muster enough votes to pass a new law. ...

Israeli air strike kills one Palestinian in Gaza

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:28 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed one Palestinian militant and critically wounded another riding a motorcycle in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian medics and the Israeli military said. A statement from the Israeli military said the two men targeted were "terror operatives of the Hashora Council of the Mujahideen, a Gaza-based Global Jihad affiliate. ...

Turkey cites Srebrenica in appeal for action on Syria

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:27 PM PDT

A member of Free Syrian Army jumps form a military vehicle in Saraqib area near Aleppo in northern SyriaISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuked the U.N. Security Council for inaction over Syria on Saturday, saying the world body was repeating mistakes that led to massacres in Bosnia in the 1990s. President Bashar al-Assad's forces used air strikes and artillery to bombard insurgents on several fronts in Syria, as the 19-month-old conflict risks dragging in regional powers. Turkey is increasingly entangled after intercepting a Syrian airliner carrying what it said were Russian-made munitions for the Syrian army, infuriating Moscow and Damascus. ...

Euro zone mulls new ways to cut Greek debt mountain

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:24 PM PDT

ECB Executive Board member AsmussenTOKYO (Reuters) - Euro zone officials are considering new ways to reduce Greece's huge debts because delays to reforms by Athens and continued recession have put the target of a debt to GDP ratio of 120 percent in 2020 out of reach, euro zone officials said. A Greek debt sustainability analysis prepared by the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission in March forecast Greek debt would rise to 164 percent of GDP in 2013 from around 160 percent in 2012 under a baseline scenario assuming the Greek economy would stop contracting next year. ...

Romney rally Ohio votes as Obama preps for debate

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan went back to school on Saturday to rally college students in all corners of all-important Ohio and hammer at President Barack Obama for going easy on China over unfair trade practices that they said are costing American jobs. Obama took precious time off the campaign trail to practice for the next debate against his GOP rival.

Few good options to secure Syria chemical arsenal

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, a general view of hangars at a desert military training facility where U.S. forces are training Jordanian commandos in Russeifeh, Jordan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons but seem to have few good options other for securing the toxic agents stuffed into shells, bombs and missiles that have been caught in the midst of a raging civil war. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons — caught in the midst of a raging civil war — but options for securing the toxic agents stuffed into shells, bombs and missiles are fraught with risk.

Actor, TV host Gary Collins dies at 74 in Miss.

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Gary Collins, an actor, television show host and former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died Saturday, authorities said. He was 74.

22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:02 PM PDT

This image provided by KTVU-TV shows some of the 22 rescued passengers on the pier Friday Oct.12, 2012 in San Francisco. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said the wine-tasting boat, Neptune hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and began sinking. Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a boat ride on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after their vessel hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and started sinking Friday night. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. j.g. Josh Dykman says the 45-foot Neptune hit the shoal around 8:42 p.m. and started taking on water after the impact left a 1-foot gash in the side of the boat. The boat's captain tried to get it back to Pier 39, where the boat is docked, but the captain had difficulty navigating the vessel and it started sinking. Dykman says three Coast Guard boats took all 22 passengers and crewmembers off the vessel and brought them back to the pier. There were no injuries.(AP Photo/KTVU-TV)Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a bachelor party on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after their boat hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and began sinking Friday night, officials said.

The Boss will campaign for Obama in Ohio, Iowa

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2008, file photo Bruce Springsteen hugs presidential candidate Barack Obama during a performance at an outdoor campaign rally at the Cleveland Mall, in Cleveland, Ohio. Springsteen is hitting the campaign trail again on President Barack Obama's behalf, and he'll be joined this time by former President Bill Clinton at a rally in Parma, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Bruce Springsteen will be back campaigning for President Barack Obama.

Muhammad Yunus announces financing in Haiti

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:01 PM PDT

Nobel peace laureate Mohammad Yunus speaks during a conference at the Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Yunus has announced that his pro-business development group is financing several endeavors through a mix of loans and equity. The projects that incorporate Yunus' development philosophy of "social business" include two poultry farms, a plantation of jatropha plants to be used for biodiesel, a bakery and a tilapia fish farm. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)Nobel peace laureate Mohammad Yunus announced Saturday that his pro-business development group is financing several endeavors through a mix of loans and equity.

Tight race, big debate ahead with 3 weeks to go

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Lancaster, Ohio. It's either candidate's race to win as Obama and Romney prepare to dig in for their second debate Tuesday night, Oct. 16, 2012, with just three weeks to go until the election and voting already well under way in many states. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)It's either candidate's race to win as President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare for their second debate Tuesday night, with just three weeks to go until the election and voting well under way in many states.

After beating Birds, Yankees look to tame Tigers

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Baltimore Orioles' Matt Wieters, top, heads off the field as the New York Yankees celebrate their victory in game 5 of the American League division baseball series on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, in New York. The Yankees won the game 3-1 and advanced to the AL championship. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)CC Sabathia boosted the New York Yankees past the Baltimore Orioles, ending a spellbinding six-week drama that drove and drained both teams.

Romney faults Obama over inaction on China trade

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney is attacking the Obama administration for delaying a decision about whether China is manipulating its currency to gain a trading edge.

CDC says one new death from meningitis; number of cases at 197

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Another person has died from fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, bringing the death toll in an unprecedented outbreak to 15, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday. The new victim was in Indiana, which now has reported two deaths from the rare form of meningitis. The number of people stricken with meningitis in the outbreak reached 197 on Saturday, up 13 from Friday. In addition, there is one case of an infection after an injection in an ankle that has not been confirmed as meningitis, the CDC said. ...

Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Turkish premier slams Security Council over Syria

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:17 AM PDT

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a forum in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Turkey's prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end the 19-month civil war in Syria. (AP Photo)Turkey's prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end Syria's civil war, as NATO ally Germany backed the Turkish interception of a Damascus-bound passenger jet earlier in the week.

FIFA: 3 Cuban soccer players defected in Toronto

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:11 AM PDT

Soccer's governing body says the three Cuban soccer players who disappeared before a World Cup qualifier against Canada have defected.

Congress widens scrutiny of meningitis outbreak

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:57 AM PDT

A security guard looks out from the front doors of pharmaceutical compounding company NECC, a producer of the steroid methylprednisolone acetate, in Framingham, MassachusettsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Friday widened their investigation into the deadly meningitis outbreak to include the role state regulators played in monitoring the pharmacy that produced steroid treatments blamed for killing 14 people in six states. The U.S. House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee called on the Massachusetts pharmacy board to tell congressional staff what it knew about the New England Compounding Center before the recall of more than 17,000 vials of injectable steroid treatments for back and joint pain from health facilities in 23 states. ...

Shot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Remarking on the vice presidential debate, President Barack Obama tells reporters, "I think Joe Biden did great. I couldn't be prouder," as he returns to the White House in Washington after a day of campaign events in Miami, Thursday night, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Denver police say someone has fired a shot through the window of President Barack Obama's Denver campaign office.

Obama trumpets rebound of US auto industry

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:42 AM PDT

President Barack Obama meets with Mario Orosa, left, of North Canton, Ohio, and other winners of the "Dinner With Barack" campaign fundraising contest at Smith Commons Dining Room and Public House in Washington, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Barack Obama is hailing the rebound of the U.S. auto industry, pointing to progress since his administration rescued General Motors and Chrysler.

Jewish group condemns Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 file photo, Mohammed Badie speaks during a press conference at the group's parliamentary office in Cairo, Egypt. A leading Jewish organization is calling Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 on the White House to cut contacts with Egypt's most powerful political movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, over anti-Semitic remarks attributed to its spiritual guide. Mohammed Badie said that Jews were spreading "corruption," had slaughtered Muslims and profaned holy sites, according to comments published on the group's website and emailed to reporters. He further called on Muslims to fight Israel, saying Zionists only understood force. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)A fierce statement against Jews by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual guide drew criticism from an Israeli lawmaker Saturday, while a Jewish activist group called on Washington to cut contacts with Egypt over the issue.

A public law school faces trial over liberal bias

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:34 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by the University of Iowa, law school writing center employee Teresa Wagner is seen. In a trial that begins Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, Wagner will claim that she was repeatedly passed over for jobs on the law school's faculty because of her prior legal work opposing abortion rights. (AP Photo/Photo Courtesy of University of Iowa)Praised by colleagues as smart, friendly and passionate about the law, Teresa Wagner was a leading candidate when two jobs came open to teach writing at the University of Iowa law school. An alumnus, she was already working part-time at its writing center and received positive reviews from students and a key committee.

Springsteen to campaign for Obama in Ohio

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., on stage with his wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, hugs Bruce Springsteen at a rally at the Cleveland Mall, in Cleveland, Ohio. Springsteen is hitting the campaign trail again on President Barack Obama's behalf, and he'll be joined this time by former President Bill Clinton at a rally in Parma, Ohio, on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Bruce Springsteen is hitting the campaign trail on President Barack Obama's behalf.

Ryan seeking young, blue-collar voters in Ohio

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and his wife Janna wash pots at St. Vincent DePaul dinning hall, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is in Ohio trying to rally blue-collar votes for the Romney ticket.

Meteorologist: supersonic skydive 'a go' on Sunday

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:29 AM PDT

This photo provided by Red Bull Stratos shows pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria reacting after his mission was aborted in Roswell, N.M., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. For the second straight day, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner aborted his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall because of the weather, postponing his quest to become the world's first supersonic skydiver until at least Thursday. (AP Photo/Red Bull Stratos, Joerg Mitter)The weekend weather in New Mexico appears to be cooperating this time for a daredevil trying to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.

Romney and Obama focus on debate preparations

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is accompanied by a U.S. Secret Service agent as he leaves debate preparation at a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is preparing for his second debate with President Barack Obama but also taking time to tell voters in Ohio that enthusiasm for him is on the rise.

Va. escapes worst of recession but new fears ahead

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 24, 2012 file photo, shipyard workers watch as the lower bow section of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is lowered into position at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., due to be delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2015. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are dueling over the size of government and defense cuts, pouring tens of millions of dollars into this crucial battleground, a state where military spending adds enormous sums to the local economy. The winner will claim Virginiaís 13 critical electoral votes - and most likely, better odds for capturing the White House. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Amid scenic horse farms, vineyards, Civil War landmarks and quaint shops tucked in historic red-brick buildings, signs of prosperity are plainly visible. The anxiety about the economy, less so — but it's here.

Voter ticket-splitting could determine next Senate

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2012, file photo U.S. Senate candidates for Connecticut, Republican Linda McMahon and Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., shake hands after a live televised debate in Rocky Hill, Conn. In the lineup of ticket-splitting races to watch, the race between McMahon an Murphy is one of the biggest surprises and promising opportunities for the GOP in the closing weeks of the campaign. Former professional wrestling executive McMahon, in her second Senate bid, is running even with three-term Murphy in the Democratic-leaning state. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)The close race for majority control of the Senate comes down to whether Republican candidates in Massachusetts and Connecticut can win over President Barack Obama's voters and Democrats from Indiana to Arizona can impress Mitt Romney's GOP backers.

Shuttle passes obstacle, heads toward LA museum

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:12 AM PDT

The space shuttle Endeavour makes it's way down Manchester Blvd. over a closed 405 fwy in Inglewood, Calif., Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, its ultimate destination. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)After slowly surmounting a key obstacle, the shuttle Endeavour maintained a heading Saturday through the streets of Los Angeles toward its retirement home at a museum.

Returning veterans swell ranks of US entrepreneurs

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:11 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 photo, Marine Corps veteran Jared Luce of Coventry, Conn., right, is fitted with a new suit by assistant store manager Kathy Bartosiak, center, as store manager Kim Cleverdon, left, looks on at a Brooks Brothers store in West Hartford, Conn. Luce is participating in the University of Connecticut's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. More than 200,000 people are discharged from the U.S. military each year, and advocates say they often possess qualities that make good entrepreneurs: resourcefulness, a taste for risk-taking and a can-do attitude. Nonprofit groups, state governments and U.S. agencies are all providing business training aimed at giving them new purpose and easing their transition to civilian life. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)As a truck driver for the U.S. military in wartime Iraq, Ed Young racked up 7,000 miles, facing a constant threat of attack that left him struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Ryan hunting Ohio for young, blue-collar voters

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:10 AM PDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and his wife Janna wash pots at St. Vincent DePaul dinning hall, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is in Ohio trying to rally blue-collar votes for the Romney ticket.
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