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As a neck-and-neck election race draws to a close, the president is hitting a handful of crucial swing states hard in a bid to secure every last, vital vote

Financial Times: Chinese left in the dark over new leaders

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:07 PM PDT

With three weeks to go before the new leadership is unveiled, China is in a frenzy over who will make it in to the powerful politburo standing committee

Financial Times: Book groups begin difficult chapter

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

The creation of a larger market leader through a merger of Random House and Penguin is likely to guarantee close scrutiny from competition authorities

Aljazeera: Cuban dissident Gutierrez Menoyo dies

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Revolutionary fighter who later turned against Fidel Castro, then returned to Cuba in 2003, dies in Havana at age of 77.

Aljazeera: US Democrat Reid leaves hospital after crash

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:15 AM PDT

US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discharged from hospital hours after a car crash on a Las Vegas highway.

Aljazeera: Panama cancels land sale after protests

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:02 AM PDT

Controversial land sale in Colon, Latin America's largest duty-free zone, cancelled after clashes spread to Panama City.

Aljazeera: Iran cancels EU visit over preconditions

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:51 AM PDT

Tehran cancels European Parliament visit after delegation requests meeting with two dissidents who won rights prize.

Huffington Post: Media Rushes To 'Frankenstorm' As Hurricane Sandy Approaches

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT

"We're going into a situation this weekend that's very scary for a whole lot of people."

That's how Brian Williams opened his Friday night show. He was talking about Hurricane Sandy -- the dreaded "Frankenstorm" whose potentially "unprecendented" nature has led to the media bringing out its hurricane coverage playbook.

The storm is not expected to fully hit the eastern seaboard until after the weekend, but it kicked the election out of the top slot in network lineups on Friday and Saturday, just as Hurricane Isaac did during the Republican National Convention. "Today" sent Al Roker to a pitch-black Florida beach on Friday morning and then to Delaware on Saturday. CNN -- which is calling Sandy a "superstorm" instead of "Frankenstorm" had its team of meteorologists providing regular updates.

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Huffington Post: Chapel Bar & Bistro Religious Ad Blasphemous? 'Jesus' And 'Mary' In Bed May Raise Eyebrows (PHOTO)

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT

With a name like Chapel Bar & Bistro, one can assume its advertisements would take on a religious motif. What some may interpret as clever allusion, others may interpret as blasphemy.

Chapel Bar & Bistro, located in Ponsonby, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, is celebrating its seventh anniversary. In honor of "seven years of almighty nights," Chapel released an ad depicting "Jesus" and "Mary" in a compromising position.

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Huffington Post: Sheldon Adelson Leads Super PAC Mega-Donors To Dominance In 2012

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:18 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, among those whose contributions are disclosed, is far and away the largest donor to independent political efforts in both the 2012 election and in any single election in modern history. The casino billionaire, along with members of his family, has given $54.44 million to super PACs to help elect a variety of Republican candidates, from Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on down to a House of Representatives race in New Jersey.

The amount that Adelson, the 12th richest person in the United States, has given far exceeds the amounts given by other super PAC donors. At the same time, his $50 million-plus contributions are precisely in line with the demonstrated purpose of the new independent political power of the super PAC. These groups, born from two controversial court rulings -- most prominently the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling -- exist almost uniquely as political arms of the very rich and already entrenched interests.

Sixty-seven percent of all super PAC donations have come from just 209 donors, or groups of related donors, giving $500,000 or more. That isn't a small sum of money signaling a grassroots desire to speak out on politics, but an amount that could help swing a House race in the late stages of an election.

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