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This edition was generated on Mon Oct 29 08:45:01 EDT 2012

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General News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • U.S. President Obama disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for campaign events in Manchester, New Hampshire
    The final grueling days on campaign trail Power Players - 1 hr 34 mins ago

    The president has been circling the country at a breakneck speed ahead of the election, and that means reports have to go with him. More »The final grueling days on campaign trail

    U.S. President Obama disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for campaign events in Manchester, New Hampshire

    The president has been circling the country at a breakneck speed ahead of the election, and that means reports have to go with him.

  • San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Romo jumps into the arms of catcher Posey after defeating the Detroit Tigers to win the MLB World Series baseball championship in Detroit
    Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title @ Yahoo! Sports - 8 hrs ago

    Pablo Sandoval was voted World Series MVP after batting 8 for 16 in four games, doing most of his damage in Game 1 with a historic three home run performance. More »Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title

    San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Romo jumps into the arms of catcher Posey after defeating the Detroit Tigers to win the MLB World Series baseball championship in Detroit

    Pablo Sandoval was voted World Series MVP after batting 8 for 16 in four games, doing most of his damage in Game 1 with a historic three home run performance.

  • Morning commuters walk past the New York Stock Exchange
    Stock markets to close Monday, possibly Tuesday Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    U.S. stock and options markets will be closed on Monday, and possibly Tuesday, as regulators, exchanges and brokers worried about the integrity of markets in the face of Hurricane Sandy. More »Stock markets to close Monday, possibly Tuesday

    Morning commuters walk past the New York Stock Exchange

    U.S. stock and options markets will be closed on Monday, and possibly Tuesday, as regulators, exchanges and brokers worried about the integrity of markets in the face of Hurricane Sandy.

  • People pull their luggage at Times Square as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York
    Storm sets off frantic rush for supplies on East Coast Reuters - 13 hrs ago

    Good luck buying lanterns, generators, propane, or - if you are really unprepared - rain boots and batteries in areas in the path of Hurricane Sandy as it bears down on the U.S. East Coast. More »Storm sets off frantic rush for supplies on East Coast

    People pull their luggage at Times Square as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York

    Good luck buying lanterns, generators, propane, or - if you are really unprepared - rain boots and batteries in areas in the path of Hurricane Sandy as it bears down on the U.S. East Coast.

  • Obama balancing storm response with campaigning AP - 11 hrs ago
    President Barack Obama hugs his daughter Sasha as he walks with Malia as they leave St. John's Episcopal Church to walk across Lafayette Park as they return to the White House in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

    President Obama has spent months trying to balance his re-election bid with running the government. Now, just when his campaign needs him the most, his official job is beckoning.

  • Romney urges Ohio supporters to persuade Democrats ABC OTUS News - 11 hrs ago
    Romney Tries to Persuade Dems in Ohio

    Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan wrapped up a three-stop bus tour of this critical state, striking a bipartisan tone with the top of the ticket urging the crowd to talk to friends who may have voted for a Democrat in the past.

  • NYC schools, transit to close ahead of storm AP - 7 hrs ago
    A technician with the Battery Conservancy removes below-ground fountain operation equipment near the water's edge at Battery Park in New York, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Areas in the Northeast are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy and a possible flooding storm surge. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

    New York City shut down its mass transit system, closed its schools and ordered hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes Sunday in the face of increasingly dire storm predictions.

  • Crew of tall ship off NC abandons ship in storm AP - 1 hr 6 mins ago
    FILE - In this July 9, 2012, file photo, a replica of the historic ship HMS Bounty, right, sails past a lighthouse, center, as it departs Narragansett Bay and heads out to sea off the coast of Newport, R.I. The Coast Guard aid Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, that the 17 people aboard the HMS Bounty have gotten into two lifeboats, wearing survival suits and life jackets. The HMS Bounty, a tall ship, was in distress off North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Sandy swirls toward the East Coast. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

    The 17 people aboard the HMS Bounty got into two 25-foot lifeboats with canopies, wearing survival suits and life jackets, Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert in Portsmouth, Va., said.

  • Why won't Romney go on any late night shows? The Atlantic Wire - 11 hrs ago
    Why Won't Mitt Romney Go on Any Late Night Shows?

    With nine days to go until Election Day, political satirists are doing everything they can to squeeze every last laugh out of the campaigns, but Mitt Romney refuses to be the butt of anybody's joke.

  • AP analysis: Advantage Obama in hunt for 270 electoral votes AP - 3 hrs ago
    President Barack Obama walks to St. John's Episcopal Church from the White House with his daughters Sasha, left, and Malia, in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

    President Barack Obama is poised to eke out a victory in the race for the 270 electoral votes needed to win re-election, having beaten back Republican Mitt Romney's attempts to convert momentum from the debates into support in all-important Ohio, according to an Associated Press analysis a week before Election Day.

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  • Vimpelcom set to sell African, Asian businesses: FT Reuters - 15 mins ago

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Telecoms group Vimpelcom is set to sell a number of businesses in Asia and Africa to focus on its core markets such as Russia and Italy, the Financial … More »Vimpelcom set to sell African, Asian businesses: FT

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Telecoms group Vimpelcom is set to sell a number of businesses in Asia and Africa to focus on its core markets such as Russia and Italy, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The New York-listed phone company is holding talks with potential buyers for its assets in Burundi and the Central African Republic, …

  • A sign for Nokia Theatre is pictured in Los Angeles
    Nokia unveils new Lumia 822 for Verizon Wireless Reuters - 18 mins ago

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said that U.S. mobile phone provider Verizon Wireless will begin selling its new Lumia smartphones this autumn, helping it to expand its presence … More »Nokia unveils new Lumia 822 for Verizon Wireless

    A sign for Nokia Theatre is pictured in Los Angeles

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said that U.S. mobile phone provider Verizon Wireless will begin selling its new Lumia smartphones this autumn, helping it to expand its presence in the United States. The Nokia Lumia 822 will include an 8 megapixel camera, it said. No details on pricing or exact sale dates were available. AT&T …

  • The company's logo is seen at an office building of Swiss bank UBS in Basel
    UBS shares jump on expected radical overhaul Reuters - 26 mins ago

    ZURICH (Reuters) - Shares in UBS soared on Monday after media reports that the Swiss bank will announce it is cutting up to 10,000 jobs as it takes the knife to its investment … More »UBS shares jump on expected radical overhaul

    The company's logo is seen at an office building of Swiss bank UBS in Basel

    ZURICH (Reuters) - Shares in UBS soared on Monday after media reports that the Swiss bank will announce it is cutting up to 10,000 jobs as it takes the knife to its investment banking operations - particularly fixed income. UBS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti is expected to announce the radical restructuring along with third-quarter …

  • Analysis: Long-term battle for euro hinges on growth reforms Reuters - 46 mins ago

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe has won the immediate battle to save the euro, but the war to make the single currency sustainable in the long run has only just begun. Relief … More »Analysis: Long-term battle for euro hinges on growth reforms

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe has won the immediate battle to save the euro, but the war to make the single currency sustainable in the long run has only just begun. Relief in Brussels is palpable: the European Central Bank's conditional promise to act as buyer of last resort for the bonds of troubled euro zone members has …

  • Behavioral economics taps power of persuasion for tax compliance Reuters - 2 hrs 42 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Can peer pressure make delinquent taxpayers pony up what they owe the government? Behavioral economists say it can, and some tax agencies in both the United … More »Behavioral economics taps power of persuasion for tax compliance

    (Reuters) - Can peer pressure make delinquent taxpayers pony up what they owe the government? Behavioral economists say it can, and some tax agencies in both the United States and Britain are taking their advice to heart -- and finding that they are reaping rewards. Behavioral economics has already upended investing and …

  • Morning commuters walk past the New York Stock Exchange
    Stock markets closed as storm hobbles New York Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock and options markets will be closed on Monday, and possibly Tuesday, as regulators, exchanges and brokers worry about the integrity of … More »Stock markets closed as storm hobbles New York

    Morning commuters walk past the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock and options markets will be closed on Monday, and possibly Tuesday, as regulators, exchanges and brokers worry about the integrity of markets and the safety of employees in the face of Hurricane Sandy. Market participants and regulators decided late on Sunday to shut the market, reversing …

  • File of SV Angel's Ron Conway speaking during a question and answer session at the Tech Crunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco
    In San Francisco, tech investor leads a political makeover Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One morning in April, Ron Conway, the billionaire technology investor, sat in a conference room on the second floor of San Francisco's City … More »In San Francisco, tech investor leads a political makeover

    File of SV Angel's Ron Conway speaking during a question and answer session at the Tech Crunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One morning in April, Ron Conway, the billionaire technology investor, sat in a conference room on the second floor of San Francisco's City Hall with about 50 representatives from the city's business community. On the agenda was a sweeping proposal by Mayor Ed Lee to reform the city's payroll tax, …

  • This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 shows Hurricane Sandy off the Mid Atlantic coastline moving toward the north with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
    East Coast grinds to a halt as superstorm nears AP - 14 mins ago

    Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is about 310 miles (505 kilometers) southeast of New York City, and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast … More »East Coast grinds to a halt as superstorm nears

    This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 shows Hurricane Sandy off the Mid Atlantic coastline moving toward the north with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

    Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is about 310 miles (505 kilometers) southeast of New York City, and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday night.

  • Passengers wait for their flight at at LaGuardia airport, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 in New York. Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the Northeast buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
    Hurricane Sandy grounds thousands of flights AP - 24 mins ago

    Hurricane Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. northeast Monday and upended travel plans across the globe, stranding passengers from Hong Kong to Europe. … More »Hurricane Sandy grounds thousands of flights

    Passengers wait for their flight at at LaGuardia airport, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 in New York. Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the Northeast buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    Hurricane Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. northeast Monday and upended travel plans across the globe, stranding passengers from Hong Kong to Europe. The massive storm threatens to bring a near halt to air travel for at least two days in a key region for both domestic and international flights.

  • FILE - In this file photo, writer George Orwell poses in this undated photo at an unknown location. Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's largest publisher of consumer books, it was reported on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The planned joint venture brings together classic and best-selling names. As well as publishing books from authors such as John Grisham, Random House scored a major hit this year with "Fifty Shades of Grey." Penguin has a strong backlist, including George Orwell, Jack Kerouac and John Le Carre. (AP Photo, File)
    Pearson, Bertelsmann confirm publishing tie-up AP - 12 mins ago

    Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's … More »Pearson, Bertelsmann confirm publishing tie-up

    FILE - In this file photo, writer George Orwell poses in this undated photo at an unknown location. Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's largest publisher of consumer books, it was reported on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The planned joint venture brings together classic and best-selling names. As well as publishing books from authors such as John Grisham, Random House scored a major hit this year with "Fifty Shades of Grey." Penguin has a strong backlist, including George Orwell, Jack Kerouac and John Le Carre. (AP Photo, File)

    Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's largest publisher of consumer books.

  • Storm leads companies to postpone earnings reports AP - 8 mins ago

    With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast Monday and financial markets shut down, a number of major U.S. companies have postponed quarterly earnings. More »Storm leads companies to postpone earnings reports

    With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast Monday and financial markets shut down, a number of major U.S. companies have postponed quarterly earnings.

  • FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012, file photo, a man passes the front of the New York Stock Exchange. All major U.S. indexes are shut down, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, before Hurricane Sandy makes landfall. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward on the New York Stock Exchange but with a storm surge expected to cover parts of lower Manhattan in water, officials decided late Sunday that it was too risky to ask any personnel to staff the exchanges. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    All US exchanges shut down before Hurricane Sandy AP - 39 mins ago

    All major U.S. stock and options exchanges will remain closed Monday with Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall on the East Coast, the first unplanned shutdown since September … More »All US exchanges shut down before Hurricane Sandy

    FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012, file photo, a man passes the front of the New York Stock Exchange. All major U.S. indexes are shut down, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, before Hurricane Sandy makes landfall. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward on the New York Stock Exchange but with a storm surge expected to cover parts of lower Manhattan in water, officials decided late Sunday that it was too risky to ask any personnel to staff the exchanges. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    All major U.S. stock and options exchanges will remain closed Monday with Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall on the East Coast, the first unplanned shutdown since September 2001.

  • Burger King reports 3rd-quarter net income drops AP - 49 mins ago

    Burger King said Monday its third-quarter net income fell 83 percent as revenue was hurt by the stronger dollar, but adjusted results topped expectations. More »Burger King reports 3rd-quarter net income drops

    Burger King said Monday its third-quarter net income fell 83 percent as revenue was hurt by the stronger dollar, but adjusted results topped expectations.

  • In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, contestants, wearing T-shirts with a slogan "Listen responsibly" for a campaign against online piracy, stand on stage at a "Vietnam Idol 2012" in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The campaign is aimed at Zing.vn and other copyright violated websites. Zing.vn, one of globe's top 550 most visited websites, is a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies, a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that is strangling the music industry in Asia and eroding legitimate online sales around the world. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)
    In Vietnam, US relies on pirate site to network AP - 3 hrs ago

    It's a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies, a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that is strangling the music industry in Asia and … More »In Vietnam, US relies on pirate site to network

    In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, contestants, wearing T-shirts with a slogan "Listen responsibly" for a campaign against online piracy, stand on stage at a "Vietnam Idol 2012" in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The campaign is aimed at Zing.vn and other copyright violated websites. Zing.vn, one of globe's top 550 most visited websites, is a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies, a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that is strangling the music industry in Asia and eroding legitimate online sales around the world. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)

    It's a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies, a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that is strangling the music industry in Asia and eroding legitimate online sales around the world.

  • Clean Harbors buying Safety-Kleen for $1.25B AP - 34 mins ago

    Clean Harbors is buying Safety-Kleen for $1.25 billion in cash as it looks to enter smaller markets and expand its waste treatment capabilities. More »Clean Harbors buying Safety-Kleen for $1.25B

    Clean Harbors is buying Safety-Kleen for $1.25 billion in cash as it looks to enter smaller markets and expand its waste treatment capabilities.

  • Markets drop as New York battens down the hatches AP - 56 mins ago

    Markets started the week on a downbeat note as investors fretted over the cost of a mammoth storm that was heading towards the eastern U.S. and prompted the closure … More »Markets drop as New York battens down the hatches

    Markets started the week on a downbeat note as investors fretted over the cost of a mammoth storm that was heading towards the eastern U.S. and prompted the closure of Wall Street on Monday.

  • France's President Francois Hollande, left, and Cypriot President Demetris Christofias, right, shake hands for the media at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    Layoffs, perks, labor costs trap French govt AP - 4 hrs ago

    The 35-hour work week? Untouchable. The social safety net? Untrimmable. More »Layoffs, perks, labor costs trap French govt

    France's President Francois Hollande, left, and Cypriot President Demetris Christofias, right, shake hands for the media at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

    The 35-hour work week? Untouchable. The social safety net? Untrimmable.

  • Storm leads companies to postpone earnings reports AP - 8 mins ago

    With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast Monday and financial markets shut down, a number of major U.S. companies have postponed quarterly earnings. More »Storm leads companies to postpone earnings reports

    With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast Monday and financial markets shut down, a number of major U.S. companies have postponed quarterly earnings.

  • Mood of the Nation: Struggling yet still hopeful AP - 9 mins ago

    On the eve of the 2012 elections, The Associated Press interviewed dozens of Americans to try to gauge the economic mood of the nation. People were asked about jobs, … More »Mood of the Nation: Struggling yet still hopeful

    On the eve of the 2012 elections, The Associated Press interviewed dozens of Americans to try to gauge the economic mood of the nation. People were asked about jobs, housing, gas prices, retirement and other issues. Among them were a Chicago couple: Adrienne Cragnotti, 46, and Mike Eiler, 41. She's a self-employed photographer; …

  • FILE - In this file photo, writer George Orwell poses in this undated photo at an unknown location. Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's largest publisher of consumer books, it was reported on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The planned joint venture brings together classic and best-selling names. As well as publishing books from authors such as John Grisham, Random House scored a major hit this year with "Fifty Shades of Grey." Penguin has a strong backlist, including George Orwell, Jack Kerouac and John Le Carre. (AP Photo, File)
    Pearson, Bertelsmann confirm publishing tie-up AP - 12 mins ago

    Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's … More »Pearson, Bertelsmann confirm publishing tie-up

    FILE - In this file photo, writer George Orwell poses in this undated photo at an unknown location. Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's largest publisher of consumer books, it was reported on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The planned joint venture brings together classic and best-selling names. As well as publishing books from authors such as John Grisham, Random House scored a major hit this year with "Fifty Shades of Grey." Penguin has a strong backlist, including George Orwell, Jack Kerouac and John Le Carre. (AP Photo, File)

    Pearson PLC will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's largest publisher of consumer books.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - October 29, 2012
The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Fran Lebowitz (1950 - )  
Free advice is worth the price.
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Robert Half  
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)  
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: What the hell good would that do?
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Ronnie Shakes  
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